Bartlett Heating and Air Talks About Indoor Air Quality

Have you ever seen I.A.Q? That stands for indoor air quality. Indoor air quality is the quality of air inside and around the building. So many little things can affect your indoor air quality. These include the wood in your home, tobacco, mold, dust, gas, oil, coal, and more. You also have outdoor things like air pollution, radon, pesticides and more that can contribute to your indoor air quality. Another thing that can have a big impact on your indoor air quality is your HVAC system. Indoor air quality can affect your health so it is important to control it the best you can. Some of the ways it can affect your health is that it makes you dizzy, gives you headaches, sore throat, irritation and more. There are also factors of age and past medical history of the person and how they are affected by indoor air pollution. People who have a weakened immune system will be more susceptible to the indoor air pollution. The long term effects of the indoor air quality being bad are heart disease and cancer in some cases. You can help improve your indoor air quality by having your HVAC system cleaned and maintained each spring and fall. This will make sure all the harmful bacteria is cleaned out and not being circulated into the home. Bartlett Heating and Air also does inspections on the equipment to make sure things like carbon monoxide isn’t leaking into your home. Changing the filter each month helps greatly since it will catch the particles and junk that would otherwise be floating in your air. It needs to be changed often to make sure it’s doing its job. Bartlett Heating and Air recommends getting your ducts cleaned and sanitized every year or two to make sure you kill the viruses and bacteria so it is not transferred into the air delivered by the ducts to your home. Watch the amount of candles you burn because they release chemicals into the air. Also try to clean with organic cleaning supplies to reduce the amount of chemicals being put into your homes air. These are simple things that you can do to help the quality of your homes air. Call Bartlett Heating and Air today to schedule your HVAC maintenance and duct cleaning!