In the Dayton area, humidity levels are a year-round issue. When humidity levels are too high or too low, it’s very difficult to maintain a comfortable, efficient, and healthful home. Moreover, average humidity levels change during the day and from season to season. However, managing humidity levels in your home doesn’t have to be a […]
IAQ: How Low Humidity Affects Your Health
When winter weather arrives and you’re running the furnace continually, the humidity or the amount of moisture in your indoor air can fall to an unhealthy level. Low humidity is a common issue in winter since cold air can’t hold moisture well, and your heating system dries it out even more. Living in a low-humidity […]
Reduce Your Home’s Humidity Naturally
This time of year in southwest Ohio, the humidity cranks up to some truly uncomfortable levels. And if you’re living in a home that doesn’t do a good job of keeping that moist air outside, you’re likely experiencing some tough days and tougher nights. Plus, a humid environment isn’t necessarily the healthiest way to live, […]
Can a Humidifier Help During the Winter?
The dangers of high humidity — mold, mildew, bacteria, and fungal growth — are well known, but did you know that low humidity can cause problems in your home as well? Dry air can lead to cracking skin, irritated lungs, easier transmission of viruses like the flu virus, increased irritation from allergies, and increased dust.
How Indoor Humidity Affects Your Health
The hot, humid summer and early fall in the Dayton area doesn’t just make your hair frizzy, it has a negative impact on your health, too. Controlling your indoor humidity protects your health and helps you feel more comfortable at home.
Understanding the "Feels Like" Temperature
If you watch any weather at all during the summer, you probably hear the meteorologists refer to the heat index. It’s a measure of the “feels like” temperature, a combination of the actual air temperature and the humidity. Regardless of how hot or cold it is, humidity makes a difference in how comfortable we feel […]
Is Humidity a Problem in Your Home?
Keeping your home’s living spaces comfortable involves more than providing heating and cooling. It also requires maintaining a certain level of moisture in the air – humidity – that contributes to your comfort. Too much humidity, however, can cause significant problems, including damage to your home’s structure, your belongings and even your health. Here are some signs […]
Best Practices for Bathroom Ventilation in Your Home
No room needs adequate ventilation like your bathrooms. Unless you have an indoor swimming pool, they’re the wettest rooms in your home. Bathing, steamy hot water, toilet flushing and other methods of water usage produce the most humid indoor atmosphere in what is also usually the most enclosed room of the house.
Learn How to Reduce Humidity in Your Ohio Home
Humidity can be a major problem for Ohio homeowners. When excess levels of moisture are able to accumulate in your indoor air, you and your family will experience a great deal of discomfort, your indoor air quality will be compromised, your air conditioner may run less efficiently. It’s important to understand the signs of humidity […]
3 Ways to Add Home Ventilation and Cool Your Dayton Home
Air conditioning isn’t the only way to get relief from the Dayton summer’s heat and humidity. By improving your home ventilation to bring in fresh air and remove excess moisture, you can enjoy a comfortable home even if you don’t have an air conditioner.