Tuckers Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Air Filters’

Putting Together Air Filters and Air Purifiers = Great Indoor Air Quality

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
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You want the cleanest and healthiest indoor air possible for your home, and achieving this has probably been on your mind for most of the last year. If you’re now considering what you can do to enjoy better indoor air quality for your house and keep your family healthy, we’re the local HVAC pros to call. We offer several IAQ services to remove pollutants from circulating through the living spaces of homes. We think the best place to start with when improving air quality is with air filters and then see if air purifiers are necessary.

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Tips to Improve Your IAQ

Monday, December 23rd, 2019
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It is literally freezing outside. With temperatures in the 30s and below, most of us are hiding out indoors as much as possible and doing our best to stay warm. However, there are times when the comfortably warm environment of our homes can be our worst enemy.

What we are talking about of course is when your home plays host to a lot of dust, dirt, and debris. This can create the feeling of dry, dusty conditions that trigger respiratory irritation, allergies, and plain old discomfort. When your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ) is poor, it is less than pleasant. Thankfully, we can help you find a few different ways to improve your IAQ so you can enjoy the rest of the season fully content.

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Why Changing Your Air Conditioner’s Filter is Important

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

clean-air-filterThere are a lot of possible issues that can afflict your air conditioner, most of which require professional services to be repaired. The best that you can do in those situations is call for repairs as soon as you notice the problem. There is one issue, though, that you can actually take care of yourself: changing the air filter.

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Guide from an HVAC Contractor: How to Maintain High Efficiency Heat Pump Filters

Monday, December 5th, 2011

The filter on your heat pump is an integral part of your Urbana home’s comfort system. Without that filter, the device will quickly be subjected to an influx of debris and contaminants that can get into the machinery and the air being filtered into your home. As a result, you need to make sure you properly maintain the filters to reduce stress on your heat pump.

Change Your Filters

High efficiency filters are designed to remove as much of the airborne contaminants in the air as possible. This is fantastic for keeping your indoor air clean. But if you don’t properly maintain the filter, air quality can worsen and your heat pump is put under unnecessary stress. Specifically, the extremely tight knit filter, designed to stop nearly anything from getting through, gets clogged.

Now your heat pump is forced to work much harder to draw the air it needs from outside and heat or cool your home. On top of that, the filter is filled with contaminants that can start to leak back into the air supply, actually making your indoor air quality worse than it would be otherwise. That’s why it is so important to clean your filters on a regular basis (for permanent filters) and replace them if they are one time use.

Recommended Filters

You have options as to which types of filters you use for your heat pump. Filters come in multiple options, from super high MERV rated filters that trap up to 99% of all contaminants as small as 0.3 microns.

Electrostatic filters are especially efficient because they extract contaminants of all types – from dust and mold to smoke and gas fumes. A good filtration system should effectively remove anything from the air without needing replacement too often.

Permanent filters tend to offer the best protection against airborne contaminants and generally need to be cleaned once a month. HEPA filters are often permanent and while each filter is different, these are often extremely effective at minimizing contaminants in the air without putting stress on your heat pump.

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