Cool Mist

A lack of humidity in our house can cause sinus problems, nose bleeds, dry skin, cracked lips, crack warping of furniture and wood floors. Some bacteria and viruses also spread faster in dryer air. We need humidifier such as cool mist humidifier to avoid the negative effects the lack of humidity.

Humidifiers add humidity to the air which allows the tiny hair in the nose and throat to expel particles that were suspended in the air. This normal level of humidity will reduce the possibility of winter infection. Keeping our house at a 35-45 percent humidity level by cool mist humidifier will relieve the pain of dry aching sinuses, noise level of snoring, cold symptoms and chapped lips.

Keeping our room at normal humidity by cool mist humidifier will also prevent dry, itchy skin, reduce static electricity shocks and protect wood furniture, floors and musical instruments from cracking and warping.

Cool mist humidifiers are a type of humidifier that produces humidity by blowing air through a wick in water and disperses mist vapor to the room. The vapor from cool mist humidifiers is not heated, so there is not risk of burning users.

If we use a humidifier all year-round, a cool mist humidifier is the best choice because using it does not raise the room temperature and steam is not emitted. This cool mist humidifier is also good choice for dry but warm climates and uses less energy.

The Eva-Mist EDV2500i Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier is a great cool mist humidifier. It humidifies our rooms up to 250-300 square feet. It is almost silent and the water tank is easy to clean and change. Included with this type of humidifier is an adjustable humidistat that allows us set our desired humidity level.

This Eva Cool Mist Humidifier also has an ionizer to promote cleaner air and automatic shut-off feature for when the water tank is empty. Smart Technology is used in this cool mist humidifier that automatically adjusts the unit depending on the conditions of the room.

Type of Cool Mist

Cool mist humidifiers use a filter to trap minerals and impurities in the air and they release a cool, invisible mist that evaporates into the air. They do not heat the water so there is no burn risk. Basically, there are three types of cool mist air humidifiers

Ultrasonic

The ultrasonic cool mist humidifier style is more modern type. It creates a mist through sound waves that vibrate the water. They are very efficient and nearly silent to our human ears. We will find that this cool mist humidifier style always includes a demineralization filter which will trap minerals before they are released into the air. Some ultrasonic cool mist humidifies come with a heating option. This ultrasonic type of cool mist humidifier also use a low power consumption.

Evaporation Wick

This type of cool mist humidifier uses a wick to absorb water. The water is then evaporated by a fan. This is a very natural form of evaporation which some people consider to be an added benefit. The evaporation rate will slow as the humidity in the air increases so these units are actually self-regulating.

Impeller

For these cool mist humidifiers a spinning disk creates the mist. This process of creating humidity is much quieter than creating it with a fan. Impeller humidifiers are usually available as smaller units so they are easy to move from room to room. They use minimal electricity unlike warm mist humidifiers that have heating elements. These type of cool mist humidifier usually will not require any replacement filters.

Actually there are three different types of cool mist humidifier available in the market today. Each of types use different technique to get water into the air. The first type is by evaporation and this is the common cool mist air humidifier method.

Cool Mist Humidifier

At the first cool mist humidifier method, water is absorbed into a filter and a fan is installed to speed the evaporation process. This method is very simple and natural, and has been around for a long time. This method has been tested and used over the years, and has proven that this model is very reliable. The only disadvantage of this cool mist humidifier type is the noise of the fan.

The second cool mist humidifier technique that has been developed in recent years uses a spinning disk to encourage the water into the air and create the mist. This technique is also called impeller models make a lot less noise than a fan. The low noises result in this model is a big advantage. This impeller cool mist humidifier type also does not need to replace the filter.

The third type of the cool mist humidifier uses ultrasonic sound. This may sound like something from science fiction, but it is actually quite an effective method. This ultrasonic cool mist humidifier style creates a mist through sound waves that vibrate the water. To the human ear, this ultrasonic model is effectively silent.

The Right Choice

Generally there are two types of humidifiers. They are warm mist humidifier and cool mist humidifier. Warm mist humidifier works by boiling water in a holding tank to add to the humidity level in our room. Cool mist humidifier uses a fan to evaporate the water, which is absorbed by a wick filter from a tank.

A cool mist humidifier is an essential for our baby’s nursery, especially during winter time. Because during winter time, air becomes dry and causes babies to develop breathing problems, swollen sinuses, and respiratory infections.

Allergies and drying of the skin are common in winter. So to protect our baby from these health problems, we need cool mist humidifier to humidify the dry air surrounding our house. Here are tips to help us when deciding to choose a humidifier.

• Decide which type of humidifier.

Warm mist humidifiers are ideal for cooler climates as the moisture they release is warm. On the other hand, the moisture released by cool mist humidifier is cooler and more appropriate for warmer climates.

• Ensure that the humidifier is safe.

Some pediatricians consider cool mist humidifier is safer as it does away with the electric heating element. Warm mist humidifier uses heating element which could accidentally hurt the people, especially our baby.

• Cleanliness of the air is our issue.

Warm mist humidifier is better than cool mist humidifier in respect to cleanliness of the air from bacteria as they work by boiling water into steam.

• Built in humidistat

Warm mist humidifier and cool mist humidifier with a built-in humidistat will allow us to control the amount of humidity in the room. Humidity level between 30% and 40% is a comfortable level to set.

• The noise issue.

This noise issue is a problem with cool mist humidifier, which use a fan for its functioning. But some cool mist humidifier models allow to select the fan speed to control the level of the sound emitted.

• Overall

The cool mist humidifier is generally better to cover a larger area and thus more appropriate if we have a large baby nursery.