Moisture is essential for comfortable living! It can help to prevent scratchy throats, dry nasal passages, chapped lips, static electricity and dry, cracked wood furniture. The most common way to add moisture to your living environment is by using a humidifier.

It can seem difficult or confusing to select the right humidifier. These few steps will help you decide.

STEP 1???Determine the correct size needed by deciding what size room in which you intend to use the humidifier.

There are:
SMALL-MEDIUM ROOMS
These are appropriate for a small bedroom or living area.

MEDIUM ROOMS
These are best for use in medium bedrooms and living areas.

LARGE ROOMS
These are suitable for larger living areas.

MULTIPLE ROOMS
These are utlized to humidify several rooms in your home using the one humidifier.

WHOLE HOUSE
These can be used to humidify a whole house???usually up to 1700 square feet.

STEP 2???Decide whether you want cool or warm moisture. It???s really a preference. If your home is very warm and dry you may consider a cool mist (evaporative) humidifier. If you prefer a warm, moist environment, or want the option of including medication to treat the air you should select a warm mist model. The difference is how the moisture is produced:

COOL???Uses a natural evaporative process and wick filter to produce cool, invisible moisture. The filter purifies the water which evaporates into cool moisture. A fan in these models helps to distribute the mist into the room.

WARM???Uses a heating element within housing to boil water which produces warm, soothing vapor.

STEP 3???Select the features that you want. It depends on the level of technology and convenience you desire. A brief listing is below.