A Guide to Using Your Everlasting Comfort Humidifier

Ah, here comes winter. With Daylights Saving having just passed, the days feel darker and colder than just a few months back.

That means that for most of us, the barbeques in the backyard are on hold until springtime of next year, the bathing suits have gone into the bottom drawer and the blankets and sweatshirts have come out in full force.

And while there are many wonderful things about winter, including two of the best holidays of the year and everything pumpkin-spice for three months straight, there is also health risks that we need to focus on.

Not only is the pandemic still impacting us all, but the yearly bouts of dry skin, sinus infections and even bronchitis and the flu are upon us. And to enhance the health risks even more, as the days continue to get shorter and shorter, the air in our home will only get drier and drier.

While there are many ways to cope with dry air in our home and our winter illnesses, one of the best ways to combat it all and make the environment in your home cozy and comfortable is through an air humidifier.

Humidifiers are, in short, a genius invention in the form of a small electric appliance. Plugging into any working outlet, they are able to re-balance the air out to better enhance both your health and comfort.

For those who are preparing all the winter gadgets to get through the cold months, we are here to help you learn how to use your humidifier from Everlasting Comfort—the best humidifier on the market!

1. It’s all about balance

While the goal of the humidifier is to get humidity back into your environment, you don’t want to overdo it. The goal is to achieve the perfect balance, where humidity levels sit at around 50 per cent. The reason for this is that if it becomes too humid, your home will soon turn into the perfect environment for bacteria and mold to thrive—which you definitely do not want. In fact, an over the humidified room can cause health complications like asthma and various allergies. So to monitor the humidity levels when the humidifier is on, use a hygrometer and have the humidifier on a timer so it only runs in shorter bursts.

2. The type of water you use matters

Humidifiers need water to run properly. But you want quality distilled water in your humidifier. This is because you will be exposed to the moisture that is in the air, and if the water is not distilled, then other particles risk getting into your air circulation as well. So take the time to fill up your humidifier with distilled water, always.

3. Clean, clean, clean and repeat

We can’t emphasize this enough, but in order to fully benefit from your humidifier, you need to clean it every single time. Rinsing your humidifier’s tank daily will ensure that no mold or bacteria build-up occurs. So the golden rule of thumb is to clean after every day that you use it. While going a few days in between is likely going to be okay, it certainly should not become a habit. So when using your humidifier, remember that once you turn it off your next step will be to clean it—and replace the filters on a very frequent basis.

4. Be careful with placement

Another tip to remember when using your humidifier is to be conscious of where you place it. If you have children around, you want to make sure there is no risk of it falling on or near them, resulting in them then coming into contact with boiling water. In general, if you have kids then try to only use the cool mist humidifiers just to be extra safe.  You will also want to make sure that you place it in an area that allows the moisture to spread throughout the room in a balanced way. And make sure that the room’s doors are open too as it will help you achieve that perfect balance.

5. Fine-tune the settings

To get the full benefit of your humidifier, you will want to fine-tune the settings so that you not only achieve the perfect balance of humidity but also maximize your health benefits as well. Take the time to read the instructions and do a few trial runs so that you can adjust the settings accordingly.

Using a humidifier from Everlasting Comfort is easy and you will benefit greatly from it—especially if you follow these five tips!