Do you have allergies? Is the air in your home stale, dry or dusty? Help relieve these issues with a combination of IAQ products catered to your homes' needs.
There are plenty of IAQ products and manufacturers to choose from. What is the right choice for your home? First determine what issues currently exist or you would want to prevent, such as; dry air or excessive amounts of dust and allergens, then talk to a Pro to determine what products would work best for your home. Call us and speak to one of our Pros for honest advice and solutions.
Improper humidity levels, dangerous gas molecules, mold spores, germs, and microscopic particulates all affect our long-term health and comfort. Indoor Air Quality product are the help to significantly reduce harmful airborne contaminants in the air we breathe indoors as well as keeping our homes fresh and comfortable.
Useful Terms:
Add moisture to warm air via a furnace and ductwork system. They take warm air from the home’s heating ducts and pass it through a water tray or vapour pad. This allows the air to collect moisture which is then delivered back into the house.
Works by electrically boiling water to create humidity in the form of steam. The steam is then pushed throughout the ducting system.
HEPA, stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air, is a designation used to describe filters that are able to trap 99.97 percent of particles that are 0.3 microns. Originally intended for lab and factory use but now found in homes, cars, vacuums, etc.
A controlled ventilation system that reduces high humidity, pollutants and odours by replacing stale air from inside the home with fresh air from outside the home.
Same as an HRV but with one major difference; it helps keep in some of the moisture from the home as it exhaust the stale air to the outside.
Uses UV-C light to kill microorganisms, such as germs and viruses. Ultraviolet light bombards microorganisms around the UV lamp and damages the DNA they need to live.
Made of a deeply pleated, paper-like material. They help capture and reduce the circulation of dust, dander and allergens in your home. They come in a variety of sizes and rating. Visit HVACStuff.ca for more details.
The area that holds the air filter. Typically mounted in the return side of the ductwork system either vertically or horizontally. They are usually 4″ or more in thickness.
Also known as a water panel or vapour pad, it is the medium through which your home’s air picks up moisture in order to increase indoor humidity levels during the heating season. Find more details at HVACStuff.ca
