How’s Your Home’s Ventilation?

To prevent the loss of heated and cooled air through structural leaks and cracks, Huntersville, NC homeowners have sealed their homes as tightly as possible. That saves on energy costs, but the lack of ventilation can cause poor indoor air quality. Living in these conditions can be uncomfortable, but more importantly, they can be harmful to your health.

No One Wants Stagnant Air in their Home

Stuffy indoor air isn’t, in itself, a serious issue. However, your home can develop serious air quality problems if it doesn’t have proper ventilation. Your home’s air can become overloaded with airborne contaminants from pet dander, dust mites, pollen, bacteria, and viruses. Tobacco smoke, volatile organic compounds, radon, lead, and asbestos can leave your air even more polluted. These contaminants can cause health problems ranging from transitory sneezing and coughing to chronic conditions like heart disease and cancer.

Improving the Ventilation in Your Home

Today’s tightly sealed homes require extra help to maintain a level of indoor air quality that’s healthy and supports the well-being of those who live there. Although there are various ways to freshen your home’s air, whole-house energy recovery systems provide excellent ventilation and minimize energy loss at the same time.

Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) and How they Work

These central, whole-house systems reduce energy loss in winter by using warmth from the outgoing air to heat the fresh incoming air. In summer, the process works essentially the same way, only in reverse. ERVs transfer a certain amount of water vapor with the heat energy. That keeps

At Lakeside Heating & Air Conditioning, we understand that indoor air quality is about more than just temperature. That’s why we provide indoor air quality products like ERVs to keep indoor air as healthy as possible. Visit us online to learn more, or call us at (704) 285-1070 if you have any questions.