Want To Be More Comfortable and Save Money?
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week’s blog is a follow up from our posting on Oct 7th looking at the reasons we need humidifiers in our homes.
- How Does the Body Regulate its Temperature?
Your body is a furnace that’s constantly generating heat. It regulates the temperature by constantly secreting moisture in the form of perspiration, which evaporates.
When any substance goes from a liquid state to a gaseous state, it absorbs heat. This means that, as the perspiration evaporates, it absorbs heat from your skin. The drier the air, the more rapid the rate of evaporation and the quicker your body cools.
When it’s cold outside and the forced-air heat is running and you feel a little chilly, you turn up the heat. This dries the indoor air all the more, causing your body to kick into a higher “cooling mode”.
The higher you turn up the heat, the drier the air becomes, the more your body evaporates and the cooler you feel.
- What’s the Lowest-Cost Way to Lower Your Heating Bills?
When you’re feeling chilly, check the indoor humidity level before raising your thermostat setting. Raise the humidity level, and you’ll feel more comfortable without increasing the heat.
At 70F, for every 10% you increase the indoor relative humidity, you increase the “apparent temperature” approximately 1F.
For every 1F that you reduce your thermostat setting, you save approximately 5% on your energy consumption.
This means that with proper humidification, consumers can save 20% to 30% or more on their heating costs on the coldest days and nights of the winter. They can also be healthier and more comfortable, while extending the useful life of their home and furnishings.
Are you concerned with being more comfortable in the winter and lowering your utility costs? 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
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