Every bit of air your furnace or air conditioner moves goes through the same cabinet. That’s why a whole-house air purifier works differently than a tabletop unit in the bedroom. It treats the air in every room, every time the blower runs, and it’s out of sight in the basement or utility closet.
Our Marion techs install air purification and UV light systems on furnaces, air handlers and heat pumps of every major brand. We’re a Premier Lennox Dealer, but we’ll fit whatever makes sense for the equipment you already have.
Before we recommend anything, we check how much airflow your blower can handle. A filter that’s too restrictive for the ductwork makes the furnace run hot and the AC freeze up, so the purifier has to match the system it’s going on. If dust is your main complaint and the house has never had a cleaning, duct cleaning may be the better first step.
A UV light doesn’t filter anything. It shines ultraviolet light on the part of your system that stays damp: the evaporator coil and drain pan above your furnace. That damp coil is where mold and bacteria like to grow during a humid Indiana summer, and it’s the usual source of that musty smell when the AC kicks on.
A coil UV light runs all the time and keeps that surface clean. An air-treatment UV light sits in the duct and treats air as it passes. Both are mounted inside the sealed cabinet or ductwork, so you never look at the light directly. The bulb loses strength over time even when it still glows, so plan on replacing it about once a year. We can do that during your AC tune-up.
Grant County is farm country, and spring planting and fall harvest put a lot of pollen and field dust in the air. We hear from homeowners with allergies or asthma, families with pets, and people living in older homes near downtown Marion where the ductwork has decades of dust in it. A purifier handles the particles. It doesn’t fix humidity, so if your winter air feels dry or your summer air feels damp, our humidification service covers that side. For pet hair and fine dust, a HEPA filter may be the right add-on.
If you’re not sure what’s actually bothering you, start with indoor air quality testing so we can recommend equipment based on what we find rather than a guess.
We install air purifiers and UV lights in Marion, Gas City, Upland, Jonesboro, Fairmount and Sweetser. Summers has served the area since 1969 and has 2,624 Google reviews at 4.9 stars. Call (765) 664-4328, schedule a visit online, or see all of our indoor air quality services.
A portable unit cleans one room. A whole-house system works through your ductwork, so it cleans the air every time the furnace or AC blower runs. It’s also out of sight and doesn’t need its own outlet. For allergies or asthma, the whole-house option covers the bedrooms where you spend the most time.
We install media filter cabinets, electronic and electrostatic air cleaners, and UV lights that mount inside the ductwork or over the coil. The right choice depends on whether your main problem is dust, pollen and pet dander, or odors and germs. We’ll ask questions about your house before we recommend anything.
It shines UV-C light on your indoor coil and drain pan, where it’s dark and damp. That stops mold and bacteria from growing on the coil, which keeps the coil cleaner and cuts down on musty smells. Some models also treat the air passing through the ductwork. It helps most in humid Marion summers when the AC runs all day.
Most coil lights go in the supply plenum, right above the indoor coil on top of your furnace. We cut a small opening, mount the lamp so it shines on the coil, and wire it to power. An air-treatment light goes in the return duct. It takes about an hour or two.
Yes, when it’s installed in the ductwork where nobody can look at it. UV-C can hurt your eyes and skin with direct exposure, which is why the units we install have shielding and many shut off when the access panel is opened. Never look at the bulb while it’s on.
Plan on about once a year. The bulb will still glow after that, but its UV output drops off and stops doing much good. Mark the date on it, or have us swap it during your fall furnace check or spring AC tune-up.
If the smell is coming from mold on the coil or in the drain pan, it often helps a lot. But we check first, because that smell can also come from a clogged condensate drain, a wet crawl space, or leaky return ducts pulling in basement air. Fixing the source comes first.
They can help a lot. All the farm fields around Grant County mean a lot of pollen and dust in the spring and at harvest time. A good filter or electronic cleaner catches much of what gets pulled into the return. Keep windows shut on high-pollen days and run the fan more often.
Some filters restrict airflow if the system wasn’t designed for them. That’s why we check static pressure before installing anything. A properly sized media cabinet actually has less restriction than a cheap pleated filter jammed into a slot, because it has much more surface area.
It depends on the type. Media filters get swapped once or twice a year, electronic cells get washed every few months, and UV bulbs are replaced about once a year. We can take care of it during your regular heating and cooling checkups so you don’t have to keep track.
