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Improving Health With Better Indoor Air Quality

Breathing quality indoor air is crucial for good health.  Most Americans spend a significant amount of time indoors.  Whether it be in the home, office or other types of buildings where gases, bacteria, viruses, chemicals and other pollutants can cause sickness, headaches, eye irritation, allergies and fatigue.  Consider investing in a REME HALO whole house air purifier developed by RGF Environmental Group, Inc.  Unlike passive air technologies the REME HALO flows thourought the air conditioned space actively purifying pollutants at the source.  Installed in your air conditioning duct work this device spreads hydro peroxide plasma throughout the air-conditioned space to reduce bacteria, virus, mold spores, odors and allergens.

The REME HALO’s cell has a 2-year/25,000 hour lifespan with no maintenance need in between cell replacements.  Hydro-Peroxide occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere and are part of nature’s process of cleaning the air. This technology is currently being utilized nationwide and is approved by the USDA, FSIS, and FDA for use in food processing and manufacturing plants/facilities to reduce microbial contamination of food being processed. U.S. and International Hospital approval for the fight against infectious disease: 99% reduction of Staph (MRSA).  Cruise lines, restaurants and grocery stores use it as a safety measure against Norwalk Virus outbreaks.

This air purifier is not just for single family homes, it can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, doctor’s offices, schools, daycare centers,office buildings, hotels and restaurants to name a few.  You can now reduce common allergy triggers from particulates such as pollen, mold spores, dander and dust.  Thoroughly tested on airborne and surface bacteria & viruses, such as MRSA, e-coli, and Norwalk, to name a few.

Say goodbye to odors from cooking, pets, dirty socks, diaper pails, and musty rooms.  If you are interested in taking advantage of this upgrade to your HVAC system, feel free to give us a call for a quote and expert installation at (407)695-6646.

How to Keep Your Ventilation System from Clogging

Man cleaning dryer vent in home.Obstructions in a heating and cooling system’s air vents reduce the system’s ability to efficiently heat and cool. Obstructions minimize the flow of air through vents, thus making it harder for systems to push warm or cool air through the vents and to rooms. While obstructions can usually be removed by HVAC technicians, it’s preferable to keep vents from becoming obstructed in the first place. Here are ways you can help keep your Florida home’s heating and cooling vents from becoming obstructed, so you don’t have to have an Orlando HVAC service provider clear them out.

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Get Your HVAC Tune-Up Now Before the Hot Florida Summer Arrives!

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It’s that time of year again — you need to have your HVAC service completed before the cooling season. But are you like many locals and putting off AC repair Orlando homeowners need until it gets hot? If you are, you need to seriously consider an earlier service appointment. Here are a few reasons why you need to beat the heat when it comes to having your seasonal maintenance performed. [Read more…]

Long-Term Benefits of Improving Your Home’s Air Quality

Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time at home. No matter what, having good indoor air quality in your home is important to your health. But what long-term benefits can you expect when you improve your home’s indoor air quality? We thought you’d never ask. [Read more…]

5 Reasons You Should Have Your Heating and Air Conditioning System’s Filter Changed

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As we get into the heating season, have you changed your heating and air conditioning system’s filter yet? Though it’s a fairly simple process, it’s one of the most commonly overlooked maintenance issues that can help save your system from excessive wear and unnecessary failure when you need it most. Your filter needs to be changed at a minimum of every three months, but should be changed monthly during times of high usage. But what does changing the filter do for your HVAC system? Let’s take a look. [Read more…]

Are All Air Filters Created Equal?

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You know that your HVAC unit needs to have regular maintenance, including having the air filter changed on a regular basis. But when it comes to regular air conditioning service, Orlando residents often find themselves confused over all the different options available. Which air filters are right for your system? Aren’t they all basically the same? Here are some basic air filter types to consider. [Read more…]

How Your Home’s Air Quality Can Impact Your Health

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A hundred years ago, people spent a good portion of their day outdoors or living in buildings that tended to be drafty, providing frequent air exchange. Today, most people spend their time indoors, in a tightly-sealed environment we call the building envelope. The combination of time and lack of air exchange can lead to health issues caused by exposure to chemicals and pollutants, including particles, chemicals, mold, allergens, radon, combustion gasses, tobacco smoke and pesticides from lawn and insect treatments. These exposures can cause a laundry-list of symptoms and conditions including allergies, asthma, cancers and many other conditions that can permanently affect your health. How do you escape these health hazards? [Read more…]

How Often Do I Really Need to Change My Air Filter?

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Typically, homeowners follow the manufacturer recommendation for how often they should change out their HVAC air filters. That recommendation states that every homeowner should replace their air filters on a bimonthly basis, but is that enough?

Replacing air filters every two months is a good general guideline, but some individuals may need to consider changing their filters on a more frequent basis. Some factors, such as the number of pets in the home and general air quality for the city you live in, may require you to change out your filters more often than every two months.

In an effort to improve the efficiency of your heating and cooling system, Gembecki Mechanical Services has compiled a list of factors that may increase the frequency with which you change out your filters. [Read more…]

What Are You Breathing In: The Importance of Air Quality Control

One of the reasons that we believe so strongly in regular maintenance of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in homes and offices is that it helps improve the quality of the air that people breathe. On average, Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors. While that may be slightly lower here in sunny central Florida, a significant part of most people’s daily life is still spent inside their homes and offices. That’s why proper ventilation and regular maintenance of your Orlando air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems are essential. [Read more…]

Ensuring High Air Quality During Your Home Remodel

If you are planning on renovating your house, be prepared to get down and dirty. All of those amazing designer bathrooms, kitchens and master bedrooms you have seen were once a pile or rubble and debris.

Of course, the goal is to minimize the amount of clutter that accumulates both for the sake of aesthetics and for safety, namely the hindered air quality that often occurs when these types of jobs are performed.  [Read more…]