Winter Moisture and Allergies
Winter is coming! And no this is not the winter on the game of thrones that is yet to come after 8 years! The winter months are usually from December to February depending on where you live. Research conducted by the American lung association on home air quality showed that in the winter the indoor air is five times worse than outside. This is because, over the winter season, most people remain indoors whenever possible and close all windows and doors, therefore, ensuring there is no or minimal air ventilation and air circulation. While most common household activities like cooking,...
Choose The Best Dehumidifier Today
What are the functions of a dehumidifier? It is an electronic appliance that removes excess moisture from the air. Dehumidifier’s works by sucking in moist humid air on one side, using a fan and moving the air over ice-cold tubes that causes the moisture to condense on these tubes and the drip into a bucket. The air is then warmed and pushed out on the other side of the unit. Purchasing a dehumidifier is a simple forward process once, especially if you know exactly what to look for. The following are few factors to consider: What size of a dehumidifier...
How to Dry Your Home After Floods?
As a homeowner, there are a few thing things that can cause you a lot of distress and damage a lot of your property, and floods are one of them. What can cause floods? Heavy continuous rainfall. Burst pipes causing draining lots of water indoors. Sewer back-up. Rising water table causing water to settle on the ground floor. Overflowing sinks and bathtubs. There can be numerous causes of floods, however, the most important fact to know is the earlier you take care of the problem, you can reduce the amount of damage by over 50% and make clean up and...
Dampness: How to Identify, Repair and Protect Your Home From it
Dampness is a common problem encountered all property owner or residences. No house is immune to dampness. Dampness can cause unprotected wood to wot in a matter of weeks or make your brand new appliances rust in a week and the worst problem dampness can cause indoors is mold and mildew growth on every surface of the home and its items. Dampness will make your home or any other space feel cold with stuffy unhealthy air and if it is not addressed over time it can cause thousands of dollar worth of structural damage to your home. Luckily dampness can...
A Dehumidifier or Air Purifier, Which One Should You Invest in Today?
Do you often wake up in the morning, with your throat feeling like itchy dry and for no apparent reason you have sneeze uncontrollably several times? For some you will keep on sniffling and blowing your nose constantly, while your nose is not necessary runny, you just feel discomfort, while you don’t have a cold you have allergies. Over 35% percent of people from various allergies. The biggest percentage of this group is usually children. While some allergies get better as one gets older, this cant is a reason to ignore the allergies in your children. While regular sweeping, dusting...
Dehumidifier Usage and Maintenance Guide
Most homeowners understand the importance of having a dehumidifier in their homes. A dehumidifier regulates the relative humidity levels indoors. This protects both the structural integrity of the house and all household items and appliance form any moisture-related damage. Damp caused by increased moisture can make our home very uncomfortable because of the odor in the air. Damp can greatly devalue your home too. Research has proven that people who live in a home with increased moisture are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems like allergies and asthma. Increased humidity levels in the house will also cause: Dry and...
What Features Should You Always Look Out for in a Dehumidifier?
Humidity is the number one risk to your family’s health and the value of your home. Humidity levels vary throughout the year according to the different seasons. While there is nothing much you can do to control the humidity levels outside, the humidity levels in the door can easily be controlled with an Alorair dehumidifier. Most homeowners understand the use of a dehumidifier – which is to extract the excess humidity from the air, but it is also important to under the different features to look for when choosing the right dehumidifier. For most people, the home will feel comfortable...
Warranty on Dehumidifiers
Warranty-This is a legal or government issued document that means a promise or guarantee. The document provides assurance by one party to the other that the defined and specified facts are true. The factual guarantee may be enforced regardless of materiality and allows legal remedy if the promise is not fulfilled or not true. Most warranties are offered with a product so that the manufacturer makes the warranty to a consumer in which the manufacturer has no direct or immediate contractual relationship. Types of warrants 1. Implied warranty-This is unwritten promises that apply from the nature of the transaction, and the inherent...
Troubleshooting a Dehumidifier
Is your dehumidifier fault and not working? Then you need to make repairs as quickly as possible. But same as other mechanical devices, dehumidifiers contain very compact and complex inner workings with various complex components and parts. So as the user you need to determine: what is the cause of the problem and formulate a means to solve it. Troubleshooting- is the process that is often applied to repair failed products or processes on a system or machine. This process identifies a problem in a machine hence helping through its diagnoses and once repaired the machine becomes operational. Troubleshooting is...
