How To Improve Indoor Air Quality

How to improve indoor air quality, something that was not given much thought pre pandemic, basically something that was not considered or cared about by people, but the one good thing that has come from the pandemic is that people are now recognizing air pollution for than ever and at OKTOair, we are so glad as we have been pioneering solutions to better the nations health for years. We do what we do to provide the cleanest, freshest and ultimately the safest air possible.

The quality of the air that we breathe in has such a colossal impact on our health – more so than you may realise. According to figures released, people spend on average 90% of their time inside their homes. The air we breathe affects more than just our organs, but our mood, our function and our productivity to name just a few.

That headache that you get in work, the itch in your nose, that sneeze, your sore throat, even dizziness can all be attributed to poor indoor air quality, while these may seem non important, the more serious cases include cancer and respiratory issues.

Enter the air purifier – air purifiers, specifically HEPA air purifiers are great in ensuring that your home or office are safe breathing spaces, free of particulate matter in the air. Allergy sufferers particularly will notice a huge relief in their symptoms with the addition of an air purification system, especially our HEPA air purifier exceeding solutions with DFS technology. 

Ensure That You Are Breathing Clean, Safe Air

Below are some of the ways that you can improve your indoor air quality and start breathing easy and see the benefits that are associated with breathing in clean, fresh air.

Remove contaminants from the air

The first step that you can take to ensuring that the air in your home is as clean as it can possibly be is to remove anything that may be contributing to the issues, or at least ensure that they are clean, like the rug in the hallway, ensure that it is vacuumed two times per week, those paint tins sitting at the back door, anything that is unnecessary that could potentially harbour dust – relocate it out of the living space and into the garage or roof space, or declutter.

Invest In A HEPA Air Purifier

The greater the quality of the air purifier that you have in your living or working space, the finer the particulate matter that it will capture. At OKTOair, we have pioneered our air filtration solutions and are the market leaders for clean air. Our DFS filter solution is military grade and exceeds the HEPA air purifier standard that is recommended for air quality.  

Our air purification systems are perfect for your home, office and any size of space as we have scalable solutions up to 1 million sq ft, capturing and killing particulates in the air down to 0.007 microns – represented below, you can see how small this really is and why we are the market leader in clean air.

Air Scents And Scented Candles

Limit or eliminate air fresheners, candles and diffusers, these are all huge contributors to poor indoor air quality. They contain VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that can cause headaches and irritations, these compounds are also found in cleaning products.

You can read more on reasons to invest in a HEPA air purifier here.

Purchase Plants

Not only are plants great to look at, but they are also an air filtering air and enhance the levels of oxygen in the air. They assist in the filtering of pollutants that come from wood, chemicals, trash and carpets to name a few.

Check The Air Vents

The air ducts that are in your home or office space are something that you should keep an eye on. Dust builds up in these and can reduce the quality of the air in the space.

There are so many things that you can do to improve the quality of the air that you are breathing in, but the best possible way to ensure that you are breathing in clean air is to make an investment in your health and purchase a HEPA filter air purifier that removes 99.99% of pollutants from the air – our solutions are world leading and we are pioneering a society that all have access to the clean air that they deserve.