Once you install or upgrade a furnace humidifier, you’ll be much happier for it.
The Benefits of Furnace Humidifiers
First of all, let’s discuss the myriad of benefits you reap when furnace humidifiers are included in your custom home’s design. One important consideration is the boost to your overall being – both for yourself and your family. Furnace humidifiers can relieve respiratory problems caused by irritated lungs along with complications caused by allergies and asthma. Most importantly, it can help keep everyone from getting sick.
One of the most uncomfortable parts of winter is how cold and dry it can be. That’s why you need to take advantage of the latest advances in humidifier technology – you will begin to feel warmer. Best of all, you can save money on energy usage. Also, you’ll notice that you can still feel toasty without needing to keep pushing the thermostat up, potentially adding strain to your residential HVAC system.
Something else to consider: using a furnace humidifier can help to protect both trim and hardwood flooring. How is this possible? The humidity levels inside your house can be kept under control. As a result, wooden furnishings of all kinds – trim, hardwood flooring, cabinets, and furniture won’t begin to crack as a side effect of drying out. Likewise, you’ll notice a remarkable decrease in the amount of static electricity you and your family members will experience even if there is wall-to-wall carpeting.
Different Types to Expect
It should come as no surprise that they are different types of furnace humidifiers. Whole-home humidifiers, for instance, are designed to be compatible with your entire home’s furnace system. Bypass humidifiers are attached to bypass ducting and only kick on when the furnace is being run. The furnace’s blower motor passes air through the humidifier, where it is met by a water panel to distribute the moisture.
Flow-through humidifiers, on the other hand, are added to the furnace’s return or supply plenum. Built-in fans move the air through onboard water panels, which means you can use them while the furnace is off.
Finally, there are steam humidifiers. When it comes to the different models of furnace humidifiers available to ordinary consumers, this might be the one you are most likely to recognize. They operate by boiling water and creating steam; the steam then moves through the room or in some cases the rest of the house. While there is higher humidity output, one thing to be aware of is that the steam models could use up more electricity than their counterparts.
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