Saving Power Each Day

Posted on: 17 November 2021

The quality of air inside your home is a variable that can be altered to levels that will affect your health and the health of your family members. Air quality dangers can come in many forms. The more you are aware of them through testing and management, the better off your home environment will be. Here are some tips that you can use to test and check your home's indoor air quality levels and keep them healthy and your family protected.

Check Your Air Quality

The condition of the air inside your home can fluctuate from day to day and from one season to the next. During the winter when your home interior is sealed up when it is cold outside, this can cause a build-up of moisture and can cause additional problems. High humidity levels can promote mold and mildew growth and lead to the passage of mold spores through your home's air, causing breathing problems. Then, dust mites and allergens can build up when your home's interior conditions become dirty, and you may also be exposed to VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) inside your home's air from carpeting or furniture. These VOC chemicals can cause health problems ranging from irritation to your eyes, nose, and throat with difficulty breathing to cancer and damage to your central nervous system.

There are many easy-to-use and inexpensive home testing systems you can set up inside your home to monitor the types of indoor allergens and chemicals that you may not be aware of. With a simple home test, you can check for high levels of mold spores, VOCs, or the presence of high amounts of pet dander. If you have been sneezing and coughing lately and didn't know why it may be due to the presence of these irritant compounds.

Test For Dangerous Compounds

Air quality in your home can also cause more serious conditions from other, more dangerous, compounds. Radon inside your home can seep from natural elements in the soil below your home's foundation. But when they build up inside your home's sealed interior, they can cause lung cancer. Radon is completely odorless and tasteless, and you cannot see it, so the only way to discover it is with a professional home test. 

You should also be on the watch for the presence of carbon monoxide in your home, which can come from a gas leak. You can buy and install a carbon monoxide detector on each level of your home, in several locations on each level, especially if you have more than one source of natural gas inside your home.