{"id":444,"date":"2020-05-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2020-05-22T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T20:21:54","slug":"protecting-home-sanctuary-better-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/protecting-home-sanctuary-better-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your Home Sanctuary With Better Indoor Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UV-air-purifier-light-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"UV-air-purifier-light\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UV-air-purifier-light-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UV-air-purifier-light.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The quality of the air inside homes is a growing concern\ntoday. In fact, indoor air quality can be much worse than the air outside\u2014something\npeople may find hard to believe, but it\u2019s true. The reason for this rise in problems\nwith indoor air quality (IAQ) is that modern homes are built with tight\nconstruction to limit heat loss and heat gain. That\u2019s great when it comes to keeping\nheat from coming in during the summer and trapping valuable heat in the winter.\nBut it has the side-effect of trapping indoor contaminants and letting them\nbuild up. The contemporary household has many sources of air pollutants, from\nchemical cleaners to people spreading germs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But our team of <a href=\"\/hvac\/indoor-air-quality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Slidell, LA indoor air quality professionals<\/a> can help protect your \u201csanctuary\u201d\u2014your home\u2014and help keep the air in it as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing the Air Scrubber<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we have many different installations that will improve\nyour home\u2019s IAQ, there\u2019s one in particular we often recommend: the Air Scrubber.\nThis is a piece of Certified Space Technology created in cooperation with NASA\nfor use on the International Space Station. We can attach an Air Scrubber\ndirectly to your HVAC system and put it to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what does it do? It removes most of the unwanted airborne\nparticles circulating through the HVAC system. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)<\/li><li>Pet dander<\/li><li>Dust<\/li><li>Odors<\/li><li>\u2026 and up to 99% of all surface and airborne\ncontaminants<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The special technology in the Air Scrubber uses light waves\nand a catalytic process to produce \u201cair scrubber ions\u201d that actively remove\nparticles from the air. It\u2019s stronger than standard passive filters or ionization\nair purifiers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend any homeowners look into the Air Scrubber to\nimprove IAQ. But we know it may not be the ideal choice for all homes, and\nthere are other solutions we can install for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard air filters use meshes of fiber to trap particles\nattempting to pass through them. Filtration systems can be powerful and are\neffective at stopping dust and other larger particles. They must be carefully fitted\nto a home, however, since a filter that\u2019s too strong will end up harming the\nHVAC system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a range of electronic air purifications systems\naside from the Air Scrubber. The UV air purifier (a.k.a. UV germicidal lights)\nare used to target bacteria, germs, mold spores, and other organic pollutants\nwithout introducing chemicals into the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want better ventilation in your house to help freshen\nthe air, but you don\u2019t want to fling open all the windows to let in the heat, the\nanswer may be a heat recovery ventilator or energy recovery ventilator. These\ninstallations into the HVAC system pre-heat or pre-cool the incoming fresh air so\nyour AC or heater doesn\u2019t have to put in extra work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, if your house is too humid during the summer, we have whole-house dehumidifier installations that can fix it. Talk to our professionals today to learn more and schedule service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Call on Gowland\u2019s Heating &amp; A\/C<\/a> for solutions to your indoor air quality issues in New Orleans. We value \u201cRelationship over revenue!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team of indoor air quality professionals can help protect your \u201csanctuary\u201d\u2014your home\u2014and help keep the air in it as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[11,43,94,89,95],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-filtration","tag-air-purification","tag-air-scrubber","tag-slidell","tag-uv-air-purifier"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":448,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions\/448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}