Indoor Air Quality
Your home should be the place where you breathe easiest. If the air inside feels dusty, stuffy, dry, musty, or irritating, your HVAC system may be able to do more than heat and cool your home.
Whole-Home Indoor Air Quality & Air Purification
At Dave Jones, we offer whole-home indoor air quality solutions that help reduce airborne particles, improve ventilation, support proper humidity levels, and protect your HVAC equipment. From high-efficiency air cleaners and UV air purifiers to fresh air ventilation and humidity control, our team can help you choose the right solution for your home.
Improve the air you breathe every day
Common Indoor Air Quality Concerns
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend much of their time indoors, and some indoor pollutants can be found at higher concentrations inside than outside.
- Dust and airborne particles
- Pollen and seasonal allergens
- Pet dander
- Mold spores
- Bacteria and viruses
- Lingering odors
- Cleaning chemical residue
- Smoke, candles, and household products
- Dry air or excess humidity
- Stale, trapped indoor air
A whole-home indoor air quality system works with your HVAC equipment to treat air as it moves through your ductwork. Instead of relying on small portable units in individual rooms, these systems help improve air throughout your home.
Whole-home air quality solutions
Our Indoor Air Quality Options
Different indoor air quality products solve different problems. The right system depends on your home, HVAC equipment, comfort concerns, and air quality goals.
- Whole-home air cleaners
- Media filter cabinets
- Electronic air purifiers
- UV air purifiers
- SecureAire whole-home air purification
- Fresh air ventilation systems
- Heat recovery ventilators
- Humidifiers and dehumidifiers
- ECM furnace fan motor upgrades
Air Filtration & Air Purification
Even with regular cleaning, dust, allergens, and other airborne particles can move through your HVAC system and recirculate through your living spaces. Whole-home filtration and purification systems help capture or reduce those contaminants before they continue moving through your home.
A 4-inch pleated media filter cabinet provides higher-capacity filtration than a standard disposable furnace filter. These filters are designed to capture more airborne particles while allowing proper airflow when matched correctly to your HVAC system.
Filter options may include:
- MERV 11: Helps capture dust, pollen, pet dander, and mold spores
- MERV 13: Provides increased filtration performance and may include odor-control options
- MERV 16: Offers advanced particle capture for homes needing higher filtration performance
MERV stands for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. It measures how effectively an air filter captures particles.
In general, the higher the MERV rating, the more particles the filter can capture. However, higher-rated filters are not right for every HVAC system. A filter that is too restrictive can reduce airflow and strain your equipment.
Our HVAC professionals can help you choose a filter that improves indoor air quality while still supporting proper system performance.
HEPA stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Air. HEPA filters are designed to capture extremely small airborne particles, including dust, pollen, mold, bacteria, and other particles.
While HEPA filtration is often associated with portable air purifiers, whole-home HVAC systems require properly matched filtration to maintain healthy airflow. If you are looking for advanced particle removal, our team can help you compare whole-home options that fit your equipment.
Whole-Home Air Cleaner Options
Media Box Air Cleaners
Media box air cleaners use a thick filter to trap airborne particles as air passes through your HVAC system.
They are commonly used to help reduce:
- Dust
- Pollen
- Pet dander
- Mold spores
- Larger airborne particles
Depending on the filter type and your home’s conditions, filters may need to be replaced quarterly, semiannually, or annually.
Electronic Air Cleaners
Electronic air cleaners use electrostatic technology to attract and trap airborne particles. They provide advanced filtration beyond many standard filter options.
The AprilAire 5000 Electronic Air Purifier combines electrostatic technology with traditional filtration to help remove fine airborne particles and support cleaner air throughout the home.
Benefits may include:
- Advanced particle removal
- Quiet, automatic operation
- Reduced airborne allergens and contaminants
- Support for HVAC system cleanliness and performance
SecureAire Whole-Home Air Purifier
SecureAire uses Active Particle Control® technology to help capture and inactivate airborne contaminants within the filter.
This whole-home air purification option is designed for homeowners who want advanced air cleaning performance through their HVAC system. Filters are typically replaced every 6 to 12 months, depending on usage and system conditions.
Benefits include:
- Whole-home air purification
- Active Particle Control® technology
- Long-lasting filter performance
- Helps capture and inactivate airborne contaminants
- Installed directly into the HVAC system
Manufacturer information is available from SecureAire Active Particle Control.
