How Your HVAC System Can Help Combat Springtime Allergies

The spring brings with it warm weather and blooming vegetation. Watching the world come alive after the cold of the winter is fascinating, but even the most beautiful season of the year has its downside—the rise in allergies. While you may think your allergies will be triggered outside the house, spring allergies could affect you within your house, too, especially if your HVAC system has issues such as tears, cracks, and leaks.

So how can you ensure your HVAC system helps you combat these allergies? Read below for more information.

Your HVAC system comes with in-built air filters that help combat allergens and dust in the home. However, these filters need regular replacement for top-notch performance.

A common practice is to change your filters every few months. However, if you suffer from allergies and other respiratory issues, you may benefit from changing your filters often, especially in the spring. You may also change the filters more often if you have pets, as pet hair and dander may trigger allergies.

Air filters are an inexpensive addition to your HVAC system and can easily be purchased at hardware stores or online. If you have any issues figuring out the type of filter your system uses or are not sure how to change the filters, contact an HVAC specialist.

For some people, the beautiful springtime heralds the arrival of severe allergies and asthma. If you are one of these people, you may benefit from installing an air scrubbing system. An air scrubbing system does a more thorough job removing allergens, particulates, and smaller contaminants than normal air filters do from the air.

Ideally, invest in a UV air scrubber to ensure that spores, bacteria, and viruses are neutralized and killed. Such systems utilize UV lamps to kill microbes instantly and create a cleaner, safer internal environment. The whole-home air scrubber goes inside the air ducts. Ideally, let a professional help you with the installation.

You can regularly inspect your HVAC system yourself. Apart from inspecting and replacing air filters in the spring, inspect the vents and ductwork. Mold is dangerous to human health. So if you notice a musty smell coming from your vents or mold spores in your ductwork and vents, you would benefit from calling an HVAC company to inspect your system. If you have no signs of mold, insulate the ducts to ensure mold does not form.

Also, clean your space regularly to prevent allergens and dust particles from entering and settling in the system and later clogging the condensate drain.

Annual HVAC maintenance is key to increasing your HVAC system's efficiency and lowering electric bills.  If done during the spring, this maintenance does a great job reducing allergens such as dust and pollen that build up in the HVAC system in the spring. These allergens eventually pass through the air ducts and into the air at home.

Call a professional HVAC maintenance company to inspect the system and assess its performance. The experts will clean your system, reduce allergens, and help increase system efficiency and lengthen its life span.

Are you searching for an HVAC contractor to help you with the maintenance of your system in the spring? A-1 Finchum Heating & Cooling is here for your needs. As a company in business for over three decades, we have the necessary skills and experience to help you solve all your HVAC issues. Reach out to us today for service around Knoxville. We look forward to helping you.