A Feature on Healthy Climate Whole-Home Dehumidifiers
With summer being just around the corner, you should be ready to fight off the stickiness and dampness this season brings. If you’re thinking about dehumidifiers, you are on the right track. While dehumidifiers are often used during the cooling season, these systems are also helpful to you during other times of the year.
Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning is your all-around HVAC company in Golden Valley MN that offers complete home comfort systems, including whole-home dehumidifiers.
The Importance of Proper Humidity
Humidity is necessary for your health. Proper humidity levels allow you to feel comfortable. In a cold climate, including too much air conditioning, humidity levels tend to drop and cause all kinds of undesirable effects to your health and your home.
Having the ability to regulate your home’s humidity levels is an essential part of creating a healthy home. Not only does it help you keep your family safe from serious illnesses, but it also increases the efficiency of your main HVAC system. Since you spend most of your time indoors, you must ensure your home has the right amount of humidity.
Effects of Improper Humidity
Many viruses develop in areas with poor humidity levels, which increases your risk of developing airborne diseases. When someone sneezes, the droplets may dry out but the viruses remain active, floating in the air indefinitely, entering your dry respiratory tract. This can lead to respiratory infections like colds and flu.
In addition to the impact on your health, improper humidity levels can have a number of effects on your household fixtures. If you have hardwood floors, artwork, books, or wooden furniture, poor humidity levels can cause them to lose moisture and contract, leading to cracks, warps, and other forms of damage.
How a Dehumidifier Works
Excessive air conditioning takes away the heat in your indoor air. This is when it begins to lose its capacity to retain proper moisture. A dehumidifier pulls in hot and humid air with a fan and, as this air passes through, it comes into contact with cooled coils. At this point, the moisture condenses out of the air and remains on the coils. From there the collected moisture drips into a bucket, and the air is exhausted back into the room. This is how dehumidifiers remove excess moisture from the air, helping eliminate uncomfortable dampness in your home.
Features of the Healthy Climate Whole-Home Dehumidifiers
Available in three sizes, each compatible with nearly any central cooling system, a Healthy Climate® dehumidifier can effectively remove moisture throughout your entire home. When a zoning system is added, you also have the option of dehumidifying single areas.
Dehumidified air feels cooler, so you can set your thermostat at a higher temperature and still feel comfortable. In fact, for every two degrees you raise the temperature during the summer, you can save between 5% and 7% on your cooling bill.
Unlike some portable indoor air quality systems on the market, a Healthy Climate® dehumidifier makes your home healthier without producing ozone, a toxic gas that can irritate the lungs.
Since a whole-home dehumidifier integrates with your central cooling system, you’ll avoid the noisy operation of portable units. You can also save yourself the hassle of constantly emptying water buckets.
This product has been approved by ENERGY STAR®. Such products are the same or better than standard products, only they use less energy. To earn the ENERGY STAR label, furnaces must meet strict energy efficiency criteria set by the US Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Department of Energy. Since they use less energy, these products save you money on your electricity bill and help protect the environment by causing fewer harmful emissions from power plants. And you get the features and quality you expect.
Additional Features:
- Effectively removes excess moisture from the entire home, a single area, such as a basement or a combination of both
- Helps create healthier air by reducing dust mites and mold that thrive in humid environments
- Protects home furnishings and wood from moisture damage
- Uses environmentally-friendly R410A refrigerant
- No ozone emissions— a known lung irritant
- Designed to easily integrate with your heating and cooling system
- New 65 pint model is ENERGY STAR® rate
- 5-Year Limited Warranty on covered components
Call the Indoor Air Quality Experts For more information, call Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning. For over forty years, we have been the Crystal heating and cooling contractor most trusted by homeowners.