It is easy to forget that air pollution doesn’t only occur outside, unfortunately, it is also found inside your home as well. As many of us spend a lot of time in our homes, it is critical to understand what household products are polluting your home to try to best avoid being in contact with these pollutants. Keep on reading to learn about the common household products that are polluting your indoor air.

Cleaning Products
It is essential to clean your home, however, the use of popular brand name household cleaning products contain tons of chemicals that not only pollute the air of your home, but are also harmful to your health. Move towards the natural route, there are several natural cleaning products to choose from on the market or simply make your own natural cleaning products.

Biological Pollutants
Biological pollutants include mold, bacterial, pollens, and viruses. There are many causes to biological pollutants, and unfortunately many of them are natural making it difficult to completely avoid. However, biological pollutants can be minimized by maintaining a proper humidity level. During the summer time, a proper humidity level is between 35% to 45%. In addition to maintaining proper humidity levels, it is vital that you have a well working humidifier. To better understand the condition of your humidifier, book an appointment with a certified technician from Maple Air Heating and Cooling, located in Vaughan.

Air Fresheners
Air fresheners are filled hundreds of chemicals. You may think that the smell of “fresh oranges” is just innocently giving your home a nice fragrance, but in reality it has many negative effects to your health such as causing headaches, nausea, and breathing difficulties. Luckily there are natural ways that substitute chemical filled air fresheners, such as:

- Essential oils
- Dried citrus fruits
- Oil diffusers

Pet Dander
Pet dander are tiny particles of skin that is shed from your pets; dogs, cats, birds, and any other animals with feathers or fur. You can minimize pet dander by dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping your home at least once a week. In addition, keep an eye out for your air conditioner filters as they may have to be changed more often. Having dirty filters can put your air conditioner system at risk of being overworked. Maple Air Heating and Cooling serves the Greater Toronto Area, we are here to help whether it is to maintain a current AC unit or assist you in finding a brand new air conditioner.

Being aware of what you bring into your home can make a huge difference in the amount of pollutants that affect your indoor air. Try to avoid buying products with lots of chemicals, make sure to be properly cleaning your home, and most importantly always maintain your HVAC systems. Maple Air Heating and Cooling, located in the Greater Toronto Area, provides several products that will improve your air quality. Check out our efficient and reliable air quality products, and to have any questions answered about bettering your air quality contact us today.

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