--- title: Smart Touch Energy Blog | air filteration description: air filteration | The Smart Touch Energy blog provides helpful advice for homeowners in the Northeast who heat their home with oil or propane. --- [![Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smart_Click_Energy_Jan_2016/smartTouchLogo_220.png?width=305&name=smartTouchLogo_220.png "Smart Touch Energy")](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) [![smartTouchLogo_80](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smart_Click_Energy_Jan_2016/smartTouchLogo_160.png?width=222&name=smartTouchLogo_160.png "smartTouchLogo_80")](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) - [Terms and Conditions](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/best-ac/Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20-%20STE%20Giveaway%20-%20202312.pdf) - [Order Online](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/privacy-policy) - [Blog](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com) ## Smart Touch Energy Blog ## [How to Sanitize Your HVAC System and Prevent the Spread of Germs at Home](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/sanitize-hvac-system) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![how to sanitize hvac systems](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/hvac-germs/sanitize-hvac-system.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/sanitize-hvac-system) Everyone wants to be healthy and keep their family healthy. However, not everyone realizes the risk that HVAC-borne germs can pose for their loved ones. Efforts to combat HVAC germs in hospitals have drawn media attention because antibiotic-resistant germs have begun to appear in the air in hospitals and because hospitals are designed to house people who are sick and thus contagious. [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/sanitize-hvac-system) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/sanitize-hvac-system#comments-listing) Topics: [air filteration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-filteration), [air conditioning](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-conditioning) ## [Improving Your Indoor Winter Air Quality](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/improving-indoor-winter-air-quality) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![winter-air-quality.jpg](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/winter-air-quality/winter-air-quality.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/improving-indoor-winter-air-quality) When it comes to indoor air conditions, people tend to concern themselves primarily with the quality of air during summer. However, indoor winter air quality is equally important. [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/improving-indoor-winter-air-quality) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/improving-indoor-winter-air-quality#comments-listing) Topics: [air filteration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-filteration), [home tips](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/home-tips) ## [Your HVAC System And Asthma](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hvac-system-and-asthma) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![hvac-and-asthma.jpg](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/asthma-hvac/hvac-and-asthma.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hvac-system-and-asthma) We often take the air we breathe for granted. If you’re asthmatic, though, you know every breath is precious. [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hvac-system-and-asthma) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hvac-system-and-asthma#comments-listing) Topics: [air filteration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-filteration), [heating systems](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/heating-systems), [air conditioning](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-conditioning) ## [Is Air Duct Cleaning Necessary for Your Home? When and Why to Call a Technician](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/is-air-duct-cleaning-necessary) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![is-air-duct-cleaning-necessary.jpg](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/Blog_Graphics/05-air-duct-cleaning.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/is-air-duct-cleaning-necessary) Your home HVAC system works hard to keep the flow of fresh air moving. When dust and grime build up in your ducts, it affects your system’s ability to keep fresh air moving in an effective, efficient manner. If you think of your HVAC ducting as a highway that runs through the home, dirty ducts are like slow-moving traffic that keeps you from where you need to be. Sometimes, the effects of dirty air ducts can be subtle. Here’s what you should watch for and why it’s important to call in a duct cleaning specialist for regular service. [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/is-air-duct-cleaning-necessary) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/is-air-duct-cleaning-necessary#comments-listing) Topics: [air filteration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-filteration), [air conditioning](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-conditioning) ## [Houseplants — Nature’s Air Filters](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/houseplants-air-filters) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![1-feature.png](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/1-feature.png)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/houseplants-air-filters) When we think of poor air quality, we may have associations of contaminants such as heavy metals from the freeway, factory emissions or that semi-truck blocking our view with black smoke coming out its top — mostly things that happen outdoors. [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/houseplants-air-filters) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/houseplants-air-filters#comments-listing) Topics: [air filteration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/air-filteration) ## [All About Air Filters: 10 Questions That Explore the Ins and Outs of Home-Air Filtration](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/air-filters-all-about-home-air-filtration) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![All About Air Filters](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/1-air-filter.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/air-filters-all-about-home-air-filtration) Any home or structure that has conditioned air running through duct work also has an air filter that needs to be changed regularly. 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