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Have you wondered how to choose the best furnace air filter for your home? Walking down the aisle at a home improvement store; or worse, scrolling through various air filter options online can make anyone’s head spin given the number of options. A few simple points can greatly simplify the selection process and make you […]

Do you know how to change your home air filter? Changing a furnace filter is perhaps the quickest and easiest way to maximize the efficiency of your heating system—and to help purify your home’s air. Doing so is easier than you think. The procedure should take all of five or ten minutes. Likely the most-time […]

Are you indoors right now? Chances are yes since that’s where Americans spend 90 percent of their time. Ironically, that’s where allergens, mold and other irritants like to spend most of their time, too. In fact, the EPA finds that indoor air pollution levels can be two to five times higher than outside– and in some […]

Tightening an old house or building a tight new one means that you can’t leave ventilation to random leaks anymore. You have to control it. Whole-house mechanical ventilation is the intentional exchange of indoor air with fresh outdoor air at a controlled rate using fans. Its purpose is to improve indoor air quality. Historically, mechanical ventilation […]

Your HVAC system’s primary functions are to control air temperature and airflow — not air odors. And from time to time, you might notice that the air flowing out of your vents smells a little off. Particular odors are harmless and temporary, while others can be persistently infuriating or may even signal a serious problem […]

Home air filters are the lungs of your home: they keep the bad stuff from entering into your home so the air you breathe indoors is as sweet and delicious as it can be. You want them to be highly effective. Home air filters, though, tend not to get much attention once they are in place. Mostly because […]

For many homeowners, changing air filters is an easily forgettable chore. Who has time to think about something that is hardly noticed on a daily, or even weekly, basis? Typically, central air conditioning and heating system filters are changed at random moments when it “feels” right. In other words, air filter maintenance typically depends on […]

It’s important to clean your home’s air, right?  Cleaner air helps prevent aggravation to asthma and allergy sufferers and promotes overall better breathing. Unfortunately, air is invisible to us, so even when it’s dirty, it’s not something we often think about. Although air is out of sight, it’s important not to put it out of mind. […]

We all love our furry family members, but we know they make home and health maintenance even more critical, especially when we look at how our pets can affect the air we breathe. Pet dander is one of the leading causes of indoor air pollution, and can wreak havoc on both our immune systems and […]