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Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality as Part of Your Spring Cleaning Checklist

Can you smell the freshness in your Hamel, Illinois home’s air at this very moment? The unfortunate truth is that your indoor air quality may not be as great as you think it is. If you want to see some immediate improvements in the air you breath in the refuge of your home, start by […]

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Mold Growth and High Humidity Go Hand in Hand, and Here’s Why

Mold is a natural part of the environment and, when growing outside, does its part in helping to break down dead, organic materials as part of nature’s constant recycling process. When found inside your home, however, mold can be a big problem and should be avoided at all costs. Household mold stinks, causes damage if left

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Ensuring Air Quality In The Metro-East Area Home You’re Planning To Build Or Renovate

You’d think that when building a new home in the Metro-East area, contractors would make ensuring air quality a top priority. Unfortunately, a lot of building materials can actually damage the air quality in your home, and contractors don’t always keep that in mind. That’s why if you’re building a new home or renovating your

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Keeping Your Electronic Air Cleaner In Tip-Top Shape: A Homeowner’s Guide

The air quality in your home is important for the health and well-being of your family. Air purification systems remove dirt, debris, pollen, bacteria and mold from your home’s air. This makes it a much healthier environment for your entire family. Choosing an electronic air cleaner is a wise choice since these are among the

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Air Cleaners Can Improve Indoor Air Quality, And Help Control Breathing Ailments

No homeowner wants to think that a home’s indoor air is harmful to health and well-being. The reality, however, is that indoor air can be full of particles and contaminants that can trigger or exacerbate an array of ailments. The Environmental Protection Agency cites indoor air pollution as one of the top environmental risks to your

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Air Purifiers: How They Combat Bad Air In Your Metro-East Home

Improving indoor air quality is possible, especially if you work with an expert to carefully evaluate air purifiers, choosing a system with the right technology to attack contaminants that exist in your indoor air. Therefore, it’s important to know what pollutants may lead to bad air, and which contaminants, if any, may be causing respiratory

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Recovery Ventilation: Technology That Can Improve Indoor Air Quality In Your Metro East Home

Homeowners in the Metro-East area can greatly improve indoor air quality with the installation of one simple tool: recovery ventilation. It’s often necessary to provide mechanical ventilation in a home if it’s built to code and is airtight, or when energy-efficient improvements upgrade the efficiency of older homes. With an airtight, properly insulated structure, however,

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UV Lights In Your HVAC System Combat Bioaerosols In Your Air

Don’t underestimate your options when it comes to destroying bioaerosols lurking in your home’s air. You’re not at their mercy with the power of UV lights installed alongside your HVAC system. Ultraviolet (UV) lights have long been used in hospitals and other “clean” environments to combat bacteria, viruses and mold. Now, residential systems give homeowners

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Your Ceiling Fans And Air Conditioner: Together, They Work Better

Want to save money on your summer air conditioning bills? Then put your ceiling fans to work. Ceiling fans might be an old technology, but they’re a technology that works. Just as a breeze outdoors can make the day feel colder – a phenomenon known as the wind-chill effect – a breeze indoors can make

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Want Cleaner Air? Consider Adding UV Lights To Your HVAC System

Cleaner air is now easier to achieve with the innovation of the electrostatic filter and with high-intensity UV (ultraviolet) lights that are directly installed into your HVAC system. Electrostatic filters capture dust, pollen, mold spores and pet dander by attracting them to a surface that is charged, whereas UV lights kill potentially harmful bacteria, viruses

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