AS WE HONOR EARTH DAY TODAY ON THE BALANCING ACT, IT'S TIME TO CLEAR THE AIR LITERALLY.
IS THE AIR YOUR BREATHING AT HOME CLEAN.
YOU KNOW FREE FROM DUST, DANDER, ALLERGENS, ALL THOSE NASTY TINY, EVEN MICROSCOPIC THINGS
THAT AGGREVATE ALLERGIES AND CAN REALLY EFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HEALTH.
WITH US TALKING ABOUT BRINGING AFFORDABLE AIR QUALITY IN TO YOUR HOME IS THE HOST OF
TODAY'S HOMEOWNER, TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS.
DANNY LIFFORD.
HE'S ALSO A LICENSED HOME CONTRACTOR WHOSE BEEN SERVICING HOMEOWNERS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY
YEARS.
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU OLGA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
MY PLEASURE.
I GOT TO TELL YOU THE REALITY IS YOU KNOW.
WE HAVE REGULAR FILTRATION AT HOME, AND SOMETIMES EVEN VENTILATION SYSTEMS, BUT SOMETIMES DANNY
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
RIGHT?
WELL MOST OF THE TIMES ITS NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH IN THE HOUSE NOW.
YOU KNOW FOR YEARS PEOPLE LIKE I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE TO REALLY TIGHTEN THE ENVELOPE
OF THE HOME, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAKE IT AS ENERGY EFFECIENT AS POSSIBLE.
WELL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE LISTENED AND NOW WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIR QUALITY
INSIDE YOUR HOME.
I'M GOING TO BE PERSONAL HERE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT IT I HAVE TWO GIRLS.
YEAH.
AND ONE OF THEM IS ASTHMATIC.
OH BOY.
SO I'M ALWAYS ON TOP OF THAT SITUATION SO I'M ACTUALLY SO GLAD YOUR HERE TODAY.
(LAUGH).
SO WHAT SHOULD A HOMEOWNER DO TO IMPROVE THE INDOOR AIR SOLUTION?
SITUATION I SHOULD SAY.
SURE, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU REALLY VENTILATE AS MUCH AS YOU SHOULD.
ONE AREA IN THE HOME IS THE KITCHEN.
THE OTHER IS THE BATH.
SEVERAL OTHER AREAS ON THE HOME THAT'S A BIG CONCERN, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A RANGE HOOD YOU
NEED TO USE IT.
DOES IT HELP?
BECAUSE I HAVE IT.
IT HELPS ALOT.
AS LONG AS IT'S A GOOD QUALITY ONE, AND IS SIZED PROPERLY AS FAR AS THE CUBIC FEET PER
MINUTE MOVEMENT OF AIR AND SO FORTH.
THAT USED TO BE A REALLY LOUD.
NOW SO MUCH QUITER.
SO MUCH MORE EFFECIENT.
IT'S EASIER TO USE AND OF COURSE YOU SHOULD.
IN TERMS OF THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
BECAUSE THIS CAN HELP IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO JUST THE BATHROOMS, THE KITCHEN.
SURE.
WELL THE BATHROOM ALSO.
LIVING ROOMS?
YOU KNOW HAVING A GOOD EXHAUST FAN, AND ILL TELL YOU.
ONE JUST LIKE THIS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE THIS EXACT ONE IN MY SHOWER, AND IT HAS A HUMIDISTAT CONTROL
IN IT SO YOU JUST LEAVE THE SWITCH ON AND WHEN THAT HUMIDITY LEVEL GETS UP TO A CERTAIN
LEVEL.
IT'S GOING TO POWER ON.
IT'S GOING TO EXHAUST IT OUT.
VERY QUIETLY, SO THAT YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
I TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE HAD MY SHOWER THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
NO MOLD.
NO MILDEW.
IT REALLY WORKS VERY WELL.
VACCUM CLEANERS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I LOVE TO VACCUM MY HOUSE.
I HAVE TILE.
SO I ALWAYS TRY TO REALLY KEEP IT CLEAN BUT MY BROTHER WHO IS A CONTRACTOR SAYS "YOU'VE
GOT THE WRONG CLEANER."
WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE EVEN THE VERY ADVANCED CANISTER TYPE VACCUM CLEANERS THAT
HAVE THE HIPAFILTER.
SOUNDS GOOD BUT YOUR BRINGING AIR AND CONTAMINENTS INTO THAT VACCUM CLEANER, AND IT'S BLOWING
AIR BACK OUT.
SO YOUR ONLY GETTING PART OF THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE CENTRAL VAC.
THIS BLOWS EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTSIDE.
AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW POWERFUL THIS IS.
THIS IS FIVE TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY OF THE OTHER ONES OUT THERE.
SO YOUR GETTING IT CLEANER AND YOUR MOVING ALL OF THOSE ALLERGENS AND PET DANDER AND
ALL OR THE MYCELLIUM RIGHT OUTSIDE.
INSTEAD OF CIRCULATING IT INSIDE THE HOME.
SO IT'S JUST A MUCH MUCH BETTER WAY TO GO.
NOW LET ME ASK YOU I DO LIKE EASE OF USE AND I SEE THIS AND I KIND OF THINK OH MY GOSH
IM SO PETITE, BUT EASY TO USE?
WELL IT'S VERY EASY AND THAT'S ANOTHER BIG ADVANTAGE OF IT BECAUSE THE LARGE UNIT SITS
OUT IN YOUR GARAGE OR OUT IN YOUR UTILITY ROOM.
SO IF YOU HAVE A TWO STORY HOUSE, THINK ABOUT CARRYING THAT HEAVY CANISTER VACUUM CLEANER
UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS.
NO.
THIS IS ALL YOUR CARRYING HERE, AND IT HAS ALL THESE ACCECORIES.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MY GIRLS.
I HAVE THREE GIRLS AND OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL VACCUM THEIR CAR'S THEY EVEN HOOK IT UP TO
THAT.
TAKE IT RIGHT OUTSIDE.
IT DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND THEY VACCUM THEIR CARS?
YEAH.
NO NOT VERY OFTEN.
CAN YOU HAVE THEM CALL MY GIRLS PLEASE!
JUST EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN I MAKE THEM FEEL GUILTY THEY DO THIS.
THERE YA GO.
SO BOTTOM LINE YOU KNOW.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND WHETHER THERE IS
ASTHMA IN THEIR HOUSE, NOTHING.
JUST KEEPING THE AIR HEALTHY.
WELL ABSOLUTELY IT'S NOT ONLY MOISTURE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BUT YOU HAVE CHEMICALS IN
YOUR HOME FOR CLEANING AND SO FORTH, SO I MEAN THE ULTIMATE WAY TO GO IS A WHOLE HOUSE
VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEMS ARE VERY SMALL.
THEY'RE VERY EASY TO HAVE INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND ESSENTIALLY NOT ONLY IS IT EXHAUSTING
THE AIR IT NEEDS TO EXHAUST, IT'S ALSO BRINGING FRESH AIR IN AND BALANCING THAT SO THAT IT'S
NOT JUST ALL AIR GOING OUT.
AND IT WILL EVEN DURING COLD WEATHER.
IT WILL EVEN HEAT THAT AIR COMING BACK IN THE RECOVERY UNIT, SO THAT YOUR NOT WASTING
ALOT OF THE ENERGY.
SO ULTIMATELY THAT'S THE WAY TO GO.
THESE OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD BATH FAN.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD RANGE HOOD VENTED ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTSIDE.
NOT JUST IN THE ATTIC.
GOOD POINT.
THEN THESE ARE GOOD STEPS.
YOU CAN TAKE THOSE BABY STEPS BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE FULL HOUSE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
THESE ARE GREAT TIPS.
ANYWHERE OUR VIEWERS CAN GO TO LEARN MORE?
OH ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN GO TO BROAN.COM THATS "B,R,O,A,N DOT COM."
ALOT OF INFORMATION ON EVERYTHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
AS WELL AS JUST GENERAL GOOD SCENT VENTILATION TIPS.
I PROMISE YOU I'M GOING TO HAVE MY GIRLS TALK TO YOU ABOUT LEARNING TO CLEAN THE CAR.
I KNOW.
(LAUGH) GREAT.
THANK YOU!
COME BACK ANYTIME.
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