Indoor Air Quality Articles

Why Is a Home Dehumidifier Important?

April 16, 2024
Why Is a Home Dehumidifier Important? Glass door with condensation and a tree, high humidity.

Our professionals at M & M Heating and Cooling want to provide you with the information to create a healthy, comfortable environment for you and your family. Here is some important information about dehumidifiers and the role they play in your home’s health and comfort.

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Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important

March 15, 2024
Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important. A family dancing in their clean living room.

Just like your lungs are an important connection to the rest of your respiratory system, your home’s ductwork, or air ducts, are importantly connected to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. For your HVAC system—and your lungs—to perform at peak level, the numerous airways need to be open and clear. All in the name of breathing properly.

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Your HVAC System Can Enhance Sleep

February 15, 2024

The sound of a well-maintained heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is like a lullaby for a good night’s sleep. If odd sounds, such as banging, squealing, or rattling, from your HVAC system are keeping you up at night, it is time to schedule maintenance and regain a peaceful nighttime environment in your Mississippi…

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Learn The Facts About Carbon Monoxide

March 16, 2023
A person presses a CO detector. Learn the Facts About Carbon Monoxide.

To promote safety and well-being for our community in Tupelo, here’s what you should know about this harmful airborne pollutant.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

February 15, 2023
5 Ways to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality. Image shows a plant and humidifier on windowsill.

What do you think of when you hear about air pollution? You might immediately imagine a giant cloud of smoke, cars spewing exhaust, or a trash incinerator––but have you ever thought about your own home in Tupelo?

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What Are Furnace Filters?

December 15, 2022
A lit furance. What Are Furnace Filters?

Our experienced team are always on hand to answer any filter questions you may have as well as to replace or clean your air filter for you.

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How to Reduce Dust in Your Home

November 16, 2022
A view through a fall window. How to Reduce Dust in Your Home.

Our team specializes in offering whole-house solutions to keep you and your loved ones healthy, comfortable, and safe throughout the year.

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Why Do I Need a Humidifier in the Fall?

October 19, 2022
A mug in front of a fall window. Why Do I Need a Humidifier in the Fall?

Here at M & M Heating and Cooling, we want you to be healthy, safe, and comfortable inside your Mississippi home.

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5 Tips to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality This Fall

September 14, 2022
A autumnal window. 5 Tips to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality This Fall.

Enhancing your indoor air quality (IAQ) can boost your overall home comfort and help you enjoy the autumn season to its fullest.

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Why Is a Home Dehumidifier Important?

August 17, 2022
A photo of a dehumidifier with a white background. Why Is a Home Dehumidifier Important?

Here is some important information about dehumidifiers and the role they play in your home’s health and comfort.

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How Can You Manage Your Home’s Humidity?

July 11, 2022
How Can You Manage Your Home’s Humidity? Morning sunlight through window condensation.

Indoor humidity is a drag. It makes relaxing extremely difficult—after all, you are sweating inside your home! It can affect your health, triggering asthma attacks and flaring allergies. It tends to put everyone in a sluggish mood—even the goldfish. Let’s zap that excess moisture right out of the room, and look at ways to manage your Mississippi home’s relative indoor humidity.

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What You Need to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

September 30, 2021
CO Detector

Our team provides maintenance and service on all possible carbon-monoxide-producing appliances, as well as detectors for your home or office.

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Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important

July 30, 2021
Close up horizontal photo of female hand cleaning dirty bathroom fan vent cover with blue sponge

Cleaning your home’s air ducts can give you cleaner air to breathe and help your HVAC system work more efficiently.

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Leaky Ducts and You

May 28, 2021
Ventilation pipes in silver insulation material hanging from the ceiling inside new building.

To diagnose and correct your leaky duct issue is a simple process that will greatly improve the comfort and health of your home.

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Why Is a Home Dehumidifier Important?

May 14, 2021
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M&M Heating and Cooling wants to share important information about dehumidifiers and the role they play in your home’s health.

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What Are Zone Control Systems?

March 1, 2021
What Are Zone Control Systems? Portrait of a pensive woman relaxing sitting on a sofa in the living room in a house interior in winter

At M&M Heating & Cooling, we always look for ways to improve the comfort, health, and safety of homes and businesses in Tupelo and surrounding areas. Your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is a significant purchase—a big part of our job is to help ensure you get the maximum value from this investment.

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Why Do I Need a Humidifier?

November 15, 2020
Spray humidifier|humidifier

A humidifier is a device that emits water vapor to increase the humidity in your home. A humidifier battles the symptoms associated with cold weather. It can provide relief for chest congestion or sinusitis, heal chapped skin, help heal colds and allergies faster and it can even prevent nosebleeds and snoring.

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Air Filters vs. Air Cleaners

September 30, 2020
air filter

Our highly climate-controlled indoor environments can often be extremely comfortable in our modern world. Combine that with the fact so many of our daily needs are easily met without needing to go outside, and you find a society that spends nearly all its time indoors. As a result, poor indoor air quality has become a significant area of concern as a contributor to potential health problems.

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What Does Indoor Air Quality Have to Do With Allergies?

March 16, 2020
Woman Blowing Nose

Do you know the connection between bad indoor air quality and allergies? Our team in Tupelo, MS, wants to help keep your indoor air healthy and comfortable.

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Air Filters vs. Air Cleaners

February 14, 2020
Air Filter

What’s better for your Tupelo home’s indoor air, air filters or air cleaners? We can help you choose the best air treatment system for your household.

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Carbon Monoxide—Quick Facts

March 15, 2019
HVAC technician installing a carbon monoxide detector in Tupelo

M & M Heating and Cooling provides maintenance and service on all possible CO producing appliances as well as Carbon Monoxide detectors for your home and office.   What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide is a poisonous, odorless, tasteless gas. It is formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon, or the incomplete burning of natural…

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Clogged Air Filters

September 6, 2018
Dirty air condition filter: Air conditioning's filter is a device made up of knitted string

Air filters are used to keep the air in your home or office clean and to keep your furnace or air conditioner clean. Dirt from the air can clog your air filter and cause your appliances to work double time to get air through your home. This extra effort can cause some serious problems up…

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Zone Control System

August 6, 2018
Zone Controls|Zone Controls

Do some areas of your home have inconsistent temperatures even as you adjust your thermostat? If you have a large home or a home with multiple stories and you are not using more than one thermostat, you most likely have an uneven distribution of heating or cooling. A zone control system gives you control over…

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Why is Indoor Air Quality Important?

April 1, 2018
flowers

People spend 90% of their time indoors and indoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has indoor air quality ranked as one of the top 5 environmental dangers. It is linked to severe asthma and allergy development in children and to heart problems and…

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