When spring in the air, there’s always plenty to be excited about, including longer days, abundant sunshine, and more time spent outdoors. But for some, the beauty of springtime is overshadowed by the coughing, congestion, watery eyes, and other symptoms that accompany seasonal allergies. And while over-the-counter and prescription medications can help alleviate allergy symptoms,…
How to Protect Your Family Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a byproduct from burning fossil fuels, a process that is common in several home power tools and appliances including anything that burns natural gas. CO is a tasteless, odorless, gas that can cause health issues even at low levels of emission. That’s why, for example, you should never start your car…
6 Tips for Cleaner Indoor Air
You ditched the chemical-filled household cleaners for the more natural ones. Check. You never let anyone smoke in your home. Check. And you scour grocery store shelves for food items made with the best ingredients you can find. Check again. In short, you work hard to keep your home and family as healthy as can…
Winter Humidity Control in Mansfield and North Richland Hills
We have friends, relatives, and even a couple of our own employees who suffer in varying degrees from dry indoor air during the winter months. And while they all have different home remedies and lotions they swear by, most of the measures have little if anything to do with solving the problem. That’s something we’d…
Resolve to Enjoy Cleaner Indoor Air in Bedford & Euless
People have all kinds of wild and crazy New Year’s Resolutions. But wild, crazy, spot-on serious, mildly serious, and so on, most such resolutions not only aren’t fulfilled but most, it seems, are soon forgotten. And then there are those designed simply to evoke a laugh as in this abbreviated collection from Hubpages.com: Stop licking…
How to Control Indoor Humidity in Euless and Arlington, TX
When the heat and humidity levels start topping out, you tend to find a lot less people outdoors. And those you do find are probably there because they have no other choice. High heat combined with high humidity is just plain unpleasant. But at least you have central air conditioning as an escape valve, right?…
UV Germicidal Lights in Arlington & Bedford
It seems like everywhere we turn here in the Arlington and Bedford area, we learn of something else that is potentially hazardous to our health. From BPA in plastics that was once believed safe, to anti-bacterial hand soaps that now appear to do more harm than good, it’s enough to make your head spin. And while…
Improving Indoor Air Quality in North Richland Hills & Euless
The quality of your North Richland Hills and Euless indoor air has a direct impact on your family’s comfort and various health issues. According to the EPA, indoor air is typically twice as polluted as the air outdoors. And the better sealed your home, the worse the problem. That’s because the very contaminants that pollute…
Heating System Tune-up & Inspection
Imagine owning a car for 10 years and rarely getting it serviced. Let’s put it this way: long before the its 10-year birthday arrived, you might still OWN your car, but it would have long since broken down. Well, just as your car needs its oil changed, tires rotated and other routine services – not…