Keep the humidity at an optimal level for your comfort and that of your loved ones! As the Allergists recommend controlling the humidity in your home, ideally at 45- 55%, as humidity levels of 55% or more promote the proliferation of dust mites. Put all the chances on your side by creating a healthy environment at home for your health and that of your loved ones.
Is a dehumidifier useful?
You may have the impression that a dehumidifier is a kind of luxury product, or in other words, a totally dispensable electrical appliance.
However, a dehumidifier is much more than a device that frees our home from humidity on a whim, as it provides us with many benefits, both material and sanitary.
Is it good to use a dehumidifier?
Want to know the benefits of using a dehumidifier at home? Here is a summary of the five most important ones.
1. Does not promote the growth of mold, mites and fungi.
If the humidity reaches 50% or more, it promotes the reproduction of dust mites and the development of molds. By maintaining a humidity level below 50% in the rooms, all these elements will be eliminated to a large extent, leading to a healthy atmosphere in your home.
2. Improves the symptoms of various respiratory problems.
It can greatly help to reduce the symptoms of allergy sufferers and improve the quality of life of asthmatics, as one of the benefits of a dehumidifier is that it can eliminate most of the mold, fungus and dust mite problems, which cause most of the symptoms of many respiratory diseases.
3. It helps improve the condition of rheumatism and/or arthritis and other bone conditions.
Although recent research has concluded that excess moisture in the environment is not the cause of these bone diseases, it does aggravate them in patients who already suffer from them.
4. Maintaining an environment free of excessive moisture also prevents unsightly moisture stains on the walls.
Normally, when the house warms up during the day, moisture evaporates and is retained in the air. But when the room cools down again at night, the moisture condenses on cold surfaces such as windows, walls, ceilings, etc. It is this condensation that eventually causes damp patches, due to the growth and proliferation of mold in damp, low-light spaces. So if you don't know how to control moisture in the walls, a dehumidifier for the home is your solution, as the dehumidifier works on the excess moisture held in the air.
5. For the same reason, the dehumidifier prevents corrosion of electrical appliances, pipes and other metal surfaces.
A relative humidity in the room higher than 50% causes an acceleration of the corrosion of the metal components of the appliances. This occurs, as we have just seen in the previous section, because of condensation due to excess humidity in the room.
A dehumidifier can prevent or improve respiratory diseases caused by excess humidity".
Thus, as we have just seen, the use of a home dehumidifier is not a luxury accessory, but an effective and efficient way to help us prevent and/or improve respiratory and bone diseases, as well as to protect our material goods from humidity. It's really worth thinking about, because we are not only talking about possessions but also about our health.
I wish you excellent health!
Vincent
Owner of Protech Allergies