You may have heard through the grapevine to use a humidifier and fan together, that the two compliment each other pretty well. But why? What do the two do so well that using a humidifier with a fan is a relatively favorable idea? Well, it all has to do with spreading the effects of the humidifier.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll go over what each product is meant to accomplish and how the two can help each other, while also dispelling any misconceptions.<\/p>\n
Humidity can be absolutely horrible in the summer. Ever go outside when the temperature was 70 degrees fahrenheit, but it feels like 90? That\u2019s because the level of humidity is higher. However, humidity isn\u2019t all bad and a small amount is actually necessary.<\/p>\n
On a very dry day, next to no humidity, you can actually experience nosebleeds. The dry air dries out the nasal membrane in your nose, causing it to crack and ultimately bleed.<\/p>\n
A humidifier can add a small amount of moisture into the air by filling it with water. This can obviously help prevent nosebleeds without raising the temperature of your house to a deathly high degree.<\/p>\n
The most common misconception about fans is that it dries out the air. This is simply not true. Fans don\u2019t work that way, and only serve to displace<\/em> the air around it. Air moves through the fan and it blows it out the other way. In other words, it does not affect humidity in any shape or form. You won\u2019t get a dry room using a fan. However, that isn\u2019t the entire story.<\/p>\n If you place a fan in your room, with the windows closed, the air that gets circulated\u2014that includes the humidity\u2014just gets passed around and around. But what if you opened windows? Then the game changes.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s say your room is really humid, but the outside is dry. If you were to place a fan near the window, the fan would blow that dry air into your humid room and ultimately cool it off.<\/p>\n This is the effect of dry air meeting humidity, not the fan itself; the fan did nothing but bring the two together. The two would have done that naturally had the window been open without the fan, the fan just sped up the process.<\/p>\n So what gives? Should the two be used together?<\/p>\n So, now you know that humidifiers add moisture to the air and fans don\u2019t dry the air out. Fans only serve to move the available air around. And no, they do not cancel each other out. Here\u2019s why they can work together.<\/p>\n A humidifier admittedly doesn\u2019t spread moisture very far, only within the general area of the room it\u2019s in. If you were hoping to spread the humidity throughout the house, you might consider buying several, but don\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n Instead, use a fan. Remember: fans displace<\/em> air, not dry it out. By placing a fan near the humidifier, you can create a current of water vapor that reaches further throughout the house. With that said, the kind of fan you use can always have a different impact.<\/p>\n For example, table fans are good for dispersing moisture around your room. Larger fans, ones that stand on the floor, can be useful for sending humidity around the house.<\/p>\n Window fans can be helpful if you don\u2019t have a humidifier and are relying on the humidity outside. However, don\u2019t use a window fan if it\u2019s dry outside, but you have a humidifier running inside; it cancels the two out.<\/p>\n Ceiling fans are way better at circulating moist air than table fans, and provide better overall coverage.<\/p>\n In conclusion, fans do not dry out the air. It might dry your mouth out when you\u2019re talking into it, but as far as humidity levels are concerned it doesn\u2019t do squat. They are best served as air control.<\/p>\n By teaming it up with a humidifier on dry days, a fan\u2014table fan, ceiling fan, window fan, what have you\u2014can be a little helper by spreading the water vapor the humidifier releases into the air.<\/p>\n If you happen to be stuffed up and congested, adding Vicks Vaposteam to your humidifier can help break up mucus. However, having the humidifier too close can cause the eyes to water.<\/p>\n Consider placing the humidifier in a hallway and have a fan blow the vapors into the room, but into your face. In fact, Vicks warns against blowing VapoSteam straight into the face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You may have heard through the grapevine to use a humidifier and fan together, that the two compliment each other pretty well. But why? What do the two do so well that using a humidifier with a fan is a relatively favorable idea? Well, it all has to do with spreading the effects of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Humidifiers and Fans Work Together, Not Against One Another<\/h3>\n
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