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If your home or business has a furnace and an air conditioning system, these systems have air filters designed to protect the equipment from dust and debris. When these HVAC filters get clogged, system performance is compromised and your indoor air quality suffers as well.
Let’s take a look at exactly why you need to change HVAC filters regularly, how often to change them, and how to do so.
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Why is a whole home air purifier such a necessity here in NYC? Because the air inside your home is probably 5 times more polluted than the air outside.
That’s because you have outdoor pollution getting in (like smog, wildfire smoke and pollen), PLUS a whole host of indoor air contaminants. These include viruses, bacteria, mold, VOCs from furniture and household chemicals, offgasses from fireplaces and cooking, dust, pet dander, and more. It’s not surprising that so many people have respiratory problems and other symptoms caused by poor indoor air quality.
Keep reading to learn why a whole home air purifier outperforms standalone HEPA filter devices, and why we recommend the REME HALO® for NYC homeowners.
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If you live in a NYC high rise, you’re smart to consider indoor air quality solutions for your home. We know outdoor air in NYC isn’t the greatest. But last summer we experienced extreme conditions: wildfire smoke made the skies turn orange and cast a pall over the city. People living in high rises couldn’t even see out the windows. How much of that pollution made its way indoors?
As it turns out, too much. In the days following the worst outdoor air, NYC indoor air quality readings were 15 times higher than what’s considered safe.
There’s every chance it could happen again this spring or summer when wildfires take hold again. Here’s how to get prepared.
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According to the EPA, indoor air quality can be as much as 2 to 5 times worse than the air outside. The good news is, there is a great deal you can do to immediately improve air quality in your home and work space.
Poor indoor air quality can be even more harmful to your health than outdoor air. There’s also the fact that polluted outdoor air winds up inside (proof: you probably smelled smoke indoors when the wildfire smoke hit New York recently.)
Here’s some helpful information about the causes and impacts of poor indoor air quality, and steps you can take right now to breathe safer air.
You may have read recent research that suggests raising indoor humidity levels may help to deactivate coronavirus particles. During the winter months when our spaces are closed up and heated, humidity levels can drop to extremely low levels (as low as 20 percent).
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 virus has been shown to thrive and remain viable for longer periods in these low-humidity conditions. (Controlling humidity is just one way HVAC can help in the fight to prevent COVID. Get our guide to HVAC Strategies for COVID to learn more.)
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During the worst of the pandemic in New York City, many businesses installed MERV 13 filters in their air conditioners. City and state regulations recommended them, and in some cases, required them to enhance filtration. Homeowners also followed suit, looking for protection against the airborne Covid virus. The result? Hopefully safer air, and definitely a higher cost for filters.
As New York eases up on Covid restrictions, do you still need to spend more on MERV 13 filters?
In many situations, we still do recommend these filters when the system can accommodate them. But in some situations they may not be the right choice. Here are the top reasons why, and why not.
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