The overdried skin, close warm air, exacerbation of skin allergies — all this often meets in every second house in the summer and during the heating period. And all because the humidity indoors lowered or in general is absent. As to fight against it — let's understand.
Basic purpose
The humidifier is weapon of the 21st century from dryness and mustiness in any room. And still this device — practically need for the house where there lives the child. The optimum humidity in any room has to be not less than 45%, lower indicators cause discomfort. Household appliances of the small size which will support the necessary level of humidity can correct a situation.
They will save in the summer when temperature on the street reads off scale, and even the draft does not save, and in the winter during a heating season when our skin and hair are injured from sharp temperature differences. Moreover, negatively it influences and on plants — hygrophilous greens can die from excessive dryness. The hanged-out wet fabrics helped to escape from dryness earlier, but at the same time the house turned into the field with linen ropes. Now it is enough to you to buy the small device.
Principle of operation of devices and main types
Irrespective of a type of the humidifier, it imitates natural evaporation of water, only with a pressure, at the same time creating a visible cloudlet. Now it is possible to buy the device which will not simply humidify, but also will purify air in the room. Depending on the device and assembly, its work can be noisy or in general silent. Distinguish traditional humidifiers, devices with the principle of hot evaporation, nano-cloud and ultrasonic devices. It is separately possible to allocate climatic complexes.
Traditional
The structure at this device the simplest — it evaporates cold water which is filled in in special containers. Usually force of evaporation depends on temperature in the environment. The it is higher, the more intensively there is a moistening. But it not in all models. Such types of devices can purify air — water passes through special replaceable cartridges or other vaporizing elements and only then gets to the room already in pure form. Cheaper options have replaceable elements of cleaning, and what is more expensive — plastic which need to be washed independently from time to time.
Important! It is necessary to understand that at big intensity of evaporation the thicket that all dirt which collected from the previous cleanings did not begin to get to air needs to change replaceable cartridges or cartridges.
If to fill in the distilled water in capacity, it will be possible to change filters less often.
Hot evaporation
When we speak about devices of hot evaporation, we mean steam humidifiers. They work by the principle of heating of the poured water, and steam which at the same time is emitted, and controls humidity. Special electrodes are placed in containers with water, and when giving tension they heat liquid to production of steam. When water reaches a limit, they automatically cease to work. Process reminds operation of the electric kettle, but the difference consists in work speed — our device does it very slowly. Such devices are completely safe — it is put in their design at an assembly stage. Any wire will not earn in disassembled state. Plus, be not afraid to get burns — the heating-up containers with water are usually surrounded with one more protective layer.
However, as well as the teapot, at this device has a tendency to education on an internal surface of a scum — if in time not to clean it, it can end with breakage. Rather noisy — at night it it is better not to turn on this device. And electricity he will many eat — its power up to 600 W.
For cleaning of the room of pathogenic organisms by means of ultraviolet the quartz lamp is used.
Nano-cloud
The most expensive and most effective option not only moistening, but also purification of air. It works so: the special mechanism soaks up standing air, all possible pollution settle on special filters, and the technology nano-cloud sates this air with water molecules, at the same time without creating noticeable steam. It helps to avoid such troubles as a white raid on furniture and distribution of bacteria. Though this device from the technological point of view ideally works, meanwhile influence on a human body of such small particles of moisture is up to the end not studied.
Ultrasonic
Now the given type of humidifiers is most widespread. Usually it is similar to a big flask for water which costs on the special base from where there are ultrasonic fluctuations. Thus steam which is distributed on all room turns out. Such device has pluses and minuses.
From merits It should be noted that cold steam is capable even to lower temperature in the room by degree or two. Especially it is relevant in the summer. Also it quite quietly works and does not spend a lot of electric power. From minuses — precipitation on furniture is possible that will lead over time to deterioration in its state. Also it is necessary to fill in in the device only purified water, and evaporations will be without harmful impurity, and it is necessary to clean the device less often. Around the device there can be a condensate — to avoid it, put it higher and reduce power.
Important! On such devices often there are hygrometers and thermometers, and so they are absolutely excessive here — near the device always the humidity will be higher and temperature is lower, than in other corner of the room.
Climatic complexes
This system cares for a microclimate in the room in general. It is the system of devices which clean with higher quality and moisten air. There is it at the expense of several stages of water treatment. The multifunctionality allows to remove also an unpleasant smell and to ionize oxygen. All this occurs thanks to special filters which in more modern models can even eliminate the wool of pets or pollen which are quite often causing an allergy. Such installation costs expensive, but the multitasking of the device is worth it. It much longer than a usual humidifier and advantage many times will serve more.
Whether you know? In a day passes through lungs of the person, on average, about 20 kilograms of air.
What benefit is brought by the climatic equipment to adults
Thanks to special devices for improvement of a microclimate in the room, both children, and adults, get a lot of advantages to the health:
- allergic persons cease to feel discomfort because of the flying dust and other allergens which irritate a mucous membrane of a nose, a throat, eyes;
- the normal moisture content interferes with reproduction of different bacteria, and carriers of respiratory diseases have less chances to infect someone from an environment;
- it becomes easier to breathe;
- skin is not overdried that well influences its general state — the special cosmetic care is not required;
- the immune system is supported in good condition.
Read also: how to distinguish and get rid of an allergy; to strengthen immunity by means of vitamins; how it is correct to breathe.
Whether it is possible to install the device in the children's room
Now practically all sane experts I advise to get at least a small humidifier to the children's room. Especially such device is important indoors where there is a baby. The newborn it is important that air was moistened up to 50%. It will help normal functionality of heat exchange, will prevent formation of crusts on mucous a nose, will provide free and easy breath. The child cannot be overheated at all — temperature above 22 °C is considered undesirable, and just climatic devices help to hold air within norm.
