How to Make Indoor Air Healthier for Asthma Sufferers

If you suffer from asthma asthma, or someone in your home has the condition, you know how devastating it is to health and the problems that it causes almost every day. To make matters worse, many people aren’t always sure how to improve comfort and well-being for asthma sufferers. However, you can follow these easy tips to help improve the indoor air of your Woodbridge, Virginia, home and make asthma symptoms a thing of the past. Here’s how to do it.

Change Your Filters

One of the simplest and most basic things you can do to improve your air quality is changing your air filters. This not only includes your HVAC system’s filter, but also the filters in humidifiers and air purifiers. Most HVAC manufacturers suggest replacing your disposal filter every 30 days while humidifiers and air purifiers are anywhere from 30 to 90 days. Not only does this improve air quality, but it also allows these devices to run at top efficiency, which saves you money.

Cleaning Your Air Ducts

Asthma attacks are the result of many factors, but can be easily triggered by airborne contaminants. Air ducts, take air from the furnace or air conditioner and distribute it throughout the house. They are often one of the main culprits of dirty indoor air, especially if they aren’t cleaned as needed. Try to get a thorough, professional air duct cleaning as soon as possible if your ducts are dirty. This will help prevent the flow of contaminated air.

Simple, Easy Tips

While getting an air duct cleaning costs a bit more than other solutions, there are still tons of things you can do around the house free of cost. Some of these include:

• removing pets from bedrooms
• using natural, organic cleaners throughout the home
• avoiding air fresheners
• banning smoking in the home

None of these solutions require a lot of investment. Making your air cleaner for your family’s asthma problem isn’t hard if you know what to do.

If you want a thorough air quality inspection or just some advice to improve air quality, give the experts at Brennan’s Heating and Air Conditioning a call today at 703-783-0145.

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