When the colder months arrive and furnaces start running around the clock, the air inside your home can feel drier, dustier, and less comfortable. Maintaining clean, healthy air becomes especially important for both your health and your comfort. That’s why many homeowners are searching for ways to boost indoor air quality in Colorado Springs—and we’re here to help.
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How to Improve Indoor Air Quality During Heating Season
Monday, October 6th, 2025An Air Filter Can Keep Things From Getting Stuffy
Monday, November 11th, 2024
Maintaining clean and breathable indoor air is essential for any home, especially in areas where seasonal weather changes impact air quality. One of the easiest and most effective ways to achieve this is by using a high-quality air filter. Not only does an air filter improve the air you breathe, but it also plays a vital role in keeping your heating and cooling system running smoothly.
The benefits of a reliable air filter go beyond comfort—it’s an investment in your home’s health and efficiency. Let’s explore how air filters can make a significant difference in your indoor environment.
The Role of Air Filters in Your Home
An air filter is more than just a barrier for dust; it’s a critical component of your HVAC system. By trapping dirt, pollen, pet dander, and other airborne particles, air filters prevent contaminants from circulating in your home. This is especially important during colder months when windows and doors stay closed, leading to limited ventilation and a higher risk of stuffy, stale air.
Air filters also protect your HVAC system. Without them, dust and debris can build up on sensitive components, reducing efficiency and potentially causing costly damage. A clean air filter ensures that your system can operate at peak performance, providing consistent airflow and maintaining your home’s desired temperature.
Why Air Filters Are Essential in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs’ unique climate makes air filters particularly important for homeowners. The dry air, fluctuating temperatures, and occasional dust storms create challenges for maintaining good indoor air quality. Additionally, allergens such as pollen and mold spores can infiltrate homes during warmer months, making an efficient air filter in Colorado Springs a must-have.
Regularly replacing your air filter can help mitigate these issues. A clean filter is more effective at trapping particles, improving the air quality in your home, and preventing allergens from affecting your family’s health. It also reduces strain on your HVAC system, saving you money on energy bills and extending the lifespan of your equipment.
Signs It’s Time to Change Your Air Filter
Knowing when to replace your air filter is key to maintaining a healthy indoor environment. Here are some common signs that it’s time for a new one:
Increased Dust: If your home seems dustier than usual, your air filter might be full and no longer able to trap particles effectively.
Poor Airflow: Weak airflow from your vents can indicate a clogged filter, which restricts your HVAC system’s performance.
Higher Energy Bills: A dirty air filter forces your system to work harder, increasing energy consumption and costs.
Allergy Symptoms: If you or your family members experience more frequent allergy or asthma symptoms, your air filter might not be doing its job.
Breathe Easier with Regular Air Filter Maintenance
Investing in high-quality air filters and replacing them regularly can keep your home feeling fresh and your HVAC system running efficiently. By taking this simple step, you’re creating a healthier, more comfortable living environment for your family.
Robbins Heating & Air Conditioning serves Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. Contact us for your heating and air conditioning needs.
Are UV Air Purifiers Dangerous to Have in a Home?
Monday, August 19th, 2024
As concerns about indoor air quality continue to rise, many homeowners are exploring different methods to keep their living spaces clean and safe. One popular option is the UV air purifier, a device that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to eliminate harmful microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and mold from the air. But with the term “UV light” often associated with harmful exposure, it’s natural to wonder: are UV air purifiers dangerous to have in a home?
We want to put your mind at ease. UV air purifiers are not only effective but also safe for both humans and pets when used correctly. Let’s dive into how these systems work, the safety precautions in place, and why professional installation is essential.
Beware the Effects of Dry Winter Air!
Monday, January 8th, 2024
As the temperatures continue to drop and head for the coldest days of the year, many of us cozy up indoors to escape the cold. While we may revel in the warmth of our homes, it’s important to be aware of a hidden adversary that often accompanies the winter season—dry air.
The drop in relative humidity during winter can lead to a host of problems, affecting both our health and homes. In this blog, we’ll explore the perils of low humidity and introduce a solution that can make your winter months more comfortable and enjoyable.
How a UV Air Purifier Can Help Your Home
Monday, January 24th, 2022
We’ve always spent a great deal of time indoors during the winter months in Colorado Springs. Now we’re spending more time than ever indoors, even during the other months of the year. This makes it more important than ever to maintain the best indoor air quality in our homes, and special powerful air filters and air purifiers can help you achieve the goal of the cleanest, healthiest air possible for your family.
