Category Archives: Air Quality

  Controlling the humidity level in our homes helps us to improve indoor air quality. Dehumidifiers help us to achieve that result, but can we use a single dehumidifier for multiple rooms? A 50-pint or 70-pint dehumidifier could be enough to cover the entire floor of an average house or at least several rooms, as […]

  Nobody likes mold. Nobody. Mold exists in the absence of moisture and continues to replicate as moisture continues to rise. So, your next question may be, do dehumidifiers prevent mold? The simple and short answer is no. But while mold is not destroyed completely by dehumidifiers, dehumidifiers can slow mold from further replicating.   […]

  Carbon monoxide, the silent killer. It’s colorless, odorless, and mere minutes of exposure at high levels can be lethal. It makes sense to take inventory of potential carbon monoxide risks around your home. But what exactly can give off carbon monoxide in your home? Anything that burns gas, wood, oil, or charcoal can give […]

  Secondhand cigarette smoke has a strong odor, not to mention the dangers it poses to health. But can an air purifier remove secondhand cigarette smoke? Yes, it can, although you may find you’ll need to purchase an air purifier with a larger air flow capacity than advertised and may need specialized filters that can […]

  With today’s polluted environment and airtight homes, anything in your home that can improve indoor air quality matters. Your air conditioner seems to run constantly, so it’s obvious to ask whether your air conditioning can also improve air quality? In the majority of homes, the air conditioner does not improve air quality, at least […]

  Maybe you’ve recently heard about activated carbon filters and wondered just how effective they are. But just what do activated carbon filters remove from indoor air? Activated carbon filters found in air purifiers or air conditioning air filters are best suited to trap particles less than 0.3 micrometers in size, such as tobacco smoke, cooking oil […]

  Some homes, especially townhomes, oftentimes have interior rooms without a window. It’s hard to ventilate those rooms for obvious reasons, so an air purifier is one of the few solutions to keep its air fresh. But how do you choose the air purifier that’s best for a room with no windows? Choose an air purifier […]

We’ve improved from the days of dangerous asbestos, but many people still wonder just how dangerous fiberglass insulation is. And, is it dangerous to breath in fiberglass insulation? There is no conclusive evidence that inhaling fiberglass insulation fibers causes cancer in humans. Fiberglass generally causes irritation in the respiratory system, but most people recover from […]