How To Prepare The Best Air Quality This Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday is a great time of year where you and your family can share valuable time together indoors. With many people being together inside, it's a great idea to do your part in enhancing your indoor air quality. This will keep family members' allergy symptoms at a minimum and ensure everyone is enjoying themselves.
Replace Your Dirty Air Filters
Your HVAC system has at least one air filter that is responsible for removing harmful allergens and pollutants from the air inside of your home. As this filter works, it collects these nasty particles and, eventually, becomes clogged. It's best to replace your air filter whenever you can no longer see through it. To ensure that your air is especially clean, consider investing in a HEPA air filter replacement.
Dust Your Home
While normal cleaning is a task that many of us undertake when inviting people over, you need to pay attention to the dust accumulations in your home. This typically means cleaning areas that are out of sight that contain a lot of dust. The less dust in your home, the higher your indoor air quality is going to be.
Clean Your Air Vents
Probably some of the dustiest areas of your home are going to be your air vents. This is where the air in your home is delivered and pulled in from your HVAC system. If possible, remove your air vents and give them a good, thorough washing. Make sure that they're completely dry before you reinstall them. Installing vents that are still wet can actually lead to mold and drastically reduce your indoor air quality.
Have an HVAC Professional Tune-Up Your System
Another great tip to ensure that your indoor air quality is in tip-top shape is to get your HVAC system serviced by an HVAC professional. Not only will they ensure that your system components are working optimally, but they'll clean the various components of your heating system. This will remove dust inside of your HVAC system, which means less dust that can be floating around in the air inside of your home.
Call Us Today
If you're going to be having family over this Thanksgiving holiday, it's a good idea to consider calling in one of our HVAC pros to service your system. We'll ensure that your system is running at its best and that your indoor air quality is great.
