Spring cleaning time is here, and that means you should get your home prepared for air conditioning. That starts with scheduling your annual spring maintenance (check out our maintenance program). However, you may also need to have the ducts of your HVAC system professionally cleaned if a few years have passed since it was last done—or if you’ve never had it done before.
Hall's Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Blog : Archive for the ‘Indoor Air Quality’ Category
Here’s How to Improve Indoor Air Quality This Winter
Monday, January 11th, 2016
To keep a home energy efficient during the winter, it needs to have strong insulation against the outside. This prevents heat from escaping and creating cold drafts. But there’s a negative side-effect to maintaining this seal against the outdoors, which is that it allows the concentration of contaminants inside your house to build up without any way of escaping. This often leads to a serious decline in indoor air quality that triggers asthma and respiratory problems.
Stop Bad Ductwork from Stealing Your Money This Winter!
Monday, December 28th, 2015
You have your home all prepared for the winter: the windows are caulked, weather stripping is around the outside doors, the insulation is repaired or replaced, and you’ve arrange for professional maintenance for your heating system. That should make your home energy efficient and keep the heat trapped indoors where it belongs. Have you missed anything?
How an Energy Recovery Ventilator Will Help Your Home This Winter
Monday, October 26th, 2015
When the temperature outdoors drops, you don’t want your home to suffer from any cold draughts that might sneak in. To make sure that you keep the heat trapped inside your home where it belongs, you need to have strong insulation in the walls and attic and all air leaks sealed.
An Air Conditioning System Isn’t Enough to Combat High Humidity
Monday, September 21st, 2015
The high heat is still with us here in the Shreveport area, even as we move into the latter half of September and the official start of the fall season. And along with that heat is the additional problem of humidity. The moisture in the air makes it more difficult for the human body to expel heat through perspiration, and then traps more heat in the body and makes the surrounding temperature feel hotter.
Do I Really Need Dryer Duct Cleaning?
Monday, August 24th, 2015
The clothes dryer in your home is a great labor- and time-saving device, making it easy to complete a load of laundry in a short span. The dryer does have some important maintenance needs, however, and ignoring them will endanger not only the appliance’s energy efficiency and your laundry… it can also endanger your home. The most important maintenance job your clothes dryer needs is for its duct to receive regular cleaning to remove the lint built up inside it.
The Dangers of High Humidity
Monday, July 27th, 2015
As we approach August, the heat and humidity can be overwhelming to even the seasoned Shreveport resident. While you always hear about temperature, it’s important to understand the number on your thermostat in relation to the relative humidity. The higher the humidity the more difficult it is for the body to cool off by means of perspiration. Everyone needs a whole-house air conditioner in these parts, but most would do well to consider taking control of their humidity levels with a dehumidifier. Let’s take a look at some of the issues associated with high humidity.
3 Reasons to Have an Energy Recovery Ventilator Installed
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is a device that a professional can install into your HVAC system to help you enjoy fresher indoor air without sacrificing the energy efficiency of your air conditioner and heater. An ERV uses a process called counter-flow heat exchange to pre-condition a current of fresh outdoor air with a current of stale indoor air. During warm weather, the warm outdoor air loses heat to the indoor air, and during cold weather the cool outdoor air gains heat from the indoor air.
