5 Ways to Boost Air Quality for Memorable Holiday Family Gatherings
The holiday season brings warmth, joy, and cherished moments with family and friends. As we gather in our homes to celebrate, the quality of the air we breathe becomes increasingly important, especially with more people sharing indoor spaces.
Here's your expert guide to ensuring your home's air quality supports those precious holiday memories rather than detracting from them!
Why Indoor Air Quality Matters During the Holidays
Holiday gatherings present unique challenges for indoor air quality. Between cooking elaborate meals, hosting overnight guests, and dealing with winter weather that keeps windows closed, your indoor air can quickly become compromised. Poor air quality can lead to discomfort, allergies, and respiratory issues–definitely not the holiday experience you want for your loved ones!
1. Smart Preparation: The Week Before
Starting your air quality improvements early sets the stage for successful holiday gatherings. You can begin by:
- Deep cleaning your home, focusing on dust and allergen removal
- Washing all bedding and upholstery that guests might use
- Checking and replacing air purifier filter (clean filter and reset)
- Setting up air purifiers in key gathering spaces
- Inspecting your home's ventilation systems
Pro Tip: Position your Airmega air purifier in the largest gathering space, like the living room or great room. Thanks to its advanced particle sensors, it will automatically adjust to changing air conditions as guests arrive and activities begin.
2. Kitchen Command Center: Managing Cooking Odors and Particles
Holiday cooking, while delightful, can release a significant amount of particles and odors into your air. Take control by:
- Running your kitchen exhaust fan while cooking
- Keeping windows cracked when possible
- Using your air purifier's turbo mode during heavy cooking periods
- Placing an air purifier near the kitchen area
Expert Insight: Airmega's Green True HEPA™ filtration system captures 99.97%2 of particles, including cooking-related contaminants. Its powerful activated carbon filter specifically targets food odors, ensuring your home smells fresh and is not overwhelmed by kitchen aromas.
Want to learn more about how holiday cooking activities can impact your indoor air quality? Check out our blog post on gas stoves and air purification.
3. Strategic Air Purification Zones
Create optimal airflow throughout your home by establishing strategic air purification zones. In main gathering areas, position your primary air purifier where people congregate most, ensuring unobstructed airflow around the unit and monitoring real-time air quality through the unit's indicators.
For guest rooms, set up compact air purifiers (like the Airmega 100) and run units several hours before guests arrive, keeping doors open when possible for better air circulation. Don't forget high-traffic areas! Place air purifiers near entryways, consider additional units in utility spaces and maintain consistent airflow throughout connected spaces.
4. Smart Settings for Different Activities
You can even adapt your air purification strategy based on gathering activities.
During Meal Preparation
- Use a dual-function purifier like the Airmega Aim, which combines air purification with a powerful fan to better circulate clean air throughout your cooking space.
- Enable auto mode to respond to changing conditions in your home’s air quality
While Hosting
- Use quiet mode during conversations
- Monitor air quality indicators for optimal performance
Overnight
- Switch to Sleep Mode for quiet operation
- Activate Eco Mode when your air quality indicator shows good air quality to save energy while maintaining clean air
- Or simply use Auto Mode, which intelligently adjusts airflow based on air quality, automatically switching to Sleep or Eco Mode as needed
5. Maintaining Freshness Throughout Extended Stays
For longer holiday visits, you’ll also want to implement these ongoing strategies:
- Regular filter checks and cleaning
- Daily vacuuming of high-traffic areas
- Strategic ventilation during lower-humidity periods
- Consistent monitoring of your air quality indicators
Holiday Host Tip: Airmega's filter replacement indicators take the guesswork out of maintenance, ensuring optimal performance throughout the holiday season.
Finding the Right Airmega for Your Holiday Spaces
Different spaces and gathering sizes call for different air purification solutions.
- For expansive living areas or open-concept spaces where large family gatherings take place, the Airmega ProX covers an impressive 4,253 square feet.
- For larger family rooms or connected kitchen-dining areas, the Airmega 400 and 400S efficiently clean up to 3,120 square feet of space. The 400S adds smart connectivity features through the IoCare app, letting you monitor air quality and adjust settings from anywhere - perfect for busy hosts preparing for guests.
