WaterWorth it
An under-sink filter certified for lead
BecauseLead found at your kitchen tap, and two kids under 6.
There is no safe level of lead for a child. Certified filters cut lead in nearly every real home studied.
WaterSkip it
Whole-house carbon as your PFAS fix
BecausePFAS showed up in your tap.
In real homes, whole-house carbon was unreliable and sometimes made PFAS worse. Under-sink reverse osmosis removed over 94%.
AirWorth it
A HEPA purifier in the kids' bedroom
BecauseWildfire smoke reached your area four times last season.
It pulls smoke particles out of the room they sleep in all night.
AirSkip it
An air purifier that makes ozone
BecauseYou were about to buy one for the nursery.
Ozone is a lung irritant. You'd be adding the problem you're trying to remove.
LightWorth it
Morning daylight, every day
BecauseYour kids are up at 6 and you can't fall asleep before 1.
Morning light pulls your body clock earlier. It costs nothing.
WaterSkip it
A water softener "for your health"
BecauseYour water is hard, and the salesman led with health.
Hard water is about scale, soap and spots. It isn't a health risk.
WaterWorth it
Swap the old kitchen faucet
BecauseYour home was built in 1978, before lead-free fixtures.
Brass sold before 2014 could hold up to 8% lead, and it leaches into standing water.
AirWorth it
Run the range hood every time you cook
BecauseYou cook on gas.
A gas burner fills the kitchen with nitrogen dioxide and fine particles. The hood pulls them out.
AirWorth it
A carbon monoxide alarm by the bedrooms
BecauseYou have a gas stove and a gas furnace.
Carbon monoxide has no smell. An alarm is the only warning you get.
LightWorth it
Lamps low three hours before bed
BecauseYour evenings run bright until midnight.
Bright evening light pushes your body clock later. Dim, warm light lets it settle.
WaterSkip it
Bottled water for everything
BecauseOne filter at the kitchen tap covers what your test found.
You'd pay every week for what one certified filter does for years.
AirSkip it
Duct cleaning to clear the air
BecauseYour air problem is smoke days and cooking, not your ducts.
Duct cleaning has not been shown to make indoor air healthier.
WaterWorth it
An under-sink filter certified for lead
BecauseLead found at your kitchen tap, and two kids under 6.
There is no safe level of lead for a child. Certified filters cut lead in nearly every real home studied.
WaterSkip it
Whole-house carbon as your PFAS fix
BecausePFAS showed up in your tap.
In real homes, whole-house carbon was unreliable and sometimes made PFAS worse. Under-sink reverse osmosis removed over 94%.
AirWorth it
A HEPA purifier in the kids' bedroom
BecauseWildfire smoke reached your area four times last season.
It pulls smoke particles out of the room they sleep in all night.
AirSkip it
An air purifier that makes ozone
BecauseYou were about to buy one for the nursery.
Ozone is a lung irritant. You'd be adding the problem you're trying to remove.
LightWorth it
Morning daylight, every day
BecauseYour kids are up at 6 and you can't fall asleep before 1.
Morning light pulls your body clock earlier. It costs nothing.
WaterSkip it
A water softener "for your health"
BecauseYour water is hard, and the salesman led with health.
Hard water is about scale, soap and spots. It isn't a health risk.
WaterWorth it
Swap the old kitchen faucet
BecauseYour home was built in 1978, before lead-free fixtures.
Brass sold before 2014 could hold up to 8% lead, and it leaches into standing water.
AirWorth it
Run the range hood every time you cook
BecauseYou cook on gas.
A gas burner fills the kitchen with nitrogen dioxide and fine particles. The hood pulls them out.
AirWorth it
A carbon monoxide alarm by the bedrooms
BecauseYou have a gas stove and a gas furnace.
Carbon monoxide has no smell. An alarm is the only warning you get.
LightWorth it
Lamps low three hours before bed
BecauseYour evenings run bright until midnight.
Bright evening light pushes your body clock later. Dim, warm light lets it settle.
WaterSkip it
Bottled water for everything
BecauseOne filter at the kitchen tap covers what your test found.
You'd pay every week for what one certified filter does for years.
AirSkip it
Duct cleaning to clear the air
BecauseYour air problem is smoke days and cooking, not your ducts.
Duct cleaning has not been shown to make indoor air healthier.