To help prevent the spread of influenza’s including H1N1 in your home A-1 Ductworks is offering for a limited time a  free fogging of “Benefect” with every booking of our furnace and duct cleaning service or the install of any of our Indoor Air Quality Products. Benefect’s groundbreaking botanical technology is proven to kill over 99.99% of bacteria & surpasses Health Canada’s efficacy requirements for broad spectrum hospital disinfectants.

Have you ever worried about the antimicrobial products that you use? Sure they do the job but are they toxic? Are they suitable for use around children, pets, the chemically-sensitive or the elderly?  Are they environmentally responsible & sustainable? Benefect is a disinfectant and is effective against Swine Flu and all other influenza A viruses, HIV, Herpes, Staph, Salmonella, Mold, etc. and is completely safe for use in any environment.

Tips for preventing the spread of influenza’s in your home, school or office.

What Systems are Available to Sterilize, Capture and or Kill Airborne Flu Viruses?

1. MERV Rated Filters, H.E.P.A.

The Lifebreath Turbulent Flow Precipitator (TFP) In-home Air Cleaner gives the kind of performance needed to maintain excellent Indoor Air Quality.

It removes close to 99.97% (MERV Rating of 17 The Highest)of particles such as pollen, fungus spores, dust, animal dander and dirt; removes some bacteria;
and even removes a large proportion of particles as small as one tenth of a micron – only visible in an electron microscope.
And it does this continuously, day after day, year after year.

2. Germicidal UV Lights

Sanuvox Ultraviolet Air Purifiers will destroy biological & chemical contaminants such as mold, bacteria, spores, viruses, allergens, cigarette smoke,
cooking & pet odors, diesel fumes, VOCs and thousands of other airborne contaminants. Sanuvox UV Purifiers showed:

99% reduction of microbial and endotoxin concentrations
40% reduction in respiratory symptoms

3. Benefect HVAC Fogging

Benefect’s groundbreaking botanical technology is proven to kill over 99.99% of bacteria & surpasses Health Canada’s efficacy requirements for broad spectrum hospital disinfectants.
A simple fogging of your HVAC system will eliminate 99.99% of all bacteria and viruses your HVAC system.

A-1 Ductworks is your local Furnace Duct Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality experts call 780-598-5966 for a free estimate on furnace and duct cleaning or Indoor Air Quality Product installation.  For a Limited time A-1 Ductworks is offering a free Fogging of your HVAC system with every booking of Furnace and Duct Cleaning or the install of a Air Quality Product.

Usually the systems of SBS are sensory irritation of the eyes, nose, throat; neurotoxic or general health problems; skin irritation; nonspecific hypersensitivity reactions; and odor and taste sensations.

SBS is one of the leading casues of employee’s missing work in North America and costs businesses hundereds of millions per year. Great lengths have been taken to prevent and correct the causes of SBS. What can you do to identify and correct the problems associated with SBS?

1. Pollutant source removal or proper storage of chemicals in your building. Storage of harsh chemicals in the mechical rooms can lead to unwanted fumes and vapors finding their way into the HVAC system.

2. Remove carpeting that has been damaged with water. Carpet that has been through a flood can be filled with molds and should be replaced as soon as possiable.

3. Use paints, adhesives, solvents, and pesticides in well-ventilated areas, and use of these pollutant sources during periods of non-occupancy.

4. Increase the amount of air exchanges in the building. A minimum of 8.4 complete air exchanges per 24 hour period is the reccommended amount by the engineers of The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.

5. Proper and regular maintence of the HVAC system.

6. Proper cleaning and disenfecting of the air handling system and the attached ducting.

With building getting tighter and not allowing leaks to naturally occur we have to be sure to follow the proper installation of HVAC systems and consider installing air exchangers. Be sure to maintain your HVAC system and periodically clean the entire system.

Contact A-1 Ductworks of Alberta Canada at 780-598-5966 to recieve a free estimate on your Furnace Duct Cleaning http://www.furnacecleaning.info

Indoor Air Quality

We spend up to 90% of our time indoors and more than half of the population in North America suffery for at least one allergy. Spring and Summer are the worst time of the year for people who suffer from any allergies, so this year add these tips to your regular spring cleaning regimen to help eliminate the needless suffering.

