I live in Birmingham, AL and I have never thought about my indoor air quality until recently, however even after COVID I just sort of took that as a plan to be healthier; I thought about running more, eating better, and staying new with vaccinations.
I did not realize that you could do something about your home air until recently.
I had a visit from my local Birmingham Heating and A/C business, and the guy did indoor air quality testing and told me that he found actually high humidity in my home. That means more bugs, insects, and mold growth. It also means it is harder to achieve comfort with A/C in the summertime. The Heating and A/C supplier in Birmingham said that I needed a dehumidifier to labor with my cooling device in order to be totally comfortable. I thought about it and then agreed. The dehumidifier was straight-forward, small, and quite cheap. It is installed right now, not the A/C device and now works in tandem with it! Removing that excessive moisture has changed the whole feeling of my house. It absolutely feels cold in the summer time season. I am now considering other parts of my house. How dirty is the air quality? Do I need an UV air purifier? What about a humidifier in the winter? The Birmingham winter time season is quite cold as well. It might be worth thinking about. I think on my fall tune up I am going to have indoor air quality testing again and see if there is more I can do to make the inside of my home fresher and healthier.