This post about indoor air pollution solutions for your home is sponsored by Honeywell but all opinions are my own.
Breathing is one of those things that humans can’t really live without. The air we breath is vital to our long term health and survival, right? But, did you ever stop to think about how clean the air is in your home? Think of all the indoor air pollutants that float around in our bedrooms and kitchens. Fumes from your nail polish remover, mold from the house plant soil, and dander from the dog all result in poor indoor air quality in our homes. However, all is not lost! There are several indoor air pollution solutions than can help improve indoor air quality. I will share a few of my own simple ways to improve indoor air quality and my recent experience with my Honeywell HEPA filter.
Indoor Air Pollution Solutions for Your Home
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Keep out the outdoor pollutants: Our homes have enough indoor air pollutants of their own without dragging in more from outside. Keep a large mat by each door and have people wipe their feet and/or take off their shoes before coming inside. A door mat helps reduce the amount of dirt, pesticides, and other pollutants from getting into your home. One upside to this is you will have to dust less, which is always a good thing in my mind! Since setting up the Honeywell True HEPA Allergen Remover in my living room I notice much less dust on my furniture!
Keep a healthy level of humidity: Dust mites and mold love humidity. With my mold allergies, controlling humidity inside is hugely important. You want to keep the humidity of your home at about 30%-50% and that is tough here in the humid south! In order to reduce humidity, don’t over-water plants, fix all leaky faucets, vent your dryer to the outside of the house and keep the window open and a fan on when showering.
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Run a HEPA filter: One of the easiest indoor air pollution solutions is to have a HEPA filter running in your home. (HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air). This will help trap a lot of the pollutants that are causing poor indoor air quality in your house. Pollen, dust mites, animal dander and other particulates that are too small for you to see get sucked right up into the filter, never to be seen again! Make sure you follow the unit directions for changing the filters and there will be TWO filters to change. The prefilter that traps larger particles and the HEPA filter that captures the very smallest particles. I have been using the Honeywell True HEPA Allergen Remover for several months and it has really helped with my allergies!
Ensure proper ventilation: You would think that sealing up your home would improve air quality but it really doesn’t! Radon is one indoor air pollutant that can be incredibly dangerous. Radon comes from the natural decay of uranium found in nearly all soils. Any home can potentially have a radon problem. The Environmental Protection Agency offers a “Consumer’s Guide to Radon Reduction” if you want to learn more about it and get your home tested. In the meantime, open doors and windows when the weather is nice. Using a HEPA filter to control dust particles and allergens will allow you to increase ventilation in your home without having too many particulates in the air.
Be cautious with strong odors: Many products emit Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) than can contribute to indoor air pollution. If you choose to do indoor painting, choose a low-emitting paint that has been third-party certified as VOC free. Do not idle your car in the garage or those fumes can easily make their way indoors. Skip the non stick Teflon pans when you cook dinner and open the windows when using strongly scented cleaners. And definitely do not smoke cigarettes inside your home! (or ever, really…but definitely not if you are looking for indoor air pollution solutions!) The Honeywell True HEPA Allergen Remover has a Turbo feature designed to help remove strong odors from your home. Perfect for when I accidentally burn dinner or want to do a DIY project like upcycling the chest I found at my neighbor’s garage sale!
I have been using the Honeywell True HEPA Allergen Remover since February and I have been very impressed so far. It is incredibly quiet, which means I can run it while the TV is on with no problems at all. The filters were very easy to put in and the unit is available in three sizes for medium, large, and extra-large rooms. I chose the extra large capacity one since our downstairs is rather open and it is a lot of air to filter!
The Honeywell True HEPA Allergen Remover has a very contemporary design and a simple touch screen allows you to tap the setting that you need. You can choose sleep, germs, general, allergen, or max – and the air purifier does what it needs to do. I really loved the germ feature when I got sick in February. I set it up in my bedroom with me to control those airborne germs!
