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One of the important jobs we do for our residential customers is install air filtration systems to help improve indoor air quality. Low indoor air quality is an unfortunately common occurrence in modern homes, and putting in these filters can make a tremendous difference in the amount of airborne pollutants circulating through a home.<\/p>\n
If you have a central air conditioning and heating system with ductwork, then you already have at least one air filter in your house\u2014the filter on the HVAC cabinet. This filter is usually located in a slot on the cabinet between where the return air duct meets the blower unit. You might think this filter is good enough for most air cleaning. But this is not the case. The filter isn\u2019t even there to clean the air your household breathes at all. For quality air filtration, you\u2019ll need to arrange for installation of air filters in Delaware and Maryland<\/a>.<\/p>\n What does the filter on the air cabinet do if it\u2019s not cleaning the household air? It\u2019s there to protect the interior of the air conditioner and heater from dust, dander, and lint contamination. The air the blower fan pulls in from the house through the return air ducts is often full of debris, and if these particles enter the HVAC cabinet, they can cause damage to the motors and make it harder for the evaporator coil to do its job. There is a minimal benefit to air quality, but the filter won\u2019t stop smaller particles.<\/p>\n Although the filter doesn\u2019t benefit indoor air quality, it can worsen<\/em> it if it\u2019s not routinely replaced. A clogged filter not only puts more stress on the blower fan, raising energy bills and lowering comfort, it can also distort and allow excess dust and debris to slip around it and into the vents. Please change the filter every one to three months to prevent these problems.<\/p>\n To improve household air, talk to our indoor air quality experts about installing an air filtration system. These are filters designed to clean contaminants from the air you breathe, and professionals will integrate them into the ventilation system for maximum effect. They will still need to be changed routinely, although not as frequently as the HVAC cabinet filter.<\/p>\n When our professionals work with you to install filters, they\u2019ll determine what kinds of contaminants you need removed from your house\u2019s air, and then find the right strength of filter (measured as MERV, minimum efficiency reporting value<\/em>) to capture those contaminants.<\/p>\n MERV must be carefully balanced so that the filters installed in the vents aren\u2019t so powerful that they\u2019ll also restrict airflow. Most homes will use filters with MERV between 8 and 13. Any higher than that can end up blocking air as well as contaminants, and this will damage the HVAC system. Going with the higher number isn\u2019t always better, so please allow our experts to install filters that hit the \u201csweet spot\u201d in filtration strength.<\/p>\nThe HVAC Filter Has Another Job<\/h2>\n
Professional Air Filtration Systems<\/h2>\n