Why Your Home's Air Quality is Important

You may constantly be bombarded with new subjects that should bother you and the rest of society. Don’t buy anything containing BPA. Steer clear of the microwave. Only store your leftovers in glass containers, not plastic.

Now your neighbors are telling you about indoor air quality (or IAQ) in Clearwater. Don’t use anything with chemicals to clean your home. You have to buy an air purification system. You have to use essential oils and not air fresheners.

The worries never stop.

So you stop listening to all the noise and just do the best you can. We feel you - why panic about one issue if you will have to constantly worry about everything else?

But, of all things, indoor air quality is definitely an issue you should pay attention to, and here’s why.

It affects your health

We’ve explained how to fight sickness and stay healthy with indoor air quality; and, we’ve revealed how to Stop the Sneezes and help ease asthma and allergy symptoms with recommendations to improve indoor air quality; we’ve even given you a full review of the APCO Whole-House Air Purifier to help keep your indoor air quality at its best. So now, we’ll put it bluntly: bad indoor air quality is bad for your health . We spend an estimated 90% of our life in home and buildings and with indoor air impurities, including pet dander, dust, fibers, and virus-causing germs, floating around our homes, it’s crucial to have an air purification system that can filter our air and help fight the germs that cause sickless.

It affects your home

Not only can poor air quality affect your lungs it can also affect the operation of your home. Indoor air with elevated levels of impurities floating around is tougher on your home’s heating and AC system. Impurities clog the parts of the blower system and the home’s air filters faster, causing your heating and cooling system to work overtime to keep your family comfortable. Your ductwork can also become dusty more rapidly, resulting in inefficient airflow.

It affects your workplace

Many studies have proven that poor indoor air quality can have a substantial effect on workplace efficiency. Not only can it worsen the symptoms of allergies and asthma, but the pollution released by copying machines, cleaning supplies, poorly maintained heating and AC equipment, and electrical equipment can cause headaches (even migraines), tearing eyes, and irritated throats. While these symptoms may be temporary, long-term exposure to poor indoor air quality (after all, you do spend at least 40 hours a week at the office) can result in skin irritations, respiratory illness, and other chronic conditions. On the more extreme side, radon or asbestos sneaking in through damaged foundations or ceilings can actually cause cancer and other fatal ailments and a high concentration of carbon monoxide can cause sudden death.

So when someone starts talking about indoor air quality, listen intently because it could be vital for your health and for your home. If you are unsure if your home’s indoor air quality is healthy or struggling, call Midway Services for a free in-home analysis and we’ll determine your indoor air quality levels and share whole-home air cleaning plans with you.