Perras Home Comfort

Q. How to keep your home properly humidified?

A. Energy Wise with Chuck Slawich

Keeping proper humidification in your home is vital to both comfort and health. During cold weather, the ideal level of humidity in the home should be between 30 and 55 percent, compared to less than 60 percent in hot weather. That’s because humid air holds more moisture, making your feel warmer. If the humidity levels in the home are less than that, your skin and nasal tissues can become excessively dry, furniture can become damaged and heating efficiency reduced.

Adding moisture to your home can protect your house and its contents while creating a healthy more comfortable and energy efficient environment. Fortunately, the heating ventilation and air conditioning industry offers a variety of products to increase home humidity and return the moisture your home desperately needs.

A whole-house humidifier is a simple solution that can be installed in your ductwork. Air heated by your furnace or heat pump picks up the moisture as the heated air passes over the humidifier’s evaporator pad, which is saturated with water.