Improving Indoor Air Quality From Furnaces Calgary

Calgary’s moderately warm summer cold winter climate makes a high efficiency furnace and indoor air quality system an important consideration. Based on the findings from the Canadian Human Activities Pattern Survey, people in Calgary spend almost 90 percent of their time in their houses. This means that the indoor air quality has to be improved from the furnace in Calgary.

The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that indoor air pollution is one of the major health risks at home. How much indoor air pollutants are in the house relies on the following factors.

• Materials and building design,


• The presence of indoor sources like consumer products and combustion equipment,


• The rate of how much outdoor air exchanges with indoor air through the use of air conditioning systems and from open and closed windows, and


• The levels of outdoor air pollution.

In order to improve the quality of indoor air, the furnace Calgary has to be constantly maintained by professionals. Action Furnace, one of the leading companies in Calgary that offers indoor air quality, air conditioning, and heating services, understands the importance of having a good indoor air quality for the home. They can help improve the home’s indoor air quality as part of their installation and maintenance services.

Some of the health issues faced by families who are not able to have good quality indoor air are respiratory tract infection, lung cancer, asthma, and several allergies. The symptoms involved with low indoor air quality are watering eyes, scratchy throat, red eyes, nausea, nasal irritation, headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, and coughing. The elderly and infants are likely to be prone to health risks if the place they are living has low indoor air quality.

There are several ways of improving the indoor air quality.  Action Furnace can install a home purifier and particle filters, manage the humidity, check for carbon monoxide, clean the ducts, and improve the ventilation.

• Improving ventilation. Opening the windows may not be enough to improve ventilation. You need to get professional advice from Action Furnace to help control the filtration and ventilation as well as regularly maintaining the furnace Calgary can minimize indoor air pollutants.


• Particle filtering. Low indoor air quality is sometimes caused by a poor particle filtration system or even the lack of it. A HEPA or High Efficiency Particulate Air filter can help filter pollen and dust mite feces, which are linked to allergies.


• Cleaning the duct regularly. Air conditioning units and ducts have to be cleared of dust and mold. These contaminants are generally coming from the furnaces Calgary.


• Checking for carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide poisoning is known as a silent killer. Action Furnace can check the furnace Calgary every month to ensure that no carbon monoxide is present indoors.


• Managing humidity. By maintaining the proper humidity levels, the growth of harmful biological toxins can be effectively managed. The proper humidity level can also help maintain the necessary moisture of our skin.


• Home Purifier. No matter how you maintain the furnace Calgary, there is still a chance that air pollutants can still manage to get inside. Home purifiers can help reduce indoor air pollutants. They can effectively do this through germicidal UVC light and catalytic oxidation and filtration built into the system.