Indoor Air Quality in St. Louis. Back on November 28th, 1939, the outdoor smog in St. Louis was so bad that streetlights remained on during the day to maintain visibility. If you’ve heard this fabled Gateway City story, you may assume that the air outside, even now, is more polluted than the air inside. However, the EPA estimates that the air in our St. Louis homes, workplaces, and other indoor environments contains up to five times more pollutants than outdoor air!
Surprised? So were we. As the health of our indoor air in St. Louis becomes increasingly important, SmartHouse is dedicated to helping homeowners throughout the greater St. Louis area keep their homes as healthy as possible, by addressing and solving their indoor air quality (IAQ) issues.
The primary concern with poor indoor air quality is the health of you and your family members in St. Louis. Check for these symptoms that are commonly linked to an excessive amount of contaminants and pollutants in your breathing air:
As you can see, the symptoms of poor indoor air quality in St. Louis often mimic the symptoms of seasonal allergies, which is one of the reasons identifying poor indoor air quality is often misdiagnosed.
5 Signs Your Home Needs Purification
Common Causes of Poor Indoor Air Quality
You may be wondering why indoor air in St. Louis can be so contaminated, especially considering 9 to 5 traffic smog, blooming flowers and plants, and other chemicals that exist outside. The reason these harmful pollutants are not as harmful outside is because they have they can dissipate into the greater outdoor atmosphere. Breezes and winds can move these pollutants to less concentrated areas where they are less harmful in St. Louis.
In a St. Louis home, once a particle enters your living space, it can end up recirculating your breathing air over and over through the ductwork of your heating and cooling system. These contaminants include:
Here at SmartHouse, we are more than a heating and cooling company. We are St. Louis’ whole home experts when it comes to keeping your home comfortable and healthy, and provide a full list of indoor air quality services to increase your St. Louis home’s ventilation, helping reduce contamination threats in your heating and cooling system. Our services include:
Central heating and air conditioning systems should have an existing air filter, which should be changed roughly every 30 to 90 days, depending on the manufacturer. We can ensure your St. Louis home has the right air filters for your environment, and determine if additional filtration and purification is necessary.
In this humid St. Louis area climate, controlling the moisture in the air is essential to preventing mold growth inside your home. Use of a dehumidifier or humidifier will help keep your home at the perfect humidity level, no matter the season.
Depending on the particular sensitivities of you or your St. Louis family members, and the contaminants that exist in your home, installing an air scrubber or UV light filtration system directly inline with your HVAC system can kill over 99% of molds and bacteria that pass through your HVAC system.
An energy recovery system in St. Louis offers many benefits to homeowners looking to increase their indoor air quality while also saving energy. Also known as an ERV, these systems properly ventilate a home while keeping your indoor air at a consistent temperature. This reduces energy loss, while supplying your home with a fresh supply of air.
Looking to eradicate your indoor air quality issues and live healthier in your St. Louis home? If you are planning to spend more time indoors this year, now is the time to take control of your breathing air. Call SmartHouse, and our certified home performance experts in St. Louis will help you determine your indoor air quality needs, and pair you with the ventilation and filtration services you need to breathe easy.
As the premier provider of healing, cooling and home performance services in the Greater St. Louis area, our friendly and experienced team knows exactly what it takes to keep your home comfortable and your bills low. SmartHouse offers an extensive array of heating, cooling, diagnostic and improvement services for both existing homes and new construction, including the following:
