Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Tue, Aug 24, 2010
It’s hayfever season. For allergy sufferers, hayfever season is a misery of running, sneezy noses, itchy, watering eyes and scratchy throats. Fall flowering plants and weeds like goldenrod and ragweed waft pollen into the air, creating havoc with the sinus systems of hayfever sufferers. The simple act of taking a breath fills their sinus cavities with pollen-laced air, triggering an allergic reaction that causes sinus tissues to swell and itch, making breathing difficult. In defense, the body produces copious amounts of mucous in an attempt to wash away the offending pollens, causing constant sniffling, sneezing and nose blowing. For hayfever sufferers, the misery lasts through the first frost when the cold kills the offending plants, halting pollen production.
Pollen counts in Lorain County have ranged from moderately to extremely high since the start of hayfever season at the beginning of August. Unfortunately for Lorain County hayfever sufferers, weather forecasters expect pollen counts to remain in the very high range for the duration of the hayfever season. Pollen production is affected by weather, and our higher than normal summer temperatures, coupled with strong winds have created ideal conditions for pollen production and distribution in Lorain County.
Installation of a Carrier Infinity Air Purifier is the Most Efficient Way to Remove Pollen from the Air
The only effective way to alleviate hayfever symptoms is to remove pollen particles from the air. Installation of a Carrier Infinity Air Purifier by your Lorain County heating and air conditioning professional is the most effective and most efficient way to remove pollen particulate from the air and create a healthy, breathable environment for Lorain County allergy sufferers. Adding an air purifier to the HVAC system in your Lorain County home is far more effective in cleaning pollen from the air than purchasing a portable room air purifier as it removes pollen from your entire home, not just a single room. Click here to find out more.
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Wed, Aug 18, 2010
Pollen counts have been abnormally high since spring which doesn’t bode well for hay fever sufferers. Lorain County allergy sufferers are already stocking up on Kleenex and Benadryl in preparation for the sneezing fits, watery eyes and itchy noses that bedevil them in August and September until frost brings relief.
Prolific Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Increased the Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Air
Allergists say the warmer than usual winter and heavy spring rains encouraged explosive plant growth in Lorain County, allowing the pollen-bearing weeds and flowers that bother allergy sufferers to cover the landscape. As these plants go to seed in the fall, they are releasing copious quantities of pollen into the air. The problem is exacerbated by global warming, say environmentalists. Prolific greenhouse gas emissions have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, spurring plant growth and pollen production and fungal spores. The bad news for allergy sufferers is that if left unchecked, rising carbon dioxide levels could increase air-borne allergens threefold within the next 30 years.
Install an Air Cleaner on Your Heating and Cooling System to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Home comfort appliances that trap or kill pollen, mold spores and other allergens from indoor air can make a significant difference in the lives of allergy sufferers. Today’s energy-efficient air conditioners are equipped with highly efficient filters that trap and remove allergens from indoor air. Allergy sufferers will profit from constantly running the air conditioner fan. This keeps air circulating through A/C filters, continuously removing newly introduced allergens from the air.
A particularly successful way to improve indoor air quality is to have your Lorain County heating and air conditioning professional install an electronic air cleaner on your heating and cooling system. Standard fiberglass mesh furnace filters trap only 15% of problematic air particles. Energy-efficient electric air cleaners can trap up to 95% of airborne allergens and other particles, including smoke, grease, bacteria and many viruses. Contact your Lorain County heating and cooling professional today about installing an air cleaner and start breathing easy!
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Climate Change Predicts Longer, More Severe Allergies
Climate changes spell more misery for allergy and asthma sufferers in Lorain County, Ohio. Climatologists are predicting ever-increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the air we breathe. Lorain County allergists say this will mean longer and more severe allergy seasons for their patients. Increased carbon dioxide is good for plants, promoting faster growth and more pollen output. Unfortunately, that’s bad for allergy sufferers. It’s plant pollen that is most responsible for the sneezing, watery eyes and itchy sinus tissues that plague allergy sufferers. Adding insult to injury, researchers at the University of Maryland say elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide increase production of fungal spores, another significant cause of allergy reactions.
