Garage ventilation is important today, when garages are usually kept closed for security and only opened to drive a vehicle in or out.
Don’t Forget to Protect Your HVAC System While Remodeling
If there’s one thing you can count on when you’re remodeling, it’s dust. Somehow those tiny particles get into everything — even your HVAC system.
Let Houseplants Do the Work and Clean Your Air
For many homeowners, houseplants are nice decorations that add a touch of life to a room. Did you know that those pretty plants can actually work for you?
How Dust Mites Can Affect Your Indoor Air Quality
You can’t see dust mites, but if you are one of the 20 million Americans who are allergic to them, you will know they are present in your home. Inhaling the byproducts of dust mites creates allergic reactions that range from cold-like symptoms to severe respiratory problems more akin to asthma.
Keep Your Home Comfortable with a Humidifier
You can easily increase your comfort and the health of your home and family by using a humidifier this winter. Air naturally dries as temperatures outdoors drop and your heating system robs the indoor air of its moisture. Dry air makes you feel colder, promotes the spread of contagious diseases and harms your home’s structure […]
Improve Allergies by Improving Indoor Air Quality in Your Home
The cooler fall weather in Dayton offers relief from summer heat, but it also means that it’s allergy season. Tree pollen, ragweed and other allergens can make you sniffly and congested whether you’re inside or outside. Keep in mind that you can track these allergens inside on your clothes and shoes. In addition, your furnace […]
Is Humidity a Problem in Your Home?
Keeping your home’s living spaces comfortable involves more than providing heating and cooling. It also requires maintaining a certain level of moisture in the air – humidity – that contributes to your comfort. Too much humidity, however, can cause significant problems, including damage to your home’s structure, your belongings and even your health. Here are some signs […]
Discover the Best Air Filter for Your HVAC System
With so many choices of air filters on the market today, it really takes some homework to choose the right one specific to your HVAC system. Additionally, you may want a filter that enhances indoor air quality (IAQ) for a more healthful and comfortable home. Use this guide to discover air filter qualities that will […]
Learn Four Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality This Fall
Dayton has worse than average pollen levels and a higher number of patients using medication to make it through allergy season. The high concentration of plants and trees that makes Dayton a picturesque place to live can also make it uncomfortable for those susceptible to sinus headaches, coughing, and congestion that can accompany them. Make […]
Helpful Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality Around Your Dayton Home
You might be surprised to find out that the air inside your home is likely dirtier than the air outside – and potentially much more polluted. Poor indoor air quality can threaten your family’s health and compromise quality of life. This is why improving indoor air quality should be a priority in every household.