Spring is a critical time of year for ensuring you have healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) inside your Edgewater, MD, home. Pollen is in the air, pets are tracking in dirt and your HVAC system transitions from heating to air conditioning. Let’s explore how healthy indoor air quality will improve your home.
Fewer Upper Respiratory Issues
Clean indoor air reduces allergens and pathogens that irritate the nasal passages and lungs. These particulates are common in spring and include pollen, pet dander, dust mites and biological growth. You’ll breathe easier when you implement added filtration to your HVAC system to remove these irritants from the indoor air.
Elimination of Odors
A tightly closed home tends to harbor odors from cooking, pets, biological growth and certain interior finishes like paints. While not necessarily harmful, odors are unpleasant and can alter mood and disturb sleep. A well-maintained HVAC system with extra IAQ features, such as whole-home ventilation, will help to eliminate annoying odors.
Improved Sleep Quality
A good night’s sleep is very important to ensure you and your family are functional and productive throughout the day. Airborne pollutants are disruptive to sleep and can contribute to conditions like apnea. When the air quality inside your home is clean, you’ll benefit from better sleep.
Reduced Energy Costs
If you notice that your utility bills begin to increase in the spring, this may be due to poor IAQ. Dust, dander, pollen and higher humidity levels inside the home will strain your HVAC system, making it work harder to maintain healthy air to breathe and optimal moisture. Improved indoor air quality results in more manageable utility costs.
Spring is the perfect season to address the indoor air quality of your Edgewater, MD, home when the windows are open and the trees are in bloom. Contact Coastal Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc. for implementation of technically sound IAQ solutions to correct any deficiencies. Our experts are ready to help with ventilation, purification, humidity control and other options.
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