Improve Your Indoor Air Quality
High pollen and mold counts like those we’ve been having lately in Lorain County send allergy sufferers fleeing indoors to give their aching sinuses a rest. Energy-efficient air conditioners which filter out allergens and pollutants while circulating indoor air provide much needed relief to Lorain County allergy and asthma sufferers. Lorain County residents who have allergies or asthma should use allergen-reducing HEPA filters on their air conditioner and furnace. These fine-grained filters ensure that even small grains of pollen, mold spores and pollutants are trapped and removed from indoor air.
Call Raymond Plumbing For All Your Needs
Asking your Lorain County air conditioning professional to install a Carrier air cleaner can further filter and purify indoor air. Air cleaners are known to greatly increase breathing comfort for allergy and asthma sufferers. If you have problems with mold, you may also want to have your Lorain County heating and air conditioning professional install a Carrier UV Lamp on the indoor coil of your furnace/air conditioner. UV lamps kill dangerous mold spores and harmful bacterial, making your home a healthier, safer environment for the entire family.
Your trusted Lorain County plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor can perform an AirAdvice Indoor Air Analysis to measure and pinpoint the allergens in your Lorain County home.
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Tue, May 18, 2010
In our last post we talked about indoor air pollution problems than can cause discomfort and unhealthy conditions inside Lorain County homes. Inadequate ventilation, poor humidity control, ineffective filtering and inefficient furnace or air conditioner operation are frequent causes of unhealthy indoor air pollution. Fortunately, your Lorain County plumbing, heating and air conditioning professional can perform and AirAdvice Indoor Air Analysis to pinpoint the source of indoor air quality problems and recommend effective solutions.
Here’s a quick rundown on typical indoor air quality equipment and the problems they solve:
Air cleaners
Trap polluting particles, pet dander, plant pollen, mold spores and other airborne contaminants in fine filters and keep them from circulating in the air. Standard fiber glass-mesh furnace filters trap only 15% of airborne pollutants, leaving 85% of these particles in the air you breathe. Mechanical Air Cleaners use a heavy-duty media filter capable of trapping up to 28 times more particles than a standard fiber glass filter. Electronic Air Cleaners are even more effective in cleaning indoor air, capturing up to 95% of all airborne particles, including smoke, grease, bacteria and many viruses.
Humidifiers
Control humidity levels inside your home, increasing comfort year round. Because humidity affects the way our bodies feel heat, using a humidifier to maintain optimum humidity inside your home will also save on utility bills. Increasing humidity in winter when the air is dry allows you to feel comfortable at lower temperatures. Decreasing humidity in the summer increases comfort and allows you to set your air conditioner to a slightly higher temperature.
Ventilators
Regularly exchange unhealthy indoor air with clean outdoor air to create a healthier indoor environment in your home. Ventilators remove from your home harmful accumulated carbon dioxide, cooking fumes and gases from building materials and furniture and replace that spent air with clean, fresh outdoor air.
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Improve Indoor Air Quality This Summer
Spring is in the air and that means it is time for pollen and allergies. Sneezing runny nose and congestion are common spring systems. It's as though the lawn and weed sprouted overnight.
If you want to breathe comfortably all summer long it is important to improve indoor air quality throughout your entire house.
- Americans spend 90% of their time indoors
- Indoor air is often is worse then the air outdoors
- It contains hazardous pollutants
- Listed as one of the TOP 5 environmental risks is indoor air pollution
John Hopkins released a study that found an association between increased levels of indoor air pollutants and severity of asthma symptomos amongh children. They follolwed 150 asthmatic children for six months, monitoring children's bedrooms at scheduled intervals. The conclusion, not surprising is the increase need for indoor air quiality services, because children spend so much time indoors.
