Indoor air quality is something we often take for granted, yet it’s crucially important. Surprisingly, the air inside our homes can be 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside, significantly affecting our wellbeing.
Fortunately, your trusty air conditioning system is key to ensuring cleaner indoor air. By taking proper care of your aircon unit, you’re not just maintaining a machine; you’re enhancing the warmth and safety of your living space.
At Alfa Airconditioning, we’ve committed over twenty years to perfecting the art of HVAC systems – from crafting customised designs to offering detailed troubleshooting guides. Our co-founder John Wong uses his extensive experience to drive innovation in everything we do, setting us apart in this field.
Together, we’ll explore how regular upkeep and judicious choices can improve the atmosphere within your home immeasurably. So if you’re keen on making every breath in your home a fresher one, let’s explore.
Key Takeaways
- Clean your aircon and check it often to make sure it works well and keeps the air clean.
- Change your air filters every 1-3 months to stop dust and dirt from making the air bad inside.
- Use devices like dehumidifiers and air purifiers with your aircon to help keep the moisture right and take out more pollutants from the indoor air.
- Letting fresh air in through windows or using fans helps lower the amount of bad stuff in your indoor air, especially when you can’t open windows much in cold weather.
- Vacuuming, dusting, and having plants inside can also make your home’s air cleaner.
Regular Maintenance of Aircon
We always stress the importance of regular aircon maintenance to keep your system running smoothly. It’s a sure way to enhance energy efficiency and extend the life of your unit.
Our team at Alfa Airconditioning recommends scheduling professional upkeep at least once a year. This isn’t just about checking; it involves thorough cleaning and fixing any potential issues before they turn into big problems.
Our smart diagnostic technology has been a game-changer, cutting down service times by 30%. Imagine: less time waiting for maintenance means more time enjoying cool, clean air. Plus, after we rolled out our customised maintenance plan for a major hotel chain, their energy consumption dropped by 40%.
That’s proof that taking care of your air conditioner makes a huge difference in performance and savings.
Use High-Quality Air Filters
We always choose high-quality air filters for our air conditioning systems. These play a big role in keeping indoor air clean. Changing them every 1-3 months stops dust and dirt from building up.
Indoor air is often more polluted than the air outside, by 2 to 5 times. Good filters catch these pollutants and make sure they don’t circulate back into your home.
EPA shows us how crucial clean indoor air is. Filters do this by pulling in a lot of air through them and trapping the bad stuff like dust and other tiny particles that can harm your health.
Yet, it’s good to know EPA doesn’t see them as a fix for radon issues but is still checking if they help lower risks from such dangers.
Keep Aircon Coils Clean
Dirt and dust on your aircon’s coils can make the unit work harder. This means it uses more power and might break down sooner. We ensure the evaporator and condenser coils are spotless to boost performance.
Our team checks these during regular servicing, keeping your system efficient.
Cleaning these parts also helps keep indoor air clean, reducing asthma and allergy triggers. At Alfa Aircon, we pay special attention to removing debris from both indoor and outdoor units during maintenance visits.
This step is key for a healthy home environment.
Control Indoor Humidity Levels
We know keeping your home’s air fresh matters to you. So, we make sure to manage humidity inside. High humidity makes the air feel stuffy and can help mold grow. We use programmable thermostats to keep things just right—neither too damp nor too dry.
Controlling moisture helps stop allergens like dust mites and mold spores from bothering you. A comfy level of humidity also means your aircon won’t have to work as hard, saving energy.
This smart balance keeps the air in your house clean and comfortable all year round.
Ensure Proper Ventilating
We make sure our homes breathe well. Fresh air cuts down indoor pollutants. Open windows and doors help, especially with fans or a window air con set to bring outside air in. This simple act lowers the concentration of harmful particles inside.
Our efforts address a startling fact: indoor air can be up to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air, according to the EPA.
Winter brings a unique challenge as colder weather means less fresh air flow indoors. We tackle this by keeping ventilation strong even when it’s cold outside. Ensuring good airflow isn’t just about comfort; it’s crucial for health too.
Techniques include using mechanical systems like HVAC units which circulate air effectively throughout spaces, ensuring that we’re not breathing in stale, contaminated air.
Use Air Purifiers Alongside Aircon
We pair air purifiers with our air conditioning units to fight indoor pollution. Experts say indoor air can be 2-5 times more polluted than outside. Air purifiers, especially those with HEPA filters, remove pollutants and small particles like dust, pollen, and smoke from the room.
This way, while the aircon cools the space, the purifier cleans it.
Adding a dehumidifier in damp areas also helps. It keeps moisture levels low, stopping mold and mildew from growing. Together, these devices make sure we breathe cleaner air at home.
They tackle various pollutants that our heating, ventilation, and cooling systems alone might miss.
Supplementary Tips for Enhanced Air Quality
For better indoor air, don’t just rely on your cooling system. Things like avoiding smoke inside, cleaning with a dust sucker, and having green plants can make the air nicer to breathe.
Avoid Indoor Smoking
Keeping cigarettes outside keeps our air cleaner. Smoking indoors releases harmful toxins like formaldehyde and aerosols into the air. These bad substances can stick to walls, and furniture, and even circulate through our heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
This makes indoor smoking a big no for healthy air.
