If you’ve noticed that the clothes in your dryer are coming out damp after each cycle, and you need to keep the dryer running longer to dry them thoroughly, you may think something is wrong with the appliance. But this problem is often a warning that the dryer vent is clogged up with lint. This is more than an inconvenience… it can turn into a significant fire hazard for your house.
Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Blog: Archive for the ‘Indoor Air Quality’ Category
Clothes Taking Too Long to Dry? It’s Time for Dryer Vent Cleaning!
Monday, July 25th, 2016Improving Indoor Air Quality and Improving Your Family’s Health
Monday, June 27th, 2016Because of concerns about air pollution from industrial sources, people often tend to think of poor air quality as something that only exists outdoors. But this isn’t true. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency has discovered that the air inside commercial and residential buildings is often three to four times worse than the air outside. The reason for this is the high number of contaminants and pollutants that become trapped inside a building because there is so little fresh air moving through them.
Now Is a Great Time to Install Indoor Air Quality Products
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016Last month, we wrote about the troubles that come with allergy season and how our professionals can help you enjoy a more pleasant spring. But indoor air quality products are good for all seasons, especially when you have our skilled team helping you find the best choice to match your home’s needs. Even if you don’t think you’ll have trouble with allergies, take the time this spring to have air filters and air purifiers put in that will defend your household from the many other IAQ issues you might encounter.
HERO Program offers new ways to upgrade your home
Thursday, March 31st, 2016The Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Program makes purchasing and installing eligible energy-efficient and water-saving upgrades more affordable for homeowners. Start your home renovation project with no money down and get fixed rates and flexible terms of 5-20 years. Hero is offered in partnership with your local cities or counties. Approval is based on your homes equity, not your credit score. Start your home renovation project with no money down. Repayments are mad through your property taxes. The HERO program offers potential tax benefits and interest on HERO payments may be tax deductible. All HERO-Registered contractors are licensed and verified and have completed the HERO training program.
Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning is a registered HERO Contractor. Contact us today to find out more about the HERO program and the HVAC products to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient. (559) 674-2774.
Ways We Can Help with Spring Allergy Season
Monday, March 28th, 2016Spring marks the beginning of warmer weather and the climb toward the heat of the summer. Making sure that you have the best working air conditioning system is an important part of spring preparations. However, it’s not the only step you may need to take to ensure excellent comfort in your house. Spring is allergy season, and if people live in your home who have even mild allergies and asthma, this can become an unpleasant time of the year for them.
Indoor Air Quality Problems during Winter
Monday, January 11th, 2016What Does a Whole-House Fan Actually Do?
Monday, September 14th, 2015At Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning, we’re always looking for ways to grow and offer new services to benefit our customers. Recently, we started to offer installation of whole-house fans. Although whole-house fans aren’t actually a new invention—they were popular in the 1950s and ‘60s before central AC was common in homes—they’ve made a comeback because they provide an energy-saving way of cooling and providing better ventilation throughout a house.
Is It Time to Schedule Dryer Vent Cleaning
Monday, August 31st, 2015We’ve previously written about the reasons dryer vent cleaning is an important job to schedule for your home. Here, near the end of the summer season, we’d like to provide a friendly reminder about taking care of a task that so often slips people’s minds.
Reasons to Install a Whole-House Fan
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015What is a whole-house fan? It is a large fan installed into a home that draws air through open windows and then exhausts it out the attic and roof. A whole-house fan requires professional installation, since it must be appropriately sized in cubic feet per minute of cooling power to match the volume of space in the building.
What Kind of Air Filter Do I Need to Clean My Home’s Air?
Monday, June 8th, 2015If your home has a forced-air heater or central air conditioning system, then it is probably equipped with a filter located near the air handler. This filter consists of a mesh of fibers that traps contaminants coming in through the return air ducts, preventing them from entering the AC’s cabinet. This filter is designed to protect your air conditioner, which is an important job. But it is not designed to protect the quality of the air circulating through your house. If your home is suffering from an excessive amount of airborne pollutants that are triggering asthma and allergy symptoms among the people who live there, you need to have special filters or air purifiers installed.