No resident of Sea Island, GA wants their home to turn into a hotbed for allergens. However, to effectively remove allergens, you must first know about the kinds of threats you face. With that in mind, here are three allergens you need to watch out for.
1. Pet Dander
As adorable as many furry pets are, they are also serious threats to indoor air quality (IAQ). Their dander, the tiny bits of dead skin that often flake off them, can be especially annoying and hazardous to anyone who’s unlucky enough to suffer from allergies.
2. Dust
At least a small amount of dust is pretty much everywhere in the typical home, but don’t underestimate its affects. Dust can cause serious irritation to your eyes, throat, sinuses and lungs. To remove as much as possible from your home, vacuum your carpets, dust your furniture upholstery and wipe all hard surfaces with a damp cloth at least once a week.
Dust can also accumulate inside your HVAC system and harm its performance by inhibiting air’s ability to flow through it. You can change or clean your filters every one to three months, but to remove debris from other hard-to-reach areas, you’ll probably require maintenance services.
3. Dust Mites and Other Bugs
Dust mites are minuscule bugs that can float around your home after attaching themselves to particles of dust. If you inhale them, they can irritate your mouth, throat and nasal passages, causing particular grief to those who suffer from allergies.
Other bugs, like flies, spiders and cockroaches, may also leave their droppings around your home. If they do this inside your HVAC system’s ducts, flowing air can carry trace amounts of these droppings into your home and place you in a position to inhale them.
You don’t need allergies adding challenges to your daily life. For help dealing with household allergens, call The A/C Guys for the best IAQ services on Sea Island, GA.
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