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What Really Is Good Indoor Air Quality?

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The term indoor air quality has been used from any industry or product from air fresheners, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners even paint manufactures. However, what does it really mean? What Really Is Good Indoor Air Quality? The quality of the indoor environment or quality of air that you breathe can have many factors. At Verify Air Quality Test we believe that your indoor environment or indoor air quality should be judged or rated on the following categories. Top 3 Factors that Define Indoor Air Quality Comfort Enjoyment as Designed Health and Safety The first factor that defines if you have so called good indoor air quality is ‘Comfort’. What is comfort? It can be many things to many people…but we believe that in the indoor air quality field it is meant to be how comfortable the air feels. Two air quality parameters that define air comfort is temperature and relative humidity. In general, indoor air temperature is the most comfortable in heating season between 20 degrees

Turn Back The Clock, Check Your Smoke Detector and Air Quality

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  Turn Back The Clock, Check Your Smoke Detector and Test Air Quality Spring Is Here. Turn Back The Clock, Check Your Smoke Detector and Your Air Quality Clocks are going back 1 hour again. Fall forward. Spring back as the saying goes. This is a great time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors as well as carbon monoxide detectors to make sure these work and to keep your family safe. Another item that should be on your safety checklist is an indoor air quality test. Spring is time to check your air quality as well. Did you know, most mould issues indoors develop over the winter months. Mould needs moisture to grow, and winter can bring a lot of condensation and mould growth. Inhaling mould spores can make your family sick. Top 10 items to check this Spring for Good Indoor Air Quality: Make sure you change your furnace filter Adjust the humidifier to a seasonal setting Check the attic for mould Check the cold room for mould Check behind all large furniture items on outer walls

Have You Considered Allergy Testing For Your Home?

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  Indoor Allergies? Get Air Quality Test Many people suffer from a variety of allergies that can be amplified indoors. Poor ventilation and poor air filtration devices can lead to an accumulation of indoor allergens and allergic reactions. Allergic reactions can lead to serious health issues…and are just plain annoying. Have you considered allergy testing for your home? An indoor air quality assessment can show you what you are breathing in. It can then determine your overall indoor air quality and provide you with real data on where you need to improve your indoor air. Before you buy and air purifier you should considered having an indoor air quality assessment that has a test for indoor allergens. Top 5 Indoor Allergens: Mould growth and airborne mould spores Airborne fine dust Pet allergens Rodent allergens Dust mite allergens Many of the above indoor allergens are assessed in our regular indoor air quality testing protocols. Mould and fine dust along with ventilation a