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Contributed by: KATHY MILLER on 4/12/2008

You want your home to be safe, secure, and comfortable. You want it to be warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and to not cost you a fortune in the process. But what if the very system that brings you this security is also a breeding ground for serious health issues?

Don't pack up just yet. There could be a low cost, easy solution.

"The more your 'sealed' home is for energy efficiency, the more germs, pollutants and allergens it's keeping in," says Kathy Miller, of Balance Air, Heating & Air Conditioning. "In order to maintain humidity and temperature levels, the same air is continuously recycled throughout a home. This increases comfort, but it can also increase health risks. Breathing certain mold spores can cause illness - ore even death - and they can develop inside the dark and damp environments of your duct system."

In fact, indoor air can be up to 70 times more polluted than the air outside your home. So what can you do? Balance Air recommends these measures for maintaining a healthy home:

> Have ventilation systems cleaned annually to help eliminate dirt and mold growth.
> A qualified technician should check to be sure that all return air is run through the filter system
> Verify that the filter system meets size requirements for peak operation.
> Ask about purification devices that can eliminate condensed moisture from the air conditioning system. Technology has yielded many inexpensive, easy solutions.

Ms Miller told us "You don't have to choose comfort or health. You can have both for your family. It's simply a matter of taking minor precautions."

These precautions are part of Balance Air's efforts to educate the public during "National Indoor Comfort Week," which is April 20-26. Balance Air wants to show homeowners certain energy saving techniques that can leat to hundreds of wasted dollars each season.

"What better way to celebrate being a heating and cooling professional than to offer real benefits to our customers and community? That's what being in service is all about," says Ms Miller.

You can get your ventilation system inspected, plus receive other energy saving tips by calling Balance Air at 720-338-0639

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