Asthma Posts

4 Steps to Reduce Spring Allergens in Your Home

March 16th, 2017

It’s not called “allergy season” for nothing. Spring is finally in the air! And with the arrival of birds, blue sky and warmer weather comes pesky allergens that can aggravate you and your family and negatively impact health. Keep the pollen, dust mites, and pet dander at bay by regularly maintaining your HVAC system. The better it runs, […]

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Does Spring Cleaning Seem Overwhelming?

April 20th, 2016

Finally, we can pack away our coats, gloves and winter boots and pull out our baseball hats, shorts, and tee shirts – spring is here!! If you’re like most homeowners you have a laundry list of things you want to accomplish this season: spring clean your home, finish those pesky projects you’ve put off all […]

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10 Ways to Ensure Good Home Air Quality

March 23rd, 2016

From the healthy home air experts at ASHRAE.org words words

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What is in your home dust?

January 6th, 2016

Have you ever noticed all of the “icky” debris from your vacuum when you empty the canister or change the bag? Have you ever broken your vacuum cleaner bag as you were disposing it or looked at canister of debris before dumping it? This should provide an accurate picture of what type of air the typical homeowner is breathing in their homes. […]

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Got Dust? You can do something about it.

December 9th, 2015

Don’t let the dust bunny be an issue during the holidays. With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to start preparing the house for guests. Finding dust in your home is no fun, and no matter how much you clean it always seems to come back. Dust is made up of all kinds of particles including plant pollen, dead […]

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Less Dust and Cleaner Indoor Air

November 18th, 2015

Do you feel like as soon as you finish dusting…the dust seems to come right back? A good deal of the dust in our homes comes from internal sources such as skin flakes, fabric fibers and pets. However, new research has found that in many homes a significant amount of the dust actually originates from […]

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Solving Drafts (and other common problems) with Duct Repairs

July 31st, 2015

Leaky ducts cause drafts, dusty homes and higher utility bills! There are a number of reasons that you might feel drafts or inconsistent temperatures throughout your home. However, there is one culprit that is more common than all others: leaky ducts. When your ducts are leaking into the walls, crawlspace, attic or floors, some of […]

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Where’s the Dust Buster?

January 21st, 2014

It’s hard to get too worked up about dust. Yes, it’s a nuisance, but it’s hardly one that causes us much anxiety — and our language itself suggests as much. We call those clumps of the stuff under the bed dust bunnies after all, not, say, dust vermin. But there’s a higher ick factor to […]

Allergies, Asthma, Clean Home, Dust, Indoor Air Quality

IAQ 101 (AKA Indoor Air Quality Basics)

December 16th, 2013

The heat is blowing, the furnace is purring like a kitten, the family is warm wherever they are lounging in the house. Everything seems to be good, as far as the heating system is concerned… or is it? It seems like whenever that furnace blower comes on, Jim starts sneezing. All winter long you’re dusting […]

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