Homeowners may not realize, but the air quality inside their homes is actually more harmful than the outdoor air. Indoor air quality can be affected by dust, pet dander, outside pollutants, hair, chemicals, and more. Improving indoor air quality may seem daunting, but there are some hacks to help homeowners improve air quality on their own. In this blog, we will share our professional tips to help homeowners breathe easier.
1- Open A Window
The easiest way to change the air in your home is to open windows. Wind and air circulation can help change the particles that are in your common spaces. Having a window open helps with ventilation and limits stagnant air inside a home. Opening a window will improve the ventilation in your home, which will reduce dust and dander build-up.
2- Reduce Smoking Indoors
Smoking indoors can cause the smoke smell and chemicals to linger inside the home for longer. Especially if you already have a large amount of build-up in your air ducts, the build-up can hold onto the smell. Many people believe that if they are not the ones smoking the cigarette, they are not privy to the negative effects. However, studies show that rooms that are smoked in have high levels of carbon monoxide, phenol, arsenic, methanol, and other harmful chemicals.
Lingering smells and hidden pollutants spread out and will persevere in your indoor air for years. Scheduling air duct cleaning each year can help limit the chemicals that linger, but not smoking indoors is the only way to truly prevent health concerns. Smoking indoors can reduce the air quality in your home long after you stop smoking.
3- Purchase Air Purifiers
High-quality air purifiers have special filters to reduce dust, pollen, dander, and mold spores from circulating in your home. Air purifiers make breathing easier by keeping the air healthy and reducing stagnant smells from permeating your indoor air. People with allergies or asthma can benefit the most from implementing air purification.
In addition to improving your indoor air quality, removing pollutants from your home can improve your sleep and increase your life expectancy. Filters can remove 99.7% of airborne pathogens that cause illness or distress in our bodies.
4- Avoid Synthetic Fresheners
Microplastics and chemicals exist in air fresheners, laundry products, and cleaning products. Eliminating fragrances in your home can limit volatile organic compounds, which can cause major health issues when inhaled over time. Toxic VOCs cause breathing issues, headaches, fatique, anxiety, eye irritation, lung disease, and more.
Fragrance-free options can still help your home smell its best and feel clean, but keep your indoor air quality at an appropriate level.
5- Use Zero VOC Paints
Some paint products also contain VOCs. Using these paints on your walls or furniture can cause similar health issues as air fresheners. These paints give off gas long after they are applied and completely dry. Harmful paints can lower your indoor air quality without you initially realizing it. Because VOCs are often odorless and invisible, they are the most dangerous contaminants in your home.
6- Introduce More Indoor Plants
Plants help produce more oxygen which we all need to breathe. Including live plants in your home can convert some of the carbon dioxide to clean oxygen that makes your home healthier. Large trees are not the only option for including plants inside your living room or kitchen. Ivy, succulents, spider plants, peace lilies, and ferns are the most popular options to help improve your health.
Plants not only help improve air, but they also can enhance the look of your home. Greenery is a great way to make your home feel more natural and cozy, especially if you can relax and breathe deeply.
Better Indoor Air Quality From Clear Air Co.
Your air ducts are responsible for a lot inside your home. Clear Air Co. knows just how frustrating it is to deal with allergies or respiratory problems. Removing dust and dander from air ducts is special to our company because our family found the benefits before starting our own company.
We want Utah homeowners to have the best indoor air quality possible. Following these hacks and scheduling annual cleaning will help keep your home healthy. Our team is licensed and insured and provides a 60-day guarantee. Let us take your HVAC system to another level.
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