PRK Services, Inc. Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Indoor Air Quality’

How Air Conditioning and Indoor Air Quality are Linked

Monday, August 27th, 2018

Duct-CleaningYour air conditioning system is an important part of your home, especially during the summer season. No one wants to go through a Texan summer without a way to keep their home cool. Your air conditioner does more than just control the temperature in your home, though. It also affects your indoor air quality in substantial ways. Unfortunately, few homeowners actually know how their air conditioning system is linked with their indoor air quality. If you’re one of those homeowners that want to know more about that link, read on.

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Keep Your Indoor Air Quality High This Summer with These Systems

Monday, June 18th, 2018

woman-sneezingThe temperature of the air in your home isn’t the only thing you should be worried about during the summer season (although it’s obviously a high priority). Indoor air quality tends to suffer during the summer, as people close all of their doors and windows to facilitate climate control. While this does make it easier to keep the home cool, it cuts off the flow of air into the home.

Without fresh air moving into the home, contaminants tend to build and lower the indoor air quality. Humidity issues also impact indoor air quality, when chronic and allowed to persist unchecked. If you want to improve your indoor air quality, raising your health and comfort levels at the same time, then consider installing one of the systems below.

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Air Purifiers That can Help You This Winter

Monday, December 12th, 2016

Homeowners tend to focus on heating as the main home system during the winter. While keeping your home properly heated during the cold months is important, indoor air quality should be another significant concern. Poor indoor air quality can cause all kinds of issues for both your health and comfort.

Airborne contaminants like dust, pollen, dander, germs, and mold spores can cause issues from allergy attacks to the flu. The best way to deal with these issues is to install an air purifier in your home. Read on to find out more about which air purifiers can help you this winter.

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How to Keep Your Indoor Air Quality High This Summer

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Keeping cool is definitely a top priority during the summer months, but it’s not the only thing that you need to worry about. Indoor air quality often declines during the summer, as people seal their homes off from the outside environment as much as possible. If you know what to do, though, you can keep your indoor air quality in good shape throughout the summer. Let’s take a look at how you can keep your indoor air quality high this summer.

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Denton, TX Air Cleaner Guide: Types of Air Cleaners

Monday, May 6th, 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency lists poor indoor air quality as one of the top five environmental health risks in our country. Because the modern design of our homes attempts to create an insulated indoor climate to maximize energy efficiency, this can also lead to problems in ventilation. Without the natural air to move pollutants out of your home, contaminants such as dust and other allergens can buildup. Fortunately, there is a variety of air cleaners on the market today that have the express purpose of helping to alleviate this natural ventilation problem. We’d like to review some of the kinds of air cleaners available to you. Call the Denton, TX air cleaner experts at PRK Services if you are concerned about the air quality in your home.

  • Mechanical air filters: This is probably the most common type of air cleaner on the market. For larger airborne particles that circulate through your house, these types of cleaners work fairly well. The filtering medium removes pollutant particles as they enter through the device, which is integrated into your AC system. The air filters are rated according to the MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) scale; the higher the number, the better the particle capture rate. 
  • Electronic air cleaners: Electronic air cleaners use ionization to charge pollutant particles, and then capture them on an oppositely charged plate collector. This sophisticated technology is often good at capturing small particles, but may not be as effective as a mechanical air filter in capturing large particles.
  • UV germicidal lights: Ultraviolet germicidal lights use the power of ultraviolet radiation to kill microbiological organisms before they are allowed to enter your living space. They are typically installed directly inside the air handler, or within the ductwork itself. They require very little upkeep beyond changing the bulb and tend to be very effective in most applications. For homes where microbiological organisms is an issue, UV lights are a great air cleaning solution.

Make sure your home has the best possible indoor air quality with a Denton, TX air cleaner. Call PRK Services today!

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Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

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