Halloween Healthy Home Tips
Halloween is a time for spooky fun, delicious treats, and creative costumes. But while you're busy planning your ghoulish decorations and trick-or-treat routes, don't forget about the health and safety of your home! At Joe Filter, we believe a healthy home is a happy home, and that's true even during the scariest season.
Here are some "tricks" (that are actually treats!) to keep your home healthy, safe, and energy-efficient this Halloween:
1. Banish Dust Bunnies and Creepy Crawlies: Air Quality & Filters
Just like you wouldn't want cobwebs collecting in your attic, you don't want dust and allergens lurking in your air! Halloween decorations can kick up dust, and cooler weather often means more time spent indoors, making good indoor air quality more important than ever.
Trick: Give your home a thorough pre-Halloween dusting and vacuuming & check and replace your air filters regularly. A fresh air filter helps ensure your HVAC system is capturing dust, pollen, pet dander, and other airborne nasties. Keeping your indoor air fresh and clean. Think of it as your home's personal ghostbuster for allergens!
Treat: Add a couple drops of your favorite essential oil to your air filters when you change them. This is a safe and natural way to keep your home smelling great!
2. Safety and Scares: Minimizing your risk
Dark and spooky lighting, yard decorations, and open flames from Jack-o'-lanterns are a major part of the Halloween atmosphere. But they can pose a safety risk too. A quick safety check can prevent a truly terrifying event.
Trick: Make sure your side walks and walking baths are well lit, and clear of any tripping hazards. This helps create a safe path for trick-or-treaters, or party goers.
Treat: This is the perfect time to test your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The batteries in your detectors are recommended to be replaced every 6 months. A working alarm is your first line of defense against the fiery ghouls of an accidental blaze. Plus, nothing kills a Halloween party faster than a low battery chirp from a smoke detector.
3. The Energy Vampire Hunt: Light Bulbs & Savings 💡
Those spooky light displays and fog machines can drain energy faster than a vampire drains blood! Keeping an eye on your home's efficiency can save you money for more candy.
Trick: Instead of using traditional incandescent bulbs in your decorations, switch to energy-saving LED light bulbs. They last longer and use significantly less electricity.
Treat: Make sure all your decorative cords are untangled and in good shape. Old, frayed wires aren't just an eyesore; they're an energy drain and a fire hazard. Unplug displays when you go to bed—no need to scare the nocturnal critters!
4. Spook-tacularly Fresh H2O: Water Quality & Filters
Hydration is important, especially after all that walking and candy consumption! You want your water to be as clean as possible for sipping, cooking, and brewing that warm cider.
Trick: Are you experiencing a funky smell or taste when you pour a glass? You are likely overdue for a filter change.
Treat: Replace your refrigerator an/or water water filter! Fresh water filters help ensure that your drinking water is free of impurities, leaving you with nothing but crisp, clean hydration. It's the cleanest water for brewing your witches' brew!
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5. The Sweet Scents of the Season: Natural Fragrance 🎃
Forget chemical room sprays! You can use natural, healthy methods to make your home smell invitingly autumnal.
Trick: Hang up cinnamon brooms around your home. These give off a cinnamon smell naturally and are great decorations for fall.
Treat: Create an all-natural scent boost by simmering water on the stove with items like orange peels, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and star anise. This fills your home with a cozy, natural fragrance that's safe for your lungs and wallet—an excellent, natural alternative to chemical spray air fresheners.
This Halloween, don't let a "scary" home issue sneak up on you! A little preventive maintenance goes a long way. Head over to JoeFilter.com today to stock up on all the filters and schedule any services you need to keep your home healthy, safe, and ready for a frightfully fun season!
