Improve Your Home’s Air Quality With These IAQ Solutions

March 5, 2019

Poor indoor air quality continues to be an ignored public health concern among homeowners in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. If you’re coughing, sniffling and sneezing and don’t have a common cold, the air in your home could be to blame. Read on to learn about two effective IAQ solutions that can quickly help you improve your home’s air quality.

Air Cleaner

Firstly, regularly changing your HVAC system’s air filter is essential to preserving healthy indoor air quality. It also prevents wear and tear and costly breakdowns. You should change the filter every three months, or at the start of every season. If you suffer from allergies or own pets, change the filter every month for more effective filtration.

While an HVAC filter does a good job at trapping particle pollutants and preventing them from re-circulating in your home, an air cleaner works even better. That’s because air cleaners contain high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, which can trap the tiniest of particle pollutants that your standard HVAC filter cannot. An air cleaner can help:

Remove unpleasant odors from your home
Improve the respiratory health of your loved ones
Reduce allergens and the associated allergy symptoms
Prevent microbial growth from forming in your home
Decrease the amount of dust around your home

Humidifier

Finally, balancing your home’s humidity is key to maintaining healthy indoor air quality. During the winter, your furnace takes a lot of moisture out of the air inside your home. Overly dry air can cause numerous problems, including structural damage, increased risk of illness and static electricity. By installing a whole-home humidifier, you’ll be able to keep humidity levels balanced between 40 and 60 percent. As a result, you’ll experience:

Better sleep
Fewer issues with dry and irritated skin
Improved respiratory health
Lower risk of illness and allergy symptoms
More protection for your wooden furnishings

Need help improving your home’s air quality? Contact Ted’s HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical today at (919) 823-7344. We carry and install the most effective IAQ solutions, including air cleaners and humidifiers.