Filter Maintenance and Indoor Air Quality
Air flow is very important to the efficiency of your system. Whether it be your A.C. system or your Heating system, both systems need the proper amount of designed air flow throughout the system. Dirty filters restrict the airflow which results in higher energy and repair costs to you.
There are many different types of filters. The most common type of air conditioning filters are the fiberglass disposable filters that you buy at most hardware or big box retail stores. If you’re looking at money rather than indoor air quality, other types of filters such as metal or plastic fiber type filters are washable, so you will not have to buy new filters every other month. These filters save you money because they are washable, however, they are not as efficient at filtering the air as the disposable kind.
When it comes to air quality, by far, the most efficient filters are the Electronic Air Cleaners. There are other high efficiency air cleaning systems that you can have installed by a contractor that will help keep your home’s air as clean and dust free as most electronic air cleaners. While the filtering options are less expensive than the electronic air cleaners, they tend to have higher maintenance costs due to the disposable filters used inside of them.
There many different things in the air that we are totally unaware of. From pollen to lint to odors, removing these things is the job of your filter. The standard filters you can buy at the hardware store, the fiberglass stranded filters, are the cheapest and most ineffective filters for removing these particles and odors. The cheap filter will remove less than 10 percent of these particles and none of the odors from the air that you breathe.
As stated above, one of the best options is the Electronic Air Cleaner. An addition to the Electronic Air Cleaner, and one that will ensure the eradication of bacteria, mold, fungi, and mildew, is the ultra violet light installed in the return duct near the EAC (Electronic Air Cleaner). When these two devices, the electronic air cleaner and the ultraviolet air cleaner, are combined with the standard type of filter, you can be assured that you have the best indoor air quality available in your home.
