Indoor Air Quality for Your Houston-Area Home

Is your indoor air quality a concern in your Houston area home? Terry’s A/C & Heating can advise you about all the options available for cleaning the air in your home that work in our humid, hot environment in the Greater Houston Area. We combine our knowledge of our humid subtropical climate with the type home you have, how many people or pets live in the home, and other  indoor variables to create an effective plan that will work for you.

We often check indoor humidity levels first, since too much humidity can adversely affect both comfort and indoor air quality. Then we turn our attention to air filtration and air purification.

Air Filters Keep Your HVAC System Clean

Every HVAC system will have basic filtration, such as the disposable filters that are most commonly placed in the return air vents or furnace that require periodic replacement.  Every HVAC system, from central air conditioning to heat. We put together a guide to find air filters in Fort Bend County and West Houston. We also created two DIY posts with pictures to make it easy to replace an indoor air filter in your air conditioner or clean the air filter in your mini-split system.

You can add an extra level of filtration by installing what we call a media filter. This type of filter is much thicker, approximately 4-inches thick or more. Media filters last much longer than the regular 1-inch thick filters.  Though they are more expensive, their higher capacity means we only need change them once a year.  They offer a longer-lasting layer of protection from dust, pollen, mold, smoke, and other airborne contaminants. These filters are approximately 4″ thick or more and the brands we like are Honeywell and AprilAire.

Germicidal UV Lights

Installing ultraviolet lights (UV-C) within your central air conditioning system can go a long way to improving indoor air quality, too.

Germicidal UV lights, BLU QR®  UV Stick Lights, are installed  inside your indoor central air conditioning system in the evaporator coil where the system is removing moisture from the air to reduce mold, virus and bacterial growth. These types of germicidal lights keep your indoor coil and air cleaner.  Like any other light bulb, maintenance will require replacing the bulb every year or two.

Indoor Air Purification & Air Scrubbing

Whole home air purifiers and air scrubbers installed within your ductwork actively purify or scrub the air, reducing contaminants, odors, VOCs, pollen, mold, bacteria, and viruses. These types of systems became critical tools we have used to help homes that were contaminated by floodwaters. And, their popularity increased when health clinics, schools, and homeowners invested in them around the pandemic for infection control, allergy reduction, and peace of mind.

Technology for indoor air purification has leaped forward in the last several years, so there are many choices for mimicing how mother nature cleans the air. A high-end whole home air purifier may be what you need to end or severely cut down on allergies, asthma flair-ups, and respiratory illnesses.

We like the the following systems and have used these in our own homes.

Odors, germs, viruses, bacteria, mold, dust, dander, and more are effectively removed from the air from these air purification systems. The result is indoor air that is cleaner than the great outdoors.

Call Our West Houston HVAC Experts for Indoor Air Quality Solutions Tailored to Your Needs

Whether you have a family member with asthma or an allergy to mold or pet dander, we can help you with air purification systems for your family’s health and well-being. We have had success helping a Cinco Ranch homeowner restore their home’s indoor air quality after a flood and helping local medical clinics improve their air quality for infection control. Of course, adding any extra filtration or air purification in your home will improve your indoor air quality and extend the life of your HVAC system. See other air purification systems and HVAC accessories we commonly install across Western Harris County and across Fort Bend County from Katy, Fulshear, Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land, and Weston Lakes.

Contact Terry’s A/C & Heating’s Rob and Summer Terry at 281-495-7830 to learn more about air purification systems that might be right for your home and to schedule an appointment today.

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