Heating and Cooling 101

The Basics of Keeping Your Home Comfortable

The heating and cooling system, sometimes referred to as the HVAC system, is one of the most important parts of your home. HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, the three main functions of a home comfort system. The system can control air temperature and humidity and maintain the quality of the air in your home.

Central Heating and Cooling Systems

A central heating and cooling system produces warm or cool air in one central area and distributes it throughout your home. There are many types of systems that work as central systems, from traditional split systems (having both indoor and outdoor components) to packaged product systems (having one unified outdoor component for heating and cooling).

Typical products for central systems include:

·         Heat pumps

·         Air conditioners

·         Gas and oil furnaces

·         Fan coils

·         Evaporator coils

·         Controls and thermostats

How Indoor Air Quality Affects You

Every family deserves clean, fresh indoor air. But pollutants, even the ones we can't see, make their way into our homes every day. And some pollutants, like dust, pollen, pet dander, mold, viruses and bacteria can be dangerous to your family's health. The air inside your home can actually be 2 to 5 times dirtier than the air outside.

        Fortunately, Alpha and Omega offers a wide range of air quality solutions you can count on to deliver cleaner, better air: humidifiers to add moisture back to dry winter air; ventilators to bring fresh air into your home; UV lamps to minimize mold and bacterial growth on your system's indoor coil; and air purifiers to eliminate up to 99.9% of the pollutants in the conditioned air in your home.