Signs Your Home Needs an Air Quality Upgrade

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One of the first signs that your home needs an air quality upgrade is frequent allergy or asthma symptoms. Even if you regularly clean your home, the air can contain floating particles that trigger allergy symptoms. A house with poor ventilation might include pollen, pet dander, dust, and mold spores.

While you can’t see these little particles, they can worsen over time. When that happens, you might notice that it's harder to breathe.

If you regularly have symptoms like sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes, or trouble breathing, your home’s air quality might be poor. Upgrade your furnace with a high-efficiency air purifier or a better HVAC filtration system. This helps to get rid of particles in the air and gives you and your family relief. It also gives you a better indoor environment that makes it easier to breathe, especially if you have allergies or asthma.

It’s normal for a house to get dusty every few days. But if you notice dust appearing faster on tables, shelves, and vents, the air in your home probably isn’t being filtered enough. When the air quality is poor, little particles can float around more, and dust builds up on your furniture faster. Some of this is normal accumulation, but some might also be because you’re using old filters that don’t work properly.

This makes your home dirtier faster and can worsen allergy and asthma symptoms. Change the filter in your furnace every 2 to 3 months to keep your home from getting dusty quickly. You might also see better results if you switch to a better filter or add an air purifier to your setup.

Smells that stay in the air for a long time can indicate bad air quality in your home. Cooking odors, pet smells, and musty air often mean your house’s ability to clean and circulate the air isn’t good enough. These odors don’t just affect how comfortable and inviting your home is. They can mean unhealthy particles are building up in the air instead of being filtered.

You might clean your home regularly, but the odors can stay around if the ventilation is bad and you’re using an outdated filtration system. Air purifiers with activated carbon filters do a good job of neutralizing the unpleasant smells. The results will be even better if you get a whole-home air purification system. Adding an air purifier to your HVAC system helps you improve your home’s air quality.

It’s normal for homes in Salem to have high indoor humidity. Especially during the fall and winter, when it's damp outside, increased moisture levels can affect parts of your home that don’t have good ventilation. This often includes bathrooms and basements. When mold grows on surfaces, it can cause permanent damage and make the air quality worse. It can also trigger an allergic reaction in someone with a mold allergy.

If your house smells musty or you can see mold, your indoor humidity levels might be too high. You can use a dehumidifier or turn up your air conditioner to remove some dampness from the air and prevent damage. When Four Seasons comes to your home to check your humidity levels, our technician can recommend solutions based on your house's needs.

If the air inside your house feels stale, as though it isn’t circulating properly, you might have poor ventilation. Newly constructed homes often have fewer air gaps, reducing how much air comes into and flows out of the house. This can cause irritants to build up, creating a stuffy feeling. Installing an air exchange system or an air purifier can make your air feel cleaner, making you more comfortable.

Reach out over the phone or online to Four Seasons today to learn how we can help you improve the air quality of your home. With decades of service and hundreds of 5-star reviews, our knowledgeable technicians bring a proven track record of excellence to every job.