Spring Cleaning For Indoor Air Quality

It’s that time of year, birds are chirping, everyone is sneezing, and families all across America are taking all their old junk to thrift stores and recycling centers. Most of us don’t know where the term “spring cleaning” came from but we all seem to participate, or have done so in the past. Will you be participating this year?

With your head and chest racked with seasonal allergies, what will you focus on? The clutter in your home and dusting EVERY surface seem to be the easiest targets. But consider those allergies we just mentioned, they come from your air quality. Maybe you can kill two birds with one stone…

Spring is Beautiful, But Poor Air Quality is Hard on The Body

As the weather gets warmer we seem to notice but we aren’t the only ones. The local flora notices as well and as we are bathed in sunshine, we are bathed in pollen and allergens as well.

The progressively poor air quality is unstoppable and tough on us humans. Rampant allergies, springtime flu and a host of other equally uncomfortable physical reactions become the norm.

But just as it is time to deep clean our homes, we should deep clean our air too. What better time?

How Good is Your Indoor Air Quality?

This spring, it’s a good bet that you will spend days decluttering and scrubbing down every surface you can. That’s all fine and good, and you should, but after it’s all done, you have only cleaned a fraction of your home.

But the good news is you can clean the rest, both simply and quickly. That dirty 90% is the air circulating in your home. Dirty air filters, inconsistent HVAC maintenance and a general lack of information make this an all too common occurrence.

If you think this may apply to you, that’s okay. You can purchase “Indoor Air Quality” test kits at most home good stores and you should get a clear picture of how badly your air needs a good spring cleaning as well.

Cleaning That Last 90% - Your Spring Tune-Up

Part of your spring cleaning should include a springtime “tune-up” of your HVAC system. This should be done twice a year to maintain healthy and clean air in your home. It just so happens that springtime is perhaps one of the most important times to do so with all of the pollutants that are floating around in the air outside.

You may be asking yourself what an HVAC spring cleaning may entail and rest assured, it is much more simple than you might think. Do you have up-high surfaces that collect dust? Dusting bookshelves, fan blades and lights hanging from the ceiling are a great place to start. In addition, switching out all of your old, and tired, air filters will do wonders to boost the air quality in your home.

For HVAC system preventative maintenance and more involved or serious services, give us at Skovron Mechanical Services LLC. a quick phone call at (603) 674-9885. With your diligence and our help, this year’s spring cleaning will be your most productive and healthy one, yet!