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  About UsIndoor air quality is very important for your family’s health and well-being. This is especially true during the holiday season when you spend more time indoors. Logan Services helps homeowners across Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati reduce exposure to airborne particles, pollutants, pet dander, mold, odors, and bacteria that can impact allergies, asthma, and other health conditions. With the right steps, you can improve indoor air quality and keep your loved ones comfortable while hosting friends and guests.
Key Takeaways for Cleaner Indoor Air During the Holiday Season
- Decluttering and routine cleaning reduce airborne particles such as dust, pet hair, and dander.
- Optimizing your heating system improves indoor air quality by lowering pollutants and controlling humidity.
- Air purifiers, fresh air ventilation, and safer options for air fresheners can help reduce pollutants. These tools support a cleaner atmosphere in your home.
Preparing Your Home for the Holidays
A cleaner home reduces indoor air pollution by limiting particles that accumulate on decorations, furniture, and surfaces. Logan Services recommends preparation steps that support a healthier house as heating increases particle circulation during the colder months.
Proper ventilation prevents smoke, odors, and pollutants from cooking on the stove from spreading into shared room spaces.
Change Bedding and Vacuum Regularly
Washing bedding and vacuuming carpets with a HEPA system helps remove particles like dust mites, pet dander, and pet hair. These pollutants often trigger allergies and asthma. They can also lead to poor indoor air quality when the heating is on.
Freshen Up Bathrooms
Keeping bathrooms clean reduces bacteria and moisture buildup—especially when windows stay closed during the season. Exhaust fans help control humidity. Logan Services technicians identify issues during heating system check-ups.
Optimize Your HVAC System
Your heating system plays a major role in how well your home manages pollutants and airborne particles. Logan Services provides professional maintenance to ensure your system keeps your house clean, comfortable, and healthy all season.
Change Air Filters
A fresh air filter reduces exposure to allergens, pet dander, smoke particles, and odors that circulate through your ducts. This is one of the simplest ways to improve indoor air quality before hosting guests.
Schedule Professional Maintenance
Seasonal heating maintenance helps prevent the buildup of pollutants and ensures air moves cleanly through your space. Logan Services checks airflow, humidity levels, and buildup in your heating system. This helps prevent problems that can cause air pollution.
Utilize Smart Thermostats
Smart thermostats help balance temperature, humidity, and heating output so airborne particles don’t accumulate. Logan Services installs and sets up these systems to help you keep your indoor air healthy for your family and loved ones.
Enhance Ventilation During Cooking and Gatherings
Holiday cooking increases smoke, odors, moisture, and airborne particles that affect indoor air quality. Managing airflow makes a big difference in reducing pollutants in shared rooms.
Use Kitchen Ventilation Fans
Ventilation fans help remove smoke, grease particles, and odors before they move through the house. Keeping the fan running reduces exposure to pollutants that may worsen allergies or other health conditions.
Natural Ventilation
Opening windows in short intervals helps release pollutants and brings in fresh air, diluting airborne contaminants. Even brief ventilation periods can improve indoor air quality when hosting friends and guests.
Maintain Optimal Humidity Levels
The Environmental Protection Agency recommends indoor humidity levels between 30–50% to prevent bacterial growth. Balanced humidity also reduces the spread of particles and supports better breathing.
Use Dehumidifiers
Dehumidifiers help keep moisture levels stable when your house fills with guests, cooking steam, and seasonal heating. Proper humidity control reduces pollutants that impact respiratory health.
Cover Pots While Cooking
Covering pots lowers moisture release and prevents humidity spikes that contribute to mold and poor air quality.
Choose Safer Cleaning Products
Many air fresheners and cleaning agents release chemicals that contribute to indoor air pollution. Choosing safer alternatives helps improve indoor air quality and reduce exposure to irritants.
Avoid Artificial Scents
Scented candles and aerosol air fresheners can release harmful particles. Natural options—such as simmering spices or citrus—offer holiday scents without adding pollutants to your space.
Regular Cleaning With HEPA Filters
HEPA-filter vacuums are great for improving indoor air quality. They remove fine particles like dust, bacteria, pet hair, and allergens. This step helps keep your home cleaner during the holidays.
Consider Air Purification Systems
Whole-home purification systems neutralize airborne particles and pollutants that your heating system alone cannot remove. Logan Services installs modern air purifiers. These devices help lower exposure to harmful particles that can cause allergies, asthma, and even lung cancer.
Invest in an Air Purifier
Air purifiers reduce airborne particles and odors, creating a cleaner space during high-traffic gatherings.
Duct Cleaning Services
Professional duct cleaning removes built-up pollutants such as dust, wood debris, mold spores, bacteria, and smoke residue. Logan Services offers duct cleaning to support healthier airflow throughout your home.
Monitor Local Air Quality
Tracking the outdoor air quality helps identify spikes in pollutants so you can take corrective action. The American Lung Association recommends monitoring particulate matter and pollutants to help protect respiratory health.
Use Air Quality Monitors
Air quality monitors check for pollutants, humidity, and particle levels. They help you adjust airflow or heating to improve indoor air quality.
Follow Air Quality Index Updates
Keeping up with AQI alerts helps you protect your loved ones when outdoor air pollution could enter your home. Simple adjustments help reduce exposure.
Holiday Comfort Recap
Make this holiday season healthier and more enjoyable with indoor air quality support from Logan Services. Our team offers heating maintenance, whole-home air purifiers, duct cleaning, and filter replacement. We help you create a cleaner environment for your family, friends, and guests.
Schedule your service today and give your loved ones the comfort and protection they deserve.
Frequently Asked Questions About Holiday IAQ
Yes, a well-maintained heating system filters pollutants, controls humidity, and reduces airborne particles. Logan Services offers maintenance plans that help improve indoor air quality.
Replace filters every one to three months—more often if you have pets or increased time spent indoors during the holidays.
Simmer spices, citrus, or herbs on the stove for a clean scent without added pollutants.
Use dehumidifiers and cover pots when cooking. Logan Services can evaluate humidity levels during your heating system tune-up.
Duct cleaning removes buildup of dust, mold, pollutants, and bacteria, helping improve indoor air quality. Logan Services offers professional duct cleaning for a healthier home.
