FACT-We Spend 90% of our lives indoors.

Furnace World offers several solutions for improving indoor air quality. According to the EPA, the air inside your home can be up to 5 times more polluted than the outside. With better insulated homes and windows, the elements are kept out but the airborne particles are held in. In addition, Colorado's combination of high altitude, arid climate, wind and intense sun wreaks havoc on our health, skin, even our household furniture. 

Steam Humidifiers and Electronic Air Cleaners

Steam Humidifier-the process of adding moisture to the air

Four great reasons to add active humidification to your home:

1. During the cold winter months when the furnace runs quite often, and static electricity is a problem adding humidity to your home can significantly reduce the static issue.
   
2. Low humidity can make you more susceptible to catching a cold or flu virus. Doctors recommend levels of 45% relative humidity for good respiratory health. The average level in a home heated with forced air is under 25%. 
   
3. When the air is properly humidified, it is quite possible to turn the thermostat down 3-4 degrees and be just as comfortable, therefore saving energy dollars. 
   
4. You have to dust your house less.

Electronic Air Cleaner

Do you need one?  Maybe. Do you want one?  Probably!  The average 1,500 square foot home in the U.S. creates 40 pounds of dust per year. 

Why is extended air filtration a great idea for your home?

Dust mites which are a major allergen, are about 1 micron in size. The Trane Clean Effects electronic air cleaner is 99.98% efficient in capturing particles 1 micron in size and is approximately 100 times more effective than a standard 1” furnace filter. 

One out of three family members has respiratory problems. If anyone in your home has any allergy or respiratory issues, extended filtration will seriously increase their comfort level. 

F.Y.I.

As the higher efficiency furnaces of today have a much longer run cycle than furnaces of even 20 years ago, a new furnace can increase an air cleaners ability to purify the air since the air is being passed through the filter many more times.