Why Clean Your System and Have Maintenance Performed
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 Build up 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:
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:
Legionnaires 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
Legionnaires Disease. (MODESTO BEE 9/22/88)
FACT:
Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted indoor air,
they breath faster inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to
the ground where conditions 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) AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION
FACT:
Indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air.
(EPA) ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Lime Aid Heating and Cooling services the following Phoenix West Valley cities;
Phoenix, Surprise, Sun City, Sun City West, Peoria, Glendale, Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage and Goodyear