I have two dogs and three cats who live inside the house with me. I volunteer at an animal shelter and find it way too easy to bring animals home with me. Although I always plan to find them a good home elsewhere, I typically end up keeping them. While I adore my dogs and cats, they create a great deal of work and expense. There is the cost of veterinarian visits and food. I need to feed, walk, groom and clean up after my pets. It’s important to me that my home does not smell like a pet store. I am very conscientious about vacuuming, dusting, disinfecting and scrubbing all surfaces. I need to replace the air filters in the furnace, air conditioner and vacuum cleaner frequently. I worry about issues with indoor air quality due to the fur and dander floating around. I have enrolled in a maintenance plan with a local HVAC contractor that includes comprehensive service of the heating system in the fall and air conditioner in the spring. A technician completes thorough cleaning, testing, adjustment and troubleshooting to maximize equipment efficiency and capacity. I’ve also invested into a whole-house air purifier. The air purifier is installed into the duct system and filters out contaminants as the air passes through. It’s capable of trapping allergens smaller than a grain of salt. It also works to kill 99% of pathogens. It actively sends out positive and negative ions that disrupt the DNA of harmful bacteria and viruses, rendering them harmless. It further causes pollutants to clump together, become heavy and fall out of the breathing air. The air purifier helps the house to smell better, stay cleaner and feel more comfortable.