Maintaining good air quality in your Aberdeen, North Carolina, home is essential to help everyone in the household breathe a little easier and lessen both asthma and allergy symptoms. Unfortunately, being cooped up all winter in your home, without the ability to let the fresh air in, can leave you wondering about other ways you can improve the indoor air quality in your home. Need some IAQ tips to get you through the winter months? Check out the tips and tricks listed below.
Invest in Household Plants
There are many popular household plants that can improve the quality of the air in your home by filtering out common contaminants. Plants such as Areca, Dwarf Date, Bamboo, English Ivy, and Peace Lilies all have these air-purifying properties and can add to the aesthetics of your home as well.
Find Ways to Improve Ventilation
Keeping your home properly ventilated is an important part of maintaining good IAQ. Since opening the windows is likely not an option during the winter months, it might be best to consider a whole-house ventilation system that can remove stagnant air and replace it with fresh air.
Sustain Proper Humidity
Keeping your humidity levels in check can reduce the discomfort that can come from dry air in the home. Dry air can lead to damaged skin and respiratory problems such as congestion and a dry throat. Running a humidifier in your home during the winter months can add the appropriate level of moisture in the air.
Maintain Your HVAC System Regularly
Considering your HVAC system is responsible for circulating air in your home, it plays a critical role in the quality of your indoor air. Over time, your HVAC components and filter can become coated with dirt and debris that can work their way back into your system and out into the air in your home.
Help improve the IAQ in your home this winter by following the tips above. Want to find out more information on a whole-house humidifier or need to schedule your HVAC maintenance? Contact Sandhills Home & Refrigeration, Inc. at 910-338-3723 today.
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