In Pinehurst, North Carolina, summer months bring in different contaminants and pollutants that need to be eliminated from your home in order to keep your family healthy. At Sandhills Heating & Refrigeration, we know that higher humidity levels, allergy triggers, and common pollutants are all issues that need to be faced to keep you and your family healthy and comfortable throughout the summer.
Higher Humidity Levels
In the summer, humidity levels increase and can lead to problems in your home, including health issues like sinus congestion, breathing problems, lots of sneezing, and sleeping problems. One way to help combat this issue is to make sure that the rooms in your home that frequently have extra moisture are well-ventilated. These rooms include basements, bathrooms, and kitchens. One way to help keep these rooms ventilated is by opening windows and having natural airflow through your home or by using dehumidifiers.
Allergy Triggers
If you have any pets in your home, you are subject to the pet dander that they shed during the hot summer months. This dander can negatively affect your home’s indoor air quality and create symptoms similar to allergies, even if no one in your home is allergic to your pets. Dust can also trigger allergy-like symptoms. Sweeping regularly and dusting with a wet cloth are two ways you can help keep dust mites and allergy symptoms out of your home, boosting your indoor air quality.
Common Pollutants
One of the biggest problems with indoor air quality during the summer is the number of common pollutants in the air. Cars, trucks, boats, power plants, and industrial centers all emit dangerous pollutants into the atmosphere. These pollutants are emitted all year round, but during the summer rainstorms can help clear them out of the air. You should make sure that the filters in your HVAC systems at home are in good condition in order to keep your home’s indoor air quality high.
Call Sandhills Heating & Refrigeration today at 910-338-3723 for help with improving the indoor air quality in your home. You’ll be glad you did.
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