One of the most useful types of air purifiers is the UV air purifier, also known as a UV germicidal light. If your main concern about indoor air quality in your house is the spread of germs and the presence of mold, then installing a UV germicidal light in Colorado Springs, CO may be the right option for you. Our expert team can help you find out and then handle the installation.
Understanding Air Filter Strength
Monday, January 10th, 2022
If you’re interested in improving your indoor air quality in Colorado Springs, CO this year—and many people are—one of the first options you’ll look at is an air filtration system. Air filters are usually the start of any indoor air quality system, since they’re effective at taking care of many of the larger particles circulating through the air and don’t use any power the way air filtration systems do. They’re safe, affordable, and for many homes can do the full air cleaning job necessary.
To help you understand how an air filtration system installation can work for your house, we’re going to discuss the measurement of filtration strength. Filters come in a wide range of strengths, from simple mesh filters you find in window ACs to powerful industrial filters used to protect clean rooms and hospitals. What will work for your home? You can trust our experts to help you answer this question.
Why Indoor Air Quality Drops in Winter
Monday, December 27th, 2021
The winter season is here, and with it comes the reality of living in a colder environment—yet we’re cooped up indoors.
One of the most common complaints about this time of year is that indoor air quality drops significantly. That makes you more susceptible to respiratory problems like allergies or asthma.
This blog post will discuss why this happens and what you can do to keep your home healthy during these cold months. You also find who you can contact when you need to improve your indoor air quality in Colorado Springs, CO.
Achoo! Allergy Season Is Here—We Can Help
Monday, May 3rd, 2021
The arrival of warm weather in spring is a cause for celebration. But spring also brings with it a problem that can make life much less enjoyable for people in your household—allergies.
Spring is allergy season because the plant bloom that occurs during the first warm weather of the year releases large amounts of pollen into the air. The increased pollen count triggers seasonal allergies, known as hay fever (allergic rhinitis). Hay fever isn’t a viral infection, but its symptoms are similar to those of flus and colds, and can be just as unpleasant: runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, and sinus pain. And unlike fevers and colds, hay fever’s symptoms start immediately after a person is exposed to the allergens that trigger it.
We’re Offering Bipolar Ionization IAQ Installations
Monday, March 29th, 2021
We want the best for all our customers, and that includes installing the finest in indoor air quality products for their homes. Right now, as an El Paso County exclusive, we’re offering to install bipolar ionization IAQ products as part of the Smart Tech Alliance. These IAQ devices bring the freshness of the outdoors to your indoor air.
What Is Bipolar Ionization?
Just what is this technology, and why are we so glad to offer it? Bipolar ionization is the creation of negative and positive oxygen ions that actively remove harmful pollutants from a house. The positive and negative ions produced by a bipolar ionization IAQ device move into a house to neutralize contaminants like viruses, bacteria, mold spores, and more. It’s a safe process—the same used in nature—and will result in healthy and fresh-smelling indoor air.
Call our team today to ask about a bipolar ionization IAQ device for your home. Our experts can integrate it into your existing HVAC equipment so you enjoy the freshness of a spring day inside your house all the time.
Robbins Heating & Air Conditioning serves Colorado Springs and the surrounding area.
Announcement: Robbins Joins PurelyAire© to offer Highest-ION technology in Douglas and El Paso counties
Friday, February 5th, 2021Robbins Heating & Air Conditioning, Colorado Springs’ reputable HVAC business of 40 years, announced that they have joined the nationwide advanced air purification contractor group PurelyAire© and will be installing, warranting, and servicing the “highest-output (HO) technology” ION generators available today.
Before HO, the next highest ION generators produce 400 million ION per second. Robbins will be offering HO technology that starts at 10 Billion IONS per second and upwards for larger applications. Because HO technology delivers at least 25 times the ION density in the space of a home or business than all competing ION generators, HO has a much better impact on air contaminants and takes less time to purify air. The manufacturer behind the HO technology reports it is highly effective at killing viruses including COVID-19, but Robbins emphasizes to their customers to purchase HO for its ability to purify air better than other options today. And because it has the lowest ozone output (< 0.001 ppm), well under federal requirements, it is safe for humans and animals.
If you do not yet know why IONs are so effective at purifying air, we encourage you to investigate at https://www.alphalabinc.com/about-air-ions/ and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6213340/.
When you discover what IONs can do for you and where you live and work, give Robbins a call to set up a discovery meeting to explore what you can do to advance your air purification. Before you buy, Robbins offers a no-risk, no-charge trial to first prove our HO technology’s efficacy.
