Alexandra Ramirez
5 Tips on How to Find the Right Whole House Humidifier
A good way to regulate moisture in your house is to get the right house humidifier. A whole house humidifier works with the heating and cooling system in the house and disperses moisture through the central duct in the house.
A humidifier is a necessity especially in cold, dry weather because low humidity levels in the home can be a problem for you and your family. When there’s little air moisture, you could fall ill; low humidity can also lead to or worsen respiratory problems, it can trigger allergies, it is not good for the skin, and it can destroy your furniture over time. Too much humidity is not good either because it can make you fall ill and it can spoil electronic appliances, so you need just the right level of moisture in your home, and a humidifier will regulate that.
Finding the right humidifier for your home can be quite challenging, there are several different options to choose from, and you need to make sure you choose the right one.
Follow these tips to choose the right humidifier for your house
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The size of the space you want to humidify
Humidifiers vary in type and design, the different kinds of humidifiers have different purposes, so it is important to consider the space you want to humidify before buying a humidifier. If you live in a studio apartment and have just one room to yourself, you might not need a whole house humidifier at all. A single room humidifier will suit your purposes just fine. If you have a big house with multiple rooms or an office, then you should get a whole house humidifier as it is much larger than aone-roomm humidifier. The whole house humidifier works with the central air system to keep all the rooms in the house or office humidified.
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The type of humidifier you should get
Different types of humidifiers work in a variety of ways, and you have to choose what suits you best. There are warm mist humidifiers that heat up the water before dispersing it into the rooms as warm moisture, this type of humidifier consumes more electricity than the average humidifier, but its advantage is that it kills bacteria before dispersing the moisture to your rooms. Cold mist humidifiers release neutral temperature mist, and they do not consume as much electricity as other types of humidifiers. Ultrasonic humidifiers are quiet, and they disperse both warm and cool mist.
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Maintaining your humidifier
Most humidifiers are low maintenance. Whole house humidifiers only require cleaning twice a year, and you only have to change some of the parts annually or when they show signs of wear. While searching for a whole house humidifier, you should keep in mind that you do not have to purchase one that you will have to maintain regularly, do a bit of research, so you won’t end up buying a humidifier that requires constant cleaning or one that has filters that need to be often replaced. The ideal humidifier should be easy to clean, easy to use; it should have a humidistat that turns it off when it gets to the preset humidity level. Some humidifiers also come with indicator lights to let you know when they require maintenance. You can check your instruction guide for tips on how to maintain the humidifier you have.
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Get a humidifier with automatic controls
Whole house humidifiers with automatic controls will make it so much easier for you to regulate the humidifier and the humidity levels in the house. You also don’t have to monitor the unit constantly which is something you have to do when you get a humidifier with manual controls. You can also turn the humidifier on and off whenever you like.
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Find out the capacity of the humidifier
If you have a big home that gets uncomfortably cold then you might need a humidifier with a high output, also check out the evaporative capacity of the humidifier you want to buy, humidifiers with high output disperse moisture more quickly than units with low output.
