I found some information on Ohio State University's medical center website explaining why there are more colds during colder months. And "spoiler alert" it's not because of being cold. http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/lung_diseases/cold/pages/index.aspx
"People are most likely to have colds during fall and winter, starting in late August or early September until March or April. The increased incidence of colds during the cold season may be attributed to the fact that more people are indoors and close to each other. In addition, many cold viruses thrive in low humidity, making the nasal passages drier and more vulnerable to infection."
If we can't change the fact that we have to be inside more often, we should be able to change our indoor environment to one that is more humid.
Today there are much better options for whole house humidification than just putting a pot of water on the wood stove or little bowls of water around the house. It is common to see advertisements for one room humidifiers. You might see a person lounging in her easy chair with a machine next to her pumping out hot, steamy water. She is relaxed, comfortable and breathing easily. What happens though when she gets up to go to bed? Does she carry the machine with her? Does she spill water when she is trying to fill the humidifier?
The other humidifier options are a By-Pass or Steam. Both connect to your existing ducted heating and cooling system.
Here are some pros and cons to these humidifiers.
TYPE PROS CONS
Room style Portable Must refill
Least expensive Small tanks
No installation Messy
Only humidify a small
area
Noisy
By Pass No tank to fill Uses cold water
Does entire house It must heat water to humidify
Cheaper than
multiple Uses humidifier media that must
room units be changed
room units be changed
Cheapest way to do Not good with hard water.
entire house
entire house
Steam Best humidification available More initial expense up front
Uses less energy
Uses pre heated water
Runs more efficiently
Does not need heat system to be on to work
Most flexible to install
No tank to fill.
***Natalie and Shelly
Uses less energy
Uses pre heated water
Runs more efficiently
Does not need heat system to be on to work
Most flexible to install
No tank to fill.
***Natalie and Shelly
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