Wintertime reminds many of us that heating systems running regularly can lead to indoor air that’s too dry for our comfort and our health, not to mention things like our valuable electronic devices. At Save Home Heat Company, improving indoor air quality has been part of our DNA for more than 40 years, and in...
View Article Continue ReadingFor homeowners in the Denver-Boulder area who are shopping for a replacement gas furnace, our team at Save Home Heat continues to recommend variable-speed models as an option worth learning more about. Response from our customers who select variable-speed furnaces has been uniformly positive, and these heaters continue to gain popularity – and for good...
View Article Continue ReadingFor homes heated by a forced air furnace, ‘standard’ central humidifiers are great solutions for improving indoor humidity levels when the furnace is operated consistently throughout the heating season. As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, central humidifiers can help relieve a variety of dry indoor air issues that frequently arise during the winter. These include...
View Article Continue ReadingVolatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are a wide ranging class of chemical compounds that under many normal household conditions become present in the air we breathe indoors. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), VOCs are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids and include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have...
View Article Continue ReadingMany of our readers may already know that of the types of central humidifiers available for installation on forced air (ie. furnace) heating systems, steam-powered units are the most effective at achieving and maintaining desired indoor humidity levels, far surpassing the capabilities of standard bypass and power humidifiers. In the relatively arid Colorado Front Range,...
View Article Continue ReadingIn homes heated by a forced air furnace, installing a central humidifier can help improve your overall indoor air quality, reducing itchy nose, eyes, throat, and dry skin conditions that are common in the Denver-Boulder area during the winter. A central humidifier can even assist in helping to protect valuable investments such as wood flooring...
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