It is easy to think about heating and cooling as a simple matter of measurements on the sensor, the truth is that your home’s humidity plays a huge role in how comfortable you might feel. During winters, if you get parched skin, itchy throats and a lot of static current buildups, you might have a problem with low moisture. Humidity mentions the number of water vapors in the air. When you close the windows and turn on the heat during winters, you basically reduce the level of humidity in your home. Every HVAC system needs to have a humidifier, as it helps in keeping the quality of air in a good condition. To suitably control the humidity is important for maintaining a healthy, comfortable and productive environment that can also have dramatic effects on human productivity. A stable humidity control environment is vital for many residential as well as commercial buildings. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the suggested humidity for indoor environments must range between 30% and 50% relative humidity.
Dry Air Effects
The confirmation of air which is too dry is easy to recognize. In addition to making one feel itchy, dry air steals the humidity from plaster, wood, glue, and cloths. It can also result in cracks in ceilings and walls, unstable furniture joints and flooring and shrinking molds etc. It also causes the leather to dry out, cracks in oil paintings. Other signs of low humidity include indoor pathogens, nose bleeds, allergies, dust, bacteria and itchy skin. In order to get rid of all these problems, your home requires humidification for maintaining the proper moisture levels.
Effects of Low Relative Humidity (RH)
The first and most notable effect of low humidity level is electric shocks that occur under 40%. RH can quickly become an irritation. Above this RH, the electrostatic jolts are removed. Eyes are mainly vulnerable to dry air as the thin moisture layers on the cornea rapidly dissolves. If the air gets too dry the skin, scalp, and hair also begin to suffer. With no contact to moisture, skin develops rashes and coarse patches, the scalp starts to flake and hair will become brittle.
Whole-Home Humidification
Whole-Home humidifiers are often installed to work with your home’s HVAC system to treat the air across the entire living area. They add moisture to the air that is distributed back into the living area. The three basic options for whole home humiliation includes:
- Bypass Humidifiers: They are installed on a bypass duct stemming from the supply or return duct in your home’s HVAC system. This system uses an air handler’s blower motor and forces the air through a water panel where the moisture is added.
- Fan-Powered: This type is installed directly in the HVAC system’s supply or returns duct and it does not need bypass ducting. The integrated motor in this system pull the air into the unit and through water panel where humidification is added.
- Steam Humidifier: It produces steam which is added to the indoor air. It produces more humidification than other options and it is an excellent choice in homes where humidity is needed to maintain the balance.
