Indoor Air Quality Articles

With Albritton Heating & Air, we’ll inspect your air ducts during our visit and let you know when it’s time for a cleaning.

Albritton Heating & Air has all the answers to your carbon monoxide questions. You can trust our team to provide you the information you need to remain safe from dangers like carbon monoxide leaks.

At Albritton Heating & Air, we always strive to find ways to improve your comfort and energy savings. We believe you should control your comfort, and it starts with your indoor air quality (IAQ) and relative indoor humidity.

What do you think of when you hear about air pollution? You might immediately imagine a giant cloud of smoke, cars spewing exhaust, or a trash incinerator––but have you ever thought about your own home in Wilmington?

In the winter, being snug as a bug in a rug in your home can be cozy, but it can also play havoc with your indoor air quality (IAQ) here in North Carolina, creating some significant health problems. At Albritton Heating & Air, we recommend taking precautions to avoid the common issues associated with winter indoor air quality.

While most air quality systems typically target specific contaminants, air scrubbers can help remove a variety of particles, gases, odors, and contaminants from your Wilmington home’s indoor air. These devices treat air en route to your HVAC system using the latest technologies. The result is fresh air.

Our Albritton Heating & Air team wants to give you a comprehensive list of the different indoor air quality accessories available today. Investing in one or more of these technologies and tools will help you and your family breathe a little easier.

Stand outdoors on one of those days when the weather feels perfect, take a few deep breaths, and enjoy the fresh air. Later, take another deep breath—only inside your North Carolina home. How does it compare?

If you have a large home with multiple stories or a large household with family members who prefer different temperatures, consider installing a zone control system.

Everyone has it, and nobody wants it. Dust.

Just like your lungs are an important connection to the rest of your respiratory system, your home’s ductwork, or air ducts, are importantly connected to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. For your HVAC system—and your lungs—to perform at peak level, the numerous airways need to be open and clear. All in the name of breathing properly.

Our highly climate-controlled indoor environments can often be extremely comfortable in our modern world. Combine that with the fact so many of our daily needs are easily met without needing to go outside, and you find a society that spends nearly all its time indoors. As a result, poor indoor air quality has become a significant area of concern as a contributor to potential health problems.

The Air Scrubber Plus purifies the air and reduces particles that can irritate allergies and asthma

Since most people spend 90 percent of their time indoors, this can be a significant problem if the air inside your North Carolina home is two to five times more polluted than outside air, which is common. Our Albritton Heating and Air team wants to help you understand the risks of indoor air pollution as well as steps you can take to reduce it.

Changing your filters once every three to six months can improve your home’s atmosphere and save you money.

Poorly maintained and leaky ductwork can cause many problems. As such, it’s essential to have a well-maintained duct system in your household.

In many places, evidence of fall’s presence is obvious by way of beautiful fall colors. But many only experience fall with its subtlety through lower humidity levels. No matter which way you experience it, one thing is evident in them all––fall brings drier air. The cooler air simply can’t hold as much moisture as warm…

With fall now upon us in Wrightsville Beach, cooler temperatures are here to stay. This transition from one season to another most definitely affects your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ). And your indoor air quality directly affects your comfort in your home. At Albritton Heating & Air, we know in cooler weather people tend to…

Did you know the average American spends nearly 90 percent of life indoors? That’s why it is increasingly important to ensure indoor air quality (IAQ) is clean and healthy. If your Leland home is facing air-quality issues, you may be suffering anything from minor discomfort to significant allergy or health problems. Our team at Albritton…

When we think of pollution, or Air Quality, we usually think of the outdoor air, right? But what about indoor air?

Humidity can be a problem in Wilmington, NC. Albritton Heating and Air is here to assist you. Call us today at 910-792-6111 for all your HVAC needs.

We proudly offer maintenance and repairs for your carbon-burning HVAC appliances. We also offer carbon monoxide detector installation.