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UV LIGHTS CAN REDUCE THE THREAT OF SWINE FLU

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

The flu season is only half over, and public health officials are encouraging people to safeguard themselves. You can do more than simply vaccinate. Have you taken all of the precautions you could to protect your home or your work facility from the threat of the Swine Flu (H1N1) virus? If you have not installed a UV light, then you have not.

Germicidal UV lights use intense rays of ultraviolet light. Installing a Germicidal UV light in your heating and cooling system is one of the most efficient ways to kill the microorganisms responsible for infectious diseases and bacteria that live and breed in your air ducts and circulate throughout your home. Did you know that only 5,000 microwatts of UV light are required to kill a typical swine flu spore and stop it in its tracks? Best of all, UV lights are relatively inexpensive and very easy to install. Contact your local heating and air conditioning contractor and consider having a UV light installed today.

Remember that the flu season typically last until mid-spring, and installing a UV light in your heating and cooling system will provide year-round protection in dramatically reducing concentrations of potentially harmful microorganisms.

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Breathe Cleaner Air

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Flu. Asthma. Allergies. What you and your family breathe inside can have direct effects on your health and well-being. Seventy percent of U.S. households are affected by allergies or asthma. Improving your indoor air quality is an important step in reducing allergic and asthmatic triggers. How do you improve indoor air quality, try an air cleaner, uv germicidal lights or a media air cleaner.

In the spring or fall, most allergy symptoms are caused by pollen or mold spores, but other causes also play a part. In fact, up to 72 trillion allergens find their way into your home every day.

  • Mold spores can irritate the respiratory passages
  • Dander from pets can float in the air and cause reactions in sensitive family members
  • Dust mites can lurk in bedding, upholstery and almost any other soft material, generating irritating waste particles that can become airborne
  • Dust – the big culprit. The average home generates about 40 pounds of dust per year per 1,500 square feet of space
  • Homes are built more airtight than ever, trapping more allergens and irritants indoors

Best way to combat this is with whole house air filtration and humidification and UV air purification system which can be purchased from heating & cooling company such as Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning in Chicago.

-Mad Max

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