More than 400,000 people a year die from exposure to lead, and even small amounts of lead can cause serious health problems ranging from high blood pressure to respiratory problems to depression and even to reduced sperm count and miscarriage or still birth. Children and older adults are specifically at high risk. Children younger than […]
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You protect your car from salt and damaging hail. You likely don’t leave that expensive bike in winter snows. But we frequently expose our most precious possessions, our family, to the discomfort, debilitating effects, or even life-threatening impact of poor indoor air quality (IAQ). How can IAQ impact the health of your loved ones, and […]
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You love working in your yard, sprucing up your home’s curb appeal. But the pollens and freshly cut grass make your allergy symptoms unbearable. Oddly, retreating to the house you find little relief. Perhaps your indoor air quality (IAQ) needs improvement as well; like the effects of the seasonal outdoor air, your indoor air can […]
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“Now where did I put the extra fuses?” If you have an older home, you likely have a fuse box rather than a circuit breaker panel monitoring electrical overloads in your house. But there are issues other than your home’s age to prompt switching from fuses to circuit breakers this year. Here are some of […]
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With the exception of good wine, few things improve with age. How old is your breaker box? Unfortunately, your box does not improve with age, and an old breaker box can cause some serious problems; from failure to perform as anticipated, to serious electrical fires. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported electrical malfunctions and […]
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Spring is here! It’s time to throw open the windows and give the house a good airing. But wait – before you let the outside air inside your house, think about testing your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ). You’ll want to add improving IAQ to your spring cleaning list. Poor IAQ lowers the quality of […]
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With coronavirus so much in the news, we want to remind you that one way you can help from acquiring and transmitting the disease is to ensure mechanisms are in place to improve the indoor air quality in your home. Some background. Coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, is a corona virus strain. Corona virus strains […]
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- Categories: Heating, Indoor Air Quality, Safety Tips
- Date: December 20, 2019
You may feel some loyalty to that quirky old furnace, but how faithful is it to you? When the snow begins to fall and the cold winds squeeze under the front door, you don’t want your furnace to fail. Maybe it’s time to part ways with that old friend. “You’re not getting any younger.” How […]
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When the holidays are over, one of the first things you do may be to take down the holiday lights. Unplug the Christmas lights and/or electric Menorah. It helps cut down on electricity. But you can do more for your electrical system. Here are 10 New Year’s resolutions for your system. Turn stuff off. Here […]
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With 2020 just around the corner, you no doubt are thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. And undoubtedly resolutions about your home’s plumbing are not top of mind. So to help you out, here are 10 plumbing resolutions (with some “subresolutions”) to greet the new year. Prevent your pipes from freezing. Here are the “subresolutions” […]
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