1. Before you enter your home brush off your clothes and shoes to remove any pollen spores and debris that you may picked up during the day.

2. During hot Summer days where the humidity levels can rise up over 80% in the home the perfect weapon against both the hot air and the poor indoor air quality due to high humidity levels is the Air Conditioning System. A good Air Conditioning system will keep the home in the 30 – 40% humidity range eliminating molds and forcing the air to run through the furnaces air filters. If your home is not equipped with Air Conditioning then a portable Air Conditioner will still decrease the humidity levels in the home.

3. Running your furnace fan during the Spring and Summer months is a good idea to bring cooler air from the basement to the upper levels of the home and force the air in the home to pass through the furnace filtration system. So if you have a standard furnace filter that operates at about 3% efficiency it’s time to have the system upgraded to a more efficient filter such as the Lifebreath TFP or at least an Electrostatic Air Filter.

4. If the local pollen count is high be sure to close the windows for the day.

5.  Use the Vacuum often, just cause you can’t see the dirt on the surface doesn’t mean its not there. Be sure to use the vacuum not only on the floors but on the blinds, drapes and furniture. Use the attachments and choose a vacuum that has HEPA filters for best results.

6. If you have bad enough allergies it would be a good idea to remove all carpets and replace with hardwood, tile or laminate where you can.

7. Have a UV air purifier installed. UVV / UVC air purifiers remove bacteria, kill molds and remove odors from the home for more information on Air Purifiers check out our Sanuvox Lineup .

8.  Be sure to keep up to date on the AQI “Air Quality Index” for Alberta.  Alberta Environment produces this air quality rating to provide a qualitative measure of outdoor air, rated as Good, Fair, Poor or Very Poor. Check the Index here: AQI Alberta

I hope these tips help you relieve some needless suffering for Spring and Summer allergies.

For a free estimate on improving your indoor air quality call A-1 Ductworks in Fort McMurray at 780-598-5966

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Lifebreath TFP Air Cleaner

Indoor Air Quality is a major concern for many people who suffer from allergies or asthma. Last week I installed one of our best Indoor Air Quality warriors in the Lifebreath TFP air cleaner.

My customer was faced with breathing problems that caused her to cough constantly when in the comfort of her own home. She called our company to have the furnace duct cleaning service performed and ask what other steps she could take to improve the indoor air quality in her home.

This is a fairly new home but has never had the furnace system cleaned in its five year existence. First we preformed our Viper cleaning method to insure that all the debris would be removed from the system. Next we removed the the drum humidifier that was never cleaned and full of mold and calcium buildup and not providing much humidity to the home, we replaced this with our Generalaire SL-16 Flow Thru Humidifier. After removing the sources of the poor indoor air quality we installed the best air cleaning system available today in the Lifebreath TFP air cleaner.

The Lifebreath TFP  “Turbulent Flow Precipitator” Air Cleaner removes close to 99.97% of particles such as pollen, fungus spores, dust, animal dander and dirt; removes some bacteria; and even removes a large proportion of particles as small as one tenth of a micron.

The features of the Lifebreath TFP are:

• Revolutionizing home air cleaning, combining two particle capture technologies to ensure clean, healthy air throughout your home
• It allows air to circulate freely without putting any extra load on your air distribution system.
• The TFP removes 99.97% of health-threatening particles from the air in your home.
• And has the lowest maintenance requirements of any air cleaner available. Check-up required only once a year.
• The Hepa filter replacement only required every 3 years. Operating continuously at maximum efficiency with minimum maintenance.
• Unlike electronic air cleaners the Lifebreath TFP does not generate any poisonous ozone which can damage your lungs.

I waited a few weeks before writing this article so that the customer would have time to adjust to the new indoor air quality in her home and report back to me how she was feeling, the news was fantastic, she is no longer coughing all day well in her home and is extremely pleased with the results of our service.

For more information about Furnace cleaning or other indoor air quality questions contact us in Fort McMurray at 780-598-5966

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