- For medium spaces like bedrooms or home offices, the award-winning Airmega Mighty handles up to 1,748 square feet.
- The sleek Airmega 150 and 160 are both perfect for guest rooms with their whisper-quiet 19.98 dB operation in sleep mode. Both are slim yet powerful air purifiers that seamlessly integrate into any guest room setting.
Making It All Work Together
The key to holiday air quality success lies in creating a comprehensive strategy that adapts to your needs, whether hosting intimate family dinners or large gatherings. Beyond the basics, enhance your home's welcome by adding natural air-cleaning plants alongside decorations, switching to natural cleaning products, and keeping guest slippers by the door for a no-shoes policy.
Your air quality management should be able to seamlessly handle different group sizes while maintaining consistent purification without disrupting the peaceful ambiance. Use smart features like scheduling and real-time monitoring if available, pay extra attention to pet areas, run purifiers in guest rooms for allergy-sensitive visitors, and maintain comfortable temperature and humidity throughout your space.
Breathing Easy Through the Holidays
You and your loved ones deserve quality air during quality time. By implementing these strategies and leveraging advanced air purification technology, you can create a welcoming, healthy environment for all your holiday celebrations.
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Disclaimers
1Coway air purifiers have been proven to trap dust, pollen, dander, viruses and bacteria in the air based on KCL (Korea Conformity Laboratories) testing.They have been tested in a 30㎥ size chamber according to the Korea Air Cleaning Association standard (SPS-KACA 002-132:2022 Modified) to measure the 0.01㎛ size of particle removal rate. It was tested on maximum airflow speed in normal room temperature and humidity conditions. The performance may vary in the actual living environment of customers.
→ Tested with Airmega Aim, 100, 150, 160, AP-1216L, AP-1512HH, AP-1512HHS, 200M, Icon, IconS, 230, 240, 250, 250 Art, 250S, 300, 300S, 400, 400S, ProX
299.97% of viruses, bacteria, fungi and pollen were verified to be removed from the air for Coway air purifiers which have Green True HEPA™ filter applied based on the Japan Food Research Laboratories(JFRL) testing according to JEM 1467 standard.
→ Tested with Coway Airmega AP-1512HH, AP-1512HHS, 250, 250 Art, 250S, 300, 300S, 400, 400S
→ All tested by JFRL and received above result within below time.
All tested by JFRL and received above result within below time.
- Virus: Tested with Escherichia coli phage ΦX174 NBRC 103405, 60 minutes
- Bacteria: Tested with Staphylococcus epidermidis NBRC 12993, 60 minutes
- Fungi/Mold: Tested with Penicillium citrinum NBRC 6352, 60 minutes
- Pollen: Tested with Cedar Pollen extract, 60 minutes
3Aerosol test conducted in a Biosafety level 3 laboratory with two Coway air purifier models, Coway Airmega 250 and 400 for removal of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol by US based MRI Global, a not-for-profit laboratory and partner of US Department of Defense. The test was conducted in a 13.1ft3 chamber. Virus was aerosolized for 15 minutes and the product was turned on high for 2 minutes. Result showed each product effectively removed over 99.98% of the SARS-CoV-2 in 2 minutes. This is a result from a laboratory experiment condition and result may vary in different conditions. This result does not imply it kills SARS-CoV-2 or prevents the transmission of Covid-19. Coway Airmega 250S and 400S are identical to the tested models and has equal performance with an additional mobile connectivity function.
4The concentration of ammonia, acetaldehyde and acetic acid were proven to be removed within 30 minutes by FCG Research Institute, Inc. Human Life Science Lab. It is not a demonstration result in the actual use space. Not all odors and gases may be supported. → Tested with Coway Airmega 150, 160, AP-1512HH, AP-1512HHS, 400, 400S
5The coverage area of the air purifier is based on an area where the air cleaner can make two air changes per hour (ACPH). An air change per hour translates to how many times an air purifier can clean an area, assuming the height of a ceiling to be 8 ft, in one hour. Therefore ** means two air changes per hour means that the cleaner can clean the area once every 30 minutes and * means air changes per hour means that the air purifier can clean the area once every 60 minutes.
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