We could not get rid of the smoke in the kitchen, and even after opening all the windows, the smell still lingered. The air quality had gone from average to poor. We tried cranking up the HVAC but received a little reprieve from that. The cooling equipment ought to have been enough to get us out of our sticky situation, but no such thing happened. We were in desperate need of a solution because we were having friends over for dinner. I had burned the dessert, and smoke or the smell of it was not something one would want to experience during dinner. It would be uncomfortable and even make some lose their appetite. I searched for quick DIY fixes with the hopes of getting a solution. We had already done most of them; the only other thing we had yet to try was using a whole-home air purification unit. We had never had an air purification system to improve indoor air quality because we had never had a significant issue. It was still early afternoon, and I was hoping I would finish baking the dessert so that it could have cooled and be ready to eat by dinner time. Since buying an air purification gadget was not an option, we called the cooling company for a/c service. The cooling technician came an hour later and undertook HVAC maintenance. The cooling expert also cleaned the air filter. He also did duct cleaning so that we could get the desired results. Besides improving air quality, the cooling specialist discovered that the climate control unit also required repair. This saved the a/c setup from a future breakdown. By dinner time, the air conditioner was running smoothly, fresh and crispy, and one would not have guessed that the house smelled like smoke just a few hours before. Cooling technology went a long way in ensuring indoor comfort.