If you’re reading this, it’s likely because you’re among the 85 million American households with pets! While we enjoy playing with them, snuggling with them, and loving on them, there’s also something we don’t enjoy so much… constantly having to clean up their hair. If you have a furry friend that leaves hair balls and pet dander behind in your home, follow these tips to keep good indoor air quality.
1. Clean the House
You should be used to this step by now if you’ve ever owned a pet, but if you’re only cleaning every now and then, you’re probably not improving your indoor air quality very much. Make it a point to regularly clean your home, wiping down all flat surfaces and sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming floors. You should be doing this at least weekly.
It’s also important to regularly disinfect surfaces around your home to get rid of pet dander and eliminate odors. While you’re cleaning, be sure to dust or vacuum air vents as well. They tend to gather dust and pet air that can let loose and recirculate through your home. This will help improve air quality and air flow so you’ll even be more comfortable.
2. Change Your Filters
While you’re cleaning, be sure to head over to your HVAC system. The air filter in your system should be changed every 1-3 months to keep your indoor air quality at its best. Over time, pet hair and dander get caught up in your air filter, leading it to become clogged if it’s not changed or cleaned. This leads to unhealthy indoor air quality and an inefficient HVAC system with poor performance. When you change your filters more often, you’re more comfortable, you breathe cleaner air, and you save money on energy bills.
3. Groom Your Pets
Keeping your pets groomed will help cut down on time spent cleaning your home. The more your pets are groomed, the less hair and dander they need to shed. Your home will stay cleaner longer and it will even smell better! We all know those good smells our pets have when they come home from the groomer.
4. Get Whole Home Air Purification
Maybe you’re doing everything mentioned above, but your indoor air quality still isn’t as pure as it could be. For whole home air purification that can eliminate up to 99.9% of pet hair and dander from your home’s air and surfaces, you need an air purification system from Barrett Cooling. These systems reach virtually every square inch of conditioned air in your home and eliminate all types of allergens, leaving you breathing easier in your home at all times.
5. Get HVAC Maintenance
Taking these steps to clean your home yourself are important in ensuring your family is breathing the cleanest air possible. However, it’s also important to get routine preventative maintenance on your HVAC system. Preventative maintenance from licensed professionals, such as those at Barrett Cooling, can ensure your system is running at peak performance all year round.
Our maintenance plans include pre-season check-ups in the fall and spring so you can enjoy better energy efficiency, cleaner air, better home comfort, and lower utility bills all year round.
What’s Next?
If you’re interested in our air purification solutions or becoming a member of our maintenance plan, contact the professionals at Barrett Heating & Cooling. We’re your trusted American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Customer Care Dealer in Prattville, AL. Our professional staff can answer any questions you might have.
You can also call us at (334) 365-2011. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
