The air in your home can impact your health. But many air quality problems are hard to detect without special tools. So how do you know if there's a problem with your air quality? Here are the top five signs you need air quality testing.

There are lots of indications that your home's air quality is poor. Here are the top 5 ways to tell if you have air quality issues in your home:

1. Unexplained allergy symptoms. Poor air quality, particularly from mold growth or allergens, can irritate your lungs, nose and throat.
2. Visible mold growth. If you can see mold in your home, you can be sure it is affecting your air quality and hurting your health.
3. Moldy or musty smell. A bad smell in your home could indicate not only mold but other air quality issues.
4. You have a headache. Separate from allergy symptoms, other unexplained health conditions can be caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
5. Your heater turning on smells strange or gives you a headache. If there is debris in the heating vents, it burning off could produce fumes. In worse cases, particularly with space heaters, poor ventilation could produce carbon monoxide.
   

An air quality test can pinpoint any problems with your air quality and help professionals guide you on the best way to deal with them.

When Should I Hire a Professional?

An air quality professional has specialized tools to detect air quality issues that you can't see or smell. They'll be able to determine the cause of your air quality issues and help you resolve them. Some air quality issues, especially radon, can be life-threatening. The best way to make sure you get complete, accurate information is to hire an experienced air quality professional.

BioClean Can Help

At BioClean, we can test your air quality and help you keep your home and your family safe. Our samples are sent to a third-party lab to ensure the results are correct. Contact us today and ask for an air quality test so you can identify and fix your home's air quality problems.