Indoor Air Quality

The Crazy AC Guy Benefits

It’s no surprise that your home demands constant upkeep. Consider your household as a mini ecosystem that contains your family, HVAC, plumbing, and other systems, and of course your pets! The Crazy AC team understands that it’s a delicate balance you have to uphold, but you never have to do it alone! We offer several services from HVAC maintenance to vent and duct cleaning that can benefit your home’s ventilation system as well as prevent negative health effects caused by pollutants!

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When you think about your HVAC system, you mainly think about heating and cooling, but there is another important aspect to consider: your indoor air quality. There could be health issues you and your family are experiencing but may not realize are tied to the air quality in your home. Indoor air can be contaminated with the following allergens:

• Tobacco smoke
• Pollen
• Animal dandruff and hair
• Household chemicals and hygiene products
• Outdoor air pollution
• Excess moisture
• Pesticides

Proper ventilation and clean air ducts can improve your home’s air quality by circulating clean air and reducing the number of contaminants throughout the home. Crazy AC Guy believes you can’t be too careful when it comes to keeping the air inside your home clean. Because of the climate in North Texas, homeowners should schedule air duct cleaning at least once every year. Warmer weather tends to exacerbate outdoor pollutants, causing increased health affects for members of every household.

HVAC systems play an important role in your indoor environment. It keeps your home cool and your family healthy. Without your heating, cooling, and ventilation, living in your home would be no different than living outside year round! In some ways, however, the outdoor air can be better than indoor air.

The weather and sunlight help to purify the air outside, while pollutants and allergens that enter your home can get trapped in there for several air cycles. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air quality (IAQ) can worsen as a result of the following:

• Smoke
• Airborne dust
• Pollen
• Tobacco products
• Excess moisture
• Pesticides
• Hygiene products
• Household cleaning products
• Certain furnishings and building materials

In order to maintain the most comfortable home atmosphere, homeowners in North Texas need a team of experts to determine their home’s IAQ and the best methods to improve the air in their home. At Crazy AC Guy, we have just what you need.

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You won’t believe the difference an air cleaner can make in your home, but we can tell you by performing an IAQ test. All homes have a specific number of particulates, which accumulate depending on how well the space is ventilated. Each air cleaner has a Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) to filter out the exact number of particulates for the size of each room.

Crazy AC Guy, however, doesn’t do anything without going the extra mile. You can choose air cleaners that filter out volatile gases in addition to harmful particles! We recommend these types of cleaners be placed in living room and kitchen spaces since we see the most activity in these rooms.

When it comes to volatile organic compounds, you can’t be too careful, which is why homeowners should always check with HVAC experts about recommended filtration systems.

Air filters are the thin screens that slide in and out of the compartment in your HVAC system. They are the first line of defense for your indoor air quality, but filters only work while your heating and cooling system is operating! When your system is running, the return air blows air through the filter, which traps large particles. The result is cleaner, temperature controlled air distributed throughout the home.

An important part of maintaining your home’s health is keeping up with your HVAC filter. Every system is different, but filters usually need to be replaced at least every three months. Crazy AC Guy recommends filters with a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value of at least 13, but no filter will be able to help your home if your HVAC system isn’t up to snuff!

Home health starts with HVAC health, and our team can provide thorough system tune-ups to keep everything in working order. Once you can start taking care of your HVAC, you will begin to notice major improvements in your family’s health and happiness. Just call Crazy AC Guy for all of your HVAC needs.