Labor Day makes a great point on the calendar to turn your attention away from the needs of summer and towards the needs of winter, which will be here before you know it in Bryn Mawr, PA. Your heating system is usually the primary focus, but there’s more to a comfortable winter home than just warm temperatures. Dry air is a serious problem in the cooler months, and if you’ve found it troublesome in years past, you might want to address it. A whole-house humidifier is a great way to do so, and installing one now, when there’s still plenty of time before cooler weather sets in, makes a great deal of sense.
Why Is Low Humidity a Problem?
As human beings, we’re most comfortable when the relative humidity levels sit between 30% and 50%. But winter air can often be drier than that, as falling temperatures cause ambient moisture to liquefy and leave the air. That can cause a whole host of problems:
- Dry skin, leading to cracked itchy sensations.
- Dry sinuses, leaving you more vulnerable to colds and flu bugs.
- Static electricity in your home, creating painful shocks.
- The air feeling cooler than it actually is, forcing your heating system to work harder.
- Damage to furniture and flooring in extreme cases.
Simply But Effective
A whole-house humidifier is actually a very simple device: a pad that soaks up water from a reservoir, coupled with a fan that blows across the surface of the pad. It restores humidity levels to optimum status and removes all of those issues in the process. Best of all, it requires very little servicing since it’s such a simple system and can provide many years of reliable use for your home.
WM Henderson, Inc. can install and repair whole-house humidifiers for your home. Contact us today to set up a consultation.