Fight Fall Allergies with HVAC & IAQ

The seasons are changing soon, which means fall allergies are incoming. Fall allergies aren’t just an outdoor problem – they affect many inside Montgomery, AL area homes, too. Luckily, with the right HVAC and indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, you can reduce symptoms and enjoy the season with ease.

Our Montgomery, AL HVAC technicians share some important steps to fight fall allergies inside your home. For assistance with the HVAC and IAQ solutions mentioned below, call Hans today!

How to Beat Fall Allergies with HVAC and Air Quality Tools

1. Stay on top of seasonal maintenance
2. Check and change your air filter regularly
3. Consider additional indoor air quality products to address your specific concerns. Products include media air cleaners, ultraviolet air purifiers, dehumidifiers, and high efficiency filters.

HVAC Maintenance to Reduce Fall Allergies

Fall is the right time to have your heating system tuned up by our professional HVAC technicians. You probably know you need a furnace or heat pump tune up to improve energy efficiency and heating system performance, but did you know heating maintenance also helps those who suffer from fall allergies?

Furnaces and air handlers collect dust from the air that passes through them. As the air continues to circulate, this dust and other debris move around and become trapped by the filter. Excess dust and debris in the heating system clog up your filter quicker, so it is unable to deliver the allergen-fighting power you need. A professional tune up cleans your heating system to undo this burden on your filter.

Also, during a heating system tune up, our technicians evaluate your system to identify other issues that pose an allergy problem in your home. Duct leaks, for example, not only let your warm air out and waste energy, but they also allow airborne contaminants into the duct system. 

This adds more pollutants like pollen, dust mites, dander, and insect or rodent dropping spores into your home. By identifying system issues, we are able to propose and perform the right solutions to keep as many allergens out of your air supply as possible.

Indoor Air Quality Products Trap and Neutralize Fall Allergens

IAQ products work with your home’s heating and cooling systems to deliver cleaner air with fewer contaminants throughout your living areas. It’s inevitable that some outdoor allergens will make their way into your home. IAQ products pull them out of your air supply as well as reduce the number of indoor-originating contaminants so you suffer fewer symptoms from fall allergies in your home.

Air cleaners

Install air cleaners with your heating system so that all conditioned air passes through for contaminant removal. They use advanced filtration and other processes (depending on the type of air cleaner) to eliminate contaminants up to 99.9 percent.

UV lights

Mold and mildew are a big aggravator of fall allergies for many across Montgomery. UV lights are installed within your HVAC system to tackle mold and mildew both inside and out. They stop the growth of mold and mildew inside your system, as well as neutralize spores circulating through your home’s air from outdoors or elsewhere in the house.

Dehumidifiers

Here in Alabama, we live with excessive humidity during the year. A whole house dehumidifier helps the air conditioner with moisture extraction and reduces stress on the AC system. It also monitors and controls the amount of humidity in the air, keeping you more comfortable. 

Also, when the humidity is better controlled, you can set the AC at a higher temperature and still feel fine. Nationally, relative humidity is considered best between 30 and 50 percent. In our climate, however, achievable indoor humidity is closer to 40 to 60 percent. Higher levels leave you vulnerable to mold and mildew growth – two big allergens as well. 

High efficiency filters

While a furnace filter’s main job is to prevent dirt and dust accumulation inside the system to protect components, they benefit homeowners by also removing contaminants from the air supply. Not all are created equally – you want a filter with a MERV rating of 8 to 12 for enhanced airborne contaminant and allergen control in your home.

Stop Fall Allergies with Hans’ Help

Hans Heating and Air is committed to helping our Montgomery area neighbors limit the disruptions fall allergies cause at home. We evaluate your home to determine the best HVAC and IAQ solutions to target the issues you face indoors. Breathe better this fall – contact Hans today.