While winter isn’t bad at all this year, it’s still quite tricky to to ensure that the air quality at home is clean and fresh. Not only you can get sick from the cold weather, you can also get sick from poor air quality at home. Did you know that it can cause headaches, long lasting colds, or even bronchitis sometimes? It can also worsen asthma attacks and affect the quality of our sleep.
There are many factors that make the air quality at home suffer during the colder months. The most common sources of indoor air pollutants are the byproducts of wood-burning stoves, water heaters, carpeting, and air fresheners.
Luckily there are easy ways to quickly improve the air.
- Open the window when the weather permits. It’s basically getting rid of the “bad” air and letting the fresh air in. Very easy, but sometimes we forget how this simple gesture can provide great relief.
- Place more indoor plants. Aloe Vera, Snake plant, and ferns cannot only improve the look of your living room, but these plants can also act as natural air filters. If you have pets, make sure to get plants that are not poisonous. You can see the full list of plants listed by NASA here.
- Install an indoor air sensor. Since it is hard to gauge the quality of the air in our homes, installing sensors let us know the level of pollutants present and if the safety levels of gases such as carbon monoxide and ozone are breached. An indoor air sensor such as uHoo can help.
uHoo comes with eight sensors: temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, airborne chemicals, particulate matter, air pressure, carbon monoxide, and ozone. The device is connected to the smartphone via WiFi, and it sends alerts to ensure that the air at home is safe. Through the app, you can also see the historical data of the air quality at home. It’s a very useful device for family members with allergies or respiratory illness, such as asthma.
To get a chance to experience how the indoor air sensor works in your home, uHoo is giving away one uHoo sensor worth $299 plus $1000+ worth of gift certificates. You can click on this link to join the giveaway or click the photo below.
You can learn more about how uHoo works on their website.
Kimberly
*I have partnered with uHoo to bring you this information. This is a sponsored post. The opinions expressed are those of the author’s and don’t necessarily reflect my own.