We know that humidifiers can help us with our dry skin and even bring down heating costs a bit, but now the question is, what’s the difference between a portable humidifier and a whole home humidifier?  Portable humidifiers are small units that can be purchased at a hardware store or even a grocery store.  They need to be filled with water to operate and are placed out in the open in a room.  On the other hand, whole home humidifiers are built in to your forced air furnace or steam heat system.  So why should you choose a whole home humidifier?  Here are four reasons:
- Portable humidifiers need to be filled with water in order to work. Â You will have to be constantly refilling them, while whole home humidifiers are fairly low maintenance and only have a pad that needs to be changed every year.
- In order to regulate the humidity throughout your home many portable humidifiers would have to be purchased whereas a whole home humidifier can easily control the humidity of the entire home.
- People do not see whole home humidifiers which make them more visually pleasing than a portable humidifier sitting out in every room.
- Portable humidifiers can be knocked over and make a big mess. Â Also, they can be quite noisy!
Though portable humidifiers are definitely still helpful, a whole home humidifier will be much more convenient and give you more peace of mind. Â Interested in learning more? Â Contact FLAME!
