How Your Holiday Decorations Affect Your Indoor Temperature

Show of hands! Who loves to decorate? Well, we can’t see you, but we know your hand probably shot up just like ours did. When the holiday’s hit, the shimmering lights come out, the hanging decor gets pinned up, and the trees are bought or unboxed. The change in aesthetic is festive, and every year you can’t wait to get all of that holiday spirit up. However, these alterations can affect other aspects of your home, apart from its appearance.

Here at Weathermakers Air Conditioning & Heating, we want you to be able to enjoy your home decorations without causing additional, unintended changes with your climate and indoor air quality. That’s why, today, we are diving into how your holiday decorations may be affecting your home’s climate.

Don’t Hang Holiday Décor Over Your Air Vents

When you cover your air vents, you are quite literally blocking the heated or cooled air from reaching your home. This can pose a potential threat to your HVAC equipment, as the pressure can build within your air ducts, causing cracks and separation between joints in your system. Once your air’s pathway malfunctions, you will no longer receive efficient, or sufficient, heating or cooling.

It is imperative you keep your vents clear from decorations.

Generating Extra Heat From Holiday Lights

Holiday lights can produce a ton of excess heat in your home. If you are stringing lights in your home, make sure you are using LED lights. LED lights run significantly cooler than incandescent bulbs, and they will not impact your indoor temperature.

Compromising Indoor Air Quality

If you use a fake tree, you will want to switch to the real thing after you read this. Fake trees can threaten the integrity of your indoor air quality, as they are made out of plastics, metals, spray paints, and other materials that can emit chemicals and toxins into your air. These synthetic compounds can additionally release unhealthy gases when heated.

When these particles are released into your home, they can cause health implications for you and your family. Asthma will be exacerbated, respiratory infections can occur, and rashes may ensue. This is why it is imperative you practice the proper HVAC maintenance and upkeep.

Changing your air filters every thirty days will keep your air free from contaminants. Remember, your air is only as clean as your HVAC system. So, if you can’t remember the last time you had professional HVAC maintenance—contact Weathermakers Air Conditioning & Heating now!

For all of your holiday HVAC needs, contact Weathermakers Air Conditioning & Heating at (727) 513-5882. We are available 24/7 for any HVAC emergency you may have.