Low Humidity Could be Ruining These Areas of Your Home
A lot of humidity can be a negative thing, especially for hairdos, make-up, and even breathing. But not enough humidity in your home might actually be harmful to some details of your home’s interior. Check out these few things you may have within your home that insufficient humidity can damage over time.
Wood Floors and Wood Furniture
When humidity levels go up and down it causes wood to bloat and shrink, which could cause cracks and weakness in wood furniture. The bloating and shrinking also adds to warping or openings in wood flooring.
Books
That’s right – books need moisture to keep the pages from ending up dry and delicate. The lack of moisture can also make the ink flake and the cover warp. On the other hand, too much moisture could end up with the book pages sticking together permanently, discoloration, and possibly mold.
Electronics
The absence of humidity creates static electricity which can affect the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LED television, desktop computer, or even your beloved gaming console.
Collections
Whether you are collecting paintings or stamps and photographs, make sure your home has a good balance of humidity all year. Rising and falling of humidity can cause postage stamps to turn brittle and discolored and can even spiral the corners on your pictures. Dry air can also make the paint used to produce artwork brittle or cause it to crack.
Hobbies
Are you a collector of wine? Or a player of the piano? Humidity matters to you, too. A lack of humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to crack or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Insufficient humidity may also cause pianos, guitars, and other fine instruments to be out-of-tune or result in cracks in the wood.
Want to know if your home has the right balance of humidity? Call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning today or schedule online for a no-charge in-home comfort analysis to make sure your air isn’t damaging your valuable home.
