Problems falling asleep in the evening, but waking up with a stuffy nose and a scratchy throat. These are familiar problems for the winter season that affect many people. The reasons for this are often found in the heating air, which dries out our sensitive nasal mucous membranes during sleep. At the same time, this disables our body’s important protective function, for example against attacks from a flu virus. That’s why you should ensure a healthy humidity of between 40 and 60%, especially in the bedroom, and you can do this quite easily with the following tips.
Ideally, the humidity in any given room should be between 40 and 60 percent. However, when there is a lot of heating in the winter months, the humidity in many rooms often drops by 20 or even 30+ percent. But before you add more humidity to the air in your room, you should take a measurement to find out what percent your humidity level has dropped. And because a healthy feel-good climate in your home or office is always a combination of humidity and room temperature, the latter should be measured at the same time. Our tips for a healthy, feel-good climate in your bedroom:
Measure air humidity and room temperature in your bedroom
With the room thermohygrometer BZ05 or the indoor climate monitors BZ01, BZ06 and BZ07 from Trotec, you can precisely measure the humidity and temperatures in any room. One particularly practical feature: Depending on the model, the compact and stylish measuring devices have an integrated calendar function and weather station. And best of all: The room thermohygrometers and indoor climate monitors are already available from £8.95 in the Trotec Shop!
Use a little less gas when heating the bedroom
In the bedroom, a temperature of 16 to 18°C is quite sufficient – the sleep you get in cooler rooms is even deeper and more restful. But you shouldn’t overdo it with energy saving either. Leaving the heating off completely is not a good idea in sub-zero temperatures, as the walls cool down and so-called cold bridges are created.
Place or hang a bowl of water on or near the heater
Doing this lets the water evaporate better and adds more humidity to the room, thus making the heating air not quite so dry anymore.
Work with a drying rack and damp laundry
If the dry air is really bad, you can simply set up a drying rack with damp laundry. However, you must then ventilate regularly, otherwise mould may form.
Use the steam from the bath
Is your bedroom connected to the bathroom with a common door? Then simply leave the door wide open and direct the steam produced during showering or bathing into the bedroom.
Install indoor or cat fountains
Indoor fountains increase the air humidity and are also eye-catchers like water walls, bubble columns or spring stones. A cat fountain is a good idea for providing drinking water for any fur demons around. Important: To avoid germ accumulation, change the water regularly and clean the containers.
Rely on houseplants as natural allies
Green plants release a large part of the watering water back into the environment. And their return on investment can be seen all year round: In winter, you can use them to prevent dry air in the bedroom, and in summer, the plants cool the temperature a bit to make it more comfortable. The most suitable plants are, for example, Cyprus grass, arching hemp, monocots, ivy, green lily or aloe vera.
Use manual spray bottles and atomisers
For one thing, you make your plants happy by spraying them with some nice water vapour, and at the same time, you also increase the humidity in your rooms.
Invest in a humidifier
Those who want to be on the safe side should opt for this professional and cost-effective solution. To ensure that you purchase the perfect device for your needs, it is best to consider which of the many functions and features you find particularly important before making your purchase. In evaporators, for example, the water is heated and the steam is released into the environment. Nebulisers, in turn, work with ultrasound, which nebulises the water into very small droplets and releases them into the air. And evaporators suck in the room air, humidify it, then release it again.
- B-E Series Ultrasonic Humidifiers from Trotec
A first-class solution where you can choose between the different models, the B 1 E, the B 5 E, the B 6 E and the B 7 E, which offer different nebulisation capacities. These range from 4.8 to up to 7.2 litres per day. Ultrasonic humidifiers – depending on the model – are ideal for use in rooms of up to 20 or 30 m².
- Air washers AW 10 S and AW 20 S from Trotec
Both 3-in-1 comfort units are easy to maintain and clean and humidify the room air without filter mats. The air washer AW 10 S binds together pollen, animal hair, house dust and even unpleasant odours thanks to the integrated plasma feature. The air washer AW 20 S offers optimum humid room air quality at all times, thanks to a combination sensor and HEPA filter.
- B Series Evaporation Humidifiers from Trotec
All hygrostat-controlled models in this series, such as the B 24 E / B 25 E, B 250, B 300, B 400 or the remote B 500, guarantee a pleasant room climate and allow you to breathe freely. The performance capacity – depending on the model – ranges from 0.6 to 60 litres per hour. The large air humidifiers can be deployed in rooms of up to 420 m².
Professional air purification and humidification – with brand quality from Trotec
At Trotec you will find the right room thermohygrometer as well as the humidifier of your choice. Take a look for yourself by clicking on the links and enjoy the unbeatable value of a leading brand supplier of these units:
- the BZ series room thermohygrometers
- the B-E series ultrasonic dehumidifiers
- the AW-S series air washers
- the B series evaporative dehumidifiers
– now available in the Trotec shop!
