Allergies in Southern Maryland
& Your Heat Pump

With trees leafing out, flowers and weeds blooming in spring, pollen is released for months extending the duration of spring allergies.

Your Air Conditioner Can Help Your Allergies

Pollen flies around and gets inside your home when you open the windows and doors. If you suffer with allergies, keep windows and doors closed on the high pollen count days. Running your air conditioner can help filter out pollen while keeping your space cool.

How Pollen Affects Your Air Conditioner

If you don’t use your air conditioning system for months, you can’t assume it will keep working well. As more pollen gets filtered out, the pollen ends up sitting on the filters. As pollen builds up and adds to dust, dead skin cells, and pet hair, the filters will become clogged forcing the a/c system to work harder than it should. This results in not being as allergy reduction efficient while increasing your energy bills.

Your air conditioner can play a vital role in reducing allergens within your home. Frequently changing filters at each vent (e.g. floor vents), and be sure to dust and vacuum often. Also take pets outdoors and brush them often to help reduce shedding when in the house. .

How You Can Help Your Air Conditioner and Your Allergies

Don’t stop using your air conditioner. It is an important part of combating allergens within your home. You need to control the allergens that make it inside and help your air conditioning function without becoming clogged with pollen.

If you suffer with allergies and have been outdoors, showering and changing clothes once inside can help reduce allergies.  As for your home, changing air filters regularly and maintaining your HVAC system will help boost air quality and make your system run efficiently.

Ready to move to cleaner air? Call 800.890.5123 with any questions about improving the quality of your home's air an to schedule an appointment.