帮助 conquer home humidity problems with these tips

根据 能源之星®，美国.S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary program for energy efficiency, the ideal home humidity level is between 30% and 50%. Proper management of indoor home humidity levels has several positive effects. If you implement solutions to keep your home in the right range, you could:

• 提高个人舒适度.
• 控制水分 这会损坏房屋的木材、油漆和壁板.
• 帮助 prevent mildew growth and odors in clothing and belongings.
• 改善 室内空气质量 通过减少 灰尘 螨, 模具 以及其他过敏原.
• 减少害虫侵扰.
• 改善 the energy efficiency of your air conditioner.

这里有一些 ways to maintain that healthy range and clear the air 通过减少 and controlling humidity at home.

如何降低和控制湿度

Some homeowners use their air conditioners year-round to combat humidity. 这里有一些 建议 for more effective continuous use of your cooling system:

• 将风扇设置为自动模式. 保持ing it in the "on" position actually re-humidifies the space by blowing air over a wet coil when the condenser cycles off.
• Invest in a unit with a variable-speed air handler.
• 考虑安装整栋房子 除湿机.
• 不要自动调低恒温器. Turning down the thermostat to reduce humidity might be a sign of an oversized air conditioning system. Air-conditioning systems can only keep up with the moisture they're designed to remove, 系统是否调节进入的新鲜空气, 内部空气循环或两者兼而有之.
• 考虑一个 智能恒温器 作为湿度策略的一部分.
• Replace the air filters on your air conditioning system on a regular basis so it can work more efficiently.
• Ensure the refrigerant in your A/C is at the right level. If it is too low, your air conditioner might struggle to remove humidity or heat from the house.

更多减少过度湿度的方法

Here are ways to help keep additional moisture and humidity from infiltrating the home:

• 在厨房和浴室安装通风机.
• 运行一个 便携式除湿机.
• 把脏地板铺在 狭窄空间 用塑料蒸汽屏障.
• 密封空气和管道泄漏.
• Select 室内植物 that absorb moisture from the air, such as Boston ferns.
• 保持 air conditioning drip pans and drain lines clean and unobstructed.
• Avoid activities that add moisture to the air on humid days, such as taking hot showers and boiling water on the stove.
• 确保你没有 水泄漏，因为它们会使空气潮湿.
• 检查你的阁楼，确认它有合适的 通风.
• Regularly clean excess moisture and water from counters, bathroom mirrors and other surfaces that may get wet.
• 保持 排水沟 and downspouts clean, and try extending downspouts further from the house.
  
• Water plants only when needed, and slope soil away from foundations to help keep water from pooling.
• 在你的房子周围种植灌木和树木, as they absorb moisture from the air and can help decrease humidity levels.

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