Understanding the need for indoor air quality is important. By using trap and kill air cleaners like the Carrier Infinity or Aprilaire 500 you will improve your quality of life and reduce health problems.
Indoor Air Analysis
To find out if your home is a health risk, you should have it tested. We can perform a simple diagnostic test to determine levels of air pollution inside your home. Air advice offers indoor testing of 5 critical items, including temperature, humidity, carbon monoxide, dust and chemical pollutants. It records and stores data so a time line can be established to determine what and when the indoor air pollution is occurring.
Are you worried about the air you breathe in your home? Find out if your home's air is polluted with a simple diagnostic test called the AirAdvice™ Indoor Air Analysis. Register with us online today!
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Allergies and Asthma Continue to Increase in the U.S.
The trees are starting to bud and flowers are beginning to bloom. Spring is in the air and Lorain County allergy sufferers know that pollen is not far behind. The number of people in the U.S. who suffer from allergies has risen 25% in the past four years, affecting an estimated 60 million Americans. One in four Lorain County residents is apt to have at least one allergy, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The incidence of asthma in the U.S. has tripled over the past 25 years and now affects more than 22 million Americans.
Researchers say climate change is partly responsible for the dramatic increase in the number of allergy sufferers. Global warming has extended pollen-based allergy seasons in the U.S., though scientists believe that other as yet undiscovered factors may play a role in increased allergy suffering.
“Allergies and asthma seem to be increasing everywhere, and we don’t know why that is,” David Rosenstreich, director of allergy and immunology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, told USA Today in a March 15, 2010 online article. Rosenstreich said a variety of factors seem to be creating a “perfect storm of allergy and asthma.”
Add a Air Cleaner to your Cooling System and Breathe Easy
For now, it appears that the best offense against allergies in Lorain County is a good defense. Adding a Carrier air cleaner to your heating and cooling system can improve indoor air quality throughout your entire house. Carrier’s Infinity Air Purifier gets top ratings in providing healthier air and cleaner air. MERV 15 efficiency captures and kills airborne allergens and germs allowing you and your family to breathe easy, whether you have allergies or not.
If you want to breathe comfortably all summer long, ask your air conditioning professional to install a Carrier air cleaner on your system while he’s there for your annual air conditioner performance check.
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Mon, Nov 30, 2009
Improve Indoor Air Quality
More American children suffer from asthma than any other serious chronic illness. According to the American Lung Association, more than 6.8 million children in the U.S. have asthma. Asthma accounts for one-third of all hospital stays by children under 15. An asthma attack is a frightening experience. As airways swell, airflow becomes increasingly restricted. Wheezing and gasping for air, your child cannot draw oxygen into his lungs. Surrounded by air, he cannot breath. 
Take Charge of Your Indoor Environment
Fortunately, asthma can be controlled. Asthma requires medical intervention, daily medication, rescue inhalers and changes in lifestyle. There are many excellent products on the market that can improve the air quality of your home and help your child breathe easy. In fact, improving the air quality of your home benefits the whole family. A 2007 AirAdvice study found that 9 out of 10 people are breathing unhealthy air inside their homes. Installing an air cleaner in your home can remarkably improve indoor air quality for everyone. For a child with asthma, installing an air cleaner can be a life saver.
Indoor Air Analysis
Air cleaners eliminate pollutants, pollens, dust, pet dander and other allergens from the air, They also remove cooking, cleaning, paint and other noxious odors, making for a more pleasant, comfortable and safer home environment. Raymond Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning can perform a simple diagnostic test to determine levels of air pollution inside your home. Over four days we use an unobtrusive monitor to measure elements that can affect indoor air quality including particles, chemical pollutants, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature and relative humidity. You receive a full-color report so you know exactly what is in the air you and your family are breathing. Raymond’s experienced experts can help you solve any air quality issues so that you and your family can breathe easy.