Spring is coming, and the dust weather in the north is gradually spreading. Many people feel that the indoor is particularly dry. At this time, a humidifier is very necessary. Keeping indoor relative humidity can not only effectively fight common diseases such as cold and flu in spring, but also easily make people feel warm indoors. When buying humidifiers, what are the different advantages and disadvantages of different types of humidifiers?
select humidifier according to the size of the house
Due to the different air tightness of the room, the humidification capacity of the humidifier will also be different. For a small room of 16-18 square meters, use 350-400 ml of humidifier per hour. For wooden buildings or larger areas, use 600-700 ml of humidifier.
humidifiers are mainly divided into four types.
Heating type (also known as steam type), the working principle of this humidifier is to make water boil and use steam to humidify, which is the same as burning the water in a kettle. Its humidification ability is strong, but because of the hot steam ejected from the humidifier mouth, children at home need to pay attention to preventing children from being scalded by steam. In addition, this humidifier will consume a lot of electricity because it needs to constantly transpiration water with a heating rod.
Gasification type. This humidifier uses the principle of humidifying the filter by evaporating the moisture with wind, which is the same as drying clothes with a hair dryer. Compared with the heating type, this humidifier consumes less electricity, but because the wind is slightly lower than the room temperature by about 2 degrees, the user is easy to feel cold.
What makes up for the deficiency of the heating type and the gasification type humidifiers is the mixed type. Its main components are the same as the gasification type, but it uses warm air to heat the filter, so that the temperature of the sent air will not be too low or too high, and the humidification capacity can be improved. In terms of power consumption, although it is more than the gasification type, it is less than the heating type.
There is also an ultrasonic type that uses ultrasonic vibration to disperse water into water mist, and then uses a blower to diffuse water mist to the room. Relatively speaking, the structure is simple and small, which is more beautiful than the appearance design. Low power consumption and no noise are its advantages, but most of them are compact, which can hardly humidify large rooms.
what should be paid attention to when using humidifier
Boko Kitahara, an overall system research institute familiar with indoor air conditioning, put forward some views on the correct use of humidifiers. He pointed out that ultrasonic humidifiers can easily lead to indoor air hygiene problems. He said that after ultrasonic vibration, the chlorine contained in tap water will be reduced, which can easily lead to the propagation of indoor bacteria.
In addition, he suggested that when using the humidifier, you should change the water or wash the humidifier several times a day. Whether it is heating or gasification, although some machines have added parts with sterilization function inside, it is very necessary to clean the humidifier and change the water regularly in order to inhibit the propagation of bacteria. In addition, professional Lisa kanhara also pointed out that the daily maintenance of humidifiers is also very important. She introduced that after the heated humidifier has been used for a long time, there will be white bleaching powder solid condensation at the air outlet, and a large number of bacteria will deposit on the gasified and mixed water container and filter. Attention should also be paid to cleaning the water container and replacing the filter.
the placement position of humidifier is also important.
If you want to make better use of the humidifier and make the effect of the humidifier better, there is a lot of knowledge about the position of the humidifier. If the humidifier is placed near the air outlet of the air conditioner, the water vapor will be carried all over the room by the air conditioner, which is more conducive to humidifying the air in the room.
Beiyuan pointed out that “the gasification type has stronger humidification ability in dry and high-temperature places”. Therefore, it is not appropriate to place the gasification type at places with low temperature and prone to condensation, such as the bedside. Shinhara also suggested that using a small heating humidifier and putting it on the table for one person can not only achieve good results, but also save electricity. If the ultrasonic humidifier is placed around the bed in the bedroom, it is easy to wet the surrounding furniture, so it should be placed high.
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