Indoor air quality isn’t something that’s on most peoples’ minds, but it is extremely important for your overall health. Home air can harbor pollutants ranging from mold spores to VOCs, most of which give very little indication of their presence. Here are three basic tips on how to improve indoor air quality in your home.
 Understand What’s in Your Home Air
If you’re wondering how to improve indoor air quality in your home, the first thing you need to do is figure out what might be negatively affecting it. To do this, you should use an indoor air quality monitor, like the Foobot unit. An indoor air quality monitor will tell you what kind of contaminants are in your air and provide you with information about the overall air quality in your home.
 Eliminate Indoor Contaminants
The next step to improving your home air quality is to get rid of the sources of contamination in your home. You might be surprised to learn just how many things in your home could be harming the quality of your air. Mold can go undiscovered for years while producing spores continuously, while many chemically treated woods used in inexpensive furniture contain potentially harmful chemicals called VOCs. With the information from your air quality monitor, you can start looking for and eliminating the root causes of your air quality problem.
 Take Care of the Rest With an Air Purifier
As hard as you may try, you’ll never be able to eliminate all sources of pollution in your home air. Once you’ve gotten rid of what you reasonably can, the trick is to keep the effects of everything else to a minimum. To do this, you’ll need a good air purifier. Air purifiers remove gases and particles that can be harmful to your health. Check out our full page of residential air purifiers to find a unit that’s right for your needs.
Want to learn more about how to improve indoor air quality in your home? Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have, and we’ll be happy to help you find the products you need to keep your home air safe and healthy.