If the air is too dry in your home, it can have a number of adverse effects on your health, including an increase in allergy symptoms and asthma. Many people experience a dry cough or dry nasal passages when the moisture level in their homes falls below 35 percent. Humidification of your whole house with a humidifier unit can help fix the situation and make your family more comfortable.
The most common type of humidifier on the market is the evaporating unit, which introduces a cool mist into the air. A reservoir of water, a wick and a fan are the simple components that make this model work. Maintenance of an evaporating unit includes letting the wick dry out occasionally. If it does not, it can become moldy, and air and moisture will not be able to pass through, making your unit less efficient.
A vaporizer places warm mist into the air by boiling water and releasing the steam that is produced. Vaporizers are often used as an aid when someone in the home is sick with a respiratory ailment. The warm mist is useful to loosen up phlegm and mucus.
A forced-air humidifier can be attached to a forced-air furnace and can humidify an entire house at once. The moisture is passed through the duct and vent system of the home, and every room will experience more comfortable air. The humidifier function can be turned off during the largest part of the year in Southwest Ohio when too-dry air isn’t the problem.
Contact Ace Hardware Home Services Inc.for more information on the humidifier type that will work best for your home and your lifestyle. Our staff will be more than happy to assist you with selecting and installing a unit into your home.
Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about whole-house humidifiers and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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