Using a space heater in your home is a great low cost option to heating during the winter. However one problem is always unavoidable, drying out the air in your home. This can cause problems like dry skin, throat and nose, itchy eyes and nose bleeds.
So when choosing a space heater it is important to get one that suits you and everyone else in your home. Let’s take a look at the difference between conventional and infrared heaters when it comes to moisture in the air.
Infrared Versus Conventional Heaters
If you are one of the many people who want to use this money saving option but don’t want to put up with these nasty side effects, I have some great news. These problems are now a thing of the past thanks to infrared heaters. Unlike conventional heaters, infrared heaters do not take moisture out of the air.
The heating process of a conventional heater is to put out warm air into the room. The down side to this is that with all this warm air being added to the room, there is no new moisture added. Because of this the relative moisture level decreases, causing the air to feel drier.
This causes health problems that impede your daily life such as asthma and nose bleeds. Dry air can also make you more susceptible to infections. This is because as your sinuses dry out, the mucus that normally traps infectious particles becomes drier and less effective.
This is where choosing an infrared heater will benefit you greatly. It is because infrared heaters do not change the humidity in a room. The reason they do not change the humidity in a room is because, unlike conventional heaters, they do not require bringing in the air to heat it up.
In fact, they don’t even heat the air in a room. Instead, infrared heaters heat the objects in a room directly. This is what gives them the ability to heat a room without changing the humidity in it. Using a heater that doesn’t dry out the air is important because the change in humidity can affect you, your family and even your pets.
You will notice that you feel much better when using an infrared heater in your home. You will be able to breathe easy without the air drying out your sinuses and throat. In addition your skin will feel much more hydrated and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Infrared heat is also known to help boost your immune system.
Don’t continue to settle for a heating option that is accompanied by such pesky side effects. You shouldn’t need to find remedies your dry skin, throat and nose, itchy eyes and nose bleeds just because you want to stay warm in. It’s time to make the switch to infrared heaters and start feeling comfortable in your own home.