Tag Archive: Indoor Air Quality

Understanding Airflow in Your Home

September 24, 2019

Understanding How Air Flows Through Your Home Airflow is a critical aspect of a comfortable, efficient and healthy home. Inadequate airflow can result in uneven cooling and heating as well as poor indoor air quality. Too much airflow can also result in uneven heating and cooling as well as a much higher energy bill. Natural Ventilation Natural ventilation refers to outside air that enters your home through cracks as well as gaps around doors and windows. Not all natural ventilation is unintended. Some is expected and even relied upon for optimal airflow. However, modern homes are very well-sealed and tend...

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Do Salt Lamps Really Improve Your Indoor Air Quality?

September 1, 2019

Can You Actually Improve Air Quality With a Salt Lamp? If you are interested in interior design or healthy living, you have probably seen bloggers and influencers recommending salt lamps lately. These lamps look like a huge, glowing rock, and some people claim that the lamp purifies the air. Does this really work? Keep reading to find out. How Salt Lamps Supposedly Work Salt lamp supporters suggest that these lamps work because the warmth of the light bulb inside gently heats the salt. Supposedly, this salt can then release negative ions that help it trap moisture and dust inside the...

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5 Helpful Indoor Air Quality Tips

August 20, 2019

It’s important to keep the air in your home as clean as possible so that you and your family can breathe easy. Here are five tips to improve air quality at your home in Denver. 1. Clean or Change HVAC Filters Regularly Almost all HVAC systems have a filter in them. This filter collects the dust and dander from your air. When the filter gets clogged, it can’t work effectively. Therefore, you should change or clean it regularly. 2. Get Regular HVAC Maintenance Every appliance in your home requires regular maintenance to run at peak efficiency. Your HVAC system is...

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Minimizing Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution

June 20, 2019

At Cooper Heating & Cooling, we know that it can be difficult to keep indoor air clean and safe throughout the winter in Denver, CO. Pollution in the form of bacteria, viruses, volatile organic compounds, and particulates can adversely affect your health. Indoor air pollution is especially bad during the winters when doors and windows tend to be closed. Taking a few steps to improve your indoor air quality could provide many health benefits. Install New Air Filters An easy way to keep the air circulating in your home clean is to ensure that your air filters are clean and...

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Why Indoor Air Quality Is Important

May 14, 2019

The air that you breathe in your home will have every bit as much impact on you as the air you breathe outside. It is important that you ensure the air quality in your home is good because this will help to avoid the various negative impacts that poor indoor air quality can cause. Short-Term Effects of Poor Air Quality In the short run, indoor pollutants and irritants can cause respiratory problems and illness. When one has allergies, poor air quality will accentuate the effect of the pollen that they breathe outside. On the flip side, when the air in...

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