Indoor Air Quality
Humidifiers:
At DHC comfort we know that it isn’t just the furnace and air conditioner that keep you comfortable and save you money. With proper humidity levels in your home, you have a more comfortable living environment at a lower temperature. This allows you to turn down your thermostat for ever more energy savings. Proper humidification also prevents damage to hardwood floors, wood furniture, pianos, and keeps your skin from drying out.
There are three different humidifier types to choose from:
AccuClean™ whole-house air filtration system: the best way to clean your air:
Our revolutionary AccuClean™ air filtration system is designed to eliminate up to an extraordinary 99.98% of airborne contaminates, such as pollen, most tobacco smoke, dust, cooking smoke, mold spores, mildew, bacteria, pet hair and dander, from the filtered air in your home. AccuClean air cleaners establish a new benchmark in home air cleaning technology-and will not doubt be a welcome relief for allergy sufferers in your family.
Filters:
At DHC comfort we have installed almost every type of filter system made. Each of them had their downfalls and left us looking for something more. Recently American Standard came out with a filter system called the Accuclean. It is without a doubt the best filtration system we have installed and the best value for the money. The Accuclean is the filtration system that everyone should install in their home! We have seen the results of putting this filter in and feel so strongly about it that it is the only filter system we recommend.
The quality of the air in our homes is one of the top five health risks in America today. The air inside our homes averages four times worse than the air outside. That is why we recommend only the best filter be put in with any system.
By-pass:
This is the basic, least efficient and least expensive humidifier. It uses the heat and fan from the furnace to create humidity. This type of humidifier works better the more the furnace is running, so the colder the months, the better it works.
Powered:
This humidifier is the most popular for several reasons, it has a self-contained fan, allowing for a cleaner installation and for more humidification to go into the home. This humidifier can also be installed with a manual control or for optimum efficiency and comfort. it can be installed to sense the outdoor temperature and provide exactly the humidity your home needs.
Steam:
Even though this is the most efficient humidifier, because of its cost, it is also installed the least. This humidifier has its own fan and its own heat source. That means that in late fall or early spring when it isn’t cold enough for the furnace to be running, you can still have exactly the humidity you want. This is the ideal year-around humidification system, though it is most commonly installed for people with medical conditions, severe allergies of people with lots of wood furniture and/or musical instruments.
ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator):
These are used to bring in filtered air from the outside into your heating and cooling system, while exhausting the air from in your home. The construction of our homes is getting tighter and allowing for fewer natural air exchanges. When the air is brought in through an ERV, the heat and humidity are transferred efficiently into the incoming air so that you keep most of the humidity and heat in your home.
UV lights (ultra violet):
Single Bulb:
This UV light is designed to keep your indoor air conditioning coil free from mold spores and certain bacteria. This is the least effective and least expensive type of UV light but does a great job of simply keeping the air conditioning coil clean. That can help to avoid service calls, avoid odors, and keep your family healthy.
Dual Bulb:
Dual bulb UV lights are designed to eliminate mold spores and certain bacteria from being re-circulated into your home. The shortwave lights, similar to those used in hospitals, laboratories, and commercial kitchens, are easy to add to any heating and cooling system. Plus the long-life lamps are easy to replace when needed.