Indoor Air Quality

FACT: The average six-room house collects 40 pounds of dust each year. (Discover Magazine)

FACT: 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air. (American College of Allergists)

FACT: Nine out of ten system failures are caused by dirt and dust. (Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service)

FACT: Legionnaire’s disease was spawned in air conditioning ducts. It killed 29 people in 1976. (American Lung Association)

FACT: Clean systems restore capacity and lessen running time. Translation: Savings on monthly heating and cooling bills.

FACT: In the summer of 1988, at least seven people died in the Los Angeles area from Legionnaire’s Disease. (Modesto Bee, 1988)

FACT: A building buildup of .042 inches of dirt on a heating and cooling coil can result in a decrease in efficiency of 21% (Environmental Protection Agency)

FACT: Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted air. They breathe faster, inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to the ground where concentrations of air pollutant are higher. (Department of Consumer Affairs)

FACT: Most retail purchased fiberglass filters are only 7% efficient in stopping dust, dirt, pollen, molds etc. from passing through. (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)

FACT: The elderly, asthmatics and people with breathing problems, allergies and lung diseases are also more likely to be more sensitive to pollutants. (Department of Consumer Affairs)

FACT: One out of every six people who suffer from allergies does so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria in the duct system. (Total Health and Better Health Magazine)

FACT: Most people spend 60% to 90% of their time indoors. (American Lung Association)