Whole house humidifiers are becoming increasingly popular and common these days.
HVAC technology improves every day, and every day we have the opportunity to enjoy life more comfortably because of improvements and changes in heating and cooling options.
Whole house humidifiers are one such improvement. Back in the day, if you wanted a humidifier, you needed to go to the store and buy a portable humidifier and plug it into the wall and use it only in that one room. Now, though, whole house humidifiers are available both as part of new HVAC systems or as add-ons if you already have heating and cooling installed and don’t need a new system. Whole house humidifiers are installed into your heating system’s ductwork. When the air from the house is sucked into the ductwork, it enters the whole house humidifier and is mixed with a bit of water from the humidifier pad inside the device. Then, the humidifier pushes the air back out, that air mixes with the air already in the duct, and moistened air gets pushed out of the ducts and into the air. Voila! The air you breathe is less dry and your skin is grateful, your sinuses hurt less, your lips aren’t chapped, and the wood around your door frames isn’t cracking. Having it as part of the HVAC system means you don’t have to think about it much, either. Whether the whole house humidifier is an upgrade you want to make to your existing heating and cooling system is up to you, but at some point, every HVAC system might just come with a built in whole house humidifier to help combat the winter worries.