Rocky Top Air

We are getting into peak heating season and the prime time for dry air in your home. 

1. What is the driest place on earth?  The relative humidity of Death Valley is 25%.  The Sahara is 23%.  In a home in the US on a 10 Degree day it can be in the single digits.

2. Why do you get sick more often in the winter than in the rest of the year?  Is it because there are more germs?  No.  There are fewer germs in the winter than during any other season.  When the temperature outside is below freezing, all germs are killed by the cold.  Your sinus cavities are protected by mucous membrane, which constantly secretes mucous. 

When you enter into an environment with low relative humidity, the moisture is sucked away from your body.  Your mucous membranes are paper thin and fragile.  Mucous is what keeps them pliable.  When they dry out, they crack.  When they crack, they open a direct channel into the bloodstream.  If you inhale a cold germ or flu virus, it has a direct channel into your bloodstream.

Of course, the way to prevent this from happening is to keep the humidity in your home at the proper level at all times.  This is done with a central humidifier.

Are you concerned with being more comfortable in the winter and having fewer colds?  Call Rocky Top Air today and save $50 on the installation of a whole-home humidifier at 865.474.1511.

This blog has information taken from Charlie Greer’s Tech Daddy