Top Tips For Clean Indoor Air

Indoor air can make you miserable if it is not kept clean and
healthy
Clean indoor air is essential for a happy you and a happy home
The US Environmental Protection Agency has reported that
Indoor air can contain up to 5 times as much pollution as
outdoor air Allergies and asthma are on the rise so cleaning
indoor air in your home and work place is more important than
ever as this can greatly reduce symptoms according to Dr John
Winder, an allergist for the Nationwide Asthma Screening Program
of the American College of Allergy, Asthma Immunology
These are some clean indoor air top tips:
• When you dust your house with a cloth you a often spreading
dust around You vacuum based tools to dust with instead Make
sure you don’t avoid difficult to reach areas like space under
beds, drapes and moldings
• A great tip for dusting small objects is to cover the nozzle
of your vacuum cleaner with a pair of tights or fine cloth Put
the vacuum on a low suction level and run the small objects over
the front of the vacuum nozzle This sucks all the dust off
without the object disappearing in to the vacuum! Note:
Be sure to use a scrap material to cover the vacuum nozzle as it
can get ruined in the process
• Wrap pillows and mattresses in allergen-protective covers and
regularly vacuum them
• When you wash your linens make sure the water is hot (130
degrees or above) to ensure dust mites and their eggs are killed
off properly
• Deep clean your carpets floor surfaces once every season at
least
• To really thoroughly achieve clean indoor air get an air
purifier to remove all the airborne pollutants
• Clean indoor air is also about humidity maintain a cool
dry home Keep humidity to 50% or less You can use a humidifier
to aid in this but make sure you frequently empty the unit to
prevent the growth of mold in the tank
• Try to avoid letting your pets sleep in the bedrooms
• Keep stuffed animals and busy shelves to a minimum as these
are real dust-catcher locations If you have lots of stuffed
toys vacuum them frequently but carefully of course!!
Follow this great advice and you will have super clean indoor
air in no time

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