Why You Don’t Want VOCs to Build Up Inside Your Home

A tightly sealed home makes it easier to beat the heat during the long warm-weather season in Palm Desert, CA. Unfortunately, it also allows airborne contaminants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to get trapped indoors. Learn why it’s so important to minimize the level of VOCs inside your home to protect the health of you and your family.

What Are Volatile Organic Compounds?

Characterized by a low boiling point, VOCs are organic chemicals that evaporate easily into the surrounding air. From paint and varnish to cleansers, air fresheners, and cosmetics, many household products contain ingredients with VOCs. While most VOCs are not acutely toxic, continual exposure to them in a closed environment can have serious health consequences.

Health effects from VOCs range from nose and throat irritation to headaches, nausea, and dizziness. Long-term exposure can damage the liver or kidney and can even cause cancer. Happily, there are HVAC solutions available that help prevent VOCs from accumulating inside your home. As a certified Trane Comfort Specialist, All Knight Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. offers a variety of effective indoor air quality options.

Whole-House Ventilators

Proper ventilation is key when it comes to keeping your home healthy. When the weather makes it impossible to throw open doors and windows to bring in fresh air, whole-home ventilation options get the job done. Trane’s Energy Recovery Ventilator reduces your exposure to VOCs without busting your budget by capturing thermal energy from the exiting air to precondition the fresh incoming air.

Whole-Home Air Cleaners and Purifiers

Air purification systems offer you another way to lower the number of VOCs circulating through your home. Up to 100 times more effective than a standard panel filter, Trane’s CleanEffects Air Cleaner removes up to 99.89% of harmful airborne particulates. It’s a cost-effective solution that reduces the number of VOCs floating through your home.

At All Knight Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., we’re proud to provide indoor air quality services that help keep your home healthy and comfortable. To learn more, call us today!