Category: Indoor Air Quality

In the region where I live, the humidity levels can be astronomical year round. One thing that I recently learned is that the humidity levels near the beach are much higher than those in town. The other day, as I was getting dressed for work, I noticed there was a black spot in the top… Continue reading Mold in my apartment

Recently, I discovered mold in my closet. I was very upset that this was happening and it was due to the moisture levels in my house. My landlord resolved the mold issue quickly and purchased a dehumidifier. Within the first day of using the new dehumidifier in my house, I noticed that the air inside… Continue reading Dehumidifier collecting gallons of water

One after, my friend and I decided to meet up for lunch. We picked a time and location and were looking forward to spending the afternoon together sharing a nice lunch and catching up with each other. It had been a very hot day and we were both looking forward to being inside the cool… Continue reading No air conditioning at a sushi restaurant

Recently, I was asked to travel to another city for my job. The reason for the trip was to train a new staff member at another location. I was thrilled that my company had offered me this opportunity to expand my career. My company paid for my hotel room and gave me a daily allowance… Continue reading Air conditioner in a hotel room

Working opposite shifts of my husband can be very frustrating sometimes. I feel like it is very frustrating because we never get to do anything together. I never really get to see him. However the only thing that is nice about it is that he can do things during the day. I work all day… Continue reading My husband gets to take care of the HVAC system during the day

I feel like I shouldn’t talk about my divorce. However I feel like it needs to be said so that other people don’t do the same thing. Before I got married my wife had never had a job. She still doesn’t have a job. While we were married she didn’t have a job. It never… Continue reading The broken HVAC system played a part in my divorce

To cool my home the system gets rid of the heat in my home Our fall so far has been incredibly warm. In fact at one point towards the end of summer I had to turn the air conditioning off. I thought I was going to be needing the heat soon. However this fall has… Continue reading A heat pump works well for my home

I tend to love sending my child off to school. It allows me to get more work done throughout the day. Having him home all summer was actually quite exhausting. I was happy when school began again. However, one day the air conditioning in the school was no longer working. My boy had to sit… Continue reading The school's air conditioning was broken

I always enjoy going to other people’s homes and seeing what they have. A lot of people have a lot more things than I do. That is why I like to go to other people’s homes to see what they have. Recently I was at a friend’s home who had a smart thermostat. With this… Continue reading A smart thermostat in a home

Sometimes I think that there is nothing worse than living with someone who cannot cook. She tries to cook dinner all the time. However nine times out of ten she Burns dinner. Then the smell fills the entire house. Most of the time our house just smells like burnt food. I feel like I have… Continue reading The air ventilation system was installed due to my wife's poor cooking skills

Sometimes I feel as if I can never have good luck with my HVAC system. It seems like just when something feels right about it, my system goe and breaks down. And believe me, I am not happy about it at all. I often have to call my HVAC technician to come to my house… Continue reading I keep getting holes in my refrigerant tank

I have been on high alert this year. I have been on such high alert because the pollen count has been so high it seems. You can see all of the cottonwood floating around in the air as well. As soon as I step outside I can feel my allergies start to act up immediately.… Continue reading The high pollen count keeps clogging my filter.