For many families in the north, as long as the heating is turned on in winter, many people will use humidifiers to increase air humidity, but what you don't know is that humidifiers are also health invisible killers, so what are the hazards of humidifiers?
1. If the humidifier is not clean, it is harmful to health. If the humidifier itself is not clean, the bacteria will float in the air with the water vapor, causing harm to human health. Humidifier long-term use without cleaning, the harm is undoubtedly the biggest.
How to avoid: if you use humidifier every day, you need to clean every week and change water every day to avoid harm.
2. Add tap water to pollute the air. Do not directly add tap water to the humidifier. Because there are many kinds of minerals in tap water, it will damage the evaporator of humidifier, and the water alkali will also affect its service life. Chlorine atoms and microorganisms in tap water may be blown into the air with water mist and cause pollution. If the hardness of tap water is high, the water mist ejected by the humidifier will produce white powder and pollute the indoor air due to the calcium and magnesium ions.
How to avoid: add pure water according to the instructions in the humidifier manual.
3. Harmful substances released by inferior products inferior air humidifier is the most harmful. The humidifier with poor quality may release harmful substances at the same time of releasing water mist, and may also leak electricity during use. So when we choose air humidifier, we must choose normal air humidifier.
How to avoid: purchase brand humidifier and check the certificate of conformity.
4. Bacteria reproduction due to improper use
The harm of air humidifier four, can't use air humidifier correctly. If the air humidifier is not used correctly, it will make the scattered dust and all kinds of microorganisms on the articles multiply rapidly when the temperature is appropriate, the bacteria will expand, and the vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children are easy to be infected after inhalation;
How to avoid: change water every day, clean every week.
5. Pneumonia caused by improper use. If the air humidifier is not cleaned regularly, the microorganism such as mould will enter into the air and the human body will inhale into the respiratory tract, it is easy to suffer from 'humidification pneumonia'.
How to avoid it: spray is not directed against the person, but should face the side. Especially for the humidifier placed on the desk, the place is small, and the nozzle should be facing the side of the person, bypassing the area in front.
6. Improper use may cause respiratory diseases, which are spread on the Internet in the humidifier. For example, vinegar, isatis root, salt, disinfectant, etc. can play an unexpected 'magical role', which can not only kill bacteria, but also prevent colds. Experts remind that this is not appropriate, not only to the body, but also cause respiratory diseases.
How to avoid: it is best to add pure water in the humidifier, add water according to the instructions of the humidifier, and do not add other 'materials'. Always change water every day.
Set a distance so as not to get wet. Humidifier belongs to electronic products, there may be certain electromagnetic radiation in the work, and the human body should keep a certain distance from it.
Indoor humidification method in winter:
In addition to the correct use of humidifier, we will introduce you to several other humidification methods:
1. Raise more green plants
Green plants are indoor natural humidifiers that regulate temperature and humidity. It is recommended to choose some small plants that can also release oxygen at night, such as Chlorophytum, aloe vera, tiger tail orchid, etc. Bedroom should not be placed too many green plants, a basin or two is good, you can often spray water on the leaves of plants, or raise some hydroponic plants.
2. Put a basin of water on the ground or drag the ground
Some special people, such as arthritis, diabetes patients should not use humidifier, can use a basin of water instead. Before going to bed every night, a basin of clear water can be placed under the radiator in the bedroom to make the air warm, avoid dry mouth and nose after getting up in the morning, and reduce the generation of static electricity.
3. Put the baby's wet handkerchief indoors
If there is a baby, you can put the baby's wet handkerchief, small clothes and so on in the room, the floor area will not be large, which can alleviate the air drying.
The above is to solve the problem of indoor air drying. In winter, the human body will be dry and lack of water. We should drink more water and eat more fruits and pay attention to water replenishment.