During the heating season, humidity in the apartment falls under the critical level. Sanitary rules control only the excess of the upper threshold relative humidity. But her lack of it can lead to health consequences.
Particularly acute in the moisture deficit in the body react to the children. This is manifested in the constant lethargy, frequent colds, and poor sleep. For a normal adult human being needs indoor humidity of 40-60%, for children - 50%. Not everyone knows that the humidity is less than 30% in winter. If the room is being accessed by the heater, moisture may drop below 20%.
Due to the lack of moisture there is a danger of being in constant stress. Therefore, in domestic homes set humectants.
Content
- 1 Features
- 1.1 appointment
- 1.2 Operating principle
- 1.3 Functionality
- 1.4 Advantages and disadvantages
- 1.4.1 Traditional
- 1.4.2 Ultrasonic
Features
Most of the demand:
- steam - Traditional,
- ultrasonic.
To determine which humidifier - Ultrasound or a traditional best, make a comparison.
appointment
The appointment of all kinds of one thing: the creation of a favorable level of the damp environment in space and maintain this level within a predetermined range.
Operating principle
Steam humidifier in similar kettle. The air is humidified by hot steam. To reduce energy costs
and increase the initial speed of the liquid in the heating chamber serve small portions.
The unit must be water level sensor and protection thermostat for automatic shutdown in case of the boil-off total water. Tightness is required: if there are gaps, it does not fulfill its purpose.
Some models are sprayed to 700 ml per hour.
Considered perfect steam humidifier that for achieving uses ultrasound.
From the tank the water is dosed is fed to the working chamber to the radiator. It is a piezoceramic washer with silver electrodes. When it is fed an alternating current, it begins to vibrate and generate ultrasonic waves. Increasing the speed of the oscillations on the water surface allows to break it into small pieces.
It creates a water slurry which can be compared with a cloud of mist. By water transformation completion in cold steam built fan blows outside the cloud and it evaporates.
In such devices provided a hygrometer, which controls the level of humidity in the room. Upon reaching a predetermined upper value of the device is automatically disconnected and switched on as soon as the humidity in the room drops below.
With a budget option the user will have to control the level of humidity in the house and turn on / off the device.
Functionality
In addition to general purpose provides additional functions. Manufacturers are improving the product and expanding range of applications.
Steam humidifier addition disinfects ambient atmosphere moisture, destroying the bacteria around.
Using hot steam is possible to install devices for aromatherapy. But if this is not in the device, in any case do not add aromatic oils into the water. This will harm the unit and your health.
The room gets extra heating.
In contrast, steam, ultrasonic humidifiers steps are completed devices to improve the overall performance and expand application field. The chassis mounted a filter for cleaning the air ionizer and added to enrich by negative charges.
In models of present water softening cartridge and its purification from excess salts. Because of this we do not breathe in them and they do not settle over the room white bloom.
Normally only cold vapor, but there are models with two modes clouds of steam. hot steam are destroyed microorganisms mode.
Advantages and disadvantages
Leaning on the owners responses, we can derive the pros and cons of each model.
Traditional
Benefits:
- average price category;
- noise at work does not interfere with sleep;
- It can be used as a heater;
- It destroys bacteria;
- It can be filled with water from the tap;
- cheap replacement filters and cartridges;
- efficiency is higher than that of models with different principle of action;
- suitable for rooms with a lot of plants;
- It can be used in aromatherapy, and in the form of an inhaler.
Disadvantages:
- You could get burned;
- due to increased heat dissipation is problematic to use in the summer;
- expend large amounts of electricity;
- hygrometer no need to buy separately.
Ultrasonic
Benefits:
- in a small package can accommodate a variety of additional devices;
- saves energy;
- multifunctional;
- quiet operation and low vibration;
- Sensors automate the work;
- Cold vapor is safe for children.
Disadvantages:
- the use of distilled water or replaceable cartridge to clean it;
- inhalation salts precipitate, which is released from the tap water, may cause health problems;
- the device can not be placed in the children's bedroom;
- high price.
However, such devices are saving money in the end, not spending as much electricity. Or the opposite happens with steam models.
If the health care indifferent, humidifier should be kept in every home. Weigh the pros and cons to choose the right device for the apartment.
If the house does not have children, there is time for the control device of operation there is no need to save energy, the best would be a steam humidifier. In other cases, the acquisition would be justified ultrasound.
