Improve the Air Quality In Your Home

There are many tools that can improve the air quality in your home by filtering the particulate matter. The particulate matter can enter the home through doors or windows, and can be created within the home from activities like cooking and vacuuming.

Seal Doors and Windows

Preserving clean air within the home is the top priority during poor air quality days, especially those caused by wildfire events. Sealing the cracks in doors and windows, and simply ensuring all entrances to the home are essential to maintaining clean air. Taking these steps is a low-cost, yet highly effective way to ensure the air quality outside is not impacting you within the home. Running fans can helpt to improve circulation in the room and further alleviate the poor air quality.

Air Purifiers

Using air purifiers, specifically HEPA (high efficience particulate air), helps to remove the particulate matter from the air. HEPA purifiers are best when used in the room of the house where people spend the most time, typucally the bedroom. If you would like to browse HEPA purifiers, here is a great option. 

While HEPA purifiers are the best tool for removing particulate matter from your home, they are quite expensive, especially when you consider the price of replacing the internal filter every six months. A much cheaper option that uses common household items is a DIY air purifier, using standard HVAC filters and a box fan. 

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