When you think of indoor air quality, you might envision the fresh, clean spring air drifting through an open window and a comfortable home—a feeling you would crave all year. Unfortunately, the weather in the Rio Grande Valley makes this difficult during the less pleasant months. Is it necessary to give up this fresh air just because the weather isn’t cooperating? The answer is “no.” With proper ventilation, your indoor air quality can be at its finest—despite what it’s like outside.
Ventilation is more than just opening a few windows or doors in your home. While it's absolutely refreshing on beautiful, mild days, it’s not something you can do throughout the year in the Rio Grande Valley. The bright side is that technological advances have allowed us to replicate the benefits of refreshing outdoor air using your heating and cooling equipment.
By simply pulling in just the right amount of fresh, outdoor air, today’s ventilation systems provide you with the benefits of conventional ventilation like eliminating odors, chemicals and other contaminants from your indoor air. This process removes stale air from your home and generates nicer feeling air. It’s a good way to make your home’s air as comfortable as possible without wasting energy.
There are two types of ventilation systems available: Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) and Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs). Because of the climate, it's recommended that homes in most of the United States and all of Canada to use HRVs. ERVs are used most often in the humid southern regions.
Enhancing ventilation is just one thing you can do to get better indoor air quality. We’ve got several other ways to help you improve indoor air quality, from using dehumidifiers to improving air filtration and utilizing air purification. Give Cytech Heating & Cooling L.C. a call at 956-630-3522. We are here to do everything we can to improve your home’s air quality.