Tips for Choosing the Ideal Portable Room Air Cleaner

Portable room air cleaners represent the quickest, most accessible option for improving indoor air quality in homes, classrooms, and offices. They work by filtering out harmful particles from the air like dust, pollen, tobacco smoke, mold spores, bacteria, viruses, and more. By removing these pollutants, air cleaners can significantly improve indoor air quality.  But with … Continue reading "Tips for Choosing the Ideal Portable Room Air Cleaner"

HEPA Filters: What They Mean for Indoor Air Quality

Between indoor air pollutants and allergens like dust and pollen, PM 2.5, smoke from wildfires and illnesses like flu, COVID, RSV, and the common cold, there are plenty of reasons to pay more attention to indoor air quality.  According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), most people spend about 90 percent of their time … Continue reading "HEPA Filters: What They Mean for Indoor Air Quality"

Forget “Fridgescaping”: Refrigerator Organization for Less Stress and Healthier Choices

If the kitchen is the hub of the home, the refrigerator is more like a sun at the center of the universe, orbited by family members. It is where most meals begin, an essential appliance that can also have a major effect on the food choices you make. And while you may not realize it, … Continue reading "Forget “Fridgescaping”: Refrigerator Organization for Less Stress and Healthier Choices"

Post-flood Appliance Safety and Cleanup Tips

If you are anticipating flooding in your area, it is important to know how to safely handle appliances that have been in a flooded home. Flooding can cause serious damage to appliances and make them hazardous to operate, even if they look normal. If your home has been flooded or you are expecting flooding, follow … Continue reading "Post-flood Appliance Safety and Cleanup Tips"

Respiratory Illnesses, Fall Allergies Put Indoor Air Quality in Focus

If indoor air quality had a season, fall might be it. With millions of children across the U.S. and Canada now back in school, multiple indoor air quality concerns are on the minds of parents, educators and others. Those include new COVID variants, fall allergies, and the spread of illnesses like colds and the flu. … Continue reading "Respiratory Illnesses, Fall Allergies Put Indoor Air Quality in Focus"

Suffering from Fall Allergies? We’ve Got Tips for Conquering Them

  While most people tend to think of spring as peak allergy season, the reality is that millions of people suffer from allergies all year long, and the Fall season can be particularly bothersome for allergy sufferers.   Hay fever—which actually has nothing to do with hay or fevers—is a general term used to describe the … Continue reading "Suffering from Fall Allergies? We’ve Got Tips for Conquering Them"

Back to School: Why Air Cleaners are an Essential Tool for a Healthy Classroom

Pencils are sharpened and backpacks are filled. School is back in session, and teachers, students, and parents are hopeful for the best year yet! In addition to those long lists of school supplies, there’s one often-overlooked tool that should be on every classroom’s checklist: a portable air cleaner.  While most people are aware that outdoor … Continue reading "Back to School: Why Air Cleaners are an Essential Tool for a Healthy Classroom"

Your Indoor Air Quality Checklist: College Edition

Amid the busyness of packing, moving and preparing for the fall semester, it’s understandable if you haven’t thought much about the indoor air quality (IAQ) in your college student’s dorm. But the move to college can expose students to a number of potential indoor air quality issues. The start of the fall semester coincides with … Continue reading "Your Indoor Air Quality Checklist: College Edition"

Using an Air Cleaner to Manage Wildfire Smoke

During wildfire season, many people in areas affected by smoke use air cleaners (sometimes called air purifiers) to improve the air quality in their homes. How an air cleaner is maintained and operated can affect its performance. If you are using an air cleaner to manage wildfire smoke, take these steps to ensure that your … Continue reading "Using an Air Cleaner to Manage Wildfire Smoke"

You’re getting warmer: How to choose the right air conditioner

It’s easy to forget what a heat wave feels like until it happens. However, you’re already behind the cooling curve if you wait until temperatures approach triple digits to shop for an air conditioner. It’s best to plan when temperatures are still cool, but the principles of choosing the best air conditioner stay the same … Continue reading "You’re getting warmer: How to choose the right air conditioner"