Surprising Benefits of Dehumidifiers During Spring Season
Jay BualThe warmth of spring is a welcome thing after harsh winters.
Unfortunately, the gradually warming temperature also causes humidity to rise, creating moisture-related problems that can lower indoor air quality and overall comfort at home.
This is why dehumidifiers are just as useful in spring as they are in summer. They offer many surprising benefits, and all of them have a positive impact on your health and finances.
Here are seven good reasons to buy a dehumidifier for your home in spring.
Keep Allergies at Bay
Allergens like mold and mildew can thrive wherever it’s hot and humid. Pollen, another common allergen, spreads more easily as the climate turns warmer. Unsurprisingly, spring also signals the start of seasonal allergies for people sensitive to these airborne contaminants.
Dehumidifiers can help keep reactions to airborne allergens at bay in two ways. First, it lowers and regulates humidity, making indoor conditions less conducive to mold and mildew growth. Second, as air passes through the dehumidifier’s built-in filters, pollutants such as dust and pollen get trapped, allowing cleaner air to exit and circulate inside the room.
If anyone in your household suffers from seasonal allergies or is highly sensitive to mold or mildew, using a dehumidifier in spring should help alleviate their breathing problems.
Dry Your Laundry Faster
Everyday clothing can easily dry in a combo machine or dryer. However, bed sheets, thick throw blankets, jackets, and other heavy fabrics sometimes have to be air-dried or hung out in the daytime to fully dry. This becomes a challenge in spring when the rain showers start. As many know, wet laundry tends to smell dank when hung indoors.
A simple solution would be to turn on a dehumidifier. Since it extracts excess moisture from the immediate surroundings and releases dry air, hanging wet laundry nearby will help dry it faster.
Keep Your Home Smelling Fresh
Scented diffusers, essential oils, and commercial air fresheners can all make your home fragrant. But masking odors with strong scents isn’t always a good idea. It can trigger allergic rhinitis in people sensitive to chemical smells, plus they might not work long-term.
Since residential odors usually have something to do with moisture, it would be smart to address that first. So, to prevent your home from smelling damp in spring, use a dehumidifier. Your home will smell and feel fresher than if you spray Glade everywhere.
Let You Sleep Better
Temperatures between 60°F and 65°F are the best for uninterrupted sleep. Some might sleep better when it’s a little colder or warmer, but this range is widely accepted as the most comfortable. Sharp drops or increases in temperature would be uncomfortable and cause you to wake in the middle of the night.
Humidity is also important for sleep quality. According to the Sleep Foundation, humidity directly impacts wakefulness. If humidity is high, it gets harder to reach the last two stages of sleep—slow-wave NREM and REM—which are crucial for the body’s recovery, healing, and overall health.
Both temperature and humidity tend to rise in spring. Having a dehumidifier will help regulate both and ensure you get quality sleep every night.
Prevent Wood Furniture from Warping
The changes in temperature and humidity as winter makes way for spring can cause wood furniture to warp.
Plywood, lumber, and hardwood contract and expand as temperature and humidity levels change. This is why shelves and benches bend in the middle, laminated sheets become less adhesive, and screws on the joints of chairs and tables become loose over time.
Wood deterioration is inevitable, but using a dehumidifier to reduce indoor moisture will help preserve the shape and integrity of wooden furniture for a long time.
Keep Upholstery from Getting Musty
Upholstery has the same tendency as wood to absorb moisture in the air when humidity is high. It can smell damp and musty towards the end of spring when rain showers are more frequent. Sweating also adds to the problem because it spreads odor-causing bacteria on mattresses and upholstered furniture.
A simple solution for both would be turning on a dehumidifier on humid days. It will help prevent beds, sofas, and pillows from developing unpleasant smells from excess moisture and sweat.
Protect Appliances and Electronics from Rust and Mold
The moist air in spring can cause metal surfaces and components in appliances to oxidize. Moreover, mold can appear on the seams of rubber seals and gaskets, especially in heat-generating appliances that are in contact with water, like refrigerators, dishwashers, and washing machines
Regular cleaning, applying anti-rust and anti-mold sealants, and regulating humidity with the help of dehumidifiers will prevent rust and mold from overtaking your appliances.
Enjoy the Best Parts of Spring with Argendon
Comfortably warm temperatures, gentle rain, dewdrops on grass and flower petals—there are many things to like about spring that are easily overshadowed by problems like the ones above. If you have always loved this season, you can enjoy it again by getting a reliable dehumidifier to keep your indoor moisture levels in check.
Enjoy a worry-free spring from this year onward. Check out Argendon’s dehumidifiers today.