Keep your family comfy and cozy this winter with a whole-home humidifier.

With winter fast approaching, it’s only a matter of time before homeowners and renters in Minneapolis, and throughout Minnesota, start to crank up their furnaces to escape the dropping temperatures outdoors.

While furnaces provide much-needed warmth, they can also lead to severe indoor dry air – causing irritation and discomfort for family members and potentially damaging your home.

The solution? Whole-home humidifiers, which return moisture to the heated air to increase comfort levels and protect a home’s finishes.

Check out the top 5 benefits of whole-home humidifiers:

1. Keep your family healthy and happy all winter long. With a whole-home system, you can help to eliminate dry noses, cracked and itchy skin, sore throats and other respiratory ailments caused by dry indoor air. 

2. Provide for maximum comfort levels in your home. Aside from the health-related benefits of whole-home humidifiers, they can also reduce static build-up associated with dry air. No more annoying static shock or static cling.

3. Eliminate the risk of damaging your home’s fixtures and furnishings. Indoor dry air can cause significant damage to a home – from chipped paint and plaster to cracked wood floors. Heated air that’s not properly humidified can even cause musical instruments to go out of tune.

4. Save on energy costs. Shrinking window framing around doors and windows can result from over-dry air. That can lead to cold air entering your home from the outside. With a whole-home humidifier, you can make your house more energy efficient by keeping the warm air in and the cold air out.

5. Allow for easy maintenance. Compared to portable humidifiers, whole-home systems require minimal maintenance and can keep a home at a desired humidity level with just the initial setup. You won’t have to worry about daily cleaning or the risk of bacteria growth from standing water.

Learn more about whole-home humidifiers from Welter Heating in Minneapolis, Minnesota.