Stop the Flu Dead in Its Tracks

Posted on | by Atlantic Heating & Air Conditioning

5 Ways To Combat The Spread Of The Flu In Your Home

Run The HVAC Unit

Having the HVAC unit on can be a great start to fighting the flu virus, especially if the flu is already in your Boston home. An HVAC unit will have a filter that catches a lot of the particles in the air, and it should be good enough to help keep the flu virus from going from one person to another, especially if the unit is running regularly throughout the day.

Boston, MA | Sanitation StrategiesWash Your Hands

The best way to prevent the spread of the flu is by washing your hands, and it’s best to have everyone in the home wash their hands regularly. If you touch your face, then wash your hands. If you go to the bathroom, then wash your hands. If you sneeze, then wash your hands.

Washing your hands constantly will kill germs, bacteria, and the flu virus itself, and it’ll keep you from spreading the virus around, especially if you wash your hands after touching certain surfaces in your Boston home or your face.

Change The Air Filter

The air filter in your HVAC unit is as important in the fight against the flu as taking flu medication itself. Since the air filter is what catches the bad particles in the air, it can be used as a way to keep the flu from spreading around the home, whether the flu is already in the home or not.

An air filter in an HVAC unit is very useful, especially when the HVAC unit runs on a regular basis. Change the air filter every one to three months or when it’s dirty.

Cover Your Mouth

If you don’t cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, then you can bet that you’re going to spread the flu if you already have it. Many don’t consider the fact that a sneeze can spread up to four feet, but that means anyone in the room is susceptible to catch the flu as well as anyone else who comes in the room, even if it’s after the sneeze has settled. Always cover your sneezes and coughs.

Fix The HVAC Unit

It’s never wise to let an HVAC unit sit unfixed if it has any kind of issue. A properly working HVAC unit is the best way to fight the flu virus in a home, so get a technician to fix your nonworking HVAC unit.

Find out more ways to combat the flu in your Boston, MA home. Call Atlantic Heating & Air Conditioning today at (617) 566-6990, and get the quality services you deserve.