Crafting a truly comfortable home in Semmes, AL will require you to do more than merely set up ideal indoor temperatures. Since inhaling dirty air can harm you in a variety of ways, you will also need to maximize your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ). To encourage you to do this, we’d like to tell you about three consequences of having poor IAQ.
1. Poor Respiratory Health
It might seem obvious that inhaling indoor pollutants would eventually cause damage to your respiratory health. However, it’s worthwhile to go through a few of the many likely detrimental effects on your respiratory system.
Living in a low-IAQ environment might trigger coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath, sinus congestion and allergic reactions. It might also encourage the onset of respiratory diseases as simple as a cold or as life-threatening as lung cancer. The greater the concentration of pollutants in your home and the longer your exposure to these contaminants persists, the more severe the resulting consequences are likely to be.
2. Lower Cognitive Functioning
Dizziness and fainting are also possible symptoms of living in a low-IAQ environment, especially one where the air contains many volatile organic compounds. These effects, combined with the harmful respiratory symptoms, can vastly decrease your cognitive functioning. Poor IAQ can also prevent you from sleeping soundly, thus making it more difficult for you to concentrate after you wake up in the morning.
3. Falling HVAC Efficiency
Finally, pollutants can significantly compromise your HVAC system’s efficiency. They can do this when they restrict total airflow by settling into your system’s air ducts and filters or when they interfere with the functioning of other important parts. As your system’s efficiency drops, your utility bills will probably rise.
To prevent this, and raise your IAQ, schedule regular HVAC maintenance. We recommend doing the latter at least once per year.
Our discussion of the aforementioned negative effects should show you that IAQ is simply too important to ignore. To raise the standard of the air in your Semmes, AL home, call Air Specialty to discuss IAQ services today.
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