AW Heating & Cooling Blog: Archive for the ‘Indoor Air Quality’ Category

How Can Humidifiers Improve Indoor Air Quality for Kids Back in School?

Monday, November 25th, 2024

As school kicks back off after fall break, many families find themselves contending with seasonal changes that can affect their home’s indoor environment.

Cooler temperatures often lead to dry air indoors, which can irritate respiratory systems and make children more susceptible to colds and other illnesses. Coupled with the increased exposure to germs in schools, ensuring healthy indoor air quality becomes crucial. One of the most effective solutions? Investing in a humidifier and an air purifier.

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How Often Do You Really Need Duct Cleaning?

Monday, February 13th, 2023
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Duct cleaning isn’t exactly something that you think of all too often. After all, it’s not an annual expense on your HVAC checklist, so how important can it really be?

Well, as it turns out, it’s more important than you’d expect even though it’s not on the top of your priority list.

Duct cleaning is an indoor air quality service in Monclova, OH that you shouldn’t skip out on, so let’s talk about how often you need it and what the benefits are long-term.

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How’s Your Indoor Air Quality?

Monday, September 14th, 2020
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If this is a question you don’t know the answer to, then now is definitely time to consider it. The thing is, homes without the right air quality systems and services in place have worse air quality than the outdoors. This is because contaminants like allergens and other potentially harmful particles get trapped inside the home with no escape.

Sure, your HVAC systems have an air filter, but this air filter is designed to protect the HVAC system from this debris, not your indoor air or your family. For true indoor air quality protection and improvement, you’ll want to look into products like air cleaners and purifiers. Read on to learn more!

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How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

Monday, March 30th, 2020
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With home health being a hot topic, particularly now, it’s important that we all do what we can to ensure our indoor air quality is as good as it can be. Without the right products and services in place, however, your indoor air quality can actually be worse than that of outdoors. This is particularly true if you have a home that was built within the last few decades. Modern homes are built very “tightly” to allow for maximum HVAC efficiency, by not allowing any conditioned air to escape.

But while no conditioned air escapes, neither does allergens, pollutants, or even dust and dirt. This is especially lousy news for allergy and asthma sufferers! Even the healthiest person can start feeling pretty bad if the air quality in the household is poor.

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