Stop wildfire smoke from entering your home: Energy-saving ways to improve indoor air quality - OregonLive
Prevent harmful wildfire smoke and pollutants from seeping into your home by sealing up air gaps, improving clean air circulation by changing furnace filters, and considering a few other easy-to-do tasks that may also cut down your energy use. Energy Trust of Oregon experts have low- and no-cost ways to maintain the comfort of your home while cutting energy use and keeping your household healthy during wildfire season. "With these dry, hot conditions expected to continue through the summer, we want to make sure everyone has information on how to improve their indoor air quality while keeping energy costs low," said Scott Leonard of Energy Trust. You can improve one room at a time. If the outdoor air is smoky, plan for you and your pets to stay in a "clean room" with the fewest windows, preferably without a fireplace, vent or other openings to the outside. If you need one, keep a portable air cleaner or air conditioner running in that room, and dust or mop surfaces w...