Facts and Cleaning Tips for a Healthier Home

Keep reading for some interesting facts about healthy and unhealthy homes.

Fact: The U.S. EPA ranked indoor air pollution among the top 5 environmental dangers to the public and concluded that indoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the worst outside air.
Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, “Common Household Mold & Other Indoor Allergens Can Trigger Allergies: Importance of Indoor Air Quality Management,” June 29, 2004

Cleaning Tip: Use only high quality filters in air purification systems, furnaces, air conditioners and vacuums, like the Airetight™ HEPA filter on the BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
Fact: The average 6 room home in the U.S. collects 40 pounds of dust each year.
Source: Asthma for Dummies by William E. Berger, MD, MBA

Cleaning Tip: To reduce dust accumulation on books and house-hold knick-knacks, periodically vacuum these items using the soft brush of the combo tool on the BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: Homes with open windows and screen doors can contain roughly 70% as much pollen as the outdoor environment.
Source: www.asthmacenter.com
Cleaning Tip: Reduce exposure to pollen by keeping windows and doors closed during pollen seasons.
Source: www.aafa.org

Fact: House dust is a mixture of materials that can include textile fibers, decomposing insect parts, pet dander, human and animal hair, food leftovers, pollen grains, skin flakes, insulation, sand and other organic materials.
Source: www.dustfree.com

Cleaning Tip: When you vacuum, some of this dust can remain in the dirt container, even after it’s emptied. The BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™ uses Microban antimicrobial product protection to fight the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew within the vacuum so these microbes don’t multiply and cause odors.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: A typical used mattress can have from 100,000 to 10 million dust mites and 10% of the weight of a two-year-old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their droppings.
Source: http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/dustmites.php

Cleaning Tip: Apply Acarosan dust mite control spray to pillows and mattresses up to every 2 weeks to kill dust mites and then vacuum with the BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™ to remove their allergens.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: An estimated 6 million Americans are allergic to cats and approximately one third of them have cats in their home.
Source: www.allergybegone.com

Cleaning Tip: Reduce exposure to pet dander by creating pet-free zones in bedrooms and use a vacuum with superior cleaning, like the BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™, to remove allergens like dander from carpets and upholstery where pets play and sleep.
Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pet-allergies/HQ01204 and BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: Nearly 100,000 dust mites can live in one square yard of carpet
Source: www.aerias.org

Cleaning Tip: Use Acarosan dust mite powder on carpeting monthly to kill dust mites and then use the BISSELL Healthy Home Vacuum™ to remove the dust mite allergens. The vacuum’s Airetight™ HEPA system prevents the allergens from being spread back into the room.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: More than 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from year-round indoor allergies
Source: www.aaai.org

Cleaning Tip: If you are one of these 40 million and hire a cleaning service to clean your home, make sure they use your equipment, not theirs. Some vacuums can harbor and spread allergens and odor-causing bacteria.
Cleaning Tip: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Fact: More than 35 million people in the U.S. have seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
Source: www.aaaai.org

Cleaning Tip: Take a shower after spending time outside to remove pollen that collects on hair and skin.
Source: www.aaaai.org

Fact: There are more mold spores in the air than any other biological particle.
Source: Clean House by Alison Haynes

Cleaning Tip: Reducing dampness is the first line of defense against mold. The second line of defense is the Healthy Home Vacuum™. It suctions up and traps mold spores that have settled onto surfaces, and the Airetight™ HEPA filtration prevents the spores from being spread back into the room.
Source: Clean House by Alison Haynes/BISSELL