Are you sniffling, sneezing and suffering from watery eyes, itchy skin and headaches even though you spend much of your time indoors? Don’t assume that your symptoms are the result of simple seasonal allergies. The air we breathe inside our homes is likely to be more polluted with allergy-triggering agents and microbial particulates that cause serious health issues than the air we breathe outdoors; in fact, your home may be making you sick. Our experts at One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Charlotte can assess your home’s indoor air quality and share treatment options to help you create a cleaner, healthier living environment for your family.
What’s Really in the Air You Breathe Indoors
As our homes have become more energy efficient, construction has become tighter, which allows little naturally freshened outdoor air to find its way indoors. Without dilution, our indoor air becomes increasingly congested with germs, gasses, microbial contaminates and the minute particle by-products cast off through everyday living. Everything from dead skin cells and textile fibers to chemical residues from household cleaners and toxic gasses given off by furnishings and carpets infiltrates the air we breathe indoors and is recirculated through our homes by our HVAC systems many times each day. What doesn’t remain airborne settles in the air ducts, where it provides the perfect breeding ground for the growth of additional mold, mildew, fungi and bacteria. All of these contribute to indoor air pollution.
You Can Improve the Air in Your Home
Our Charlotte air conditioning specialists can perform an EPA recommended inspection of your heating and cooling system and will advise a thorough air duct cleaning if we find a significant amount of contaminants in your duct-work. Having your air ducts serviced regularly by our professionals is an important step you can take in creating an overall cleaner home; at this time, however, there is no research that supports duct cleaning as a stand-alone remedy for health problems resulting from poor indoor air quality.
To thoroughly clean, deodorize and disinfect the air inside your home, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Charlotte can install advanced air cleaning systems that work continuously to remove even the tiniest circulating particles and UV lights that can neutralize dangerous germs and toxic gasses. To learn more about our whole-house air treatment center options, call 704-323-8004 today.