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We know what high humidity feels like in summer. It makes your skin feel warm and moist. You can get out of a cold shower, dry yourself off, and immediately feel like you\u2019re sweating still.<\/p>\nWe know what high humidity feels like in summer. It makes your skin feel warm and moist. You can get out of a cold shower, dry yourself off, and immediately feel like you\u2019re sweating still.<\/p>\n
On the other end of the humidity scale, you have excessively dry air. The effects of dry air are a bit understated, though, in comparison to high humidity. In this post, we\u2019ll go over why installing a device to raise your humidity is a great idea for raising comfort and protecting your health. If you think a humidifier is for you, a qualified indoor air quality expert in Plano, TX<\/a> can assess your air\u2019s quality and make a recommendation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First and foremost, you\u2019re probably looking into a humidifier because of the comfort it can provide. We probably don\u2019t have to sell you much on the idea of it. If you\u2019ve ever suffered from excessively dry skin, throat, and even experienced nose bleeds because of it, you can imagine how correcting the humidity levels will improve comfort.<\/p>\n But we\u2019d like to add a lesser-known fact: moisture in the air can actually help you feel warmer in winter.<\/p>\n Just recall how much hotter your body feels in summer due to high humidity. The same principle applies all year-round, so you can get away with knocking the heater down a couple degrees thanks to the warming effect of humidity.<\/p>\n Have you ever had to use a portable humidifier? We\u2019re sorry you had to go through that, but we can assure you that a whole-house humidifier is much better.<\/p>\n A portable humidifier has several limitations like the fact it can only humidify one room at a time, the need to constantly refill its water tank, and that you constantly need to check it for bacteria and mineral buildup.<\/p>\n Another big drawback of a humidifier\u2014one that\u2019s not commonly brought up\u2014is that some portable devices can\u2019t detect the humidity levels. They\u2019ll simply keep blowing mist periodically, potentially going overboard.<\/p>\n A whole-house humidifier eliminates all of these issues since it\u2019s installed directly in the HVAC system. It\u2019s integrated with the thermostat and will operate by detecting humidity levels. In some cases, they actually require even less power to run than a portable humidifier.<\/p>\n While a whole-house humidifier doesn\u2019t eliminate bacteria or microorganisms from your air, what it can do is fortify your natural immune system from getting an infection in the first place. You see, it\u2019s not actually the cold air that makes us susceptible to illness in winter\u2014it\u2019s the lack of moisture.<\/p>\n Our sinuses need a certain level of moisture to properly resist illness. If the air is too dry, you run a higher risk of contracting a nasal of throat infection. A whole-house humidifier will help regulate your levels at all times, especially when you\u2019re sleeping and need it the most.<\/p>\n In this post, we\u2019ll go over why installing a device to raise your humidity is a great idea for raising comfort and protecting your health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[138,92],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":826,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions\/826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hutchinsinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Increased Comfort<\/h2>\n
A Much Better Experience Than a Portable Humidifier<\/h2>\n
Better Protection Against Illness<\/h2>\n
Does your home need a humidifier? We can do a thorough inspection of your to determine your indoor air quality needs. Contact Hutchins Plumbing & Air Conditioning today to schedule a service.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"