“I’ve had my HVAC off for about a month now. Down here in Georgia, it’s warming up but still gets cold on some days...That’s when I put on more clothes. I don’t want the virus sucked in from my neighbors - who are still going to work everyday! - and taking up residence in my AC filters and vents, etc.”
I do think the amount of the virus that you might pick up from outdoor air will be far less than what can infect virtually anyone. Partly because air conditioning systems introduce very little new outside air...at least for central systems. (all the air you see blowing outside, stays outside)
Even though my neighbor’s driveway is less than 10 feet away from my own, and that she has a hacking cough, and that she told me that her coworker returned recently from Spain and went home sick, I can be sure I can’t get the virus in my HVAC from her?
Will you guarantee it?
I’m just saying that especially in hotspot areas, certain buildings could be infected. Like churches, restaurants, gyms, even grocery stores and offices.
If these places have closed ventilation systems, just walking inside could get you a viral load that you may not survive.
Food for thought.