How to buy a humidifier

Dry flaky skin, chapped lips, cough and cold are just some of the effects of dry, cold weather. If you too are bearing the brunt of excessively dry air, you may consider investing in a humidifier to make your home more comfortable.  A humidifier disperses water particles in the air, thus ensuring that the air in your home doesn’t become too dry, despite the weather outside. So, if this has inspired you enough to buy one for yourself, here are few tips which will help you make the right choice-

There are two main categories of humidifiers available in the market, the cool mist and warm mist models. The difference between the two lies in the technology they use to spread water particles in the air.

The cool mist models use one of these three technologies- impeller, evaporative and ultrasonic, the common point between all three is that they increase the moisture content in the air without converting water into hot steam.

These humidifiers consume less electricity, make your home comfortable and are also extremely quiet.  However, you must only use distilled water with these humidifiers and make sure that they come with mineral filters, as otherwise they may raise the amount of minerals and microorganisms in the air.

The second type of humidifiers, warm mist models, work by converting water into steam. The advantage of this technology is that there is little risk of mineral and microorganisms being dispersed in the air, but the disadvantages are that they consume more electricity, disperse less mist than the ultrasonic models and are more expensive.

Once you have made a choice between the two models, look for the following general features-

Check if the humidifier is good enough for the size of your home. Generally for a large house with 5 or more rooms, a humidifier must have a capacity of dispersing 3 gallons of water in air per day.

A humidifier which comes with an auto-shut off feature is worth the investment. Once the pre-set humidity levels are achieved such a humidifier will shut off on its own, which means not only will it be more energy efficient but your home will also always be comfortable.

Finally, check if the humidifier is easy to fill and clean.

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