The importance of Indoor Air Quality and the working principle

Have you ever done an Indoor Air Quality Test? How many times? Maybe you never did it, most American families are prone to ignore it, now you can refer to some statics of WHO.

According to the survey WHO:

●90% percent of people suffer from the polluted air quality in the world.

●93% of kids under 18 years old live in environments where the air condition beyond the WHO’s acceptable levels.

You can’t control the air quality outdoor, but you can control the air quality indoors. Actually, it’s a good way to deal with the poor outdoor air quality. It is easy to do the Indoor air quality test, and improve the quality of your life. There exist some monitors that can test the hazardous pollutants in the inside air, and you can take some actions to improve the indoor air quality.

If I need to test the air quality? Some symptoms of poor indoor air quality

 The poor air quality can easily lead to the respiratory issues and allergies, also can cause the diseases that threaten your life and other side effects, you can detect it through the below signs:

●Dizziness                                     

●Skin allergy or asthma

●Shortness of breath

●Fatigue, tiredness

●Stomach digestion

●Coldness or other illness

●Eye 、nose matters

 

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average person breathes between 17,280 and 23,040 times a day. This is incredible. However, when you consider what you may be inhaling with each breath, it means that what is going on in our bodies can be pretty scary.

So there is no doubt that you have to test the indoor air quality as soon as possible.

Root Reasons for Bad Air Quality

Air quality tests can help you find the reasons if you have any symptoms, you can know the pollutants that you are purifying so that you can the order of severity of your symptoms. Air pollutants come from different places, including indoors and outdoor. Some pollutants cause allergic symptoms since it is irritating, some others can cause severe illness.

Large pollutants

● Smoke

● Carbon monoxide

● VOCs

● Photochemical oxide

● Nitric oxide

● Mold or dirt

● Buning waste

● Residual drug

Small pollutants

● Pollen

● Pet dander

● dust or airborne particles

● Pet fur 

The way to test Indoor air quality

How to test air quality indoors? Maybe I can test the indoor air quality by myself? Can I use the indoor air quality testing tools?

It is essential for you to use air quality testing products if you want to make a thorough test for air quality, which requires you to test and identify what kind of air pollutants you want to monitor? There are some methods that you can follow.

Choose proper Indoor air quality testing tools.

Different home has different air quality, which depends on the lifestyle and the location of your house. You are recommended to be familiar with the air quality of your city, so it is easy for you to know the common outdoor pollutants.

You need to make an assessment of your house and have you do the house decoration which leads to the increase of pollutants. Do you have a pet or a fireplace?

It is important for us to consider the needs in advance since the indoor air quality tools are used to capture pollen, dust, and allergens, or single to toxic pollutants, which depends on your specific needs.

House Air Testing for Mold

Mold is harmless although it’s common, usually, it leads to death. You require professional testing to measure the level of mold in your home, you can use testing tools, but they only tell you whether there exists mold, they won’t tell you how much mold is in your house.

 It is better to ask for professionals in order to measure the actual level of the mold in your home and compare with the result, the profession can tell you the actual level and help you find the root resource, and tell you what kind of mold.

The testing of Carbon dioxide

We know that Carbon dioxide is a kind of gas that is colorless and odorless.  According to the survey, there are about 430 people died from CO poisoning every year. And 50000 were sent to ER because of the serious reactions.

It is important for us to install the carbon dioxide detector in the house if you use gas in your home, the detector is similar to the smoke detector. You need to affix the monitor on the wall which is about five feet off the ground, but don’t put it on the fireplace or the gas devices. It starts to measure the level of carbon dioxide once you installed it, and alarms once it detects the carbon dioxide.

The testing of Radon

Short-term Radon testing devices were put in the places which are suffering from high risk, and put the devices in the place for some time, and then you can send the device back to the manufacturers, they will analyze it. Some tests are omitted in order to collect samples in a few days, and the other tests need to be collected in several months.

Small pollutants

● Pollen

● Pet dander

● dust or airborne particles

● Pet fur 

The way to test Indoor air quality

How to test air quality indoors? Maybe I can test the indoor air quality by myself? Can I use the indoor air quality testing tools?

It is essential for you to use air quality testing products if you want to make a thorough test for air quality, which requires you to test and identify what kind of air pollutants you want to monitor? There are some methods that you can follow.

Choose proper Indoor air quality testing tools.

Different home has different air quality, which depends on the lifestyle and the location of your house. You are recommended to be familiar with the air quality of your city, so it is easy for you to know the common outdoor pollutants.

You need to make an assessment of your house and have you done the house decoration which leads to the increase of pollutants. Do you have a pet or a fireplace?

It is important for us to consider the needs in advance since the indoor air quality tools are used to capture pollen, dust, and allergens, or single to toxic pollutants, which depends on your specific needs.

House Air Testing for Mold

Mold is harmless although it’s common, usually, it leads to death. You require professional testing to measure the level of mold in your home, you can use testing tools, but they only tell you whether there exists mold, they won’t tell you how much mold is in your house.

It is better to ask for professionals in order to measure the actual level of the mold in your home and compare with the result, the profession can tell you the actual level and help you find the root resource, and tell you what kind of mold.

 The testing of Carbon dioxide

We know that Carbon dioxide is a kind of gas that is colorless and odorless.  According to the survey, there are about 430 people died from CO poisoning every year. And 50000 were sent to ER because of the serious reactions.

It is important for us to install the carbon dioxide detector in the house if you use gas in your home, the detector is similar to the smoke detector. You need to affix the monitor on the wall which is about five feet off the ground, but don’t put it on the fireplace or the gas devices. It starts to measure the level of carbon dioxide once you installed it, and alarms once it detects the carbon dioxide.

Use an Indoor Air Quality Monitor to test inside allergens

Indoor Air Quality testing devices are mainly used to detect the inside pollutants, such as pollen, allergy, some airborne particles, dust, dirt, etc. Even you can a detector which can monitors carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide.

The Indoor Air Quality monitor is similar to a programmable thermostat, which has a display screen that can provide real-time data on different pollutants, then you can assess the Indoor air quality through the readings on the screen.

Professional and Air Quality Testing and DIY, which one do you choose?

It is easy to use the DIY Air Quality test tool, you can initiate it easily, and it’s cost-saving. It works well in smart homes. The test sensors are connected with smart home technologies.

On the one hand, there exists a difference between these testing. Especially the mold test, is known that inaccurate. You will get more accurate results and great details when you choose professional testing.

If you know that you have severe reactions to Indoor Air Quality pollution, so it is worth starting professional testing, especially if you are allergic to mold.

The method to improve the Air Quality

In addition to testing your home air quality regularly, you can also take some other actions to improve the air quality indoors.

●Stop smoking

●Choose low VOC products

●Open the door and window regularly for ventilation

●Change your air filters regularly

●Put some plants indoor

●Give up using carpet

●Keep the window open when you use the cleaning products

●Put the sources of pollutants in the open areas.

●Put your shoes outside

●Clean your household items regularly

Indoor Air Quality can be affected by simple things, not only can you take some actions to control it, but also you have to control the temperature in a proper range. And control the humidity level between 30-60% to prevent mold growth.

It is better to replace your air filters if you want to improve your Air Quality quickly. We will make and ship the proper air filter for you, pls feel free to contact us if you need any further help.

 

 

 

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