Date: January 21, 2025
Sometimes, during the ice-cold days of a Boston-area winter, it can feel like you never leave your house. And the fact of the matter is that Americans, on average, spend about 90% of their time indoors. If your indoor air isn’t as comfortable and healthy as it could be, you could end up with dry, irritated skin, sneezing and coughing throughout the season.
Cubby Oil & Energy is committed to helping our customers stay comfortable and healthy all year round, and a big part of that is protecting the indoor air quality (IAQ) of their homes in winter. In this article, we want to discuss how a whole-house air humidifier can prevent dry indoor conditions. The top-of-the-line systems we install connect to your HVAC equipment and deliver humidified air everywhere in your home. Here are some of the benefits you’ll enjoy.
Winter air tends to be drier, and your home can become even more arid with the constant flow of forced air from your furnace. The results can be irritated eyes, nosebleeds, cracked lips, sore throats, dry skin, brittle nails and headaches. No one wants to experience those kinds of irritations in their own home. Adding humidity to your indoor air leads to a more comfortable living space and a better winter.
Winter season is sickness season. Flu and colds lead to many miserable days and plenty of missed work and social engagements. Additionally, indoor pollutants can exacerbate respiratory ailments like asthma.
However, medical authorities have identified a range of health benefits that humidifiers can impart. Added humidity will relieve your sinuses, thin mucus in your nasal passages, soothe sore throats and improve your sleep to help you overcome illness.
All the circulated dry air in your home this winter can damage your wood finishes, flooring, shelving, artwork, furniture, paint and wallpaper. Over time, you might notice warping, cracking, peeling and other issues.
One of the fringe benefits of the comfortable and healthy humified air in your home is that you’ll slow down wear and tear throughout your living space.
This may not be rocket science, but lowering your thermostat a few degrees in the winter can substantively reduce your heating oil expenses. A humidifier can help you do this while maintaining your standards of warmth and comfort.
You see, humidified air feels warmer and cozier. Consequently, you’ll likely feel as toasty in a room set to 68°F with a whole-house humidifier as you would feel in one set to 70°F with no humidification. The result: less furnace cycling, fewer gallons of fuel burned and more money in your pocket!
The IAQ team at Cubby Oil & Energy sells, installs and maintains world-class whole-house humidifiers, and we’re ready to take care of your air quality issues. We can provide a free home air quality consultation and find the ideal product to promote wellness and warmth through the winter and all year round.
Get in touch with the friendly IAQ experts at Cubby Oil & Energy today. We can’t wait to help you feel better in your home this winter.