Indoor Air Quality Articles

Our team at Comfortable Design wants to pass along a gentle reminder about the importance of this small maintenance task. It’s one that takes only a minute or two but can make a huge difference in your York home.

If you’re afflicted with seasonal allergies, you’re not alone. As many as 60 million Americans have allergic rhinitis part-time or year-round, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

What do you think of when you hear about air pollution? You might immediately imagine a giant cloud of smoke, cars spewing exhaust, or a trash incinerator––but have you ever thought about your own home in Wrightsville?

Our solution at Comfortable Design is to replace your old thermostat with a programmable thermostat that can increase your comfort, lower your utility bills, and reduce your carbon footprint.

Improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) at your Lancaster home or business makes sense on so many levels. Consider your health, your comfort, and your household budget. It’s hard to imagine a more important investment than improving the air you breathe!

Did you know the average American spends nearly 90 percent of life indoors? That’s why it is increasingly important to ensure indoor air quality (IAQ) is clean and healthy. If your Lancaster home is facing air-quality issues, you may be suffering anything from minor discomfort to significant allergy or health problems. Our team at Comfortable Design wants to help keep your home’s indoor air quality high and you and your family healthy and comfortable.

Energy-efficient homes are more common than ever. Although they provide many benefits, including reducing overall energy usage and a smaller carbon footprint, they come with some disadvantages as well. 

Though it’s a hidden element in your home, ductwork is crucial to your home comfort. It’s the system by which warm or cool air circulates throughout your home. And all your conditioned air, whether it’s warmed or cooled, has to travel through these ducts. As such, it’s essential to have a well-maintained duct system in your home.

Our highly climate-controlled indoor environments can often be extremely comfortable in our modern world. Combine that with the fact so many of our daily needs are easily met without needing to go outside, and you find a society that spends nearly all its time indoors. As a result, poor indoor air quality has become a significant area of concern as a contributor to potential health problems.

The spread of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has all of us greatly concerned in Pennsylvania. At Comfortable Design, our top priority is the health and safety of you and your loved ones. We take great pride in selling indoor air quality products to Lancaster and York homes and businesses that are energy efficient, environmentally friendly—and extremely effective when it comes to improving your indoor air quality.

Our team here at Comfortable Design receives a lot of questions from customers about carbon monoxide leaks. Below are some quick facts to keep you informed, helping to keep you safe.

When you think of air pollution, what pops into your mind? A giant smoke stack? Cars spewing exhaust? A trash incinerator? Chances are you may not have considered your own home is full of air pollution.

There are many reasons you may or may not want a humidifier in your home. A whole home humidifier increases the comfort level in your home and it can decrease your annual energy cost. The humidity level in your home actually causes you to use more or less heat. Having air that is humidified to…