Your home’s indoor air quality is of vital importance. Keeping tabs on air quality and making necessary adjustments will keep contaminants out of your home as we approach summer in the Long Island area. Continue reading “Check Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality”
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What Can You Do To Ease Allergies Indoors? 3 Tips
When temperatures start to warm up around Long Island, allergies appear. Most allergies are caused by the presence and movement of pollen and dust through the air. Continue reading “What Can You Do To Ease Allergies Indoors? 3 Tips”
How UV Lights Work To Reduce Biological Contaminants In Your Home
As an addition to any existing home air-purification device you may have, UV lights are an effective tool for further reducing biological contaminants throughout your home. Continue reading “How UV Lights Work To Reduce Biological Contaminants In Your Home”
To Keep The Air Clear In Your Home, Consider These Electronic Air Cleaner Options
The air in your house is not as clean as you think. Microscopic particles of shed skin, hair, pollen, and insect remnants share the air with mold spores, viruses and bacteria. They remain airborne, drifting on the air currents in each room until you unwittingly breathe them in. A whole-house electronic air cleaner can mechanically remove pollutants, and installing one in your home can result in improved indoor air quality. Continue reading “To Keep The Air Clear In Your Home, Consider These Electronic Air Cleaner Options”
How Can You Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality? Consider Cleaning Out Your Attached Garage
When your home’s indoor air quality is poor, it will affect the everyday life of all who live in the home. Air impurities can cause headaches, fatigue, dizziness and nausea, as well as aggravate asthma and allergy symptoms. More serious health complications, such as respiratory problems, can occur from long-term exposure. Continue reading “How Can You Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality? Consider Cleaning Out Your Attached Garage”
You Won’t Have To Live With Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality Problems If You Try These Three Strategies
Indoor air quality is a major concern for homeowners – and for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as it has included indoor air quality in its top five environmental risks. As a result, many homeowners have grown concerned about the pollutants inhabiting indoor air. Unfortunately, as homes become increasingly airtight to in order to make them more energy efficient, indoor air quality has only become worse, with fumes, odors, mold, mildew and other pollutants becoming trapped inside. Combating the problem of bad indoor air quality and taking steps to improve the air you breathe is essential. Fortunately, if you try three simple strategies, you can greatly improve the quality of air in your home. Continue reading “You Won’t Have To Live With Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality Problems If You Try These Three Strategies”
With Spot Control, Ventilating Fans Improve Indoor Air Quality
Homes today are built to be almost airtight to improve energy efficiency. However, trapped air may be full of pollutants, odor, and moisture, so you need a way to ventilate your home with fresh air. Without proper ventilation, your family may experience health problems associated with contaminants such as fumes, radon, or formaldehyde, or mold may grow due to excessive moisture. Spot control, or removing pollutants where they’re produced, is critical to ensuring adequate ventilation. Continue reading “With Spot Control, Ventilating Fans Improve Indoor Air Quality”
Is Mold A Problem After This Year’s Wet Weather Conditions? When To Call The Pros
When a region receives an unusually high amount of rain – and when relative humidity is high – the resulting moisture can lead to mold problems. Left unchecked, mold growth can become rampant, lower the value of your home, cause health problems and generally be inconvenient to repair. Continue reading “Is Mold A Problem After This Year’s Wet Weather Conditions? When To Call The Pros”
Allergy Steps For Cleaner Indoor Air Quality This Fall
August is the official start of the fall allergy season. Although there are many contaminants to be avoided, ragweed is a main culprit that sets off bouts of sneezing, sniffling and watery eyes. New Yorkers are not immune. Even surrounded by concrete and steel, the lightweight ragweed spores can travel up to 400 miles. Each plant can produce a billion pollen grains so, there definitely are enough to go around. Continue reading “Allergy Steps For Cleaner Indoor Air Quality This Fall”
Worried About Summer Allergy Season? Here’s How To Further Your Indoor Air Quality
Summer allergies are never pleasant. You can’t control the air outside, but you should be able to be allergy-free in your own home. Allergens from outdoor air can enter your home and circulate through your heating and cooling system, affecting your indoor air quality. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce or eliminate these allergens from your indoor air. Continue reading “Worried About Summer Allergy Season? Here’s How To Further Your Indoor Air Quality”