Poor Air Quality and Winter Illness in Christchurch

​Winter usually brings a number of worries to Christchurch. Among the top concerns are how to keep warm and how to stay healthy. Cold, damp living situations are often related to poor health conditions. The colder, winter weather actually affects the quality of the air we breathe. Here’s how.

All I Need Is The Air That I Breathe...

​We breathe about 14, 000 litres of air every single day. During winter, we spend more time indoors. So if one family member or work colleague gets sick, other people start getting sick too. 

All coughs, sneezes and sniffles launch bacteria and viruses into the air, and unless the air we breathe is filtered, we’ll breathe those pathogens into our system and get sick ourselves.

Improving Air Quality

​Many winter diseases are caused by condensation and mould, which release harmful spores into the air. In addition to keeping homes warm, by filtering the air, heat pumps also keep our homes dry, minimizing dampness and mould. 

Do you or your loved ones constantly suffer with colds, flu, or breathing difficulties like asthma in the winter? Keeping a warm and dry home is even more important in households with children and elderly people because they are often the first ones to catch such illnesses.

Heat Pumps and Air Filtration

One option to improving air quality is filtering the air coming into our home. As well as being one of the most energy efficient ways of heating a home, heat pumps are also good for keeping your home dry and healthy. 

Heat pumps recycle and filter the air that comes into your home. They remove harmful bacteria and viruses, ensuring that only clean, fresh air is delivered into your Christchurch home. It neutralises and deodorise the smallest particles of air before it is circulated back to the room. ​

Mitsubsihi Heat Pump Filters

Mitsubishi EcoCore heat pumps have a standard air filter and an Anti-Allergy Enzyme filter. This dual filtration system breaks down harmful microbes like bacteria, mould and dust mites. A great option for reducing the risks of winter ills and chills.

The Mitsubishi Black Diamond series of heat pumps take air filtration up another notch. Their advanced Plasma Quad Plus Filtration System is like an electronic barrier that destroys microbes and bacteria in the air. An electrical discharge catches and neutralises microscopic particles in the air that are thirty times smaller than the width of a human hair. Now we're talking some seriously clean air being pumped into your home.

Heat Pumps For Healthy Christchurch Homes

​Do you or your loved ones constantly suffer with colds, flu, or breathing difficulties like asthma in the winter? Keeping a warm and dry home is even more important in households with children and elderly people because they are often the first ones to catch such illnesses.

If you want to learn more about heating solutions that will keep your home healthy and dry, contact the friendly, local Heat Pumps NOW. We’re happy to help with a free quote and in-home heating consultation to keep you warm and dry this winter.

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