Like multiple homeowners, you use an air humidifier in the wintertime when the combination of low outdoor humidity and running the oil furnace makes your indoor air uncomfortably dry. While your A/C is running all the time in the summer, you may not think that a humidifier can also help combat dry air. Your heat pump or A/C cools down your interior spaces by removing heat from your home’s air supply. The condensate drain also removes moisture from the air and sends it outside as a liquid. Having a cooling plan that’s efficient at dehumidifying can result in an uncomfortably dry environment. By adding a whole-home humidifier to your HVAC system, you can set your desired household humidity level right at the control unit, so that just enough moisture is added to your conditioned air. If the humidity level falls too low in the summer, you can also relieve comfort and health problems, protect your home, and avoid static electricity problems. There will be less discomfort from dry-air problems such as brittle hair, itchy skin, sore throats, nosebleeds, sinus problems and headaches. You’ll also experience fewer colds, flus, and upper respiratory infections since multiple bacterias and viruses thrive in dry conditions too. Excessively dry air pulls moisture from your home’s finishes, such as paint, drywall, hardwood floors, and trim, causing them to shrink, crack, and warp. Additionally, old wood furniture, artwork, musical instruments, and books can be disfigured or destroyed by this. Another painful symptom of dry air is static electricity. Random zaps of electricity can permanently wreck any device with a semiconductor, such as cables, PCs, gaming consoles, and cellphones.
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