Air flow is very important to the efficiency of your system. Whether it be your A.C. system or your Heating system, both systems need the proper amount of designed air flow throughout the system. Dirty filters restrict the airflow which results in higher energy and repair costs to you.
A myth many people believe is that they can close off some of their supply registers and save money. This may be true if you only close off one or maybe two. The system installed in your home is designed for a certain amount of airflow. If this airflow is restricted in any way it causes the system to function improperly and could cause system failure. Open those supply vents, closing too many off is the same as a dirty or restricted filter.
There are many different types of filters. The most common type are the fiberglass disposable filter that you buy at most hardware or retail stores. Other types of filters include the metal or plastic fiber type filters which are washable. These filters save you money because they are washable but they are not as efficient at filtering the air as the disposable kind. By far, the most efficient filters are the Electronic Air Cleaners.There are other high efficiency air cleaning medias that you can have installed by a contractor that will help keep your home's air as clean and dust free as most electronic air cleaners. The filtering medias are less expensive than the electronic air cleaners but have a higher maintenance cost associated with them because they also have disposable filter medias inside them.
There many different things in the air that we are totally unaware of. Among them are:
* Pollen
* Lint
* Mildew
* Mold
* Fungi
* Virus's
* Spores
* Dirt
* Pet Odors
* Dust
* Dander
* Dust Mites
* Smoke
* Cooking Odors
* Formaldehyde
* Bathroom Odors
* Chemical Smells
* Tobacco Odors
* Many Other Volitile Organic Compounds
Removing these things is the job of your filter. The standard filters you can buy at the hardware store, the fiberglass stranded filters, are the cheapest and most ineffective filters for removing these particles and odors. The cheap filter will remove less than 10 percent of these particles and none of the odors from the air that you breathe. Many people are surprised to learn the contents of the air they are breathing from the list above. The question they most often ask is what can I do to filter these things from the air my family and I are breathing? The answer to that question is easy but based on what you want to spend and the level of cleanliness you want. As stated above the best is the Electronic Air Cleaner. An addition to the Electronic Air Cleaner, and one that will ensure the eradication of bacteria, mold, fungi, and mildew, is the ultra violet light installed in the return duct near the EAC (Electronic Air Cleaner). When these two devices, the electronic air cleaner and the ultraviolet air cleaner, are combined with the standard type of filter, you can be assured that you have the best indoor air quality available in your home. Additionally, if you had the electronic air cleaner and the ultraviolet air cleaner installed in your home, changing the regular filters will come on a less frequent basis. That is triple protection for your families health through increased indoor air quality.
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