Return Air Ducts Often Foster Mold and Mildew We know, kids aren’t the best at collecting their dirty laundry and putting it in the hamper where it belongs. Nevertheless, before you blame Junior for the musty smell that is permeating your living space, consider your return air ducts, and the nooks and crannies inside the rest of your home. First, it should go ... Continue Reading
Is It Time For You to Install an Air Purifier?
What You Need to Know About Blocking Smoke, and Other Particulates from Your Home Everyone knows there have been a lot of wildfires here in Southern California over the past few years. Smog and now smoke are common air quality problems for the San Gabriel Valley, and many families are worried about the health dangers that come along with breathing in these pollutants, ... Continue Reading
Congratulations on Your New Home! What Do You Know About Your HVAC System?
A Little Due Diligence Now Can Save You a Lot of Money Later Buying a new home is exciting, and moving into your new abode can be even more so. What colors to paint the walls? Hardwood or carpeting? And what’s going on with the wallpaper in the bathroom? With so much to decide upon, not to mention unpack, paying any attention at all to your HVAC system may seem a little ... Continue Reading
Indoor Comfort Means HVAC and More: Tips to Reduce Allergens in Your Home
Go Beyond Changing Your AC Filter with These Simple Suggestions The EPA has suggested that indoor air quality is usually about five times more polluted than the air outside. Despite our smog, Southern Californians are luckier than most folks when it comes to this IAQ (indoor air quality) problem. Our weather is usually mild enough to allow opening a window or two ... Continue Reading
Worried About Indoor Air Quality? Houseplants Can Help!
HVAC and Houseplants Go Together to Promote Healthy Indoor Living Of course you’ve read it here: there are several important things you should do regularly to improve the air quality inside your home. Changing your air filters every three to six months, for example, makes a huge difference when it comes to ensuring the air inside your home is clean and fresh. Using ... Continue Reading
Air Conditioning: Funny, Happy, and Just Plain Weird Reactions to HVAC Technology
You Wouldn’t Think Air Conditioning Could Be Controversial, But at the Beginning, It Was In today’s dog days of early fall, it’s hard to imagine living in the San Gabriel Valley without air conditioning. And yet, up until about a hundred years ago, people did exactly that here and everywhere else in the United States. Still, that didn’t stop creative thinkers, ... Continue Reading
Because Movies and Air Conditioning Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly: Facts about HVAC and Tom Hanks
Did you know that air conditioning has gone hand in hand with the movies since the early days of our industry? We’ll get to why in a minute, but in the meantime, it’s a beautiful summer day! School is starting for many of the younger set in the San Gabriel Valley and it’s time to sit back, and enjoy the relative quiet that only an afternoon in an appropriately air ... Continue Reading
Are You An HVAC Boy Scout (or Girl Scout)?
It’s a hot summer day and suddenly, your air conditioner conks out. What do you do? Indoor Comfort Can Be a Lifesaver First, if you have any senior citizens, infants or invalids in your household, consider taking them immediately to a cooler location while the air conditioner gets fixed. Heat exhaustion or worse is prevalent when the temperatures climb, and someone who ... Continue Reading
Stay Safe: Carbon Monoxide Warning
The Danger No One Can See or Smell in Your Home If you have a gas or oil furnace, boiler, stove, hot water heater, kerosene heater or other, similar appliance in your home, don’t take chances when it comes to carbon monoxide. An odorless, colorless gas, carbon monoxide displaces oxygen in your bloodstream by attaching itself to hemoglobin. At best, carbon monoxide ... Continue Reading
Sick Building Syndrome: Is Your Indoor Air Quality a Problem?
Contaminated duct systems can present hidden but dangerous issues for homeowners and office workers Respiratory problems seem to go with the season, don’t they? Symptoms like coughing, a runny nose, or feeling just kind of run down are chalked up to a runaway flu or cold. Soon your whole family is feeling under the weather, or you have multiple workers calling in sick, ... Continue Reading
Glenna’s HVAC Houseplant: Our Secret Good Luck Charm at Air-Tro, Inc.
