In most cases, being able to cook a Thanksgiving meal for loved ones brings happiness and time well spent. But when Thanksgiving comes and goes, it can leave behind the odors of your favorite foods, affecting your indoor air quality. Christmas will soon be here, and if you want to get rid of Thanksgiving’s leftover smells before your guests arrive, we can help!
Control Humidity Levels
Did you know the quality of air in your home can be affected by the level of humidity? It is recommended that your home’s humidity levels remain between 30% and 50%. Dry air is increased with the use of heaters as the weather gets colder. Dry air holds on to the dirty, smelly air particles from Thanksgiving Day and circulates them through your home. On the other hand, things like showering, running your dryer, or even boiling water all increase the moisture levels in your home, resulting in the perfect environment for mold, bacteria, and allergens to thrive. We recommend scheduling a personalized indoor air quality assessment with Advance Mechanical.
Change Your Air Filters
Replacing your air filters regularly is important throughout the entire year – but especially around the holidays. After cooking such a big feast for Thanksgiving, your air filter can continue spreading the dirty and unclean particles throughout your home. This may be why you continue to smell your turkey and stuffing. With unclean particles continuing to circulate in your home, your indoor air quality is sure to suffer. Advance Mechanical makes changing your air filters easy when you sign up for FilterFetch!
Ventilate While You Cook
Ventilation is key when it comes to getting rid of odors that are lingering in your home. We recommend using your kitchen exhaust fan to circulate air. If the weather is nice outside, it can also help you to open your doors and windows to let in fresh air. Usually, proper ventilation will help to get rid of any stale or smelly air, but in some instances, it may be better to call on the Advance Mechanical IAQ professionals.
Avoid Air Polluting Activities
The fall season is the perfect time to start a fire in the fireplace or light your favorite candles. However, have you ever considered that you may be opening your home to air pollution? Burning wood specifically releases many pollutants, including carbon monoxide and particulate matter, deteriorating your indoor air quality. If you are planning to warm your home up with a fire this season, we recommend opening a door or window to improve ventilation.
Call Advance Mechanical
Improving indoor air quality means choosing products and solutions that are better for your entire space. When it comes to IAQ, we have plenty of recommendations that can be customized to create a personal home strategy. We offer indoor air quality packages and products and also provide duct cleaning services. Our products can eliminate bacteria build-up, reduce cold and flu germs, and also eliminate airborne contaminates that can remove stale odors from your home.
If you are still struggling with a leftover food odor, or you are concerned about your home’s indoor air quality, Advance Mechanical can help! Call to schedule an IAQ consultation with Advance Mechanical today, 252-355-9191.