Facts about Home Ventalation Systems
- Nine out of 10 heating, ventilating and air conditioning system failures are caused by dirt and dust. ( Louisiana Cooperative Extensive Service- LCES)
- Clean systems restore capacity and lessen running time. Translation: savings on monthly heating/cooling bills.
- A buildup of .042 inches of dirt on a heating or cooling coil can result in a decrease in efficiency of 21%. (EPA)
- Most commercially purchased fiberglass filters are only 7% efficient in stopping Dirt, dust, pollen, etc. passing through them. (ASHRAE)
- 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air. ( American College of Allergists)
- 1 out of 6 people who suffer from allergies do so as a result of the fungi and bacteria in the air duct system. (Total Health and Better Health Magazine)
- Legionnaire's Disease was spawned in air conditioning ducts. It killed 29 people in 1976. ( ALA , American Lung Association)
- In the summer of 1988 at least 7 people died in the Los Angeles area from Legionnaire's Disease. ( Modesto Bee, 9/22/88)
- Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted indoor air. They breathe faster, inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to the ground where concentrations are higher. (Dept. of Consumer Affairs)
- The elderly, asthmatics and people with breathing problems, allergies and lung diseases are also likely to be more sensitive to pollutant. (Dept. of Consumer Affairs)
- Most people spend 90% of their time indoors. ( ALA )
- Indoor air has been found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. (EPA)
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