We all know how important clean air is for our health. The EPA shows that indoor air can be much more polluted than outdoor one—up to five times worse. By choosing not to smoke inside, we greatly cut down on indoor pollutants.
This simple step helps avoid allergies, asthma, and other breathing problems in the home. It’s a sure way we keep everyone safer and more comfortable at home.
Regularly Vacuum and Dust
We always tell our clients to vacuum and dust their homes often. This simple act can make indoor air much better. Why? Because indoor air is usually more polluted than the air outside, by 2-5 times.
So, using a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter becomes key. It traps tiny particles that you don’t want to breathe in.
Also, we advise cleaning things like bedding and curtains regularly. They can hold onto dust mites and allergens. Don’t forget about clearing out clutter too. Clutter makes it harder to clean well and gives dust more places to hide.
By keeping your home tidy and free of excess stuff, you help ensure the air stays cleaner. Cleaner air means less sneezing and healthier living spaces for everyone in the house.
Use Indoor Plants to Purify the Air
We encourage adding plants indoors for cleaner air. Certain houseplants act like natural air purifiers. They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, making the air fresher. Besides looking nice, plants like spider plants, snake plants, and peace lilies can lower levels of common toxins such as benzene and formaldehyde.
These aren’t just beautiful to look at; they work hard to clean the indoor environment.
Keeping these green helpers around helps us control indoor humidity too. Plants naturally increase moisture through a process called transpiration. This makes our rooms more comfortable during dry seasons without turning up the aircon—a smart move for both health and energy bills.
Place them where they get enough light but keep an eye out not to overwater; we want to improve air quality, not invite mould.
Schedule Professional Aircon Servicing
Booking a visit with Alfa Aircon techs keeps your cooling system in top shape. They tackle everything from repairs to thorough cleaning, ensuring your air stays fresh.
Aircon Repair
Aircon repair boosts performance and energy efficiency. We fix issues like refrigerant leaks, dirty filters, and circuit breaker problems. These fixes prevent short cycling and unusual noises, extending your system’s lifespan.
Our team at Alfa Airconditioning uses smart diagnostic tools to reduce service time by 30%. This means we get your aircon running smoothly in less time.
During a service visit, we inspect the condenser unit, air ducts, and evaporator coils. Cleaning coils and replacing filters are part of the process. If there’s a power supply issue or a fuse box problem, we handle that too.
Regular maintenance includes these repairs to keep your air conditioner at its best year-round.
Aircon Chemical Wash
We perform aircon chemical washes to deep clean your system. This process involves taking the unit apart and using special chemicals to get rid of all the dirt, mould, and bacteria that can build up inside.
It’s vital for making sure your air conditioner works well and uses less energy. We recommend doing this at least once a year.
Our team at Alfa Aircon takes care of every step of the chemical wash with precision. The benefits are clear: better air quality, increased efficiency, and a longer life for your air con.
Rely on us to keep your home cool and comfortable while saving on energy costs.
Aircon Gas Top-Up
Our aircons need gas to cool your home. Over time, this gas can run out. Then, the aircon doesn’t cool as well. We check and fill up this gas so your aircon works great again. Alfa Aircon does this once a year to make sure you stay cool and save money.
If your aircon isn’t cold enough, it might be low on gas. This means it’s working too hard and using more energy. Filling up the gas fixes this problem fast. Plus, it makes sure your aircon lasts longer without big repairs.
So, keeping the right level of gas in your aircon helps in many ways – cooler rooms, lower bills, and fewer breakdowns.
Conclusion
Keeping our indoor air clean is key for good health. Clean filters, coils, and regular maintenance of your air conditioning unit can make a big difference. Adding plants, using air purifiers, and controlling humidity help too.
These steps ensure the air we breathe indoors is fresh. For expert help with your system, reach out to us at hello@alfraairconditioning.com.
FAQs
1. How do we clean our aircon to stop indoor air pollution?
First, replace the dirty air filter with a new one. Next, check the ductwork for any blockages. Finally, ensure refrigerant levels are correct and circuit breakers haven’t tripped.
2. Can regular maintenance of our central air conditioner improve indoor air quality?
Yes, routine checks prevent aircon problems like exposure to volatile organic compounds and dust mites. This keeps the air clean.
3. How does changing filters in room air conditioners affect airborne disease transmission?
New filters trap smaller particles including those that carry diseases, reducing aerosol transmission inside homes.
4. What role does natural ventilation play alongside our heating and cooling systems in maintaining healthy indoor environments?
Natural ventilation brings in fresh outdoor air, diluting pollutants from cookstoves and tobacco smoke inside your home.
5. Why should we consider adding high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) cleaners to our climate control system?
HEPA cleaners capture the smallest particles not caught by standard filters, significantly improving indoor CO2 levels and reducing the risk of respiratory diseases.
6. How can Alfa Aircon help enhance my home’s HVAC system for better health during the pandemic?
Alfa Aircon experts install smart thermostats for energy saving and advise on mechanical ventilation enhancements to reduce the risk of poor air quality—email us at hello@alfaairconditioning.com for personalised solutions.