In winter, the simple act of turning up the thermostat dries out your house. That's because warm, dry air acts like a giant sponge that soaks up moisture from everything it touches. The unpleasant results: You experience dry skin, chapped lips and clogged sinuses. Hardwood floors separate at the seams. Woodwork and furniture shrink, warp and crack. The piano goes out of tune. Wallpaper peels at the edges.

Fact is that wintertime relative humidity inside the average home hovers around a bone-dry 15%. By contrast, the average humidity in the Sahara Desert is 25%! Fortunately, you can solve the problem by installing a Honeywell whole-house humidifier. Honeywell humidifiers replenish the humidity in the air in a safe, water vapor form (no mist or droplets). They are the right choice for a more comfortable and healthy home.

Relative humidity drops as outdoor air is heated

In an average home, normal air infiltration around doors and windows completely replaces inside air about once every two hours. Heat that outdoor air to room temperature and its relative humidity plummets. For example, on a winter day with the outdoor relative humidity at 60 percent and outdoor temperature at 30 degrees, warming outside air to 70 degrees causes its relative humidity to drop to just 14 percent (see chart). By contrast, the average relative humidity for the Sahara Desert is 25 percent! No wonder that without a humidifier your home quickly becomes bone dry.

How it Works

Water flows through the humidifier nozzle into the cleverly sloped PerfectFloTM water distribution tray, where eight channels direct the water to flow evenly across the humidifier pad. As thirsty, dry air is forced through the wet pad some of the water evaporates and is distributed throughout your home in safe vapor form. Unevaporated water with dissolved minerals flushes down the drain tube. Thanks to an efficient water-usage scheme Honeywell humidifiers use up to 40% less water than other brands, conserving a valuable natural resource.

Easy Maintenance Honeywell recommends annual humidifier pad replacement, especially in areas with hard water. Replacing the pad takes only a minute or two. Loosen one thumbscrew and the cover easily lifts off. Remove the humidifier pad assembly, which unsnaps easily, and drop in the new pad. Replacement humidifier pads are available from the Snelling Company.

A Honeywell Media Air Cleaner is part of a complete Perfect Climate System for your home. To learn more, contact the Snelling company, log onto the Honeywell website, or send for our Home Comfort Guide. Write to: Home Comfort Guide, Honeywell Customer Assistance Center, Honeywell Plaza - MN 27-2164, Minneapolis, MN 55408.