Humidification Services from Ray's Heating & Air

Aprilaire

Get whole home comfort with the best cure for indoor dryness

Protect your family and your home from the unhealthy and damaging effects of over-dry air. Dry nose, cracked, itchy skin, and sore throats. Aggravated allergy and asthma symptoms. Painful static shocks. Chipping paint and plaster. Splitting or cracked wood floors, furniture, trim and molding. Sound familiar? Why go through another season with these problems when there is a solution—an Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifier.

Turning your temperature up in the wintertime will keep you warm but won’t increase your home’s humidity level. Daily activities such as showering, cooking and doing laundry don’t produce enough moisture to keep your home’s air from being too dry. According to medical experts, many viruses thrive in low humidity increasing the likelihood of catching colds, flu and upper respiratory ailments. The American Society of Otolaryngology even reports that it is important to prevent an overly dry environment because it makes people more susceptible to infection.

A Whole-Home Humidifier from Aprilaire, installed by your heating and cooling professional, will deliver the perfect amount of moisture to your air making you feel more comfortable at lower thermostat settings. In fact, the EPA states that you can save up to 4% on your heating bill for every degree you lower your thermostat! Increase your family’s level of comfort and protect your valuable furnishings by adding just the right amount of moisture with an Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier.

“If too dry an environment is your problem, consider a humidifier. Clues like awakening with a sore throat, dryness in your nose, or even a nose bleed are signs of too little humidity.”

PORTABLE VS WHOLE-HOME: THE CHOICE IS CLEAR

How It Works

An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier is installed directly to your central new or existing heating and cooling system. Humidity is introduced into your home’s air in the form of water vapor, which prevents minerals from entering the air in your home and potentially into your lungs. Water is supplied to the distribution tray, allowing it to flow evenly across the Aprilaire Water Panel®. The resulting humidified air is then distributed via your heating and cooling system ductwork throughout your home.

Why Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifiers?

Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifiers were introduced in 1954 as the first evaporative, flow-through design humidifiers. That’s right—we invented the very first, truly effective, whole-home humidifier. Since then, Aprilaire Humidifiers have been imitated—but never duplicated—and continue to lead the way in whole-house humidification systems. And only Aprilaire offers fully Automatic Digital Humidifier Control to monitor outdoor temperature and indoor humidity levels while providing convenient troubleshooting and maintenance reminders.

Whole-Home Humidification vs. Portable

Too much humidity can be as much of a problem as too little humidity. Unlike portable units the Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifier continually monitors relative humidity levels in your home, then works to deliver the right amount of moisture (click here to view an Optimum Relative Humidity Chart) —never too much or too little— to your entire house. Aprilaire Humidifiers don't require the daily cleaning and disinfecting that many portable units require and you never need to worry about the risk of microbial organism growth due to standing water.

“Humidifiers are commonly used in homes to relieve the physical discomforts of dry nose, throat, lips, and skin. The moisture they add to dry air also helps alleviate common nuisances brought on by winter heating, such as static electricity, splitting woodwork, and cracks in paint and furniture.”

Honeywell

TrueSTEAM Humidification System

So what's the right amount of moisture for my home?

The optimal range for annual indoor relative humidity (RH) is between 35 and 55 percent (ASHRAE Standard). Unlike portable humidifiers that are only effective in the rooms they are located in, or other whole house humidifiers that only deliver moisture when your heating equiptment is running, Honeywell's TrueSTEAM Humidification is truly different.

TrueSTEAM works by producing its own steam independent of equipment operation so your home gets moisture when you need it most.

TrueSTEAM is the most eco-friendly way to humidify your home, because it uses up to 70% less water while delivering more moisture than traditional whole-house humidifiers.

While other humidifiers rely on moisture-filled pads that can be susceptible to bacteria growth in the water and airstream, TrueSteam delivers "true" steam- the cleanest form of humidification.

In addition to keeping your home and family comfortable, TrueSTEAM can help reduce heating bills. Because humidified air feels warmer, you'll be able to turn your thermostat down for savings.

Contact Ray's Heating & Air today to see how we can make whole house comfort a reality.