I live in Birmingham, AL and I have never thought about my indoor air quality until recently.
Even after COVID I just sort of took that as a plan to be healthier.
I thought about running more, eating better, and staying up to date with vaccinations. I didn’t realize that you could do something about your home air until recently. I had a visit from my local Birmingham HVAC business. The guy did indoor air quality testing and told me that he found very high humidity in my home. That means more bugs, insects, and mold growth. It also means it is harder to achieve comfort with AC in the summertime. The HVAC dealer in Birmingham said that I needed a dehumidifier to work with my cooling unit in order to be totally comfortable. I thought about it and then agreed. The dehumidifier was easy, small, and quite cheap. It is installed right now, not the AC unit and now works in tandem with it. Removing that excessive moisture has changed the whole feeling of my house. It actually feels cold in the summer season. I am now considering other parts of my house. How dirty is the air quality? Do I need an air purifier? What about a humidifier in the winter? The Birmingham winter 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.