According to the EPA:
“The air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities.”

Are you putting your family or employees at risk? Consider these facts:

• 50% of all illness is either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air (Source, American College of Allergists)
• 1 out 6 people who suffer from allergies does so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria found in the air duct system. (Source, Total Health and Better Health Magazines)
• Indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. (Source, Environmental Protection Agency)
• The elderly, asthmatics and people with breathing problems are also likely to be sensitive to pollutants in the air of their own home. (Department of Consumer Affairs)
• Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted air. They breathe faster, inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to the ground, where the concentrations of pollutants are higher. (Department of Consumer Affairs)
• Clean systems restore capacity and lessen running time. This creates savings on heating and cooling bills. (Source, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
  
  

Allergens In Your Home

Here is some good news!

Southwest Heating and Cooling provides the best indoor air quality (IAQ) products and services that money can buy!

Indoor air pollution is one risk that you can do something about.

Air filtration devices can eliminate particles that are too small to be seen. Reducing the amount of pollutants in the air is the most effective way to improve indoor air quality. With the right equipment, you can eliminate micro and macro organisms such as: spores, molds, mildews, fungi, bacteria, viruses and associated odors as well as the every day dust and dirt that come into your home from the outdoors.

You can lower your exposure by using one or a combination of the following filter systems that Southwest Heating and Cooling can provide:

• Disposable Filters - for general use. They are made of course fiberglass mats in a frame mounted on a filter rack.
• Reusable Foam or Metal Filters - slightly higher performance capabilities than disposable filters due to the use of the oils and adhesives applied to the filter to cause the particles to adhere to them.
• Electrostatic Filters - most effective on larger particles. The filter is electrostatically charged to attract particles moving through it.
• Pleated Filters - increased holding capacity. The filter is arranged in a V-shaped form to increase the area of filter material without increasing the overall dimensions of the filter.
• Electronic Air Cleaners (EAC) - highly efficient air filter. Uses an electrical charge to remove and collect particulate matter such as dust, smoke and pollen
• High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters (HEPA)- the filter of choice for small particle removal. HEPA Filters filter up to 99.97% efficient at small particulate removal

Please Note: If you are adding filtration onto an existing system, additional upgrades may be required.

Duct Cleaning 

Perhaps the first step toward improving the air quality in your home or business is the cleaning of your existing duct system.

Click here to learn more about Southwest Heating and Cooling’s duct cleaning services

UV Protection and Air Purification

• Like it or not the air you breathe has a lot of stuff in it that you don’t want. Like viruses, bacteria, mold, mildew, and allergens. Some are only annoying; however others can make you sick!
• Because air passes repeatedly through your HVAC system (in fact many microbes like the cool dark damp interior of the system) this is the ideal place to intercept airborne pathogens and destroy them.
• Germicidal UV-C applied to your central air system is a safe, economical, chemical-free way to significantly reduce airborne contaminants.

How UV Lights Work

Light produced by germicidal UV-C lamps penetrates the cell walls of micro-organisms present in your air handling system and alters the DNA molecule causing cellular damage, either killing the cells or preventing them from reproducing.