Your home’s indoor air quality plays a crucial role in your overall health and comfort. According to the EPA, poor indoor air quality can lead to a wide range of health issues, including allergies, asthma, and even long-term respiratory conditions.
At Hassler Heating & Air, we’re more than an HVAC company. We’re healthy home specialists who understand the importance of indoor air quality. That’s why we install industry-leading air purification systems throughout Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties.
Common Sources of Poor IAQ in a Home
Poor indoor air quality can come from a variety of sources in your home, including everyday activities such as cooking and cleaning. It’s important to understand the root cause of IAQ issues to find the most effective solution, and the team at Hassler can help. Common sources include:
- Combustion Appliances - Furnaces, water heaters, and gas-burning stoves can release harmful contaminants, like carbon monoxide, into your home.
- High Moisture Levels - Moist and damp areas of your home create an ideal environment for mildew and mold growth.
- Dust & Pet Dander - Airborne pollutants like dander and dust can trigger allergic reactions and increased asthma symptoms.
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - VOCs are common in household cleaners and building materials and can impact your IAQ without proper ventilation.
- Outdoor Pollutants - Wildfires, emissions, and other outside pollutants can affect your home’s breathing air.
How Air Purifiers Work
Most air purifiers work by pulling dirty air through an air filter to remove airborne pollutants and allergens. However, they come in a wide selection of sizes, features, and models. They utilize several different filters and technologies to deliver fresh, clean air throughout your home, for example:
- HEPA Filtration - High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters can remove at least 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 microns or larger in size, including bacteria, dust, pollen, and more.
- Activated Carbon Filters - Carbon air filters have a porous structure that’s designed to attract and absorb pollutants, odors, and VOCs from the air.
- Ionization - Ionizing air purifiers use an electrical charge to produce negative ions that attach to airborne particles like dust, pollen, smoke, and bacteria, making them inactive.
- UV Germicidal Lights - Ultraviolet germicidal lamps emit UV-C light at low levels to destroy airborne bacteria, viruses, and mold spores by disrupting their DNA. UV-C irradiation can help sterilize the air and prevent the spread of airborne pathogens in a home.
High-Performance IAQ Solutions with Hassler
If you're experiencing persistent allergy symptoms, lingering odors, or excessive dust in your home, you could benefit from an air purification system. Not only can Hassler determine the root cause of the indoor air quality problems you’re experiencing, but we can help you choose the best air purifier for your specific IAQ needs.
We view your whole home as an interconnected system and have built a reputation for our healthy home expertise. We only carry industry-leading air purification brands that are known for their advanced filtration technology and superior performance, like IQAir and Aerus.
