A good ventilation system has the ability to protect you from all kinds of health problems. Whether it’s headaches, allergies, asthma, rashes or sinusitis, they can all be reduced by having good ventilation.
By installing a mechanical ventilation system, like those sold at Ventilation Megastore, you’ll be sure to see the health benefits in no time.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the world become acutely aware of how to reduce the spread of respiratory infections and the actions we need to take to do this.
These actions helped to save lives in the pandemic, and the same principles also apply to coughs, colds, flu and other illnesses.
When somebody with a respiratory infection breathes, speaks, coughs or sneezes, they release small particles into the air which contain the infection. These can then be breathed in by other people, come into contact with their eyes, nose or mouth, or even be passed from person to person by touch.
However, proper airflow and ventilation can reduce the spread of infection by helping to remove air that contains infectious particles. Our mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) systems work to remove germs by continuously extracting the infected air and replacing it with fresh, filtered air.
Mould can be a big problem for our health, making us more likely to have respiratory problems and infections, allergies and asthma. But there is a way to prevent the growth of mould and reduce these health risks.
The only way to truly prevent mould permanently is to remove the conditions that allow it to grow. By providing proper airflow, a quality ventilation system will help to remove moist air before water vapour can settle and soak into surfaces, denying mould the environment it needs to grow.
So, if you want to protect your home from mould, our whole-house ventilation systems are a great solution to help keep it at bay.
The weather in spring and summer can wreak havoc for hay fever sufferers, causing symptoms like sneezing, blocked noses, itchy eyes, coughs and headaches.
Many try to avoid spending time outdoors to reduce the risk of hay fever symptoms, but our homes can often be just as bad.
Whilst you’ll struggle to keep pollen out of your home, a good ventilation system can help you to remove the pollen in the air. Plus, it can help to keep things cool without having to open your windows, which would make things worse by letting more pollen in.
An MVHR system fitted with HEPA filters will draw fresh air into the home while capturing the pollen. At the same time, the system will draw stale air out of the property, quietly making the air in your home fresher and cleaner.
If you want to improve your health by installing a ventilation system in your home (and who wouldn’t?) then our team of experts are on hand to help. Contact us today for simple queries, no-obligation quotations or technical advice.
During the spring and summer months, hay fever can wreak havoc on our sinuses - causing all manner of symptoms, including sore throats, blocked noses and streaming eyes. While you may feel that you can avoid these symptoms by staying indoors more often, this isn’t necessarily the case.
Hay fever (or allergic rhinitis as it’s medically known as) is an allergic reaction to environmental allergens in the air, including dust mites, moulds, pollen and animal dander. It’s caused by your eyes and/or nose coming into contact with these allergens - with pollen transmitted via grass, weeds, plants and trees.
While hay fever can technically occur at any time of year, it’s most common in the spring and summer months when airborne pollen is at its highest levels.
There are typically two main peaks to the hay fever season, with the first coming from grass pollens from May (although sometimes earlier!) until late June. The second is then in the form of other plants, releasing their pollen slightly later on in the year all the way through to September.
Hay fever is usually worse on windy days, as it’s even easier for pollen to spread and come into contact with your nose and eyes, and it eases when it rains. It’ll also depend on the daily pollen count - from very low levels to very high.
You’d like to think you can avoid pollen by staying inside, but unfortunately this doesn’t work. Pollen grains are tiny, and therefore can very easily enter your home - whether that’s through open windows or doors, through air vents, on your clothing or shoes, or on the fur or feet of your pets.
During peak hay fever season, sufferers are likely to keep windows and doors shut as much as they can to prevent particles from entering their homes. While this is a great idea in terms of helping to keep symptoms at bay, your home can quickly become hot, stuffy, humid and polluted, with stale air not being able to escape.
This will also mean that any pollen that has managed to enter your home through other means, such as on your clothing, is trapped within your home - enabling grains to easily come into contact with your sinuses.
The most effective way to reduce your pollen count indoors is through good, filtered, air flow. The thing to look for is a system fitted with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter. These ultra fine filters capture dust and pollen but allow air to pass through. They are often found inside high quality air purifiers and air conditioners, but these can be expensive to run and ineffective when it comes to improving the air throughout a home.
A better option is to fit your home with a mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) system. This will efficiently draw out stale, polluted air from the home and replace it with fresh, HEPA filtered air from the outside - dramatically reducing your indoor pollen levels, while using the same energy as an ordinary extractor fan.
With an effective ventilation system in place, pollen levels in your home will be unable to build up to the point of triggering an allergic reaction - meaning that hay fever sufferers will be able to breathe much easier within their homes. Not only that, MVHR units use the extracted air to warm the air that the system draws into the house, increasing the energy efficiency of your central heating when it turns colder.
Are you looking to combat your indoor air pollution with the help of a state-of-the-art MVHR system? Get in touch with our team of experts today for a free, no-obligation consultation.
