If your home comfort is not up to par, it will generally result in an unpleasant living environment that leaves you feeling stressed and uncomfortable. When decreased home comfort combines with high energy bills, look to the following three possible problem areas in your home. Then, take action to remedy the problem. Continue reading “Diminished Home Comfort And High Energy Costs? 3 Possible Problems”
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Humidity Control, Not Just Heat and Air, From Your Programmable Thermostat
During a Long Island winter, probably the only blast of humidity that you may feel is after someone takes a shower and forgets to turn on the bathroom fan to circulate the air. Continue reading “Humidity Control, Not Just Heat and Air, From Your Programmable Thermostat”
Is Your Air Conditioner Ready For Cooling Season? Schedule Maintenance Now
Pretty soon, it will be time to turn on your air conditioner and sit back with a cool drink to enjoy–or maybe just wait out–the summer heat. But what happens if your air conditioner isn’t working after its winter break? Continue reading “Is Your Air Conditioner Ready For Cooling Season? Schedule Maintenance Now”
How Whole House Humidifiers Differ From Portable Models
Excessively dry indoor air is uncomfortable and even unhealthy. It can also cause damage to wood furniture and musical instruments. The solution is a whole house humidifier that can keep the air at an ideal relative humidity. Continue reading “How Whole House Humidifiers Differ From Portable Models”
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”
Do Away With Dust To Improve The Indoor Air Quality In Your Home
Dust is a common problem in homes that can lower indoor air quality. Exposure to impurities such as dust in your home’s air can increase allergy and asthma symptoms, while causing headaches, sneezing and fatigue, along with throat and eye. Fortunately, you can keep your home relatively free of dust and increase the indoor air quality by implementing a few simple steps into your everyday life. Continue reading “Do Away With Dust To Improve The Indoor Air Quality 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”
Do You Know Where The Best Place In Your Home Is For A Carbon Monoxide Detector?
Carbon monoxide detectors are your first line of defense against carbon monoxide exposure, which at the lowest level can be harmful to your family, and at the highest level – deadly. While purchasing and installing a carbon monoxide detector is certainly a step in the right direction, you also have to take the proper placement of these devices into consideration in order to maximize their effectiveness. Continue reading “Do You Know Where The Best Place In Your Home Is For A Carbon Monoxide Detector?”
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”