The HEPA filter captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles, as small as 0.3 microns, from the air that passes through the filters–that’s 250X smaller than the width of a human hair! It is perfect for allergy sufferers like me. The HEPA filters capture airborne grass, tree and other pollens, dust, smoke, pet fur/dander, mold spores, bacteria and virus to help you better enjoy all seasons. Coming from someone with chronic allergy and sinus issues, I can tell you that a HEPA filter is a must in your house!
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Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging and freelance writing to share this knowledge with others. Learn more about her HERE.
Would love to win an air cleaner!
I love that it has the odor filter option. With pets in the house, it can get a little stinky from time to time!
and with a teenage boy in the house, I agree…odor control is awesome!
I like that you can select what you need control over the most in your house.
I love that it captures all of the impurities that make my nose all stuffed up and I can’t breathe!
I like that it comes in different sizes. I would like the biggest size.
With 8 cats in the house and them fact that I have a tree pollen allergy the best feature here is that the unit captures “airborne grass, tree and other pollens, dust, smoke, pet fur/dander, mold spores, bacteria and virus”.
I like that it filters out so much.
I like that it is very compact and inconspicuous
My teen sons share a room and both have allergies. I love the odor control feature, especially for them.
It captures 99.97% of allergens
I like the touch screen
I love how it controls humidity.
My Favorite Feature Is The Touchscreen!
I love that it captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles.
I like the simple touch screen, easy to use. Also how it controls humidity!
i love that the HEPA filter captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles. this would be great in our home, we have animals and allergies!
I like that it has a simple touch screen and is user friendly
I like that that the air filter has an automatic shut-off after 2, 4, or 8 hours
It captures 99.97% of allergens
I love that it’s great for allergy sufferers.
A couple of us in our home.
thamk you
I like how compact and small they come. You can also get larger ones if you need to.
I love the Turbo feature and that this would really help me suffer less from my allergies by really cleaning the air.
I like how it removes strong odors, I have been known to burn a dinner or two.
2 dogs and 2 cats (litter box!) I need this!
I love that it has a HEPA filter to make sure it captures ALL the dust particles!
Daughter in law has allergies. We have 2 dogs and a cat. Perhaps with the filter to remove both odors, and allergens, we will get more visits.
The best thing is the fact that it captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles.
The odor filter would be great.
I love how effective it is. Thanks for the chance.
My favorite feature is that it controls humidity .
My favorite feature is the 4 air cleaning levels.
I love that it has Electronic filter replacement reminders so I wouldn’t forget about it.
I like that not only it helps with pollen it help with pet dander as well
I like that it catches nearly 100 percent of allergins.
i like the touchscreen, that is my favorite feature.
I like the fact that it has a touch screen! I have bad allergies, this would be great! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
allows you to tap the setting that you need
love the design would fit in places other large filters will not
I like the timer settings. I can choose either 2,4,6, or 8 hours.
I love that it captures most microscopic particles. My favorite feature is the different settings for germs and allergens.
My favorite feature is the Turbo feature which helps remove strong odors.
I like the Hepa filter and the turbo feature.
I like all the different settings it has. I would love to try the allergen setting and see if that helps with my awful allergies. Thanks!
I’m torn between the humidity and odor control options as my favourite, they’re both great!
I like the variety of settings to choose from.
My favorite feature is the HEPA filter captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles, as small as 0.3 microns, from the air that passes through the filters–that’s 250X smaller than the width of a human hair!
with 2 dogs the odor remover would be a great
My favorite feature would be a tie really between the 99.97% of the airborne crappy stuff gets captured AND the other feature I like is the odor remover because we have an outdoor loved one that from time to time she comes inside making for a real stinkup lol.
I like the setting choices.
The HEPA filter captures up to 99.97% of microscopic airborne particles, as small as 0.3 microns, from the air that passes through the filters–that’s 250X smaller than the width of a human hair!
I love that it has a germ feature for those bad NY winters!
We like the Automatic shut-off – 2, 4, or 8 hours.
I love that it has the odor filter option