Humidifier Filters
The low level of humidity is likely to cause a number of negative consequences that concern your health, house, furniture and comfort.
Due to dry mucous membrane you may suffer from nosebleeds, respiratory problems and cough. Dry skin may cause irritation. Regarding people who suffer from asthma, humidifiers are very important devices.
Furniture and the house are vulnerable to dryness as well. The surfaces may crack, which isn’t very beautiful, is it? Dry air sucks the moisture from your skin and it makes you feel colder, therefore consumption of energy may increase due to often use of heaters.
Humidifiers enable you to regulate the humidity level, which is to be between 30-50 percent. Higher or lower level is actually harmful.
Humidifiers operate according either to warm mist principle or to cool mist principle. Warm mist humidifiers heat water to evaporate it and thus to humidify the air. Cool mist humidifiers are equipped with wick filter that absorbs water and then the fan blows the water out into the room.
The humidifier filter is a very important part of any humidifier. Its main function is to remove disease causing bacteria and other pollutants from the air.
Troublesome it may seem, but regular maintenance is to be done, otherwise the humidifier filters may fail to operate effectively. The manufacturers’ instructions to any model state how often the filter should be cleaned or removed. Normally, it is 4 to 6 week period that the filters work flawlessly. If the maintenance isn’t performed there is a great possibility that the following troubles will appear: mildew, mold, dust mites and bacteria. Providing your humidifier is associated with abovementioned troubles the use of it may be even more hazardous than low humidity consequences.
For those who don’t want to change filters on a regular basis the Hunter Company manufactures Care-Free humidifiers featuring Permawick filters. Such filters are to be cleaned only once a season and never need to be changed.
Replacing humidifier filters isn’t a big deal; still one thing should be taken into the account: you should buy the filter of the same brand with your humidifier. In other words, if you have a Honeywell humidifier, you should buy Honeywell humidifier filter. Generic brands are to be avoided, as they are of poor quality and may bring about only harm to your machine. If you insist on buying a generic filter, you should check the manufacturer’s instruction to find out whether warranty is voided by the use of generic filter or not. Cheap doesn’t necessarily mean cheap and cheerful. Generic filters may turn out to be only cheap and bad.