When cooler weather hits, homeowners become more concerned about germs. Namely, the passing around of germs when you’re closed up in your home becomes a primary factor, but ultraviolet (UV) lights can help increase the quality of your indoor air by combating germs.

UV lights are designed to fight off a specific class of contaminants, including bacteria, viruses and germs. And these contaminants generally give people the most trouble in the winter, when it’s more likely that a home lacks an influx of fresh air, and we generally spend more time inside. Aside from home cleaning practices and washing hands frequently, a UV-light system can boost your home’s cleanliness and your immunity to germs.

How are UV lights able to give germs the boot?

Technology

When pollutants cross through the emission of Ultraviolet rays, germs are zapped by the harmful UV rays, which essentially renders them incapable of reproducing. That’s because the rays hit the cells at the core of their DNA, so they are no longer able to grow. When this technology is combined you’re your HVAC system, contaminants in your home’s air are zapped with each pass through the equipment. That helps to ensure that viruses, like the flu, cannot spread throughout your home.

Efficiency

When your home’s air is cleaner, that means that the air that passes through your HVAC equipment is cleaner, which contributes to less of a dirt build up on the furnace's components—and it will operate more efficiently.

Safety

Air that has been zapped by UV lights is completely safe to circulate throughout your home, and it has long been used in healthcare settings for sterilization.   You can also install high efficiency air filters to trap most of the sterilized germs. 

Maintenance

Most UV-light systems necessitate very little maintenance. Generally, it's required that the lamps in the system are replaced every year or two, and the systems don't require cleaning or filter changes.

UV lights can help you stop the spread of germs, and protect from cold and flu season. For help with improving your home’s indoor air quality, contact the comfort experts at Custom Comfort ClimateCare. Serving Barrie and Simcoe Counties since 1988.