Your furry friends’ shedding can greatly affect air quality in your Augusta, GA, home, particularly for allergy sufferers. Pet hair and its natural dander easily get into the air, and even rigorous vacuuming cannot eliminate them. Here are practical tips for HVAC maintenance, pet and air quality simultaneously.
1. Groom Your Pets Regularly
While cats and dogs routinely shed once or twice a year, it’s common to find hair in your home all year round. Regular grooming and brushing can reduce pet hair and dander at home, but complete removal might be impossible.
Using a quality brush when grooming your pet prevents loose hair from clogging your filters, ducts or coils. Daily brushing boosts your pet’s coat health by releasing natural oils, providing an added benefit for your pet.
2. Schedule HVAC Maintenance
While we recommend that you schedule HVAC maintenance every spring and fall, it’s even more important for pet owners. This maintenance ensures that any pet hair that got past the filters you can see isn’t clogging up the internal filters, increasing the strain on your HVAC system.
3. Perform Regular Housekeeping
In addition to grooming your pet and scheduling maintenance for your system, make sure that you regularly vacuum and dust your home. These housekeeping tasks cut down on the amount of hair and dander floating around which eventually end up in your system. These tasks also allow you to maintain your home’s indoor air quality.
Our team is here to help you keep your HVAC system operating at its best so you and your pets can enjoy a comfortable space. Contact us at Doc Savage Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. for all your cooling and heating installation and repair needs. We offer comprehensive heating and cooling services to August, GA residents.
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