Warm humidifier



Warm Air Humidifier Tips

When we are visiting our doctor’s to cure from a cold, flu and a sinus infection. The doctors often suggest purchasing a warm humidifier. Even when we are going to the National Institute of Health to get advice concerning those health issues, they highly recommend using warm humidifier. Warm humidifier is good for anyone with any sort of respiratory illness and parents often use these warm humidifiers to keep the proper moisture level in their nurseries.

During winter, moisture added to the air then continuing to our body. When we use warm humidifier in our house, it will put warm moisture into the air. Our skin and nasal passages will absorb this moisture and then the mucous in our sinuses becomes thinner and drains. After that we are able to breathe better. In addition, we can also add certain medications to the water that being heated to open our lungs and nasal passages.

Warm humidifier creates heat and can make breathing much easier, however there are precautions we must take when using it. Keep this warm humidifier out of the reach of children, because if a child touches with any part of his body where the steam comes out, it could result in serious burns to the child. The warm humidifier machine itself gets warm, so be sure to keep it off any upholstery or carpeting in the house.

We are often concerned whether to buy a warm humidifier or a cool mist humidifier. Both machines have different technology design that we should consider when we are deciding to get one. Cool mist humidifier bases are perfect places for bacterial growth, so if we do not clean regularly, harmful bacteria and mold will grow in the base and can cause serious lung infections. These are the main problems with a cool mist humidifier. But The National Institute of Health strongly recommend using a cool mist humidifier in a home with children, because it is safer considering children cannot burn themselves on the machine.

The only problem with a warm humidifier is the possibility a child may burn itself. But the advantage of warm humidifier does take much maintenance. The only cleaning necessary is removing the lime scale build up from the base. To do this maintenance just simply adds a small amount of lime scale removing powder to water in the base.

Maintain Long Life

To keep cool and warm humidifier in good condition are required care and maintenance regularly. The good news is that the maintenance is not as difficult as it sounds. These easy to follow steps will help keep our cool or warm humidifier in tip-top condition with does not need to call on professional assistance.

Understand the instructions

Understanding of the instructions clearly provided by the manufacturer of our room cool or warm humidifier is the most important one. If we do not understand perfectly any particular instruction providing by the manufacturer, do not hesitate to contact the people concerned.  We have to remember that warm humidifier might follow different instruction than a cool mist humidifier.

Care for the filters

The filters installed in cool or warm humidifier must be protected from any damage. These filters must be cleaned regularly, washed properly before reinstalling and replaced if damaged. We have to make sure that filters are dried before reinstall them.

Using Disinfectants

The products disinfectants used for washing and cleaning the cool or warm humidifier   available in the market place. Choose disinfectants products which are capable of restricting the growth of germs and microorganisms like bacteria and moulds in the humidifier. The white vinegar is recommended for thorough cleaning of the humidifier reservoirs. It is helpful in removing undesirable deposits from the cool and warm humidifier.

A Few Precautions

> Make sure that the cool or warm humidifier is unplugged while cleaning it.
> Use gloves or safety products while cleaning the reservoirs and other parts of the cool or warm humidifier
> When the cool or warm humidifier is not in use, uninstall it carefully and store it properly.
> The portable cool or warm humidifier must be carried with care, saving it from unnecessary wear and tear.
> Watch out for any parts that begin to rust and make appropriate effortsto clean those parts and replace them with a new part if necessary.
> Wash various parts with disinfectant before storing it and when you reinstall them.

Overall, it is recommended to get the cool or warm humidifier examined by experts after long periods of usage to prevent undesirable situations occurring because of lack of technical knowledge.