Improve Comfort by Increasing Humidity in Your Home

Our outdoor air here in Central Oregon is so dry that it can be downright uncomfortable at times. An arid climate with low humidity is typical in the high desert, but just because the outdoor air lacks moisture doesn’t mean the atmosphere in your Redmond home should feel dry too.

A whole-house humidifier can pump up the moisture in your home and improve indoor air quality (IAQ). You may never have to slather on moisturizer and lip balm again.

Diversified Heating & Cooling, Inc. can help you get your humidity levels under control. In addition to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), we also specialize in indoor air quality products, including whole-house humidifiers.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends you should ideally keep the amount of moisture in your home between 30 and 50 percent. A whole-house humidifier, which works in conjunction with your HVAC system, can enhance comfort throughout your Redmond home by increasing the amount of moisture in dry air.

Humidity and Your Health

Dry air can pull moisture from your body, triggering respiratory problems, aggravating skin conditions such as eczema, and drying out your nasal passages. It creates the perfect environment for viruses, including the flu. 

A humidifier helps relieve chronic runny nose, nosebleeds, asthma and allergy symptoms, sinus congestion, and dry throat caused by dry air.

Adding moisture to the air also benefits your skin and eyes. You can say goodbye to chapped lips, cracked, itchy skin, and dry eyes if you maintain the correct humidity level in your Redmond home.

You also will experience fewer electrostatic shocks by adding moisture to your dry indoor air. You may even dial your thermostat back a few degrees because humidified air feels warmer than dry air.

Humidity and Your Home

Just as low humidity can rob moisture from your skin, leaving it cracked and dry, it can have the same effect on wood.

Wood items can crack or warp. That includes floors, furniture, framing, and musical instruments, such as pianos, guitars, and violins.

Our experts at Diversified Heating & Cooling can help you safeguard your home’s integrity and its furnishings by installing a whole-house humidifier. We offer Trane products, including steam humidifiers, fan-powered versions, and by-pass models that rely on a furnace blower to distribute warm, humidified air. We will recommend the best solution for your budget and lifestyle.

Other Ways to Add Moisture

In addition to installing a whole-house humidifier, you can take several simple steps to increase the humidity in your Redmond home:

• Hang wet laundry inside your home instead of using an outdoor clothesline or your dryer.
• Showering and washing dishes will add moisture to the atmosphere in your home. 
• Set a pan of water near a heat register. 
• Decorate with houseplants. They will release moisture into the air.

Improve Your Home’s Humidity Today

Add comfort to your Redmond, OR, home by increasing the among of moisture in the air. Ask a qualified pro at Diversified Heating & Cooling about the benefits of a whole-house humidifier. Call us at (541) 323-1840 or request service online.