UV Air Purifiers
A whole-home UV air purifier is installed inside your HVAC system and uses ultraviolet light to help reduce microorganisms as air moves through the system.
UV air purifiers are commonly used to help address:
- Mold
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Microbial growth inside HVAC equipment
Benefits include:
- Works continuously as air circulates through your HVAC system
- Helps reduce biological contaminants
- Quiet operation
- Low-maintenance performance
- Especially helpful when paired with professional duct cleaning
UV air purifiers require an electrical connection, and the UV bulb typically needs to be replaced annually.
Fresh Air Ventilation
Modern homes are built to be energy efficient, which often means they are tightly sealed. While that can help reduce heating and cooling costs, it can also trap stale air, odors, moisture, and airborne contaminants indoors.
Fresh air ventilation systems help bring outdoor air into your home while exhausting stale indoor air.
An ECM, or Electronically Commutated Motor, can help keep air moving through your home more efficiently. Better air movement can improve comfort and help your filtration system do its job.
Benefits include:
- Improved air circulation
- More consistent temperatures between rooms
- Quieter operation than many standard fan motors
- Energy-efficient performance
- Helps move more air through your filtration system
A fresh air ventilation system helps dilute indoor pollutants and odors by bringing outdoor air into the home.
Benefits include:
- Whole-home ventilation
- Helps reduce stale indoor air
- Adjustable high and low limit settings
- Helps dilute airborne pollutants and odors
- Good value for improving indoor air exchange
A heat recovery ventilator, or HRV, provides balanced whole-home ventilation while helping maintain energy efficiency.
Benefits include:
- Brings in fresh, filtered outdoor air
- Exhausts stale indoor air
- Helps preheat incoming air during colder months
- Supports balanced indoor air pressure
- Helps improve comfort year-round
Humidity Control
Proper humidity is an important part of healthy indoor air quality. Air that is too dry can irritate your skin, throat, and sinuses. Air that is too humid can contribute to musty odors, mold growth, and moisture damage.
Humidity control solutions can help with:
- Dry skin and irritated sinuses
- Static electricity
- Musty odors
- Excess moisture
- Mold and mildew concerns
- Comfort during Wisconsin heating and cooling seasons
Learn more on our Humidifiers & Dehumidifiers page.
Why Layer Indoor Air Quality Products?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for indoor air quality. Different products target different concerns.
For example:
- High-efficiency filters help capture dust, pollen, pet dander, and mold spores.
- UV air purifiers help reduce microorganisms inside the HVAC system.
- Fresh air ventilation helps replace stale indoor air with outdoor air.
- Humidifiers and dehumidifiers help manage moisture levels.
- Air circulation upgrades help move treated air more consistently through the home.
When these solutions work together, they can help create cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable indoor air.
Which Air Quality System Is Right for Your Home?
The best indoor air quality solution depends on what you are trying to improve.
You may benefit from:
- A media filter cabinet if your home has dust, pollen, or pet dander concerns
- An electronic air cleaner if you want advanced particle removal
- A UV air purifier if you want help reducing bacteria, mold, and viruses inside your HVAC system
- SecureAire purification if you want advanced whole-home air purification
- Fresh air ventilation if your home feels stale, stuffy, or tightly sealed
- Humidity control if your home feels too dry or too damp
Dave Jones carries trusted indoor air quality products from brands including SecureAire, Honeywell, AprilAire, Premier One, and Breathe Clean. Our team can evaluate your HVAC system and recommend options that fit your home’s comfort needs.
Save on Installation by Bundling Services
If you are already scheduling HVAC service, ask about bundling your indoor air quality installation.
Many homeowners choose to install an air cleaner, UV purifier, or ventilation product during:
- A routine furnace tune-up
- An air conditioner tune-up
- A new furnace installation
- A new air conditioner installation
- Other HVAC service appointments
Bundling services can reduce the need for separate visits and may help lower installation costs.
Why choose Dave Jones
For Indoor Air Quality
When you choose Dave Jones, you get experienced HVAC professionals who understand how indoor air quality products work with your heating and cooling system.
- Professional indoor air quality recommendations
- Quality HVAC products
- Dependable installation
- Upfront pricing
- Friendly, knowledgeable service
- Solutions designed for your home and comfort concerns
Whether you are dealing with allergies, dust, dry air, humidity problems, stale air, or airborne contaminants, we can help you find the right whole-home solution.
