{"id":398,"date":"2011-09-28T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=398"},"modified":"2011-09-20T09:32:29","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T13:32:29","slug":"humidificationdehumidification-a-guide-from-waldwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality\/humidificationdehumidification-a-guide-from-waldwick\/","title":{"rendered":"Humidification\/Dehumidification: A Guide From Waldwick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people don\u2019t think much about the humidity in their Waldwick\u00a0home unless it gets unbearably high in the summer or extremely low in the winter. However, even slightly low or high humidity levels can have a huge impact on your indoor air quality, so even if you feel comfortable most of the time, a humidifier<\/a> or dehumidifier<\/a> is something you should look into. Many homes have humidity problems, and even if it\u2019s not something you notice on a regular basis, air that\u2019s too moist or too dry can have a large impact on your family\u2019s health and the overall quality of your indoor air.<\/p>\n

The Risks of High and Low Humidity<\/h3>\n

There are many reasons that proper humidity in your home is so important. For one thing, air that\u2019s too humid promotes the growth of things like mold and dust mites that are significant airborne allergens. Without enough moisture, however, mold and dust mites can\u2019t grow, so if you keep your indoor humidity below 50%, you\u2019ll likely never need to worry about these allergens disrupting your family\u2019s health or causing damage to your furniture.<\/p>\n

But, dry air isn\u2019t much better. Once the humidity level gets below 35%, a number of negative things can happen. Dry air enhances the symptoms of asthma, colds and allergies, and it causes damage to the wood fixtures and furnishings in your home. Even if it doesn\u2019t do so much damage, dry air is simply uncomfortable, causing dried out skin, eyes, and hair.<\/p>\n

Why Humidity Control Matters<\/h3>\n

Even if you have a state of the art air quality system installed in your home, humidity is very much something you need to be concerned about. Air that\u2019s too moist or too dry can actually make it more difficult for indoor air cleaners and filters to get those contaminants out. In effect, poor humidity control makes every aspect of your air quality worse.<\/p>\n

So if you want to be sure you\u2019re getting the most possible out of your indoor air cleaner, the best thing you can do is put in a good humidification system<\/a> as well. And when you\u2019ve done that, you may even find that you can turn down the heat and air conditioning as well. Properly humidified air makes home heating and cooling more efficient, saving you both money on your monthly energy bill and wear and tear on your system. No matter how you look at it, proper humidity control is good for you and your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most people don\u2019t think much about the humidity in their Waldwick home unless it gets unbearably high in the summer or extremely low in the winter. However, even slightly low or high humidity levels can have a huge impact on your indoor air quality…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[45,52,232,69],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality","tag-dehumidifiers","tag-humidifiers","tag-indoor-air-quality","tag-waldwick"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}