Indoor Air Quality

It is important to understand and control common pollutants indoors. This will help you reduce the risks of health problems. Some heath effects may be immediate after a single exposure or repeated exposures to a pollutant. Some symptoms may include irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. These types of effects are usually short-term and treatable. 

Other health effects may show up years after exposure or after long, repeated periods of exposure to a pollutant. These effects, which include some respiratory diseases, heart disease and cancer, can be severely debilitating or fatal. It is important to try to improve the indoor air quality in your home even if symptoms are not noticeable. 

There are plenty of options available to improve your home’s indoor air quality. That’s where air scrubber technology comes in. Air scrubbers are portable or fixed air purifications systems designed to improve indoor air quality. They offer some of the latest and greatest features in air filtration and cleaning technology. Rather than just treating the air, they help clean the surfaces of your home, such as countertops, doorknobs, kitchens, and bathrooms. When installed directly into your HVAC forced air duct system, an air scrubber utilizes different technologies to clean and purify your indoor air. 

Air scrubbers kill pathogens and contaminants in your home. When you turn on your AC, furnace, or fan, air flows through the air scrubber and passes through a series of filters that remove particles and gases. Then, the air handler blows the cleaned air back into the home. 

Some air scrubbers use UV light as another stage of the purification process. When airborne particles pass through UV germicidal light, it renders them useless by disrupting their DNA, effectively killing them off. Other air scrubbers go beyond just UV rays. They send “air scrubbers” into your indoor environment. As airborne contaminants pass through the air scrubber, they transform into powerful oxidizers that get released into the atmosphere and help eliminate pathogens in the air and surfaces.

UV light combined with reactive metals and a catalytic process transforms the particulates into charged clusters of harmless hydrogen and oxygen. These “friendly cleaners” get released into the air to help further reduce contaminants in your home. Once released, they become charged ions that can attack and destroy fungi, mold, odor-causing bacteria, and pollutants.

In addition to improving the air quality you breathe, air scrubbers also extend your HVAC system’s lifespan and efficiency. Instead of dirtying and damaging your HVAC system, air scrubbers break down and eliminate indoor air contaminants. This process translates to a more efficient, longer-lasting HVAC system that needs fewer repairs and lower energy bills. 

Give us a call and let Todd Matthews Air Conditioning & Heating help you find a custom indoor air quality solution that will work for your needs!