What Should Normal Indoor Humidity Be?

Colder weather is infamous for resulting in dry air within your house. Because humidity levels in the U.S. are generally lower in the fall and winter, drier air can lead to in dry skin, irritated eyes and a scratchy throat. 

When you’re running your furnace, it’s important to keep indoor humidity in the right range for the best comfort. Let’s go over what the normal indoor humidity should be in the U.S. and how you can achieve it. 

The Mayo Clinic suggests having your home’s humidity. During this appointment, our Experts will measure humidity levels, visually check your present heating and cooling equipment and give recommendations. 

These recommendations can involve a whole-home humidifier. This equipment hooks up with your furnace to give stable humidity in every room of your home. It’s a step up from a portable humidifier, which is limited to humidifying one space at a time. And these humidifiers can create a mess, dripping water as you shift them from room to room. 

4 Symptoms That Your House’s Indoor Humidity is Off 

When the humidity in your house isn’t in balance, it can lead to several problems. Here are a few symptoms that your residence’s humidity is too low. 

  1. You aren’t sleeping great. The National Sleep Foundation says extremely dry air can make you more vulnerable to getting sick, since your nasal passages get dry. And being ill means you typically won’t sleep great. The dry air can also lead your throat to feel inflamed and make it more complicated for you to slumber. It could also aggravate snoring. 
  1. You’re frequently getting zapped. Dry air contributes to increased static electricity. You can keep the shocks managed by keeping your home’s humidity level. 
  1. Your wood cabinets, flooring or furniture is splintering or looks damaged. Air that’s too dry can blemish wooden things, because it draws out moisture. Using a whole-home humidifier can keep your belongings and home looking great. 
  1. Your skin seems dry and irritated. If you’re requiring a lot of lotion but your skin still seems scratchy when you’re indoors, humidity levels might be at fault. Low humidity can also make your lips crack and lead to increased coughing. 

How to Cure Problems Caused by Your Residence’s Dry Air 

As we discussed previously, installing a humidifier at 866-397-3787 to request your free home comfort assessment today.