Everything You Should Know About Heat Pumps
Improving The Quality Of Your Indoor Air
Jessica Jimenez
If your building is experiencing indoor air quality problems, you could find that you experience difficulty breathing or that your allergies are worse than normal. Both of these problems can lower your quality of life, but indoor air quality problems can be relatively easy to correct.
Consider Potentially Serious Causes Of Air Quality Problems
It is important to assess whether the indoor air quality problems are the result of a potentially significant threat to the property, such as mold, or the result of dust accumulations and outdoor allergens getting inside. In order to make this assessment, there are indoor air quality tests that you can use. These tests will be able to accurately measure both the types of impurities that are in the air along with their concentration. This information can be vital when you are evaluating potential purification systems as some of these systems may be more specialized for filtering certain types of impurities out of the air.
Stay Up To Date With Air Filter Cleaning And Replacement
Many HVAC systems will have some purifying capabilities built into them. However, these components will require their filters to be routinely changed or cleaned. Failing to keep up with this work can lead to these filtration systems being less effective at removing these impurities from the air. For those that have air filters that are designed to be reusable, it is essential to thoroughly clean them according to the manufacturers' recommendations. Otherwise, you may not remove all of the debris from the filter, which can severely reduce its effectiveness. Additionally, reusable air filters need to fully dry before they are placed back into the system to prevent mold or mildew from growing on the damp portions of the filter.
Use Specialty Air Purifiers
In many cases, the built-in air filtration capabilities of your HVAC system will not be sufficient for eliminating all of the air quality problems that your building is experiencing. This can lead to you needing to invest in a more powerful specialized system that will be capable of removing smaller impurities from the air. Depending on the filtration needs for your building, you will be able to opt between either smaller filtration systems that can be placed in individual rooms or a whole-house system that will purify all of the air that is being circulated by the HVAC system. For a whole-house system to be as effective as possible, the effects of drafts will have to be kept low. Otherwise, these drafts may allow unpurified air from the outside into the home.
Talk to an indoor air quality service to learn more.
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