All residents of Hartwell, GA, should prioritize the air quality in their homes. Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can have ripple effects that both directly and indirectly affect all sorts of things in your life. Here are just three problems that typically stem from poor IAQ:
Short-Term Health Issues
Even if your IAQ problems are relatively mild and have only persisted for a short time, they still can make you uncomfortable. Even a slight exposure to airborne pollutants like dust, dust mites and pollen can trigger allergic reactions. It can also irritate your eyes, sinuses and throat, causing coughing, sneezing, congestion and other cold-like symptoms.
Breathing in volatile organic compounds like formaldehyde can be deeply harmful, even in the short term. It can lead to serious things like headaches, vomiting, dizziness and fainting.
Long-Term Health Issues
The health consequences for you will only become more dire if you spend long amounts of time immersed in a low-IAQ environment. The relatively mild cold-like symptoms may graduate into much weightier and deadlier diseases like lung cancer and COPD. After enough time, poor IAQ can even put a meaningful strain on your heart.
Long-term exposure to VOC can have debilitating consequences. This can do irreversible damage to your lungs, liver, kidneys and brain.
HVAC System Failure
Without proper airflow, you can expect every aspect of your HVAC system’s performance to decline. If enough pollutants accumulate on your system’s air filters or in the ducts, airflow will diminish, and the strain on your system’s components will increase.
This is why it’s important to replace your system’s filters every 90 days and schedule maintenance for it at least once annually. If you install an air purification system, the filters and air ducts will stay cleaner longer.
With so much riding on air quality, everyone in Hartwell, GA, should unhesitatingly take action to improve theirs. Call McGee Heating & Air Inc. to ask for our IAQ services. We’ll be glad to help you.
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