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Indoor Air Quality Is Important
It’s funny how 90% of the time we are inside. It’s extraordinary; we are all indoor cats who forgot how to use the litter box. But, if you or someone close to you has asthma or some other breathing issue, you know what a big difference good air quality in your home can make.
Consider that comfortable air flowing gently through your Boynton Beach home might be more harmful than a Florida swamp during alligator breeding season. How can that be when the inside of your house is cleaner than the table at a germaphobe’s meeting?
It concerns the dust and other microscopic invaders that slide in like ninjas. They can enter your room through an open window, hitchhike on your shoes, and even be brought back by pets. They can squat in your home like people in an abandoned building when they are already in. But wait, there’s more!
A notorious agent of chaos would also be mold growing inside the house and releasing spores in the air. And if you’re not careful, these little buggers can mess up your lungs, especially if you’ve got asthma or other breathing-type issues. So remember, just because your house is clean doesn’t mean the air in it is. It’s like wearing a tuxedo to a mud wrestling match—it looks good, but you’ll get dirty.
Carpets and Surfaces
Just imagine that your carpet is a huge, soft sponge that keeps all the microscopic cookies in your environment—dust, pollen, animal fur, and even mold spores—that it’s likely to be full of. Most of these trapped particles are generally kicked back into the air, ready to walk across again if you aren’t vacuuming this with a machine that regularly has a good filter.
There is a dust bunny convention there! There are, though, easy things you can do to help keep air quality fresh and clean. The most important thing you can do is to vacuum your carpets as frequently as possible. I’m talking at least once a week, if not more. Visualize this: it is a weekly purge of all the micro-invaders trying to take over your home. Then, remember to empty the vacuum outside the breathing zone for your home.
Otherwise, all those particles you’ve just picked up get released right back into your living space, and that’s like taking one step forward and two steps back. Well, there you have it. With a touch of elbow grease and regular maintenance, carpets can be kept from becoming a breeding ground for all airborne nasties.
Vacuum Surfaces Regularly
With good suction and a good filter, vacuuming your carpets at least once a week will rid them of all the yucky particles circulating in them. Not cleaning these up from the carpet properly might make you sick. It’s like a microscopic war zone in there! Vacuuming is your first line of defense against toxins around your home.
It’s like a wee army of cleaners have invaded the carpets to suck all the badness out. Remember: it won’t cut it with just hoovering, however.
That dirt secreted deep within the carpet’s fibers needs to be cleaned; sometimes, you must call the professionals to ensure it’s done right. Think about it as giving your carpets a spa day. The latter will come out looking and feeling brand new again. You can breathe much easier in your home without all those nasty particles lurking around. So, vacuum often and clean carpets when they need it. Your lungs will thank you!
Change Your HVAC Filter
Do you know what hides in the very depths of your carpet? No, not a lost sock from your dryer—microscopic particles can cause problems with indoor air quality. Think of your carpet as one giant sponge, soaking up all the dust, pollen, and pet dander in your home. With time, these particles will stick deep into the fibers and prove hectic to remove with a simple vacuum.
This then calls for a thorough cleaning of the carpet. Comprehensive carpet cleaning could help dislodge and remove those pesky particles in your carpet. And the less dust and other particles in your carpet means that much less will be kicked up into the air to circulate your home. However, it’s not just the carpets you must consider.
Ensuring your HVAC unit has a clean filter is essential if you have central air. Please think of the filter as the club bouncer: it keeps out all the unwanted guests, like dust, pollen, and other allergens. If the filter is dirty or clogged, it could be more effective, and those unwanted guests will be able to wander around your home. A clean carpet and a clean filter—remember, those are big things in maintaining good indoor air quality.
Find out more about air filtration and it’s benefits for your West Palm Beach, FL home. Call East Coast Mechanical Services at (561) 586-3739 today.
