Whether you realize it or not, most modern Americans spend 90 percent of their days indoors breathing climate-controlled air, spending more than two-thirds of that time at home. Subsequently, ensuring your Raleigh home’s indoor air quality (IAQ) is high as possible should be a priority. Along with high humidity, pollen, mold, dust, VOCs, pet dander and stale air all negatively affect IAQ. A clean, tuned HVAC is critical to combating these pollutants and producing clean, fresh indoor air.
This infographic published by Air Experts Heating & Cooling reviews the ideal seasonal preventative maintenance all homeowners should perform on their HVAC units throughout the year. As with any complex machine, routine maintenance is key to efficient performance. Preventive maintenance mitigates the risk of breakdown when you rely on cooling most in the middle of summer, or worse, the costly replacement of a full HVAC unit years before its life expectancy.
When it’s kept at peak performance year-round, you can count on your HVAC to produce the best quality indoor air possible. Sometimes, though, your HVAC needs a boost to improve IAQ due to overwhelming conditions. It helps to first understand how your HVAC works, how it cleans and dehumidifies the air, and to determine if it needs extra help versus maintenance. HVAC add-ons like dehumidifiers, air purifiers and fresh outdoor air exchangers are available to remove high humidity, air pollutants and stale odors. By eliminating allergens, respiratory irritants, moisture and stale odors, clean indoor air will make for comfortable and happier household.