I missed the lecture about indoor air quality.
- When I think of air pollution, that’s all outside.
So when I learned about the connection between HVAC equipment and the air we breathe inside, I was a bit stunned. Again, I just had no idea there were concerns when it came to indoor air quality. This assumption was based on the fact that people were always told to stay indoors with the smog was bad when I lived in the city. And air pollution was the stuff coming out of exhaust pipes and factories. It was not something to worry about inside the house. Plus, there was an air filter that I changed each month that definitely showed signs of dirt. So I just figured the HVAC equipment was cleaning the air. That’s not the case at all. To start, there are loads of things inside our homes that affect the indoor air quality. There are so many synthetics, from carpet to furniture, that are giving off airborne contaminants. Then throw in the pollen, pet dander and all that comes to indoor air quality that isn’t great. And that air filter I was changing each month was designed to catch the big stuff so it doesn’t hurt the HVAC unit. All the other stuff is getting blown around the house when the HVAC unit kicks on. So the very first thing I did was to upgrade the HVAC air filter to a HEPA filter. These HEPA filters remove more than 99 percent of the airborne contaminants that attack my respiratory system. It’s made a tremendous difference as I save my money to go all the way with a whole home air purification system.