Find out how to enhance the home’s indoor air quality.   Around the home, keeping the home at a comfortable temperature during the summer is only part of the equation. Buying a new air conditioner is not the only tactic to improve indoor air quality. The home’s comfort level depends on numerous factors. Several telltales signs indicate when air quality is inefficient, lacking the features of a properly ventilated home. In fact, the following elements determine the home’s indoor air quality. These include:   Excessive humidity. High humidity tends to make the air feel warm and muggy, detracting from indoor air quality.  Chemicals or bad odors that always permeate the air. Breathing quality diminishes when harsh chemicals (from paint, household cleaning products, etc.) emit fumes into the air. Mold, bacteria, particles (dust, pollen and pet dander). Mold and bacteria taint indoor air quality Promoting headaches, dizziness, fatigue and sinus pressure, mold exacerbates asthma and allergy symptoms. Add excessive humidity to any home with dust, mold and bacterial build up, and the contaminants multiply, thus further negatively impacting air quality.  Dry air. While a home with arid air may seem like the ultimate condition to stave off humidity, it contributes to cracking walls and promotes the wood floor planks to separate.  Temperature inconsistencies. Indoor temperature fluctuations indicate a ventilation problem or an improperly running air conditioner.  Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality To improve indoor air quality at home or the workplace, use the proceeding tips:®    Keep the kitchen, bathroom and other spaces (around windows, doors) where moisture is prevalent clean and dry to reduce the proliferation of mold.  ®    Anytime the humidity registers above 50 percent, turn on the air conditioning unit to remove mold and particles, reducing humidity in the home.  ®    Destroy air born contaminants before they have a chance to re-circulate in the home. For instance, germicidal lights and/or ultraviolet lights support indoor air quality by removing air born particles. These contraptions have been found to improve indoor air quality and are attachable via the furnace or air handler. ®    Another tactic to improve indoor air quality entails the removal of dust particles, dander, bacteria, mold spores, and other elements, which trigger allergic reactions with the installation of an air purifier. ®    Contact Hoffmann Brothers for additional advice to improve indoor air quality in the home or at the workplace.