THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
"LIVE IN THE D."
CHUCK AND TATI.
>> Chuck: THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,
HOUSES ARE CLOSED UP TO KEEP THE
COLD AIR OUT AND WE SPEND MORE
TIME INDOORS.
IT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S
HAPPENING.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THE AIR IN
THE HOUSE CAN GET STALE AND
REALLY DRY.
>> Tati: WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
SOLUTIONS BEGINNING WITH OUR
PARTNER ADAM HELFMAN FROM
HIREITDONE.COM AND SHOWS ONE OF
THE LATEST UPDATES TO KEEP IT
COMFORTABLE.
♪
>> AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP IN
MICHIGAN, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPS TO THE SAME LEVELS AS THAT
OF A DESERT?
THAT'S WHY PROPERL PROPER
HUMIDITY IS IMPORTANT.
ADD MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AIR
WHEN EVERYTHING TURNS DRY AND
COLD.
SO WHAT IS A HUMIDIFIER?
IT'S A DEVICE THAT ADDS MOISTURE
BACK INTO THE AIR USING WATER
VAPOR.
DO YOU EVER WAKE UP WITH AN
ITCHY, DRY THROAT, PERHAPS A
NOSEBLEED?
THAT TELLS YOU THE HUMIDITY IN
YOUR HOUSE IS WAY TOO LOW.
THERE ARE WAYS TO OVERCOME THAT.
A QUICK WAY TO ADD HUMIDITY IS
TO BOIL A POT OF WATER.
HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT GONNA
HUMIDIFY A LARGE AREA OF YOUR
HOME.
ANOTHER WAY TO HUMIDIFY IS TO
GET A ROOM HUMIDIFIER.
THEY TAKE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE
AND CAN BE A BREEDING GROUND FOR
MOLD AND BACTERIA.
ADD A WHOLE-HOUSE HUMIDIFIER,
AND IT GOES ON THE SIDE OF YOUR
UNIT
THIS IS A HEALTHY CLIMATE
WHOLE-HOUSE HUMIDIFIER.
ON T RETURN AIR SIDE IT ADDS
MOISTURE, GETS HEATED, AND THEN
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE WHOLE
HOUSE.
UP HERE IS THE HUMIDIFIER
CONTROLLER WHERE YOU CONTROL THE
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT YOU ADD
INTO THE AIR THAT GOES THROUGH
YOUR HOUSE.
SO WHAT ARE THE RIGHT LEVELS FOR
YOUR HOME THIS WINTER
MOLD, MILDEW AND BACTERIA CAN
BREED IN HOMES THAT HAVE MORE
THAN 60% HUMIDITY LEVELS.
SO THERE IS A SWEET SPOT,
BETWEEN 30-60% HUMIDITY LEVELS.
PROP HUMIDITY CAN HELP YOUR
HOME.
IF IT'S TOO DRY, IT DRIES OUT
YOUR FURNITURE AND FLOORING AND
IT CAN CRACK.
WHEN THE HOUSE ISHUMIDIFIED
PROPERLY, YOU'LL FEEL WARMER AND
TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURE.
>> Tati: SO WE'LL FEEL WARMER,
SAVE MONEY ON THE HEAT BILL AND
PRESERVE THE FURNITURE IN OUR
HOME.
>> IT CAN DO ALL THAT.
>> Tati: WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT
WITH YOU?
>> EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A
HUMIDIFIER.
THIS IS A HUMIDIFIER PAD.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT
HAS A COATING ON IT.
IT'S AN ANTI-MICROBIAL AND LOOKS
LIKE A WAFFLE.
AS YOUR AIR GOES THROUGH IT AND
IT GETS DISTRIBUTED, IT ALLOWS
IT TO HUMID FIGHT.
>> Tati: AND THIS IS?
>> THIS IS THE HUMIDIFIER THAT
ACTUALLY GOES ON THE SIDE OF THE
FURNACE.
>> Tati: RIGHT HERE.
>> AND THIS IS THE SWITCH THAT
GOES AND OPENS IT AND ALLOWS THE
AIR TO FLOW THROUGH.
SO THAT'S GOOD WITH THAT.
OVER HERE IS THE DIGITAL
HUMIDSTAT AND YOU CAN CONTROL
THE PERCENTAGE IN YOUR HOUSE.
THERE'S A SWEET SPOT.
35-55%, SOME EXPERTS SAY HIGHER,
SOME SAY LOWER, BUT THAT'S THE
GOOD TEMPERATURE OR PERCENTAGE
OF HUMIDITY IN YOUR HOUSE.
IF YOU GO TOO MUCH HUMIDITY, YOU
MIGHT GET WATER ON YOUR WINDOWS
AND YOU THINK THEY'RE LEAKING.
SO --
>> Tati: YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
>> ANY HARDWARESTORE, YOU CAN
GET A HYGROMETER THAT MEASURES
THE HUMIDITY IN YOUR HOUSE, $5.
>> Tati: I THAT A GOOD PLACE TO
START?
>> YES, IT'S $5 AND PUT IT ON A
KITCHEN TABLE, ON YOUR COUNTER
AND LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT.
IF IT'S NOT IN THE SWEET SPOT,
WHICH IS THE GREEN RIGHT HERE,
YOU NE TO UP THE HUMIDITY.
>> Tati: AND THERE'S A BIG EVENT
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET GREAT
IDEAS.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S THE SUBURBAN COLLECTION
SHOWPLACE, THE NOVI HOME SHOW.
IT'S THE KICKOFF FOR ALL HOME
IMPROVEMENT.
IF YOU'RE THINKING OF GETTING
IDEA AND YOU WANT TO KICK THE
TIRES AND GET IDEAS, GO THERE.
IT'S A GOO PLACE FOR HOMEOWNERS
WHO ARE THINKING OF REMODELS.
SO GO THERE.
>> Tati: ANY SPECIALS FOR US?
>> WE DO.
LISTENERS OF "LIVE IN THE D,"
YOU'LL GET WHOLE HOUSE
HUMIDIFIER FOR 450 AND HAVE IT
DONE IN YOUR HOUSE.
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END
OF FEBRUARY, WE'RE CONTINUING
THE HALF OFF FURNACE TUNE-UP.
THEY'LL ALSO GIVE YOU A FREE
HUMIDIFIER PAD IF YOU HAVE A
HUMIDIFIER.
>> Tati: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A