Indoor air quality is crucial to helping your home to stay clean and comfortable, especially since air recirculates several times a day during the colder fall and winter months. Fortunately, by making a few simple changes, you can keep your air clean and safe. Here are three ways to improve the air quality inside your home and how HVAC contractors can help. 

Tips for Improving Air Quality

1. Replace the Air Filter

As air circulates through your home, the filter screens out fine particulates, such as cleaning pollutants, smoke, grease droplets, pet dander, and skin cells. Some high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters screen out microbes and bacteria as well, preventing airborne allergens from sparking reactions. If you aren’t sure which filter to install in your home, ask an HVAC contractor during your next seasonal inspection. 

2. Clean the Vents

When you vacuum your home, remove vent covers and vacuum out the interior chambers of vents. Vacuuming vents helps to keep dust, pet dander, and dropped food particulates out of the air in your home.

3. Consider a Humidifier 

You can use either standalone or whole-home humidifiers to add a small amount of moisture to your indoor air, improving air quality while also benefiting plants and leather furniture. Humidifiers may even help to stop the spread of the flu because the virus replicates better when the air is dry. Talk with an HVAC contractor about installing a whole-home humidifier if you struggle with dry skin, hair, plants, and furniture. 

 

If your air quality is below standard, turn to Illy HVAC in St. Peters, MO, for help. In addition to installing new air conditioning and furnace equipment, these talented HVAC professionals will help with troubleshooting and repairs and make your home more comfortable and serene. Find out more about the services they offer by visiting their website or by giving their office a call at (314) 808-2162.