Working in Clark County: Oleg Volkov, install manager at Washougal Heating & CoolingSubscriber Exclusive

By Lyndsey Hewitt, Columbian Staff writer, news assistant

Published: January 30, 2021, 5:00am

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Washougal Heating & Cooling install manager Oleg Volkov fixes an air handler and heat pump in a Sherwood neighborhood home. "During the pandemic, the one thing you want to focus on is making sure your system works," he said."It's not only about COVID; we have the flu and other airborne things. When you don't have air and circulation, it's not good for the house," he said. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

It only took a deadly virus and toxic wildfire smoke to put air quality in the forefront of public consciousness, according to Oleg Volkov, a local heating, ventilation and air conditioning installer.

“I’ve been in the industry for a while now, and I noticed before, when you tried to sell someone a 5-inch filter instead of having a 1-inch filter, that can only do so much.