A Little Extra Green Energy in the Office We’re known at Air-Tro for friendly service, experienced, well trained employees, and great prices on all the best heating and air conditioning systems. As a family owned business since 1969, we’re proud we’ve developed a reputation as the the number one heating and air conditioning for the San Gabriel Valley and beyond. But ... Continue Reading
Hotter Than Ever: In Praise of Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning: Collateral Benefits That Matter In a year some scientists are calling potentially the hottest ever on record, the battle over the value of air conditioning is still fought in some circles. Would we be better off without it, some ask? Is it somehow more desirable or morally upright to just sweat it out? Looking at the facts, the answer is ... Continue Reading
Let’s Be Careful Out There: HVAC Duct Cleaning Scams
The Truth About Air Conditioning Systems and HVAC Duct Cleaning Services Here at Air-Tro, we believe in regular maintenance and upkeep for your heating and air conditioning systems. However, we’ve become aware of one kind of maintenance protocol that we’re advising our customers to steer clear of, especially outside of specific recommendations from our service ... Continue Reading
Read This to Learn How to Prevent the Spread of the Flu
Get A New Air Filter A new air filter for your Monrovia HVAC unit can prove to be very useful in the fight against the flu. Air filters will catch a lot of particles in the air, and up to 99.9% of the particles are trapped in the air filter. If the flu virus is in the air, it can also flow through the air filter and become trapped, which can help to prevent it from ... Continue Reading
The Comfort of your Home
Heat Pump 101: The Differences Between Geothermal and Air Source Heat Pumps In many of today's Monrovia homes, the heating and cooling system is one of the most important things that make a house run smoothly in both hot and cold weather. However, with many advancements having been made in heat pump development over the past decade, many people have found themselves ... Continue Reading
Learn the Difference Between Air Filtration and Air Cleaning in Your LA Home
When improving your home's indoor air quality, you may consider air filtration or air cleaning. To many homeowners, these two terms have the same meaning. Let's have a closer look at each process to help you get the difference and determine which one is right for your home. Air Filtration Air filtration is the process through which your home's return air is passed ... Continue Reading
Los Angeles IAQ: What Should You Do to Improve Indoor Air Quality this Fall?
The Los Angeles smog, fall pollen and mold spores, and many other air contaminants make poor indoor air quality a common problem in our area. If you want to breathe easier this fall, there's a lot you can do to clean up your home's air. Control pollutants at their source - Improperly adjusted fuel-burning appliances can leak trace amounts of carbon monoxide. To prevent ... Continue Reading
Los Angeles HVAC: Learn What Factors Affect Home Comfort Most
Your home should be a place where you feel at ease and comfortable. But have you ever stopped to think about the factors that affect home comfort? Keep reading to learn about three that have a big impact, as well as how you can improve your home’s environment. Humidity High humidity on a hot summer day makes you feel uncomfortably warm. Why is this? Too much moisture in ... Continue Reading
Los Angeles IAQ: Get the Facts About Indoor Air Pollution and How to Improve It
Are you interested in getting true data about air quality Los Angeles? As if the periodic problems with outdoor air pollution in the LA basin weren’t serious enough, the U.S. EPA has found that some indoor environments pose a major health risk due to high levels of airborne contaminants. Between tight homes with little ventilation and the many man-made products used ... Continue Reading
Los Angeles IAQ: 5 Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality for Allergy Season
Any season can offer up allergy triggers, but spring is typically pollen season, and if you're not already allergic to a particular type of pollen in our region, you may be in time. Unfortunately, pollen doesn't always stay outdoors; often, it travels indoors on your clothes or shoes, or just wafts in when you open doors or windows. Fortunately, there are ways to control ... Continue Reading
Top Ways to Make Your Monrovia Home a Healthier Space
A thorough cleaning regimen can go a long way towards keeping your household healthy. But even the most rigorous regimen may not be addressing certain factors that are contributing to less than healthful conditions. Knowledge is power, so arm yourself with some information if you're trying to create a healthier home. Ventilation Newer homes are built more air tight for ... Continue Reading
Indoor Air Quality Los Angeles: 5 Common Indoor Allergy Triggers & How to Avoid Them
Studies show that the air in our homes is more polluted than the air outdoors. If you suffer from year-round allergies, the source may well be in your own home. You can learn how to increase the indoor air quality in your Los Angeles home and identify indoor allergy triggers by reading the following tips. Indoor Allergy Triggers Dust is the no. 1 pollutant in many ... Continue Reading
Five Best Houseplants for Improving Air Quality Monrovia, California
Tightly constructed modern homes may be energy efficient, yet the accumulation and recirculation of airborne contaminants can create indoor pollution levels that are far higher than can be found in outdoor air in many situations. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) offgassing from a number of household items and additional common sources of indoor air pollution all lower the ... Continue Reading
Replacing AC & Furnace Filters Pasadena, CA: Stop Fall Allergies Before They Begin With These Treatments
Contact Air-Tro Inc. for more information on replacing AC and furnace filters in the greater Pasadena, CA area. When the temperatures start to cool down and summer is wrapping up, most of us are relieved to take a break from the hot sunshine and put down the sunblock for a few months. However, if you’re like many people, you also start to dread the fall allergies that you ... Continue Reading
Indoor Air Quality Pasadena: Allergy Triggers in Your Home: Deal With Them and Get Relief
Improve your indoor air quality in Pasadena! Summer months bring beautiful weather and no shortage of allergies. Even in your home, it’s possible to be exposed to many common allergens that will leave you in discomfort. Here are the most insidious allergy triggers and how you can control them. Dust mites: Microscopic insects should be controlled for anyone with asthma. ... Continue Reading
