The winter months tend to be dry – and pushing hot air around your home all the time doesn’t help much. Luckily, there’s a solution for that! A furnace-mounted humidifier can help maintain your home and your health!
A humidifier that is installed on your furnace helps to put moisture back into the air that the furnace then blows through the ductwork and into your rooms. This creates an environment that is less dry – which is good for your home (especially homes with creaky wood floors, beams, or other wooden elements that are susceptible to lack of humidity), and is also good for relieving the following medical conditions:
Asthma and Allergies
While a humidifier won’t make these afflictions disappear, it can greatly help to alleviate the symptoms associated with allergies and asthma. If you or your family experience sore throats and dry nasal passages in the colder months, installing a humidifier that works for the whole house can help greatly.
Dry Skin & Dry Eyes
If your skin is constantly itchy in the winter, or your contacts get especially itchy and uncomfortable, a lack of moisture in the air could be the culprit. Something as simple as having a higher humidity level in your home could help tremendously – and a furnace-mounted humidifier does just that!
Colds and Flu
It’s uncomfortable enough when you’re sick – and the colder months seem to bring plenty of germs to pass around. Having a comfortable humidity level in your home can help to ease the symptoms of cold and flu (especially in your respiratory system). And the last thing you feel like doing when you’re sick is refilling a single-room humidifier.
While you can get small humidifiers designed to put moisture into the air in a single room, they are difficult in that they constantly need refilling, and they are very limited in their scope. A furnace-mounted solution can humidify your entire home, and they tend to be self-cleaning so you only need to maintain them a few times a year. Make sure that your humidifier stays clean, though – you don’t want to make any medical issues worse by spreading contaminants through the house!
If you or your family are having a tough time due to allergies, asthma, dry skin, dry eyes, cold and flu, or other ailments, consider having a furnace-mounted humidifier installed. The maintenance is easy, and the benefits can be significant! Enjoy a more comfortable winter with the proper moisture balance in your home.
