How can your heating and air system improve your health?
We don’t often think about the air circulating throughout our home unless our HVAC system stops cooling or heating, but much more than that is happening behind the scenes. Air is constantly circulating throughout our homes when our systems are running. We spend approximately 90% of our time indoors regularly, and even more now in the ongoing crisis, so our air quality is more important than ever.
But small air pollutants such as viruses, bacteria, and mold can travel and pass through many traditional filters. One effective solution comes from the use of ultraviolet (UV) lights and air filtration systems that are installed in your existing HVAC system.
Air Filtration and UV Lights
Air filtration systems and UV lights are designed to specifically trap pathogens and disinfect the air in your home. These products can improve the overall air quality of your home and protect you and your family from harmful microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, and pollution indoors.
UV lights specifically sanitize the air in your home and remove harmful pathogens in the air. According to the Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, UV radiation significantly reduced the growth of microorganisms in air handling units.
Defending your home or business
In our current climate, our greatest concern is Covid-19, the disease that comes from the coronavirus. Covid-19 is primarily spread through droplets from sneezing or coughing that can travel up to several feet away. Once the droplets land on a surface, they can survive for several hours to days. If a person then touches that surface, they can catch the virus themselves if they touch their mouth, eyes, or nose.
However, these droplets could possibly spread residually throughout the HVAC system of your home or business as the air circulates. Studies have shown that small particles carrying coronavirus may linger in the air. Someone may cough and walk away, but the particles can still be inhaled by another person.
UV lights have been used to kill the flu and the superbug, so scientists believe UV lights should be able to kill covid-19 as well. However, more testing in the future will show exactly how effective UV lights are against covid-19.
Call Witt Air Conditioning for more information
At Witt Air Conditioning, our expert technicians are trained installers of Apco-x, an air filtration system from Fresh-Aire UV that combines both UV lights and carbon cells. This antimicrobial nanotechnology disinfects your air as it traps odors, mold, and germs throughout your home.
Although Fresh-Aire UV systems have not been specifically tested against coronavirus, they have effectively eliminated similar pathogens in size, “some that require an even greater dosage for inactivation than coronavirus.”
Call Witt Air Conditioning today at (912) 925-9557 for more information.
Disclaimer: “Fresh-Aire UV systems are installed within the HVAC system and are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. The systems have not been tested on Coronavirus and is not a medical device.”