The humidity level in your home can play a huge part in the overall comfort of your family’s living conditions. Humidity can also be a health concern. Dry air can cause skin and respiratory problems, while humid air can encourage mold growth and provide hospitable conditions for viruses and bacteria. Luckily, there are some practical steps you can take to maintain balanced humidity in your home. Continue reading “Winter or Summer, You Can Have Balanced Humidity in Your Long Island Home”
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Is Mold A Problem After This Year’s Wet Weather Conditions? When To Call The Pros
When a region receives an unusually high amount of rain – and when relative humidity is high – the resulting moisture can lead to mold problems. Left unchecked, mold growth can become rampant, lower the value of your home, cause health problems and generally be inconvenient to repair. Continue reading “Is Mold A Problem After This Year’s Wet Weather Conditions? When To Call The Pros”
House Mold Prevention Basics
Household mold is a serious problem for homeowners in the Long Island area. Excess mold is a grave health concern and it can also damage your house and furnishings.To keep mold at bay, there are some simple things you can do before hose mold takes over: Continue reading “House Mold Prevention Basics”
UV Lights Help Improve Indoor Air Quality
If you think that your home protects you from the dangers of air pollution, think again. In fact, the air inside of your home can be up to 10 times more polluted than outside air. But you can breathe easier—and improve your indoor air quality—by using UV lights.
UV, which stands for ultraviolet light, works by breaking the molecular bonds of micro-organisms. In simple terms, in destroys the DNA of micro-organism such as:
- Viruses
- Germs
- Spores
- Fungi
- Mold
- Bacteria
Destroying the DNA of these organism results in their swift death or neutralization, which effectively improves indoor air quality.
Even better, making UV lights a part of your air conditioning & heating system is simple. A UV light generating lamp is mounted inside of the duct of a forced air HVAC system. As the air passes through the UV light—which occurs 40-75 times per day—so do the micro-organism. Such repeated exposure to the ultraviolet light effectively destroys these contaminants.
Although standard air filters clean your air of some contaminants, they are ineffective at trapping micro-organism, which are so small they slip right through the filter. Yes, high efficiency filters will capture micro-organisms, but only down to a certain size. In short, you need an HVAC system that incorporates UV lights in order to kill most airborne bacteria and other contaminants.
Having a UV light system is an inexpensive, relatively maintenance-free way for you to improve your indoor air quality. So breathe easy. Ask us about our UV light air purification systems today.
T.F. O’Brien services the Long Island, New York area.
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