Air Quality in Your Home
The majority of people do not know that indoor air pollution can often have much higher levels than outside. This is not good for people who suffer from allergies or asthma as these pollutants are the direct cause.
Indoor Air Pollutants
Your home could be harboring any number of common indoor allergens such as:
- Mold
- Pet dander (skin flakes), saliva, and urine
- Dust mites
- Cockroach droppings
- Pollen
Once airborne, these particles enter your body through breath and cause a reaction internally, which results in sneezing, coughing, runny nose, or worse symptoms.
How Your Home Harbors Pollutants
The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in your home can both harbor and spread mold and other allergens. Old HVAC units circulate indoor air. With the old units, you can be breathing in the same mold over and over again while your body continues to react to it. The modern day solution is to purchase HVAC systems that bring outside air in that is constantly filtered.
Always Use Fresh HVAC Filters
There are multiple different types of filters you should be aware of when replacing your old used ones.
- Flat panel filters- Are designed to protect the furnace, not improve indoor air quality.
- Medium efficiency filters. -Have a higher surface area so they filter more particles out of the air.
- High efficiency filters.-Remove even smaller particles than pleated filters.
- HEPA filters. High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters use high energy
Since higher efficiency and HEPA filters tend to put so much stress on your HVAC system, you may want to use a medium efficiency filters since they still work really well and they are cheaper.
The best HVAC experts can help you pick out which filter fits your needs and install it for you any time.
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March 18th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
This is why it’s so important to keep your house clean at all times.Dust is one material that possibly combine to air,not so good to our health.
May 17th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Air quality in our home is the most important method that we should take in to consideration. having a clean home means giving yourself a clean air to breathe and a healthier body and mind.
June 6th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Some other good tips for good home air quality are to always remove your shoes when you enter your home as they will track in pollen that gets stuck in carpet and try to keep clutter on tables to a minimum because clutter just attracts more dust.
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August 19th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
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August 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Wow.. This is great! I can say that Poor air quality can cause or contribute to serious short and long term health problems and there are many potential polluting factors in the average home. Anyway, thanks for sharing and I definitely visit this blog more often.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:56 am
Proper ventilation is key to improving the air quality in your home. If you live in an older home, air pollutants will most likely be more prevalent as the old fashioned building materials begin to break down.
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