Poor indoor air quality can creep up on you slowly. Symptoms of allergies and illness may slowly worsen over time without you realizing exactly what is wrong. You can keep reading to learn everything you need to know about indoor air quality and why you might want to invest in a whole-house air purifier.
When you’re ready, you can give our team a call to schedule your appointment for installing an air purifier in Grosse Pointe. Doing this can help you breathe easier and stay healthier while also boosting HVAC efficiency.
Lots of Dusty Surfaces
It is normal to dust surfaces regularly. But if you wipe down shelves and other surfaces only for a layer of dust to appear not too long after, you may have ductwork problems needing to be addressed. As dust builds up inside of your ductwork, it can blow back out into your home and settle on every available surface.
The faster that dust builds up, the more serious your ductwork problem is. Plus, dust on surfaces means that there are also particles floating in the air that you and your family are breathing in on a regular basis. Instead of just wiping down surfaces, you need to address the root problem and invest in duct cleaning and sealing, which we recommend every three to five years.
Illness and Allergies
As we already mentioned above, you are likely to have more dust particles than usual if your indoor air quality is poor. The biggest problem with this is that dust particles can carry allergens and bacteria with them as they float through your home. Harmful contaminants can make you feel sick as your body has an inflammatory response or trigger severe allergy symptoms.
If it seems like you always have a cold or your allergies are worse than usual, the problem may be your indoor air quality at home. We know that you don’t spend all of your time at home, but you spend enough time there that it’s a good place to start when you’re experiencing an increase in illness and allergy symptoms.
After cleaning out your ductwork to give you a fresh start, you can invest in a whole-house air purifier that gets your air more than 99% clean and keeps it that way 24 hours a day.
Stuffy or Smelly Rooms
Your home may also have poor indoor air quality if the rooms just feel heavy or stuffy. A lot of particles in the air can make it feel different when you breathe in. Instead of feeling like you are taking in a breath of fresh air, it can feel like you’re breathing in any number of particles—because you are.
Dust can also carry bad odors that you can’t quite pinpoint but you know your air doesn’t smell or feel fresh. Boosting your indoor air quality doesn’t just mean getting rid of bacteria and allergens. Whole-house air purifiers are also powerful enough to eliminate things like bad odors and the remnants of cleaning chemicals. This will give you a high-quality clean that you simply cannot achieve any other way.
Contact Charter Home Comfort today to schedule an appointment with our professionals for indoor air quality services. Old fashioned values with tech savvy results!