Humidifier Filter— Make Your Humidifier Live Longer!

Humidifier Filters Ensure your Best Friend in Winter Keeps You Happy

Since you are probably already in love with your humidifier which has relieved you from the physical discomforts of dry air by humidifying your whole house, you want to make sure that your humidifier remains healthy and maintains its current performance. The first thing you need to do is to stock up on humidifier filters. The primary function of the filter is to absorb water and release it as moisture into the air. As the filter does this, impurities such as rust and minerals are trapped making the filter less efficient and require to be cleaned or changed regularly, depending on manufacturer instructions. Failure to follow the cleaning and care instructions can lead to the growth of mold and bacteria.

Humidifiers – Your Best Friend In Dry Winters
Humidifiers help maintain comfortable level of humidity in your house. They help create healthy homes for allergy, asthma and sinus sufferers by improving air quality and humidifying the air. A warm and cool mist humidifier can help with problems caused by dry air such as dry skin, swollen nasal passages, sinus headaches, and asthma. The two leading brands of humidifiers are manufactured by Holmes and Honeywell.

Holmes Humidifier Filter needs to be replaced every 2-3 weeks to ensure that the humidifying action of the humidifier does not diminish and your house is sufficiently humidified.

• For Evaporative WickFilters, the filter turns brown when it is in need of replacement.

• Water Purification Filters are designed to remove minerals in the water which makes the humidifier difficult to clean. A good indicator that your filter is ready to be replaced is more minerals than normal collecting on the water tray and heating element.

Honeywell Humidifier Filter needs to be replaced every 2-4 weeks depending on usage and water hardness. It is also recommended that filter be removed anytime you are cleaning your humidifier.

• In Evaporative WickFilters, Honeywell has incorporated microbial coating to prevent the surface growth of mold, fungus, algae and bacteria. This protection lasts the life of the filter.

• For whole house humidifiers, Honeywell recommends annual humidifier pad replacement, especially in areas with hard water. Replacing the pad is easy and takes only a minute or two.