4 Ways to Improve Your Home’s Air Quality:

Thanksgiving seemed to fly by this year leaving Christmas to now be right around the corner. Along with Christmas comes cold weather. When it’s cold outside your time starts to be spent mostly inside. Improving indoor air quality can prepare your home for a warm and cozy winter indoors. In this blog, we will share why air quality is important as well as 4 ways to improve your air quality.

Why is it Important For The Winter:

Winter season and flu season go hand in hand. Airborne viruses and sore throats are at an all-time high so you need to make sure your purification systems are running at an all-time high to combat them. Increases in these airborne viruses and confined spaces for respiratory issues combined with poor management of contaminants and pollutants in your air create a poor environment. It is an environment that encourages growth instead of the removal of air dangers in your home. Here at JK we routinely check your systems to ensure the cleanliness and freshness of your home. Below are some of the systems you may already have in place and some more information on why they are necessary for your home.

4 Ways to Improve Air Quality in Your Home:

Upgrade Air Filters:

• Air filters are typically the most well-known solution to improve indoor air quality. They filter out pollutants from inside your ductwork and eliminate the potential spread of contaminants to you and your family members. This is what makes them essential to your system! Routine maintenance on the filters is required to keep the system running properly. Click here to schedule one for yours today!

Add a whole-home air purifier:

• Whole-home air purification is also an active air-cleaning solution. This means they actively look for the pollutants in your air instead of having to wait for them to pass through the filter. Here at JK, we offer testing information and data about the air purifiers we use. All of our technicians and comfort consultants are knowledgeable about the purifying systems we provide and which system is best suited for your home.

Watch the humidity of your home:

• Many homes have humidifiers or dehumidifiers to ensure the humidity level stays within the recommended 40% – 60%. This is critical for you and your family’s health. Studies have shown that improper humidity levels can allow germs to grow as well as worsen symptoms of allergies, asthma, sore throats, and other respiratory conditions.

Installing Ventilation:

• Ventilation increases the amount of fresh filtered air. They filter out any pollutants faster than any other air quality improvement solutions. This ultimately saves you money in your recovery systems and helps to create lower overall utility bills.

These four air quality improvement solutions are all things that need to be regularly maintained. Scheduling a tune-up before the cold winter season is upon us is one of the best things you can do to prepare your home for these upcoming months. Call us today to get scheduled for a tune-up or to talk with a comfort consultant if you feel like your current systems are not providing you with the air quality you desire. We hope this post helped to give you knowledge on air quality and ways you can improve it in your home. As always, the heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical experts at JK Mechanical are here to help with any and all of your needs this year and for years to come! Contact us today!