Do the kitchen, laundry or bathroom windows remain damp for more than fifteen minutes after cooking or washing?
Depending on your home’s original design or the impact of recent renovations there may not be enough ‘air changes’ to quickly remove cooking odours or moisture. The kitchen, laundry and bathrooms should have exhaust fans to vent moist air to the outside. Ask your fan supplier about energy efficient models. In the absence of exhaust fans, and where it is safe to do so, open kitchen and/or bathroom windows to ‘flush’ the air after cooking, washing clothes and bathing. When was the kitchen exhaust fan or range hood last cleaned? A well-sited kitchen exhaust fan and/or range hood that vents to the outside may remove many of the particles and gases that arise when cooking on gas stoves, but fat droplets settle within the vent. These deposits build up over time and can become both a fire hazard and a home for fungi and bacteria. Wash exhaust fans and range hoods regularly. Is the floor properly cleaned? Poorly cleaned carpets become reservoirs for dust and microbiological pollutants. Clean c