Also such equipment in the children's room helps to protect from diseases, and in the presence of a disease will help to get rid quicker of it — in the clean and cool room of a bacterium long do not live. The correct humidity will help to maintain the normal state of skin of the kid, especially it is important for the children inclined to dermatitis and other allergic reactions.
Learn that it is necessary to make that the child was ill less.
By the way, the rustling devices can be used as white noise — they will absorb external sounds and to help the child to sleep stronger. Even the most budgetary option will bring benefit.
Rules of the choice of a humidifier
To benefit at most from special climatic devices, it is necessary to conform to the basic rules when choosing such device:
- existence of all necessary functions;
- existence of replaceable filters, including for future purchases (the model is newer, the longer on sale there will be cartridges for cleaning);
- container, available to washing, with water — if a flask for liquid is closed and to it there is an access only through a small opening, probability that there bacteria will lodge, is very high;
- monitoring of responses — the known brand does not mean unconditional quality, esteem that write about the device chosen by you.
Also it is worth paying attention to device power, its consumption of water and level of noisiness — we will consider these questions more in details.
Room sizes
Depending on the area of the room, it is necessary to choose more powerful device, it will not turn out to humidify the large room quickly and qualitatively with the weak unit. It is worth being guided by an average value of 60-90 W. Such power quite will be enough for the average one-room apartment. The more the area, the more it has to be specified by W. Often producers write in instructions at once on what room their humidifier is calculated.
Water consumption
The more warmly indoors, the device contents are spent quicker. If you plan to use it all night long in the summer, then you need capacity, at least, on 2 liters. It depends on power, on desirable result. Producers always specify what water consumption when using the device on the different modes goes.
Read also about advantage and harm of boiled and melt water and also about whether the organism can do much harm water drink.
Noise level
If disturbs you that the humidifier will be too loud, then it is better to make purchase not in Network, and in shop that at once there to include it and to check. New developments allow the equipment to work almost silently. Everything that it is lower than 25 dB, works almost imperceptibly if only you are not supersensitive to any sounds.
Existence of the ionizer and additional functions
The ionizer helps to fill air with vivifying oxygen — negative ions. It favorably influences a metabolism, it becomes easier to breathe, the mood is lightened and the risk of headaches in rooms with a large number of the equipment decreases. And the most important — air becomes many times cleaner, all dust which soars in air, is made heavier by free electrons and settles on a floor.
Learn more about the principles of work, advantage and harm of the ionizer of air and Chizhevsky's chandelier.
As for other functions of the climatic equipment, they especially are also not important. The main goal is to make air clean, fresh and to increase humidity. Nevertheless, some devices can fill still air with aromas (thanks to function of addition of aromatic oils), and their displays can notify on date, time, to automatically switch on and off devices.
Whether you know? In a usual state the air flow rate in a nose is about 3 km/h, and here when sneezing it can increase up to 170 km/h.
Rules of use of the device
At the correct and careful use of any equipment it will serve much longer. It concerns and climatic devices which need special cleaning, change of filters and the correct arrangement. Basic rules of leaving:
- the room has to be dry and without flammable gaseous substances;
- near the device there should not be nothing not to block an airintaking opening;
- if from steam there is a deposit around the device — put it as it is possible above that water managed to evaporate, but not to settle;
- put the device on a plain surface;
- the device will work more effectively if to put it near batteries (but not nearby);
- filter water before the gulf in a tank — it will save filters from fast pollution;
- if you took the equipment with aromatization function, then study where exactly it is necessary to add oil — in capacity for water its addition is forbidden;
- water in capacity needs to be changed daily if she does not manage to evaporate, differently microbes will be got;
- it is necessary to clean the device at least time in several weeks;
- you do not repair breakage — only experts can normalize the device.
We advise to read about application in an aromatherapy of essential oils: camomiles, melissa, rosemary, orange, lemon, sandalwood, cedar, fir, tea tree.
Whether harm is possible
How many we would not speak about advantage of the climatic equipment, but there is always a possibility of harm. Though producers exclude it, assure of ideality of operation of the device and guarantee clean air. Users of the equipment felt negative consequences from use of the device more than once. For example, after night of work of a humidifier the condition of lungs worsened — people got sick with bronchitis, they had snivels and cough.
To such phenomenon there are several reasons:
- the humidity in the room exceeded 60% that not in the best way affects a condition of the person, at such level of moisture some microbes breed stronger, as caused complications. To avoid it, it is necessary to have a hygrometer and to watch figures, also for the night it is impossible to leave to work the device, included on all power;
- perhaps, users neglected conditions of cleaning and maintenance of the device, and the collected microbes in capacity for water left in air. Therefore filters need to be changed in process of pollution and to look after the equipment.
It is possible to carry to negative consequences of operation of a humidifier and formation of a white raid on furniture — it is connected with the gulf of the crude water. To avoid it, it is better to take, at least, water from the household filter, and it is even better — distilled.
All unpleasant consequences are directly connected with inability to use the equipment. It is better to read once again the instruction and to be convinced that the device clean, without breakages and defects.
Humidifier: it is necessary or not
If it is difficult for you to breathe, indoors often dead and dry air even after frequent airings, then the humidifier is really necessary. It is better to save up, buy the good high-quality equipment and to enjoy excellent result for years, than to buy the cheap device and to hope for its miracle abilities. Anyway, most of all need for this equipment arises at appearance of the child — for his health the satisfactoriest conditions have to be created. In other cases — this business of the choice of everyone.
If to sum up the results, then It is necessary to tell that many times it is more advantage of a humidifier, than possible harm. Especially, if to adhere to conditions of care for the device and it is correct to use it. The choice of the equipment — important process which it is necessary to approach with all gravity, we hope, our article will help you with it.