"Ask Adam Adam has been in the HVAC industry for over 40 years. He has been involved in all aspects of the business from service to sales. His main interest is in customer comfort. Should Your Crawl Space Be Vented? Adam Kern, Owner Official Heating & Cooling Almost every home that has a crawl space has several vents that are supposed to ventilate the area. The thinking used to be that in the summer the vents are open and in the winter they are closed. Unfor- tunately, this practice has been proven to be a disaster for your home and your I.A.Q. (Indoor Air Quality). When vents are open in the summer months the humid air will condense on the cooler crawl space surfaces. This will eventually result with mold build up and cause wood to rot. This in turn attracts termites and car- penter ants. Throughout the year the indoor air quality suffers due to mold spores that infiltrate the living space through cracks and gaps in the crawl space floor. Also a dirt or gravel floor allows soil gases like radon to enter your living area. According to the B.P.I. (Building Performance Institute) and other building science professionals, the best way to handle a crawl space is to encap- sulate the entire cavity. The goal is to isolate the crawl space from ex- terior temperature and humidity. The walls are insulated and the floor is covered with a vapor barrier. This will give you a clean, dry crawl space and cleaner, healthier air quality throughout your home. If you have any HVAC questions, call me direct at 815-404-4634 or email adam@officialhvac.com SUMP PUMP FAILURE Don't wait until if's to late! A professional grade battery back up sump pump system paired with a leak detection audible and W-Fi alarm are peace of mind necessities. Call Official today! OFFICIAL Heating & Cooling 800-350-HVAC (4822), officialhvac.com FACTORY ALITHORIZED DEALER PUS AKD NATE BBB 4 Time Honoree Carrier Turnte the experts "Ask Adam Adam has been in the HVAC industry for over 40 years. He has been involved in all aspects of the business from service to sales. His main interest is in customer comfort. Should Your Crawl Space Be Vented? Adam Kern, Owner Official Heating & Cooling Almost every home that has a crawl space has several vents that are supposed to ventilate the area. The thinking used to be that in the summer the vents are open and in the winter they are closed. Unfor- tunately, this practice has been proven to be a disaster for your home and your I.A.Q. (Indoor Air Quality). When vents are open in the summer months the humid air will condense on the cooler crawl space surfaces. This will eventually result with mold build up and cause wood to rot. This in turn attracts termites and car- penter ants. Throughout the year the indoor air quality suffers due to mold spores that infiltrate the living space through cracks and gaps in the crawl space floor. Also a dirt or gravel floor allows soil gases like radon to enter your living area. According to the B.P.I. (Building Performance Institute) and other building science professionals, the best way to handle a crawl space is to encap- sulate the entire cavity. The goal is to isolate the crawl space from ex- terior temperature and humidity. The walls are insulated and the floor is covered with a vapor barrier. This will give you a clean, dry crawl space and cleaner, healthier air quality throughout your home. If you have any HVAC questions, call me direct at 815-404-4634 or email adam@officialhvac.com SUMP PUMP FAILURE Don't wait until if's to late! A professional grade battery back up sump pump system paired with a leak detection audible and W-Fi alarm are peace of mind necessities. Call Official today! OFFICIAL Heating & Cooling 800-350-HVAC (4822), officialhvac.com FACTORY ALITHORIZED DEALER PUS AKD NATE BBB 4 Time Honoree Carrier Turnte the experts