Cutting Dust In Your Home - Continued

If you have an oil or gas furnace, changing the filter on the air returns will keep the dust down.  Changing the filter at least once every six months will ensure that your air is kept cleaner.

Cutting pieces of nylons and putting them stretched out in the hot air registers in your home will keep dust from coming out of the duct work in your home.

Having your carpets cleaned and raked at least twice a year will keep dust from floating in your home.  The fibers from the carpet are sucked up when they are cleaned keeping them from becoming dust in your home.  This same principle applies to your sofa and chairs, having them cleaned once or twice a year will keep dust down in the home.  Vacuuming off the couches and chairs every time you do the floors will also keep dust, dirt and ‘floaters’ in the air to a minimum.

Cutting down on the amount of dust that you will have in the home means that you have to find the sources of your dust and learn to control the dust.  If you live near a busy highway or dirt road, you may not be able to open your windows as often when you are fighting a dust problem.

If you want to cut back on dust even more, you could spend a bit on an air purifier that specializes in working on allergies and dust problems.  While this can be expensive it may well be worth it if you have major dust problems in your home.