Indoor air quality
Whole-home humidifier installation
Stop fighting dry winter air with a portable unit. A humidifier on your furnace treats the whole house and holds the level you set.
Once the furnace starts running in Oklahoma, the air in your house dries out fast. Heated air wants more moisture than it has, so it pulls it out of everything else: your skin, your sinuses, your hardwood floors and trim. By January most houses are drier than they should be.
A whole-home humidifier fixes that at the source. It mounts on your furnace or air handler, taps into a water line, and adds moisture to the air every time the blower runs. RCI has been installing them for 27 years on every brand of equipment, in houses and commercial buildings across the OKC metro.
Signs you need one
- Static shocks every time you touch something metal
- Dry, cracked skin and chapped lips all winter
- Scratchy throat or sore sinuses when you wake up
- Gaps opening in wood floors, doors, and trim
- Rooms that feel colder than the thermostat reads
- Portable humidifiers you refill daily and still lose the battle
Types we install
Most houses do fine with a bypass or fan-powered unit mounted on the return plenum. Both pass air across a water panel. Steam humidifiers put out more moisture and suit heat pumps or larger homes where the blower runs a lot.
We tell you which one fits your equipment and your square footage. We do not push the expensive one if you do not need it.
What the install involves
We cut the unit into the duct, run a water line with a proper tee, set a drain if the unit needs one, and wire a humidistat so it only runs when the house calls for moisture. Because we have our own sheet metal shop, an odd plenum or a tight closet install is not a problem.
Keeping it running
The water panel needs changing once a season, and the unit should be shut off and drained in spring. We can do both during your fall furnace maintenance visit.
What to expect
How a humidifier installation call goes
- 1Look at your systemWe check the furnace, the plenum, where the nearest water line is, and how your thermostat is wired.
- 2Pick the unitBypass, fan-powered, or steam, based on your equipment and house size. You get a price before we start.
- 3Install and set itCut in, plumb, wire, and dial in the humidistat. We clean up the closet when we are done.
- 4Show you how it worksWhere the shutoff is, how to change the panel, and what setting to run in winter.
Will it work with my furnace brand?+
Yes. We service all brands. Humidifiers mount on the ductwork rather than the furnace itself, so nearly any forced-air system can take one.
What humidity should I set it to?+
Around 30 to 40 percent in winter for most Oklahoma houses. Much higher and you will see condensation on windows on cold nights. Once set, the humidistat handles it.
Can you install one in a business?+
Yes. Offices, clinics, and retail spaces get the same dry-air problems. Larger air handlers usually take a steam or fan-powered unit.
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