When you get home after a long day working, or perhaps after you’ve been to the grocery store during this pandemic, it feels good to take a deep breath of clean, fresh air. Air that’s free of contaminants like germs, mold, and dust just feels better. Not every home feels like this, and we believe that’s a shame.
It doesn’t have to be this way for your home, or for many of the homes in our area. If you think dust and germs in the air are normal, then we’d like to prove you wrong today. Our team provides specialized indoor air quality services that aim to target the problems in your air and eliminate them at their source. Whether it’s an air purifier in Bossier City, LA, or a dehumidifier to deal with the muggy summer air, our air quality solutions are unique in this field.
Health is at the forefront of the news and our lives these days. We know that there’s a pandemic raging throughout our area, and we want to encourage homeowners to stay safe and keep their homes secure. Your home should be a sanctuary, free from any viruses, bacteria, or contaminants you might encounter elsewhere. Thankfully, we’ve got the solutions that can help you reach that goal.
Achieving perfect indoor air quality is not a one size fits all solution. There are many components to your HVAC system and your indoor air, and finding multiple solutions can sometimes be better than looking for that one air purifier or air filter that will make all the difference. These systems often work best when they work together.
If there’s anything good to come out of the past few months, it’s that more and more people are starting to pay close attention to the health and safety of their indoor air. Staying indoors means it’s easier when we notice bad odors, sneezes and coughs that won’t go away, and other health effects that can appear from poor air quality. Luckily, you’ve got access to the tools and professionals to change that!
Humidity is too serious of an issue here in Shreveport to really underestimate. All it takes is one malfunctioning air conditioner or an exceptionally muggy week, and you’ll be dealing with water damage, energy problems, and also the incredible discomfort that humidity causes!
Indoor air quality is a big concern during two specific seasons of the year: winter and summer. Those are the times when outdoor temperatures are at extremes and homes need to be sealed up to help keep them energy efficient. The less heat a home gains in summer and loses in winter, the less energy the HVAC system needs to consume.
“What, another thing I need to get cleaned regularly?” We know that keeping track of various maintenance tasks for a house can feel daunting, but duct cleaning is actually one that’s easy to have scheduled and completed. You don’t need it done every year, but it’s worth arranging for every 3 to 5 years. So if you’ve never had air duct cleaning done for your home before, you’re probably overdue for it.
Spring cleaning covers more than just sweeping up dust in a house after the winter is over. One vital cleaning job you should consider scheduling this spring if you haven’t had it done for a number of years is air duct cleaning. A clean ventilation system improves the performance of your air conditioning system (and your heater as well when it gets back to work in fall), lowers the amount of dust inside the system that can cause repair needs, and prevents steep drops in energy efficiency.
February isn’t too early to start thinking about the spring. The start of spring means allergy season, although it doesn’t always wait for the official first day of spring. It can strike as early as this month. As soon as the weather warms up a bit, pollen-bearing plants start to bloom and the pollen count spikes. That means sniffles, sneezes, asthma, and worse!
Humidity is often worse than the heat here in Louisiana. The high moisture levels in the air are like having an extra layer of clothing on: the moisture makes it harder for your body to release heat, and that extra heat trapped in your body makes the temperatures around you feel hotter than they are—sometimes as much as 8 to 10°F! The moisture can cause other troubles as well, from simple things like making it harder to dry off towels, to more serious issues like the growth of harmful molds in a home that lead to triggering allergies.
