At Brown’s Heating & Air Conditioning LLC, we take YOUR indoor air quality seriously. We offer the best solutions and products; keeping you safe and healthy while protecting your biggest investment—your home!
What We Can Do For You!
Indoor Air Quality
Your home’s heating and cooling system probably came with a one inch fiberglass filter. These filters barely do anything to protect you from indoor air pollutants. They’re designed to capture larger particulates (the little “floaties” you see in a beam of light coming through your window). When you combine these poor filters with a lack of humidity control, you have a very serious indoor air quality (IAQ) situation. That becomes critical for those suffering from asthma, allergies, and other respiratory issues.
The EPA states, “Since most people spend about 90% of their time indoors, mostly in their homes, much of their exposure to airborne pollutants will happen in the home.”
The Center For Disease Control & Protection (CDC) states there are 3 categories of indoor air pollutants:
- Bio-hazards
- Particulates
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
There are IAQ options for you and your family to choose from.
Now with offices in Carlyle and Troy, IL
Call today!
Carlyle: 618-322-7162
Troy: 730-236-1366
Air Filtration and Purification
Most people do not thoroughly understand filtration. If you ask the typical homeowner, they would say, “It’s to clean the air you breathe.” That’s only one advantage of a good filter. But what qualifies as a “good” filter? Below we discuss the benefits of a good filtering system.
It protects your system. Dust and other particulates collect on the surface of your blower fins which can reduce its efficiency by 20%. These same particulates collect on the surface of your indoor coil making it less efficient in transferring heat. This wastes another 15% of the energy used to cool your home. It also decreases your cooling system’s ability to de-humidify–costing you even more money in utilities! We always wonder why clients will invest in a high-efficiency heating and cooling system without protecting it with a high-efficiency filtration system. You quickly reduce the efficiency you paid for. Plus, without yearly maintenance, dust collects on circuit boards and blocks motor ports that dissipate heat. According to EnergyStar, dust and dirt are the #1 causes of needed repairs! Call us today to schedule that needed maintenance tune-up and cleaning!
It protects the ones you love. The sad point is most people do not realize the things that can hurt them are the things they cannot see. The little “floaties” we mentioned earlier are visible but also large enough to be collected on the surface of most filters. It’s the unseen floaties, those smaller than 5 microns that are the culprits. Various pollen, mold spores, smoke particles, and all bacteria & viruses are smaller than 5 microns and some are smaller than 0.01 microns with viruses as small as 0.004. This is why a very good filter cannot be your only line of defense. Even the best filters found in hospitals are combined with an effective eradication system. These systems are available to the public at a fraction of the cost they used to be. Think of the person in your family suffering from allergies or other respiratory illnesses. A small investment can give them relief. How much is that worth to you?
Humidity Control
Controlling Humidity In Our Humid Illinois Summers.
Too much humidity is just as bad as not enough. In the summer, we must remove humidity to decrease mold, mildew, and dust mite proliferation. When the relative humidity level exceeds 50% dust mites are able to breed. Humidity is not always easy to manage in a multi-level home or one with a basement. Over-sized cooling equipment makes the situation worse.
DID YOU KNOW: No one is allergic to dust mites? The allergic reaction is caused by a protein found in their feces and dead body parts. Another fact: the typical bed is home to over 10 million dust mites. Ready to do something about your humidity?
Controlling Humidity In Our Dry Winters
No one likes the feel of dry skin. If you’re suffering from respiratory problems, low humidity may cause havoc with the mucus membranes in your sinuses and lungs. Dry air may increase virus and bacteria growth as well as cause damage to wood floors, artwork, and antiques. Don’t wait until the damage is already done. You have choices to make and we can help you select the right humidity control product for your home or office.
The service man was very knowledgeable and answered all questions that we asked… The new system was installed with great professionalism, friendly, and timely manner… I am very appreciative of Gene and his crew to make sure that everything was done right and to a standard that they would use with their family!
Sherrill Whitener, 5/5 STAR RATING