Electric Home Humidifiers: How to Use Them Properly for Best Results

Home humidifiers are a vital tool to help ensure that indoor humidity levels are at optimum levels, not too high or too low, which both create issues. There are a variety of types of electric home humidifiers available, and the best deals are mostly available online. The most important thing, however, is to find out whether you need one or not, properly sizing the humidifier's output for your best allergy, asthma or respiratory relief, and, of course, making sure they don't create issues.

So, the first thing to do is to find out what your indoor humidity levels are. That's easily done with a hygrometer thermometer available very cheaply at Walmart or another department store for $6-10 or so. In general, comfortable healthy indoor humidity should be between 35 and 45%. If the indoor humidity reading stays around that level, you probably don't need a humidifier unless you're trying to break up congestion with temporary higher humidity in a room. If the reading is 30% or less for several days, you likely have some allergy or asthma symptoms that are being made worse by dry air that irritates sinus and respiratory tissue.

If the indoor humidity is indeed  low, your best bet is to get a large room humidifier. A large room humidifier is often the best first purchase so that you have the extra capacity to make a solid change in your humidity. Buying a home humidifier that is too small will have to run constantly, be refilled with water constantly and still might not move the humidity needle enough to give you relief. A large room unit reduces the number of water refills and has the extra power needed, in one unit, which is also better than having 4 or 5 small humidifiers to trip over.

Portable humidifiers are often best because they add moisture where you can get the benefit, without first feeding bacteria and mold in ducts, which duct mounted humidifiers do and pollute your indoor air with germs. You also want a unit that has some type of antimicrobial protection to prevent mold and bacteria from growing in the humidifier--this is vital to prevent the humidifier from actually lowering air quality and possibly making you sick.  You also have to consider whether you want an ultrasonic unit or not. If so, make sure it has a demineralization cartridge to keep mineral spots from settling on your furniture.  If you have respiratory infections or COPD, you'll probably want to consider steam humidifiers, since the mist has been disinfected as it leaves the humidifier. 

At our online store, we have a wide variety of portable electric home humidifiers for sale, with excellent warranties, antimicrobial protection and outstanding performance--all at the best discount prices with free shipping due to our extremely low overhead as an online store. Call our experts with your questions today toll-free at 1-800-701-2513. We're here to help!

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