Low humidity levels are often blamed on the winter season, which is usually the case; however, our artificial heating systems only enhance the problem. Humidity levels should remain at about 30-50 percent.
How do you reach that target zone? Humidifiers are an easy solution. They not only increase the humidity in a safe, water vapor form way, some can even help save on your heating bills.
Your body feels heat by a combination of two ways: one - temperature; two - humidity. So, the more humidity that's in the air, the warmer you will feel. If humidity is added to dry heated air, you can actually turn your thermostat down and be just as comfortable.
In order to choose the right humidifier, you need to take a few things into consideration. Obviously you will look at the cost, the cost to run the humidifier, and the cost to maintain the machine, but that is not the only consideration. You need to know the size of room that the humidifier needs to reach. This will help you know how large of a capacity the humidifier needs to be; in other words, how many gallons per day of operation. You can calculate your needs by measuring the square footage of the room you want to humidify, then use the below chart to determine what size humidifier you need.
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