The airQ System
There are many benefits to clean, fresh air, reduced humidity and more comfortable temperatures. There are two major features that the airQ System provides:
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Keeps your air clean and fresh, while preventing pollution, dust and pollen from getting back inside your home.
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Saves you money three ways: (1) uses solar heating from your roof cavity to heat when needed, (2) uses outside air to cool your home, (3) reduces humidity in your home, making the air easier to heat or cool
The airQ System installation comprises three major parts:
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airQ Core is typically installed in your roof cavity along with air ducts and any extra airQ options purchased (e.g. Cooling Kit). airQ is installed independent of any HVAC or heating air ducts in your home. The filter box is placed near an access point for easy filter changes.
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airQ Vents are installed in the ceiling everywhere you want fresh air, ideally each bedroom and living space.
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airQ Sense (touch screen controller) are typically placed near your thermostat, and additional Sense units can be placed throughout your home for best sensor coverage. Ideally you would install one Sense in each bedroom and living space.
See below for a list of additional benefits and details about how the system works, and the bottom of this page for more detail on each airQ System component. Also, visit our project page to see actual customer installations.
Set and Forget
airQ is a fully automatic, set and forget system. If you wish you can change settings to get exactly the behavior you want (e.g. more aggressive heating)
You don't need to change temperatures or turn it on / off, the system will do all that for you. Even though it may look like a thermostat, the airQ System is very cheap to run (just cents per day).
Protect your Home
Dry rot, termites, mold and mildew are all primarily caused by elevated moisture levels in your home. The airQ System helps prevent these problems by lowering the humidity not only inside your home, but in its framing and structure also.
Wild Fires and BBQ
Wild fires are growing in importance. These produce very unhealthy quantities of smoke, fine particles and chemicals.
Don't like you neighbors cooking, do they smoke near your home, or is there some other source of odors nearby - the airQ Systems' active carbon filter removes them so you don't have to smell them again..
Quality of Life
Having clean air provides many health benefits, the extend of which scientists and doctors are just now understanding. Clean air can also provide you with a better quality of life, especially those that suffer from seasonal allergies or respiratory issues such as asthma and COPD.
