You Should Install a Humidifier in Your Home This Winter

Have you been debating about getting a humidifier installed in your home? Getting a humidifier this winter is a great idea for a few different reasons. Winter turns our homes into a very dry place which causes a few different issues like dry skin, cracked lips, static shock and also damages wood in your home by drying it out. Adding a humidifier to your home will make it easier to breathe so that will help your family members with asthma. When your home is more humid it feels warmer. When your home feels warmer because of the humidifier you can lower your furnace temperature which will save you money on your energy bill. The best humidity to aim for is 30 to 50 percent. You have different options to choose from. One is a whole house humidifier which is best to maintain proper humidity. Humidifiers pump water vapor into the ducts. It uses the water from your water heater to run. Humidifiers are also low maintenance pieces of equipment. The whole house humidifier is the best option but you can also use a portable humidifier. You can move these room to room which is a benefit if you only need it in certain areas. A downfall of the portable humidifier is that you have to refill a lot and also have to clean it a lot to combat the bacteria and mold growth. There are three different kinds of portable humidifiers, a warm mist, cool mist, and the ultrasonic. The warm mist humidifier has a heating element that heats the water and releases it as warm steam into the room. It helps make your home feel warmer too. The cool mist absorbs water in the base of the humidifier and a fan pushes the dry air into the filter which pushes mist into the home. Ultrasonic humidifiers are very quiet and use high frequency waves to vibrate a metal diaphragm breaking down water into a vapor mist. You have many choices when it comes to humidifiers but we recommend you do get one installed. We have humidifier specials going on right now. Call Bartlett Heating and Air today for all your HVAC needs!