Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the air quality within your home or space, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of the occupants. Understanding and controlling common pollutants indoors can help reduce your risk of indoor health concerns. Health effects from indoor air pollutants may be experienced soon after exposure or, possibly, years later. GreenLeaf provides indoor air quality inspections and a variety of products to help keep you and your family safe, healthy and breathing in clean air.

UV Light

Having UV lights installed in your HVAC system may seem at first unnecessary. Who needs the added expense, and does it really work? Relatively speaking it depends on who is occupying the facility or home. Take for example someone who is highly sensitive to seasonal allergies and especially mold. If installing UV lights into your air handler can help them breathe or sleep better, then it’s worth it. If you’re the administrator of a nursing home and your residents are at the greatest risk for the coronavirus it would be wise to entertain the idea of having multiple UV lights installed into the facilities’ duct work. It does not cost anything to have an HVAC UV light installer come down and give you a quote. UV lights can not only help keep germs, bacteria, mold, mildew, and viruses out of your ducts, they allow your system to perform at its best and keep energy bills low to.

Attic Fan

Attic ventilation fans helps decease the temperature in your attic by pushing out the stifling hot air from inside the attic and bringing in cool air from outside. This prevents hot air from seeping into your home and driving up the temperature in the living space, which reduces the load on your air conditioner.

Air Filters

Have you noticed a thicker layer of dust around the house? The air is cooling down which means we are all spending more time inside. If you haven’t changed your HVAC air filter recently, it might be contributing to the time you are spending cleaning your home.
There are many reasons to change out the HVAC air filter systems every three to six months. How often you change the filter will depend on the number of people and pets in your home. Your HVAC filter system works throughout the year, with both the heater and the air conditioner to trap particles.

Top 5 Reasons your HVAC air filter should be replaced regularly

Air Quality

Your HVAC air filter protects your home’s air quality. The filter collects:

• Dirt
• Dust
• Pet Dander
• Feathers
• Pollen
• Smoke
• Microorganisms that can cause diseases and allergies

Filters may require frequent replacement during allergy season when invisible particles of pollen are in the air. A home with dogs and cats may also need an HVAC air filter replacement every three months.

Energy Savings

You save energy and have fewer emissions when the filters are free of debris. A clean HVAC air filter prevents excess dirt and debris from moving through the ducts, out through the exhaust and into the air. Energy efficiency also helps reduce the environmental impact of your HVAC system.

Cost Savings

You use less power when your HVAC system works at maximum efficiency. Saving energy, results in lower cost of running your HVAC system. An HVAC air filter is not expensive, especially compared to a higher than necessary utility bill. Several types of filters are available for different size units. Fan filters are used with many systems since they provide more area for trapping particles. An HVAC air filter is usually a neutral white or beige, depending on the material. It is easy to tell when they are full of dust and debris.

HVAC OPERATION

Clean filters will extend the life of the HVAC system. The system sucks air into the filter with the intake ducts. Filters clogged with debris may force the motor to work harder, which can cause them to overheat. In extreme situations a very full air filter can cause the HVAC system to smoke. New air filters cost much less than repairs to a motor.

Better Health

Good indoor air quality means better health for your family. This is especially important during flu and allergy seasons when your family spends a good deal of time indoors. Less dusting is great, but a clean air filter will also keep germs attached to dirt and dust from entering your home.
GreenLeaf will check your HVAC air filter as part of a regular maintenance procedure. The filter system is one of the first items checked when a specialist is called to repair an air conditioner or heater.
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