Reduce Heating Costs and Humidity

Costs in all general service areas are up. Many consumers are feeling a pinch on their utility bills. With fall and winter soon approaching, maybe you have wondered how you can reduce heating costs? Have you ever considered reducing costs by controlling the humidity in your home?

The level of humidity in your home has a direct effect on how warm it actually feels. Think of the weather outdoors at this moment. If you are reading this is the summertime, it is more than likely very warm. If it is 70 degrees outside with high humidity, it will feel warmer because of the heat index.

The heat index takes into account not only the temperature, but the wind speed and atmospheric pressure as well. The easiest way to reduce heating costs in your home is with a humidifier. When you think of a humidifier, you probably think of a child with a cold sleeping with one next to his/her bed, right?

Have you ever wondered what a humidifier actually does? A humidifier’s main purpose it to add moisture content or humidity to the air. As a humidifier saturates the air with moisture, it drives down heating costs as well. You might be surprised to know you can reduce heating costs from 10-30% in your own home. This of course also depends on air quality and circulation in your home.

Try this experiment for one month and see if you don’t notice a difference in your utility bills this fall and winter. Set up a humidifier in a central location in one room in the house. You can purchase humidifiers for $15-20 at most local retailers. Run it for an hour or so at a time and check to see how often your heat kicks on.

Control the humidity in your home and save some money this fall and winter!