Have you noticed an increase in your allergy symptoms lately? If so, you might be suffering from poor indoor air quality in your Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, home. We’ve put together a few tips on how to improve your home’s indoor air quality by taking advantage of some of today’s most advanced IAQ solutions.
Cleaning Air Filters
The first step you should take to improve your home’s indoor air quality is to change or clean your HVAC air filters. Depending on your type of filter, you should change it every one to three months. If you don’t have a disposable air filter, you can clean it with UV light or wash it.
Improving Ventilation
It surprises many homeowners, but the air outside is often cleaner than the air inside our homes. The lack of purifying plants and sheer amount of indoor pollutants combine to reduce your home’s IAQ. Indoor chemicals, carpets and furniture all release pollutants and contribute to unhealthy air.
Improve your home’s ventilation by letting in clean, outdoor air. You can improve ventilation by opening your windows on cool days. Turning on the kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans while using those rooms is also a good idea.
Installing an Air Purifier
If you’ve tried our other two tips and not seen improvement in your allergy symptoms or IAQ, it might be time to install an air purifier. A whole-home air purifier filters and cleans the conditioned air in your home, improving its overall quality.
You can install an air purifier to work in tandem with your HVAC system or as a stand-alone machine. The cost of purchasing and installing air purifiers will vary, depending on the type that you choose. A service technician can recommend the best option for your home’s specific air quality needs.
Are you ready to improve your home’s IAQ? Give Berkeley Heating & Air Conditioning a call today at (843) 277-6030 to set up an appointment.
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