WHY CLEAN CENTRAL HEAT & AIR SYSTEMS
FACT: 9 OUT OF 10 SYSTEM FAILURES ARE CAUSED BY DIRT AND DUST. (LCES) LOUISIANA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.
FACT: CLEAN SYSTEMS RESTORE CAPACITY AND LESSEN RUNNING TIME. TRANSLATION: SAVINGS ON MONTHLY HEATING/COOLING BILLS. (LCES)
FACT: A BUILDUP OF .042 INCHES OF DIRT ON A HEATING OR COOLING COIL CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE IN EFFICIENCY OF 21%.
(EPA) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FACT: MOST COMMERCIALLY PURCHASED FIBERGLASS FILTERS ARE ONLY 7% EFFICIENT IN STOPPING DIRT, DUST, POLLEN, ETC. PASSING
THROUGH IT. (ASHRAE)
FACT: 50% OF ALL ILLNESSES ARE EITHER CAUSED OR AGGRAVATED BY POLLUTED INDOOR AIR.(AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGISTS)
FACT: ONE OUT OF SIX PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM ALLERGIES DO SO BECAUSE OF THE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE FUNGI AND
BACTERIA IN AIR DUCT SYSTEMS. (TOTAL HEALTH & BETTER HEALTH MAGAZINES)
FACT: LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE WAS SPAWNED IN AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. IT KILLED 29 PEOPLE IN 1976. (AMERICAN LUNG ASSOC.)
FACT: IN THE SUMMER OF 1988 AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE DIED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FROM LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE. (MODESTO BEE 9/2/88)
FACT: CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN ADULTS TO BE AFFECTED BY POLLUTED INDOOR AIR-THEY BREATHE FASTER, INHALE MORE
AIR PER UNIT OF BODY WEIGHT AND ARE CLOSER TO THE GROUND WHERE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHER. (DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS)
FACT: THE ELDERLY, ASTHMATICS, AND PEOPLE WITH BREATHING PROBLEMS, ALLERGIES, AND LUNG DISEASES ARE ALSO LIKELY TO
BE MORE SENSITIVE TO POLLUTANTS. (DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS)
FACT: MOST PEOPLE SPEND 60-90% OF THEIR TIME INDOORS. (ALA) FACT: INDOOR AIR IS FOUND TO BE UP TO 70 TIMES MORE POLLUTED
THAN OUTDOOR AIR. (EPA)
FACT: "Legionnaire's Disease, which can be caused by improper maintenance of cooling towers
and HVAC systems, strikes 25,000 People and kills over 4,000 people per year." -
(Centers for Disease Control - CDC).