Winter is right around the corner here in the Chicagoland area. And that means that your furnace needs to be in good working order and that can’t entirely happen if your filters are clogged or otherwise not working properly. Good thing there’s Aprilaire products that are highly recommended by our American Weathermakers technicians.
Now that our heating systems are turned on and warming up, let’s talk some numbers. People in the U.S. spend about 90% of their time inside, so the air they breathe should be healthy, clean and safe. However, the EPA has found that indoor air, a lot of times, is more polluted than outdoor air. The air inside your home is five times more polluted than outside air. Also, just one cubic foot of air can have more than 30 million air pollutants including dust, mold spores, allergens, and more. These irritants can trigger asthma and allergy symptoms.
Thankfully, there’s definitely something you can do about that! Read on.
There’s a lot of stuff in your home’s air that can make you sick, or at least make you feel less than great. These include dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, pollen, even viruses, and bacteria. Many of these pollutants can cause bad health effects, even reoccurring ailments, like worsening of allergy and asthma symptoms, sinusitis, respiratory infections, sore throat, common colds, and the flu.
Also, chemical gases in the air can cause headaches, nausea, and dizziness. Additionally, common odors from pets, tobacco smoke, fragrances and cooking can add to the list of things you’re breathing that can make your home uncomfortable and unhealthy.
Here’s what you can do to make your home cleaner and healthier to breathe. Invest in a whole-home air purifier from Aprilaire. It can turn your home’s HVAC system into an air cleaning system. Also, our HVAC experts are the best installing these easy-to-use systems.
They work like this: the Aprilaire whole-home air purifier is installed into your current HVAC system and can be managed by a smart thermostat. Pairing the air purifier with a Honeywell or Ecobee thermostat gives you access to even more features, scheduled fan on cycles.
This feature can be used to give an extra boost to your home’s air cleaning during times when you need it most, for instance during allergy season or when vacuuming. It allows you to run the air purifier even when the heating and cooling system isn’t operational by putting the fan in the “on” position based on your schedule.
Homeowners can even set the air purifier to run continuously, 24/7, which can be very helpful for family members with allergies or asthma.
The Aprilaire whole-home air purifier can also help to protect your HVAC system and your electronics in a few different ways. By removing more dust, mold, and other particles from the air, the Aprilaire air-purifier keeps the interior of your HVAC unit, including the coils, cleaner. Customers also benefit from the Aprilaire Clean Coil Guarantee.
One other key feature of the Aprilaire air purifiers, is the customer can choice the level of filtration based on different filters available to work in the same cabinet. Filter choices are from simple to extreme. Different filter available are:
MERV 11 (Vacuum & Dust less often) Removes airborne particles: Includes: dust, pollen, mold, spores, bacteria, and pet dander: Efficient Home + system protection up to 12 month filter life.
MERV 13 (Removes most Common Allergens) Removes common airborne allergens. Includes: dust, pollen, mold spores, bacteria, pet dander, and dust mites. Highly efficient home + system protection up to 12-month filter life.
MERV 13 + Carbon (Removes Pet & Unwanted Odors) Removes common airborne allergens + odors. Includes: dust, pollen, mold spores, bacteria, pet dander, dust mites, pet and cooking odors, and VOCs. Highly efficient home + system protection up to 6-month filter life.
MERV 16 (Capture up to 96% of virus-size airborne particles passing through the MERV 16 filter) Traps up to 99% of airborne allergy and asthma triggers. Includes: dust, pollen, mold spores, bacteria, pet dander, dust mites, viruses, and airborne particulates associated with tobacco smoke and smog. Superior home + system protection up to 6-month filter life.
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By removing more dust from the air, the Aprilaire whole-home air purifier makes house-cleaning easier and protects your valuable electronics, which can be damaged by dust build-up. So it’s protecting your belongings and making life easier. At the same time, it’s making your home’s air cleaner and more pleasant to breathe.
Overall, the Aprilaire whole-home air purifier can reduce potentially harmful and unpleasant air pollution in your house. That can help your family to be healthier and more comfortable. It can protect your belongings and extend the lifespan of your HVAC system as well.
Click here for our American Weathermakers’ Indoor Air Quality BUYERS GUIDE.
If you have any questions about this product or would like to talk about options for your home, call us at (847) 503-9497. We’re your go-to source for all things HVAC related in the Northern Suburbs.