There is pollution everywhere, and with the level of contamination known to exist outdoors, it doesn’t help that the EPA has found indoor air to be as much as 100 times more polluted than the outdoor air. Whether at home, school, places of business, or work, we can spend a lot of time indoors over the course of a day. While individually, we can’t do much about the outdoor air, we can exercise meaningful control over our indoor air.

Your Local Indoor Air Quality Specialists

Samm’s Heating and Air Conditioning has been providing beneficial HVAC service to customers in the region for over 19 years. We like to take a comprehensive approach to HVAC service. We don’t just provide HVAC products, repair, and maintain your system — we look at overall indoor comfort. One thing our years in the industry has shown us is that a problem in one area can create problems in others.

If your indoor air quality is compromised, heating and cooling efficiency can be affected. Debris accumulated within the system slows performance and can even damage parts. Your heating and cooling systems will have to work harder to provide the right level of air conditioning, which in turn, causes an increase in energy consumption. Even worse, that polluted air will continue circulating throughout your home.

Poor indoor air is not only reflected in higher energy bills, and difficulty heating and cooling your home, it can eventually take a toll on health. We make the following recommendations for customers to manage indoor air quality.

• Clean regularly and thoroughly
• Set up reminders so you can clean or replace your filters
• Eliminate or reduce the use of chemicals indoors, and seal and store them properly
• Watch activities that increase humidity in the home to reduce opportunities for contaminants
• Have your indoor air tested — especially if you suspect IAQ problems

Annual heating and cooling system maintenance is another effective way to rid your HVAC system of pollutants. You can schedule maintenance in spring for your air conditioner and fall, for your heater.

More Ways to Manage IAQ with Samm’s Heating and Air Conditioning

Samm’s Heating and Air Conditioning helps you to conquer IAQ problems with a variety of products and services. Our technicians can provide information about activities or products in your home that affect your air quality. To effectively combat pollutants in your home, we provide several products including:

• Air purifiers
• High MERV filtering systems
• Antibacterial ducting