Indoor Air Quality Articles

Improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) at your Savannah home or business makes sense on so many levels. Consider your health, your comfort, and your household budget. It’s hard to imagine a more important investment than improving the air you breathe!

With the way the world is today, choosing effective indoor air quality (IAQ) products to help sanitize the air in your Garden City home or business has never been so important.

Filtration, or filtering the air, is a great way to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) throughout your Georgia or South Carolina home. Clean air helps anyone with asthma, allergies, or some other type of respiratory condition. It is the first and most important step toward creating a healthy home.

Energy-efficient homes are more common than ever. Although they provide many benefits, including reducing overall energy usage and a smaller carbon footprint, they come with some disadvantages as well.  What Disadvantages? The most significant disadvantage is poor indoor air quality. Tightly sealed Savannah area homes prevent heated and cooled air from escaping as easily, but…

The spread of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has all of us greatly concerned in Georgia and South Carolina. At Old Coast Heating & Air Conditioning, our top priority is the health and safety of you and your loved ones. We take great pride in selling indoor air quality products to homes and businesses that are…

Our highly climate-controlled indoor environments can often be extremely comfortable in our modern world. Combine that with the fact so many of our daily needs are easily met without needing to go outside, and you find a society that spends nearly all its time indoors. As a result, poor indoor air quality has become a…

In many aspects of life, good things take time. You can also apply this wise advice to make your Savannah, Georgia, home more comfortable. It may take some time to form healthy home-care habits, but the increased comfort you’ll notice in your home is definitely worth it. Keep reading to learn about four HVAC habits…

Temperatures in Savannah, GA are often hot and humid, but there’s a definite cool-down in the fall and winter. Keeping your house comfortable year-round is important. If you are planning to invite friends over for the holiday season, you need to be sure your HVAC system is working efficiently. If you have noticed hot and cold zones, unpleasant smells, or an increase in breathing problems, your duct work may be to blame.

HVAC filters are key components to your Savannah, GA, or Hilton Head, SC, home’s HVAC system. HVAC filters play an important role in the efficiency of your system and the overall health of your home. It’s important that you know what your HVAC filters do, when they need to be replaced, and what the differences are among the ratings.

Your Savannah, GA home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system plays a major role in keeping the air inside your home clean, and simple changes like changing your filter on a routine basis can help improve your home’s IAQ – but they won’t solve the problem. That’s why Old Coast Heating & Air Conditioning is proud to carry the Reme Halo whole home in-duct air purifying system, and its patented Photohydroionization™ (PHI) technology.

Uneven temperatures in your Savannah, GA home could signal a problem with airflow. An unbalanced ductwork system could be the culprit. Fortunately, this is a problem that in most cases you can readily fix.

Low indoor air quality (IAQ) in your Hilton Head, South Carolina, home can reduce your HVAC system’s airflow and increase your utility bills. It could also lead to inconvenient, expensive breakdowns and shorten your system’s life. If you notice any of these three signs of poor IAQ, consider having a trusted professional inspect your system.

There’s nothing prettier than Savannah, GA, in springtime. However, for allergy sufferers, the pollen from blooming flowers and trees can cause misery. Add to that dust and other pollutants circulating through your home, and your family could end up being sick more often. A few simple household chores can improve your home’s indoor air quality and keep…

Bad smells in your Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, home can prevent you and your family from feeling comfortable. They can also make your place feel less welcoming to guests, and they could even be signs of a more serious problem. Common causes of poor indoor air quality and unpleasant scents include biological growth, smoke,…

Your HVAC air filter in your Savannah, GA home is a small, but significant feature of your system. It traps dust and dirt from circulating through your home and prevents poor IAQ. Although the air filter benefits your home, it can create problems if you don’t clean or change it regularly. Check out a few…

According to the medical experts at MedlinePlus, indoor allergies can result from exposure to dust mites, pollen, mold or pet dander. These allergens can sometimes trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory problems for vulnerable individuals. Here are three proven strategies to help you allergy-proof and improve the indoor air quality inside your Savannah, GA, home. Invest…