| Considerations For Your Health | | | | |
| | | | Troubles With Upstairs |
| Why all the hype about air purifiers? After | | | | |
| all, we only breathe 12-14 times a minute, | | | | Upstairs, just the opposite occurs. The air |
| and air only makes it as far as our lungs | | | | above ground level can be extremely dry, |
| except for things like Radon, viruses, and | | | | especially in winter months. You can either |
| perhaps the occasional smallpox terrorist | | | | get used to zapping everyone you meet with |
| attack. So who needs an air purifier? | | | | static electricity or you can purchase a |
| | | | humidifier to add moisture back to the air. |
| Levels of contaminants in the air increase | | | | |
| every year both inside and outside the home. | | | | Again, radon is still in the air. You really |
| Every year more people who have been taking | | | | need an air purifier. Nonetheless, neither |
| breathing for granted seem to want to breathe | | | | the dehumidifier nor the humidifier will |
| something a little less toxic. An air | | | | touch the problem of mold spores and radon |
| purifier eases your breathing and your mind. | | | | upstairs. A humidifier or dehumidifier can |
| | | | add or reduce moisture, but they cannot take |
| Reaction to Weather | | | | care of radon. |
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| No doubt you hear "Vermont" and think clean | | | | You cannot smell or see radon. It's a silent |
| mountain air. Guess again! Vermont has many | | | | killer. For this most important issue, you |
| issues that require an air purifier. Perhaps | | | | need to look into an air purifier. |
| more so due to the extreme weather conditions | | | | |
| the area faces. It can be sixty degrees one | | | | Looking for Signs |
| day and five below the next. | | | | |
| | | | Sure, it sounds hard. How do you know if an |
| Three systems become important: air purifier | | | | air purifier is really the appliance you |
| systems, humidifier systems, and dehumidifier | | | | need? It's actually quite simple. Look around |
| systems. | | | | your house. Do you fight mildew battles from |
| | | | time to time? Is dusting a daily routine? Do |
| Problems with Basements | | | | your windows steam up frequently when you |
| | | | cook or when the shower has been on? Do you |
| One thing most Vermont homes have that | | | | have mushrooms growing in your basement |
| southerners may not be used to is a basement. | | | | despite your use of a dehumidifier? |
| A basement can host a multitude of mold | | | | |
| spores, mildew spores, and even radon. All | | | | These are all critical warning signs. |
| three of which can cause health problems. | | | | |
| | | | Radon Is Another Issue |
| Radon is a radioactive gas found in the earth | | | | |
| that can cause lung cancer. In order to get | | | | You should start by contacting the state. |
| rid of radon, you need a top-notch air | | | | They have many brochures on air purifier |
| purifier system. And the presence of radon | | | | systems. They also offer free radon test |
| should send you searching for the right air | | | | kits. In six months time, you will know if |
| cleaners. | | | | you are at risk for radon. Once you know for |
| | | | sure, you will know how much of an air |
| In a typical Vermont home, you have the | | | | purifier system you need to purchase. Once |
| basement where the laundry room is located. | | | | you know, an air purifier should be your next |
| You know how much time you can spend doing | | | | step. You may just need an air purifier for |
| laundry on a weekly basis. All the time you | | | | mold and mildew spores. You also might be one |
| are down there, you are breathing in these | | | | of the few who need something capable of |
| molds and possibly radon gases. | | | | removing radon as well. Either way, your |
| | | | health is worth it! |
| Basements can be very damp year round. | | | | |
| Controlling your air quality is essential. A | | | | This article is a copyrighted work and does |
| dehumidifier can help take the excess | | | | not come with reprint or resale rights and |
| moisture out of the air, which will reduce | | | | may not be altered or changed in any way |
| some molds and mildews, but a dehumidifier | | | | including the resource box. The site owner |
| will not help with radon. | | | | acknowledges that by using this article they |
| | | | accept this condition. The only exception |
| This leaves you needing a humidifier or air | | | | being to bold the appropriate copy i.e. |
| purifier. | | | | headlines and subhead text. |