Indoor air quality · Iowa City, Iowa
Indoor air quality in Iowa City, Iowa
Dry winter air, a stuffy upstairs, dust that comes back the day after you clean - those are system problems, not cleaning problems. We find the cause and price the fix in writing. Call (319) 344-2252 and describe what you're breathing.
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01 · Why it's different here
Five closed-window months, indoors.
With 6,114 heating degree days a year, per the NWS climate normals for the Iowa City station, an Iowa City house spends roughly five months sealed shut. Whatever is in your air - dust, dander, dryness - recirculates all winter. That's why small fixes here change how the whole house feels in February.
The honest starting point is almost always the filter: the right one, actually changed. It's unglamorous and it works. We'll tell you if that's all you need.
About two thirds of Iowa City homes heat with gas, per Census Bureau housing data, and gas heat runs dry. If winter here means static shocks, cracked lips, and wood floors gapping, a properly sized humidifier on the furnace is the fix - not a parade of little room units.
And if one room is always stuffy while the rest of the house is fine, that's airflow, not fate. It's usually a duct or return problem, and it's findable.
02 · What's included
What we actually do
03 · How it works
From call to done.
Tell us what's going on
Call or send the form. A person answers, asks a few questions, and tells you honestly whether it can wait.
We diagnose it and price it
We come out, find the fault, and show you the part. One price, in writing, before any work starts.
You decide
Fix it, replace it, or wait - we'll tell you which one we'd pick in our own house. Saying no is free.
04 · Questions
Asked often.
01How often should I change my furnace filter?
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Check it monthly during heating season and change it when it looks gray - for most homes that's every one to three months. A clogged filter costs you comfort and money all winter.
02Why is one room always stuffy?
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Almost always airflow: a crushed duct, a blocked return, or a run that was never sized right. It's findable and usually fixable - and cheaper than living around it.
03Do air purifiers actually work?
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Some do, for specific problems. We'll tell you honestly whether your issue needs one, or whether a better filter and a duct fix would do more for less money.
04My house is bone dry every winter. What fixes that?
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A whole-house humidifier mounted on the furnace, sized to the house. It runs automatically and beats carrying water to room units all season.
05 · Get started
Three blanks and we call you.
A real person reads it and calls back. If it's urgent, skip the form and call.
Prefer the phone? (319) 344-2252