The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire hazards. Sixty-five percent of home fire deaths occur in homes with no working smoke alarms. During a home fire, working smoke alarms and a fire escape plan that has been practiced regularly can save lives…

Knowing what to do during a fire in your home is vital to the survival of you and your family. The first priority is safety and as such, it is always important to have planned for any eventuality in advance. After you’ve read this article, consider using it as a motivational tool to enthuse the family into a fire planning evening — draw up a plan of what you would all do if a fire started in your home, including exit spots and where you’d meet up once outside. Use popcorn, soda and chocolate as an added enticement! If a fire does happen in your family’s home, you’ll be glad you spent a night planning ahead. Here are the basics of what to do during a fire in your house…

There is a widespread perception that carpet cannot be kept clean (sanitary) and that because of its inability to be kept clean, carpet contributes significantly to the deterioration of indoor environmental quality, especially indoor air quality.  This unnecessary misconception often leads to policy decisions for removing carpet from many environments such as schools, health care facilities, and public agencies…

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It feels ­almost like a biological imperative. The sun takes a little longer in its descent below the horizon and the chill of winter begins to leave the bones. Without much thought on your part, the couch is moved from its place so you can sweep beneath it and the drapes are suddenly in the washing machine…

Whether you are moving into a brand new home, moving into a rental, or own your home, professional carpet cleaning is a necessary aspect of living healthy. Many people do not realize when they are purchasing a new home that the carpet could be holding various germs and dirt, since the carpet was just installed in the home.

One of the most important things that you can do to keep your air conditioner or furnace working at maximum efficiency , is change the filter every one to six months. I know, that’s not very helpful information. Unfortunately it’s hard to be exact for many reasons so lets cover some of things that you will need to consider when scheduling filter changes in your home. If you use a very efficient air filter, it may need to be changed every month. If you use a very inefficient filter you may only need to replace it every six months.