Humidifiers
Is Your Home Dryer than the Sahara Desert?
 When
you think of dryness, do you picture the arid, wind-whipped sands
of the Sahara? The cracked, sun-baked earth of Death Valley? It
might surprise you to know that there are places in the world that
are twice as dry as those.
One of the driest places on earth could be your home. And, it's
this “desert dryness” that makes you feel uncomfortable, robbing
moisture from your home, your furnishings, even your skin.
The relative humidity of the Sahara Desert
is 25%; Death Valley is 23%! In the winter months, the average heated home can have a relative humidity as
low as 13% to 16%.
Relative humidity is the percentage of moisture in the air compared
to its maximum capability to hold moisture under the same conditions.
Seventy-degree air can hold more than 12 times as much moisture
as 10-degree air. Outside air at 10 degrees and 70% relative humidity
when heated to a comfortable temperature in your home has a relative
humidity of just 7%. Even with the addition of moisture produced
by normal household activities such as cooking, laundry, and showers,
you will seldom achieve comfortable indoor humidity levels without
a whole-house humidifier.
Humidity for Comfort
The recommended indoor relative humidity
is three to four times the humidity in an average North American
home in winter. If you're not reaching these levels in your home,
you could be exposing yourself and your family to the physical
aggravations of dryness. In fact, doctors often mention dry air
as one of the causes for nose, throat, and skin discomfort.
Unhumidified heated air also dries out the wood in your
home, shrinking the wood framing around doors and windows. Gaps
then occur, allowing cold air in, making your home less energy
efficient. Dry air also causes wood floors and trim to separate,
walls and ceilings to crack; it can harm expensive musical instruments
and electronic equipment such as computers. Dryness even weakens
the joints of expensive furnishings.
Ask Us Which Humidifier is Right for You
Your humidifier will
be professionally selected and installed by Allgeier Air. The
model we recommend to you will be based on such factors as your
home's size, construction, and type of heating system.
- Your Comfort – Eliminate dry nose and throat and itchy skin,
while reducing static electricity.
- Your Well Being – More relative
humidity ensures optimum humidity levels that can help reduce
the chance of upper-respiratory problems caused by dry air.
Ask your doctor.
- Your Preservation of Furnishings – Adding
more moisture saves furniture from damaging shrinkage due to
dryness.
- Your Energy Savings – You'll feel warmer with lower,
energy-saving indoor temperatures.
Call us for a quote at (502) 458-7003 and don't forget to print out
your money-saving coupon!
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