The air inside your home is drier than you think
Heating your house dries out the air. The dry air absorbs moisture from you and everything inside your home. Even new homes will be effected by the negative effects of air that is too dry.
IRRITATION AND DISCOMFORT:When you heat your home, indoor humidity levels fall below the optimum range. This causes you to experience the discomforts of too-dry itchy skin, annoying static shocks and being "too cold" at normal temperatures.
UNHEALTHY AIR:Viruses thrive in low humidity conditions and can actually increase the likely hood of getting colds, flu and other upper respiratory ailments. The American Society of Otolaryngology advises that it is important to prevent an overly dry environment because it significally increases susceptibility to infection.
HOME DAMAGE:
When air isn’t properly humidified, it causes walls and ceilings to crack and wood floors and trim to separate. Expensive musical instruments can go out of tone and electronic equipment can fall victim to static electric charges, requiring expensive repair or replacement.
HIGHER ENERGY COSTS:Dry air robs the moisture from your skin, making you feel colder, which means you turn-up the heat. Dry air also shrinks the framing around doors and windows, resulting in gaps that let in cold air from the outside, making your home less energy efficient.
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