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OPERATION ELIE
I thought I would begin this week with a heart warming story rather than a technical “How To” Blog. As I have blogged before, Modern PurAir donates 1% of our franchise system sales to the PURKIDS Foundation. This means that every Modern PURAIR customer, helps a much needed family by providing PURAIR for their child. [...]
Posted in PURKIDS, PurKids Foundation
How A Clothes Dryer Works
**A very important factor to remember with any dryer is to have the dryer vent cleaned of any lint that has accumulated. It can be a very serious fire hazard causing a great deal of damage or loss of life. **MODERN PURAIR® offers this service, where we blow out any lint accumulated in the vent that [...]
Posted in Clothes Dryer
How A Heat Pump Works
Heat Pumps. What Are They and What Do They Do? A Heat Pump is a machine that transfers thermal energy form one location, the “source”, which is at a lower temperature, to another location called the “sink”, which is at a higher temperature. Therefore, heat pumps move thermal energy opposite to the direction that it [...]
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How A Furnace Works
Continuing on with my theme of how things work, here is an overview of the furnace in your home. Heating accounts for 35% – 50% of energy costs in the average home. A high-efficiency gas furnace can reduce your overall energy use and help you save money. By reducing your energy consumption, efficient home heating [...]
Posted in Furnaces
Formaldehyde
What Is It And It’s Effects To Indoor Air Quality Formaldehyde is a colorless gas with a pungent odor. It is often used in a solution form. The primary uses for formaldehyde include: The production of urea-formaldehyde and phenol-formaldehyde resins. Resins are used as adhesives in the manufacture of particleboard, fiberboard and plywood, as well [...]
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How An Air Conditioner Works
As the temperatures outside start to warm up, we all think about turning on our air conditioners. If any of you are like myself, I am not very knowledgeable as to how it keeps my home cool. So I thought I would just provide us all with a quick summary of how these wonderful machines [...]
Posted in Air Conditioner
Summer Heat and Indoor Air Quality
High Humidity and Indoor Air Quality Summer is almost here YAY!!!!!!!! But if you live in an area where humidity levels are high then be aware that it can affect your indoor air quality and therefore the health of you and your family! High humidity levels can cause mold, encourage dust mites (cause of [...]
Posted in Allergies, Indoor Air Quality
PURKIDS®Foundation
1% of Modern PURAIR® franchise system sales are donated to the PURKIDS® foundation. This means every Modern PURAIR® customer helps a much needed family provide PURAIR® for their child. Each Modern PURAIR® franchisee is dedicated to helping children breathe easier through the PURKIDS® foundation. We started the PURKIDS® foundation to support programs for children affected by poor indoor air quality, sick building [...]
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Are You A Dust (Mite) Collector?
Dust In Your Home = Dust Mites In Your Home WARNING: Gross factor of 10!!!!!!!!!! House dust mites are microscopic bugs that primarily live on dead skin cells regularly shed from humans and pet animals. They are generally harmless to most people.They do not carry diseases but they can cause allergic reactions in asthmatics or [...]
Posted in Dust Mites, HVAC Cleaning
Breathing Happier…. Breathing Easier
Breathing Easier with Modern PURAIR® Here at Modern PURAIR® we strive for 100% customer satisfaction. Customer follow up is a great way to achieve this goal. When using Modern PURAIR® you can expect a follow up call from one of our friendly sales centre employees 24 to 48 hours after your cleaning. We love hearing [...]
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