Indoor Air Quality Filter Systems
London, Ontario & Surrounding Area

So how can we change the air we are breathing inside of our living spaces?

There are 4 areas you need to consider when addressing indoor air quality:

• Source Control: This refers to sources of the smell. Pinpoint what is making things in your home smell stale, musty or stuffy. This could be old upholstery, carpets, curtains or really any soft surface that needs to be cleaned. The kitchen is also a major source of smells, so opening a window while you cook and installing range hood can act as source control. Finally, look for any mold or mildew in your basement, bathrooms, sinks, toilets, and shower. Removing sources improves air quality!
• Ventilation: Duct work is how most homes in North America heat and cool their living spaces and these metal channels inside your floors and walls contain the air. Introducing new air into the duct work is the best way to ventilate your home and improve its air quality.
• Filtration: The air inside of your duct work passes through a filter located inside of your furnace. The quality of this filter is measured in MERVs and should be replaced at least once a year. But a standalone filter is the simplest method with more advance filtration systems being available.
• Humidity: While humidity is also linked to comfort, being too dry or wet inside a home, can also lead to poor air quality since high humidity encourages bacteria growth, and if too dry, makes breathing the air unpleasant.  

Keep in mind that there are studies that show that air inside your home can be up to 5x MORE polluted than outside when there is not enough air flow through your home or if it is too insulated which is often the case in places with cold climates.

What happens is that particles like dust, mites, dirt, dander viruses and bacteria make their way inside then have no where to go. Everyday we are breathing all that in. We deal with ongoing air quality concerns in all types of homes—from century homes with poor insulation to newer home that are so air tight, there is no way for these pollutants to get out.