Hurricane Sandy-Recovery & Illnesses

The thing that flooding brings to a community is the mixture of all the wrong things together to the breathing environment and the drinking water. The bacteria from sewage and the mold that starts to propagate makes the area affected quite contaminated. See this story from Hurricane Sandy   http://alturl.com/aghnj
 But what about the rest of us?  What goes on in our environment? Look around you right now, see the dust on the table, the cobweb in the corner, the little black bug looking things by a closet. Look at your HVAC filter, see any dust? What is living on that dust right now? Is your home energy tight? Or does it "breathe?"
Do you know our pets put off 5 times the amount of dead skin cells that we do? Are they indoors? Can we clean it up? Does it cost much? How much is indoor health worth?
 I think it's time to take a serious look at things affecting us indoors, and look for solutions. We also need to think in terms of how much is it saving us in health care to have a solution, instead of what does the solution cost.

Airborne Pathogens Discussed in New Video

We have come across a new video discussing some of the airborne pathogens we could wind up breathing. Our indoor environments contribute to illnesses everyday. I am in the process of obtaining my IAQ Mold Inspector Certification. I have learned more detail of what I already knew and it can be alarming how many things in our indoor air can cause illness.I am going to start a new series for a couple of months discussing the things we breathe.
http://www.prlog.org/12020731

What is indoor air pollution?

What is indoor air pollution? There are several factors: particles, bio-pollutants, odors, temperature, humidity, gases, and discomfort.
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z6Y-I-LJsU

We'll discuss these in more detail.

Is Your Furnace Leaking Carbon Monoxide?

Heating season has started and furnaces are firing up all over the country. If you use natural gas or propane fuel you may want to make sure the furnace is not leaking  CO (carbon monoxide). The most common way this happens is by a fracture or hole in the heat exchanger. However it can occur from unbalance in the air pressure on even a new installation. Make sure the negative pressure side of the furnace (return air side) is sealed properly. It can actually suck combustion gases into the air flow. Check that all penetrations into the return air side of the furnace cabinet are sealed (i.e; electrical, low voltage wires etc.)
 Have an HVAC professional check for CO in the air flow and check gas pressure, proper combustion etc.
For more info contact us @ rick@rlenvirocare.com   or 417-942-2451

A Little Insight on the Laundry Room.

There are many ways to deal with allergies. Here is another way we can help in your laundry room.
http://vollarajournal.com/2012/02/water-101-help-save-one-billion-gallons/
Contact us with any questions. 417-942-2451 or 800-526-4978 ext.1

Hand Washing

It is amazing how something so simple as hand washing can mean so much in today's world. Read the attached article here:

 http://www.hygienecentral.org.uk/pdf/What%20can%20handwashing%20do%20for%20the%20world_Oct2012.pdf

Learn how our indoor air technology can help kill these viruses and bacteria on surfaces in our homes:


http://www.vollara.com/v_content/media/SV_FreshAir.html

What are the symptoms that you may have CO escaping from your furnace?
We'll look at that next time. 

Fall Furnace Tune-Up Ideas

Fall is here and there will be an occasional chilly night and morning and you may wind up firing up the furnace before winter. I have already had the fireplace going a couple of nights.
How do you get your furnace ready for winter? The easy answer is call your HVAC professional and have them do a maintenance on your heating system. If things are so strapped financially there are a couple of things you can do.
 1.-Change filter.--obvious but overlooked.
 2.-Vacuum combustion area in front of burners and burners themselves.
 3.-Blow out the same area after vacuuming.
Note: You have to careful not to damage a spark probe or the silicon steel hot surface ignitor.
 4.-Clean out blower section.
 5.-Clean flue pipe.
 6.-Fire up unit and visually inspect flame and cycle of system.

For more info send us an e-mail rick@rlenvirocare.com