Why Does Indoor Air Quality Matter?
Most people in the United States spend about 90% of their time indoors, which makes your Phoenix home’s indoor air quality more important than you may even realize. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified poor indoor air quality as both a short- and long-term health risk to American homeowners. Do you know what’s in your home’s air?
The EPA says, “Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. Understanding and controlling common pollutants indoors can help reduce your risk of indoor health concerns. Health effects from indoor air pollutants may be experienced soon after exposure or, possibly, years later.”
According to the EPA, some health effects may show up shortly after a single exposure or repeated exposures to a pollutant. These include irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. Such immediate effects are usually short-term and treatable. Other health effects may show up either years after exposure has occurred or only after long or repeated periods of exposure. These effects, which include some respiratory diseases, heart disease and cancer, can be severely debilitating or fatal.
When you change your air filter frequently and your home's air quality is at optimal levels, it helps remove harmful particles from the air such as pollen, dust, dust mites, mold, bacteria, micro allergens and more. Removing these harmful pollutants has massive health benefits for you and your family. Changing your air filter regularly, around once a month (every 30 days), helps keep your HVAC system running at its highest efficiency, which will help to lower your energy bills and extend the life of your system.
Importance of Air Quality
Many people don’t even think about their home’s indoor air quality; however, it is crucial to you and your family’s health. Your home's air ducts and air filters play vital roles in your indoor air quality. As air is being circulated while you heat and cool your home, any dust and other airborne pollutants in your ducts and filters will come along and infiltrate your air supply. That means even though you’re enjoying a comfortable home, the air you’re breathing might be causing adverse health effects that can range all the way from sneezing and coughing to headaches, loss of sleep and more. Dust is also a safe haven for pollen, mold spores, bacteria, dust mites, and a whole range of contaminants that you don’t want to be breathing in.
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If you’d like to schedule an indoor air quality inspection for your home in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the surrounding areas, Arizona Comfort Specialists is happy to assist. You can trust that our team will perform a very detailed and professional inspection to ensure great indoor air quality and performance from your HVAC system. We’ll always respect your time, your home, and your unique needs as we do our utmost to earn your complete satisfaction.
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