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Airing
Out Your House
There are two methods for airing out your
house, whether you're dealing with furry creatures or cockroaches.
Passive method: Choose an afternoon when you are sure the
temperature is above freezing, turn off the heat, open the windows,
and allow your home to air out for one and one-half hours. The disadvantage
of this method is that your home is colder longer than if you use
the active method, below.
Active method: Choose an afternoon when
you are sure the temperature is above freezing. If there is a fire
in a wood burning stove or
fireplace it should be extinguished and the flue closed before
starting
this procedure. It is also best not to be cooking while airing
out
the house. (If you heat your home with a furnace, stove, or fireplace
that is not sealed, and the fire's air source is the air from your
home, these instructions do not apply. Use the passive method.)
The active method will efficiently air out your
home without too much cooling. It will also help you deal with another
big allergen, dust mites.
Please follow these steps:
- Install a fan in a window or attic to exhaust
the air.
- If you personally vacuum clean your home,
don't forget to use a mask. After cleaning, open a window where
the fan is not located. Then open the window where the fan is
located and turn the fan on.
- Go to another room and open a window and
then
return to the room where you first opened a window and close
it.
Continue to do this in a consecutive fashion until you have done
each room.
- Leave the last window open, and go back and
turn the fan off and close the window. Return to the last room
and close the window.
Advantage: Less home energy loss and house warms
to a comfortable temperature faster than when you use the passive
method.
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