You may
be having a bad air day every day -- and we are not talking about outdoor air.
The indoor air quality in your home may be affecting your health and the health
of your family members. There are potential sources of air pollution in just
about every room of your house.
What could be polluting the air in your home?
The pollutants that lurk outdoors can be found indoors as well, where they can
and do join forces with other irritants. Those can include fumes from
combustion devices and gas-fired appliances, not to mention allergens such as
pet dander, house dust mites, and mold.
Space heaters, ranges, ovens, stoves, furnaces,
fireplaces, and water heaters "release gases and particulates into the
air. There is also an intense burden of allergens with indoor air quality such
as pets, house dust mites.
Bad air can trigger coughing, chest tightness,
sore throat, watery or itchy eyes, shortness of breath, and even a full-blown
asthma attack. If you live in a home with poor air quality,
you can experience frequent headaches, long lasting colds,
and bronchitis as well as chronic asthma,” says E. Neil Schachter,
MD, the medical director of respiratory care at Mount Sinai Medical Center in
New York.
3 Steps to Better Indoor
Air Quality
Step 1: Increase ventilation in your house. We tend to keep our windows tightly shut
in the winter, but flinging open a window is not the answer. Outdoor air
contains by-products of gas emissions from cars and trucks, industrial pollution,
as well as dirt and mold.
Step 2: Turn on the AC. Use an air conditioner in the summer, many
pollutants are water-soluble, and as air conditioners remove water from the
atmosphere, they remove these pollutants, air conditioners also remove pollen
and particulate matter.
Step 3: Install a HEPA (high-efficiency
particulate air) filter. You
can make the air conditioner even more effective with a disposable HEPA filter.
Healthier Air for the Entire Home
The patented Infinity air purifier and
Performance air purifier are ideal for homeowners with allergy concerns, those
susceptible to airborne germs, such as infants and the elderly, and those
sensitive to the effects of molds, pollen, pets and more. Carrier® air
purifiers offer extremely high air filtration efficiency and patented
germicidal technology so effective they even capture and kill airborne
pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and mold. Unlike many portable air cleaners, Carrier
air purifiers are silent and can treat the air throughout your entire home. In
fact, they clean over 100 times more air than some of the popular portable
units. Carrier air purifiers are as convenient as they are powerful because no
cleaning is required. Simply remove and replace the media cartridge
periodically to maintain peak performance.
For more information on improving your
indoor air quality call Carbon Valley Heating and Air at 303-833-4466, they are
an authorized Carrier dealer and employ NATE Certified technicians, a voluntary
certification program designed to ensure quality technicians that can be
trusted by consumers who hire them.
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