Is a dehumidifier useful?

You may have the impression that a dehumidifier is a kind of luxury product, or in other words, a totally dispensable electrical appliance.

However, a dehumidifier is much more than a device that frees our home from humidity on a whim, as it provides us with many benefits, both material and sanitary.

Is it good to use a dehumidifier?

Want to know the benefits of using a dehumidifier at home? Here is a summary of the five most important ones. A dehumidifier:

1. Eliminates dust mites, mould, and mildew.

Humidity levels of 50% or more encourage the reproduction of dust mites and the development of mould. By maintaining a humidity level below 50% in the rooms, all these elements will be eliminated to a large extent,, leading to a healthier atmosphere in your home.

2. It can greatly help to reduce the symptoms of allergy sufferers and improve the quality of life of asthmatics, as one of the benefits of a dehumidifier is that it can eliminate mould, fungi, and dust mite problems, which cause or exacerbate the symptoms of many respiratory diseases.

3. Helps improve the condition of rheumatism and/or arthritis and other bone conditions.

Although recent research has concluded that excess moisture in the environment is not the cause of these bone diseases, it does aggravate them in patients who already suffer from them.

4. Maintaining an environment free of excessive moisture also prevents unsightly moisture stains on the walls.

Normally, when the house warms up during the day, moisture evaporates and is retained in the air. But when the room cools down again at night, the moisture condenses on cold surfaces such as windows, walls, ceilings, etc. It is this condensation that eventually causes damp patches, due to the growth and proliferation of mould in damp, low-light spaces. So if you don't know how to control moisture in the walls, a dehumidifier for the home is your solution, as the dehumidifier works on the excess moisture held in the air.

5. Prevents corrosion of electrical appliances, pipes, and other metal surfaces.

A relative humidity in the room higher than 50% accelerates the corrosion of the metal components of home appliances. This occurs, as we have just seen in the previous section, because of condensation due to excess humidity in the room.

A dehumidifier can prevent or improve respiratory diseases caused by excess humidity.

Thus, as we have just seen, the use of a home dehumidifier is not a luxury accessory, but an effective and efficient way to help us prevent and/or improve respiratory and bone diseases, as well as to protect our material goods from humidity. It's really worth thinking about, because we're not just talking about possessions, but also our health.

I wish you excellent health!

Vincent Poulin!

President and Founder, Protech Allergies Inc.