Tag: humidity
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Beware of This Expensive Ventilation Scam
Subtitle: Three marketers of crawl space fans rely on customers who don’t know the science of air and moisture Images: How much does an exhaust fan cost? Search online and you can find lots of them that move 200 cubic feet per minute (cfm) for $100 to $150. But, if you put one in a…
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Will a Gas Furnace Dry Out a Home’s Air?
Subtitle: This common belief has some truth behind it, but there’s more to the issue than you might think Images: I get asked from time to time if a gas furnace dries out the air in a home and makes a humidifier necessary.
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110 Years of Modern Air Conditioning
It started as an invention to control humidity in a New York printing plant in 1902 and turned into technology that forever changed the way people around the world live, work and play. July 17th marks the 110th anniversary of the invention of modern ai…