Urban living and a Canadian climate that significantly changes season to season makes maintaining the temperature and air quality in our homes all the more important. Smartmi’s Rainforest humidifier and P1 air purifier will not only help you feel comfortable in your living space, they will look good doing it. Enter this contest for a chance to win one of these elegant appliances and find out what you can do to ensure the air your breathe at home is up to snuff (or sniff).

The importance of healthy home air quality

I first learned about the dangers of air particulates in the home when publishing a review here on the blog on the Airthings Radon monitor. Dust, pollen, pet dander, chemicals, smoke from forest fires, and city smog can all infiltrate your home and reduce the quality of the air you breathe. If you are susceptible to seasonal allergies or have sensitive sinuses and skin, it can become very uncomfortable to constantly be sniffling or have a partially blocked nose and itchy eyes. To make matters worse, often it’s the pollutants we cannot see or identify that make us feel the most discomfort in our own homes.

Long term exposure to lower quality air reduces sleep quality and can make the body’s resistance to seasonal flu and colds weaker. Dry air also dehydrates the skin and worsens conditions like eczema and asthma. So, placing humidifiers and air purifiers in the home can make a huge difference to optimizing your indoor air quality, especially for homes with children and pets. Read the blog reviews of the Smartmi P1 air purifier and Rainforest humidifier to learn how they perform in action.

7 tips to improve your home air quality

If you’d like to see a positive change in the air quality of your living space, here are some practical tips that will help:

  1. Cross ventilate: Though this is harder in the winter months, opening multiple windows or doors (even just a crack) for a few hours in the day will allow fresh outdoor air to circulate through rooms. This helps remove indoor pollutants and replenishes oxygen levels.
  2. Use HEPA air purifiers: True High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) purifiers filter out 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns, including dust, pollen, pet dander, and even some bacteria. These air purifiers reduce allergens and respiratory irritants, providing cleaner air for you to breathe.
  3. Optimize humidity with humidifiers: Humidifiers help to add water to the air, which is very helpful during long winter months when heaters are always on. Optimal indoor humidity levels, between 30 – 50%, can mitigate water loss through the skin and prevent respiratory discomfort.
  4. Vacuum regularly: Vacuuming floors, carpets, and upholstery regularly with a HEPA filter-equipped vacuum will reduce the presence of dust and other allergens in the air, thus improving the quality of the air you breathe in.
  5. Reduce VOC products: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are emitted by various household products, such as cleaning liquids or paint, and contribute to indoor air pollution. Whenever possible, choose VOC-free or low VOC products to prevent those particulates from entering your home’s air system.
  6. Invest in houseplants: If you have a green thumb, maintaining houseplants like the spider plant, snake plant, or philodendron can help naturally purify indoor air by absorbing pollutants and releasing oxygen. They may not be as effective as an electric air purifier but they will add a pleasing green to your home.
  7. Maintain HVAC systems: Ensure your home’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is well-maintained. Replace filters regularly and clean ducts or dusty areas behind walls and under floors to improve system efficiency.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways:

  1. In a comment below tell us which of the seven tips listed you find the most useful for your home, or feel free to share your own practical air quality improvement tip.
  2. In a comment below the review of the Smartmi P1 air purifier tell us which of its features is your favourite and why.
  3. In a comment below the review of the Rainforest humidifier tell us which room in your home you would place the humidifier in and why.

What you can win

At the end of the contest, we will randomly select two (2) winners from all eligible entries. One winner will receive the Smartmi Rainforest humidifier and the other will receive the Smartmi P1 air purifier.

This contest runs from Aug 14th to Aug 28th.

Remember you can enter up to three times to have the best chance of winning. Home air quality is not often talked about even though we spend a majority of our time eating, sleeping, and relaxing in our living spaces. Share this contest with anyone you think would benefit from better home air quality and encourage them to enter to have a chance to win.

Contest Rules: Smartmi Air Quality

Good luck!

Mahima Bhagwat
Mahima Bhagwat
Mahima is an editor at Best Buy Canada. She likes to watch sci-fi, supernatural, horror, and comedy TV shows and movies, and plays video games in her free time. When not avidly consuming content, she pursues her passion for storytelling by editing books and short stories, specializing in speculative fiction.

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655 COMMENTS

  2. I think one of the best investments anyone can make is buying high quality HEPA air purifiers for their home. Great tip.

  5. Maintain HVAC systems-is the most useful because it is very important and many people neglect it including myself.

  9. I invest in houseplants. They are everywhere, not only do they look nice, clean the air. Taking care of them improves my mental health.

  10. My tip would be to vacuum once a day if you can. This would improve the air quality in your home. I have allergies so I try to vacuum daily.

  12. Maintain HVAC systems-is the most useful because it is very important and many people neglect it including myself.

  13. Use HEPA air purifiers. We have 4 pets, 2 cats and 2 dogs so HEPA filters is a great way to remove pet dander, dust and pollen.

  15. Maintain HVAC systems-is the most useful because it is very important and many people neglect it including myself.

  18. Reducing VOC use is quite important for us, especially with upcoming renovations and repainting! Thanks

  20. Having the use of a good humidifier would help us, at present I. The winter we are leaving a pot of water on the stove to help our dryness.

  21. Cross ventilation tip is the most useful for our home. Even in winter months, it feels great to breathe in fresh and crisp air.

  22. Reduce VOC products. I never really thought about this before but it makes good sense now that I am aware.

  25. Cross ventilate: upstairs bedroom especially in the winter when my allergies are rampant and we have to sweet dogs we lover!!!!!

  26. The air purifier would be amazing to help us with the smoke from the wildfires with the advanced air filtering

  35. The information about true high efficiency particulate Air (HEPA) purifiers was a valuable tip. Being able to filter out 99.97% of particles would be very helpful to reduce allergens and provide cleaner air.

  38. The information about true high efficiency particulate Air (HEPA) purifiers was a valuable tip. Being able to filter out 99.97% of particles would be very helpful to reduce allergens and provide cleaner air.

  39. Fantastic article on the crucial topic of indoor air quality! The tips provided are extremely practical and effective for maintaining a healthier living environment. Among these, the use of HEPA air purifiers stands out to me. Not only do they filter out a wide range of particles, but they are especially helpful for individuals with allergies or respiratory issues. The emphasis on optimizing humidity through humidifiers is also noteworthy, as maintaining the right humidity levels can have a significant impact on comfort and respiratory health. Personally, I find investing in houseplants a delightful addition. Not only do they contribute to air purification, but they also add a touch of nature’s beauty to any home. Thanks for shedding light on these essential strategies for enhancing air quality!

  40. Maintain HVAC systems-is the most useful because it is very important to keep the air quality of your house clean

  41. I agree with use HEPA filters which reduce allergens and respiratory irritants. This is so important as I have two children one of whom has asthma.

  42. Maintain HVAC systems-is the most useful because it is very important and many people neglect it including myself.

  43. The information about true high efficiency particulate Air (HEPA) purifiers was a valuable tip. Being able to filter out 99.97% of particles would be very helpful to reduce allergens and provide cleaner air.

  45. I found Investing In Houseplants the most useful tip for my home. Houseplants such as the Spider Plant can naturally purify indoor air by absorbing pollutants and releasing oxygen. This I did not know,

  46. Using Hepa Air Filters was most useful tip for my home. Also I would love this especially since my kids have allergies! Thanks BB

  48. I would use the Smartmi Rainforest Humidifer in our family room because it gets the driest in the house. The ambience of the rainforest would be awesome too! Very relaxing!

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