Bartlett Heating and Air Talks About the 3 Main Pollutants In Your Home

It’s hard to believe but sometimes your homes indoor air is more polluted than the air outside. There are three kinds of main pollutants that are found in your home. The first are particles. Particles are made up of dust, dander, ect and are about 100 microns in size or smaller. Very small and sometimes hard to detect by your eye. Dust is inevitable because it is made by the dead skin cells we shed daily. Dander comes from pets we have around the home. The next kind of pollutant is microorganisms. Theses consist of mold, fungus, spores, dust mites, and viruses. These are mostly undetectable to the eye and not good for your health at all. Mold and viruses can make you very sick and should be taken care of right away. The last are chemical and vapor odors. These are made up of smoke, volatile organic compounds, odors, and perfumes. These are given off from cleaners, perfumes, and air fresheners. There are ways you can reduce the amount of these pollutants in your home. There is no one size fixes all solution due to the varying size of the pollutants. Here are some ways to combat air pollution. You can choose to use HEPA filters in your home which catch 99.77% of particles 0.3 Microns in size and larger. You can use an electrostatic air cleaner on top of that to catch other pollutants it may have missed. There are also media filters which are very thick. Which ever you choose, you must keep up on with changing and making sure they are clean each month. Gas phase air filters can help take out odors that are unwanted in your home. You can cut back on the chemical pollutants but using all natural cleaning products. If you have to burn candles make sure they are all natural. You can combat the microorganisms by keeping your home clean and controlling humidity so mold does not grow. Having your ducts cleaned and sanitized is also very helpful in your home to combat air pollution. Bartlett Heating and Air can clean and sanitize your duct work and meet any other HVAC need so call us today!