Dry air turns your once enjoyable home into an uncomfortable environment. Not only does dry air steal the moisture from your body leaving you with chapped lips and dry skin and eyes, but it also increases the amount of static electricity in your home. Though not harmful to your health, static electricity causes an unpleasant shock and can severely damage electronics such as computers, TVs and Blu-ray players. Fortunately, you do not have to live with dry air anymore if you have a humidifier.

Humidifiers add moisture to your home’s air, which reduces dry air and creates a much more enjoyable living condition. They also help prevent damage to walls and wood caused by dry air, and improve indoor air quality. Furthermore, families who live in a home with the proper humidity sleep better at night, are usually in better health, and have a better chance of quickly recovering from illness.

There are two main types of humidifiers available:

  • Portable models are easy to move from room to room and have a low upfront cost. Unfortunately, portable models do not treat the entire house and will require several units to lower the humidity levels in the home. This can greatly increase your energy bill. Another disadvantage to portable models is that they take up space and can stick out like a sore thumb.
  • Whole-house humidifiers will continuously keep the entire home at the designated humidity level. In addition, whole-house models are installed directly to your HVAC system and are designed to use as little energy as possible. Unfortunately, whole-house units typically have a large upfront cost.

If you would like more information about humidifiers and their ability to reduce dry air and static electricity, contact the experts at Around The Clock Air Conditioning and Heating. We have been providing high-quality service to the Los Angeles area since 1967.

Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems).  For more information about humidifiers and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.

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