When it comes to maintaining, repairing, or installing an HVAC system, choosing the right company is crucial. You want to work with one that is trusted by your family, neighbors, and friends, has the expertise to work on a variety of home comfort equipment, provides a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and so on. Yet one of […]
Category: Indoor Air Quality
Tips to Prepare for Back-to-School Cold and Flu Season
As the back-to-school season approaches, excitement and nerves fill the air…new school supplies, new clothes, and even new friends! However, it also marks the return of something a bit less desirable: the dreaded cold and flu season. There seems to be no way around it – when kids gather in classrooms, germs inevitably follow. But […]
How a HEPA Filter Can Help You Breathe Easier
As a homeowner, you take pride in creating a comfortable and healthy living environment for you and your loved ones. However, despite your best efforts, indoor air quality can often be compromised by various pollutants and allergens lurking in the air. In fact, according to the Environmental Agency, indoor air can be 2 to 5 […]
Recognizing the Telltale Signs of Dry Indoor Air
As much as you may hate summer’s heat and humidity, the dry air associated with winter isn’t much better. Dry indoor air can lead to a range of discomforts and health issues such as excess dust, dry, itchy skin, chapped lips, and more. If you’ve never considered whether or not your indoor air is too […]
15 Things to Purge from Your Home for a Fresh Start
Clutter and excess “stuff” is more than just unsightly, it has been found to have a negative effect on mood, motivation, and lead to feelings of anxiety. A cluttered home environment has even been found to affect mental focus and quality of sleep. Don’t let household clutter get the best of you. Start the New […]
7 Ways to Banish Household Dust
You spend the whole day cleaning, vacuuming, and dusting. But when you wake up the next morning, a new layer of dust has covered just about every surface of your home. Does this scenario sound familiar? You’re not alone. Eliminating dust can seem like a never-ending battle, even in the cleanest homes. Yet it’s one […]
How to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Polluted indoor air can be much more than a pain in a neck. It can cause allergy and asthma problems or worsen the problem you might already have. According to the EPA, indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than the air outdoors. In fact, in some cases, it can be up […]
Combat Dry Indoor Air
Dry indoor air is not your friend. It can make your life downright miserable. Dry sinuses, dry, itchy skin, lifeless hair, and static electricity are just some of the issues dry air can cause. And yet many homeowners, especially those with forced air heating systems, spend all fall and winter putting up with it. Sure, […]
How Often Should I Replace My Air Filter?
Furnaces and central air conditioning systems have filters that trap dirt, dust, and a variety of other particulates from the air that passes through them. To prevent a build-up of those pollutants, help keep your systems running smoothly, and sustain proper airflow, filters must be replaced routinely. But just how often should that occur? Read […]
Benefits of a UV Home Air Purifier
Home is where the heart is, as the saying goes. But your heart has plenty of company, not the least of which are airborne contaminants. Maybe you can’t see them, but they’re all around you just the same. Worse, they can cause all sorts of allergy problems, colds, flus, asthma – or make existing symptoms […]