Filtration system helps when fires are nearby
When the mountains nearby burn there is nothing for us to do but close up the house and blast the air conditioning. We are not so close to the mountains that we are ever in any real danger but we get a lot of smoke when the mountains burn. Ash falls down from the sky like it is snowing. That ash and smoke get into anything and everything. Thankfully our HVAC system works on a closed system. This means that the air is taken from inside the house, cooled, and returned to the house. Air is not taken from outside. We also have really good sealing on all of our doors and windows. But, of course, we still must go in and out throughout the day so some smoke gets in. For that, we have a really good filtration system built right into our HVAC system. It has UV lighting and more than one filter. It works great. It took us about a year to get everything installed in the house like it is. During our first fire season here, we could actually see the smoke inside of the house. My asthma was really bad and no one could breathe right. We all started researching ways to keep the smoke out. It was either that or we would have to move. The special filtration system cost quite a bit, so did the sealing, but it was so worth it. It makes our home livable, no matter what is going on outside. I think the filtration system helps with our allergies, in general, too. I am so glad we didn’t have to move because I really do love it here.