{"id":1836,"date":"2021-07-26T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:00:25","slug":"what-best-ways-better-indoor-air-quality-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1836","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Best Ways to Have Better Indoor Air Quality for My Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"family-in-home\"Indoor air quality (IAQ) has never been more on the forefront of people\u2019s minds than now. But poor IAQ has troubled homes for the last few decades: as construction creates more airtight houses to boost energy efficiency, indoor contaminants have fewer ways to escape, and less fresh air sweeps through to help keep the air clean. Chances are high that if you\u2019re concerned about the IAQ of your house, you have good reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thankfully, you can find great help to improve your home\u2019s indoor air quality. Our technicians have more than two decades of experience working to help North Central Florida homes enjoy the best IAQ. We\u2019ve listed below a number of ways to improve your home\u2019s air quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Allow fresh air in on occasion<\/b><\/h3>\n

We\u2019ll start simple\u2014let your house enjoy some outdoor ventilation! Open up the windows and bring a breeze through the house. You can\u2019t do this all the time, of course, not with the often hot and humid weather we have. But on a cooler day when you don\u2019t need to run the AC, let your house enjoy a \u201cbreather.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Change the HVAC system\u2019s air filter regularly<\/b><\/h3>\n

We often remind our customers that the air filter on their HVAC cabinet doesn\u2019t help to improve IAQ. It protects the interior of the cabinet. If it becomes clogged, however, it can <\/span>harm<\/span><\/i> IAQ! Not only can it mean more dust getting into the ductwork, but in our humid climate mold can easily start growing in it, and that will spread throughout the house! Check the filter every month, and you\u2019ll need to change it every one to three months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Install special air filters<\/b><\/h3>\n

These filters are different from the standard one on the HVAC cabinet: they\u2019re designed to remove particulate matter from circulating through the household air, including dust, dust mites, dander, lint, and pollen. These air filters require professionals to install them, since they have to be integrated into the ductwork to fit. You\u2019ll also need professionals to find the right match of filter strength to your HVAC system.<\/span><\/p>\n

Install a whole-house air purifier<\/b><\/h3>\n

Air purifiers offer an extra level of air cleaning along with air filters. They work through processes like ionization and UV lights to eliminate smaller contaminants that create asthma and allergy triggers, but don\u2019t place any resistance against the movement of air. If you\u2019re interested in an <\/span>air purifier in Alachua, FL<\/span><\/a>, we can help you find the right type and model and then install it where it will do the most good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have the ductwork tested and sealed<\/b><\/h3>\n

Leaking air ducts not only impair the function of the air conditioning and heating system, they can allow musty and moldy air to infiltrate the air circulating through your home. If you haven\u2019t had your home\u2019s ducts tested in five years or more (or have never had it done), arrange for this service with us so we can locate if your house has leaks that need sealing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Call Touchstone Heating and Air Inc 24\/7 for exceptional customer service!<\/b><\/a> We\u2019ve served the Communities of North Central Florida since 1998.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thankfully, you can find great help to improve your home\u2019s indoor air quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[61,157,135,60],"class_list":["post-1836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-air-filtration","tag-air-purification","tag-alachua","tag-duct-sealing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}