Bob Mims Heating & Air Conditioning Blog : Posts Tagged ‘Air Filtration’

The Benefits of a Whole-House Air Filter

Monday, June 27th, 2022

Air filtration systems are specially designed to improve the quality of air inside your home. It’s actually possible for the air quality inside of your house to become worse than the air quality outside. Contaminants that are continuously circulated through your home can make you and your loved ones feel sick. Investing in a good quality air filtration system can prevent this from happening and help you get a cleaner and healthier indoor environment.

If you decide to get an air filtration system, it is strongly recommended to get a whole-house air filtration system. This type of system sits in your ductwork rather than just being installed in one room making it capable of filtering the air throughout your entire home instead of being focused in just one area. This can help keep your house free from dust, pollen, and other contaminants that would otherwise be circulating in your home.

Lets look at some of the benefits that may come from getting an air filtration system installed in your home.

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Filters and Purifiers Can Help Your Home

Monday, October 19th, 2020

dusty-surfaceHave you ever walked down the street and found yourself hit by a heavy wind full of leaves, dirt, and other debris? If you have, you know how unpleasant it can be to be enveloped in dirty air. While this is usually just a problem with the outdoor environment, there is also a chance that your home’s indoor environment can also create a problem that is similar to this. This means that you have poor indoor air quality.

While keeping your doors and windows closed against the invasion of any outdoor contaminants, this won’t do much to get rid of the particles that are in your home already. Thankfully, our team can help you out. With our help and the systems and solutions we provide, you can get a boost to your indoor air quality that improves your home comfort.

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4 Air Filter Facts You Might Want to Know

Monday, April 6th, 2020

woman-with-allergiesThe air inside your home plays an important role in how comfortable you are and, in some cases, how healthy you feel, too. This is why having good indoor air quality is pretty important.

Let’s be clear though, just because your home isn’t filled with smoke or smog doesn’t mean that it has good indoor air quality. Your indoor air quality is impacted by factors such as dust, pollen, humidity or lack thereof, and even how much fresh air you have access to.

One way to help improve your indoor air quality is through the use of air filtration systems. If you don’t already know about the ins and outs of  whole-house air filtration, we can provide some helpful facts to help you learn a bit more about their potential benefits.

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What “MERV” Mean for Air Filters

Monday, July 29th, 2019

air-fliter-cuMERV may look like a misspelling of the name Marv, but these four letters are vital for understanding the air filters in HVAC systems designed to trap particles from circulating through a building. Not all filters are the same: the simple panel filter on your HVAC cabinet is designed to stop large contaminants like dust and lint from getting into the system, while the HEPA filters used in hospitals are powerful enough to stop the movement of bacteria and viruses. MERV is the rating that explains the filtration power of the filter. The higher the MERV rating, the tighter the filter weave.

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Indoor Air Quality Help for Allergy Season

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

dandelion-in-fieldSpring always brings with it good news: warmer weather! It might come a bit later in spring than earlier, but it gets here no matter what.

But the warmer weather often brings with it bad news: allergy season! After a rainy stretch of weather here in New York, when the weather starts to heat up it means plant blooms—and a subsequent spike in the pollen levels. There’s also a rise in the growth of mold and mildew, which further creates allergy problems.

Now that allergy season is starting, you and other people in your household may be dealing with some unpleasant times because of airborne allergens. Sure, you can take medicine, but we have recommendations for how you can improve your home’s indoor air quality with the help of IAQ professionals. We offer excellent indoor air quality services in Staten Island, NY.

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Indoor Air Quality Can Be a Serious Problem in Winter

Monday, January 16th, 2017

Question: Where is the air quality worse, outside a home or inside?

You’ll probably answer “outside,” since this is place people associate with pollution. But according to studies, the air quality inside a home (as well as other buildings) can be 3 to 4 times worse than the air outside! Why is this? It’s because a home has numerous sources of pollutants inside it. Just a short list: gas-using appliances, cosmetics, personal care products, hobby products, cleaning supplies, air fresheners, paint, varnish, and pressed wood products. Without any easy way for these contaminants to exit a home, they’ll soon start to build up.

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