Indoor air quality services in Cincinnati, Ohio
We install filtration, humidity control and ventilation in Cincinnati. A radiator house with no central duct path needs different equipment from a forced-air one, so we measure humidity, particulates and ventilation before recommending anything.
Filtration, purification, and humidity control for allergy season, dry winters, and everything the Cincinnati-area air brings inside.
What indoor air quality equipment can I get?
We measure humidity, particulates and ventilation before recommending anything.
How do you filter air in a house with no ductwork?
Not with a whole-home media filter, because there is no duct to put it in. In Cincinnati's radiator housing the options are filtration built into ductless heads, standalone units sized per room, and a ducted energy recovery ventilator run independently of the heating system for fresh air. Humidity is usually the bigger win in these houses, because a hillside basement and a hot-water system produce very different moisture behavior from a forced-air ranch.
Do air purifiers actually work?
The ones that move enough air through a good enough filter do, within the room they are in. That last part is where expectations go wrong: a portable unit sized for a bedroom does very little for a house. Whole-house media filtration built into the ductwork treats everything the system circulates, which is a different scale of job. Look for how much air a unit actually moves rather than the room size printed on the box, and be skeptical of anything whose main claim is ozone or ions.
Does cooking really affect indoor air that much?
More than most people expect, particularly with gas. Cooking puts fine particles and combustion byproducts straight into the room, and a range hood that recirculates through a charcoal filter rather than venting outside does very little about it. Use the hood every time and check that it actually vents outdoors. If it does not, opening a window while cooking does more than any purifier will, and it costs nothing.
Is a higher MERV filter always better?
No, and this is the most common way people make things worse while trying to help. A denser filter catches more, and it also restricts more air, and a system designed around a one-inch filter can be starved by a high-MERV one dropped into the same slot. Starved airflow means a furnace running hot and an air conditioner freezing its coil. If you want serious filtration, the answer is a thicker media cabinet with far more surface area, not a denser filter in the existing gap.
The house feels damp even with the AC running.
Cooling removes moisture only while the coil is cold and air is moving across it. An oversized system satisfies the thermostat in short bursts and never runs long enough to dehumidify, which is how a house ends up cool and clammy. Above about 60% relative humidity you get the conditions for dust mites and mold regardless of how clean the house is. The fix is sometimes a dehumidifier and is often correcting why the system short cycles, so measure the humidity before buying equipment for it.
How do I know it worked?
How do I book an air quality assessment in Cincinnati?
Call (844) 584-7399 and you get a person, or book online in about a minute. If it's an emergency, no heat or water on the floor, call rather than booking. That skips the next-day queue and goes straight to the 24/7 line.