A neighbor called me last weekend asking if I could assist him with installing his Aprilaire humidifier. A plumber by trade, he was comfortable with all of the installation except the wiring. He told me the humidifier had been sitting in his basement for the last five years and that he just never got around to installing it. However, the bitter cold weather we experienced last week translated into a house that was "miserable" to live in (we had several days in Madison, WI where the high temperature was below zero). Miserable because of extreme dryness and the physical discomforts it brings, and miserable because his wife was not happy that he had prolonged getting the humidifier installed. She knew she was one step away from all the comfort and protection a whole-house humidifier brings, but there it sat, in the box. So close, yet so far away.
As I was wiring up the unit, we joked about the motivation for getting the humidifier installed and how he was scoring big points and getting out of the dog house. Once the installation was complete, I gave him a weather station so he could see the improvement in relative humidity (RH) as the day went on. Later in the day, he was thrilled to report that his RH was climbing steadily and that there was a noticeable improvement in comfort. While I probably cannot say that Aprilaire saved a marriage, my neighbor and his family are enjoying a healthier living environment, all because of an Aprilaire humidifier. Either way, it's still a pretty cool story.
As I was wiring up the unit, we joked about the motivation for getting the humidifier installed and how he was scoring big points and getting out of the dog house. Once the installation was complete, I gave him a weather station so he could see the improvement in relative humidity (RH) as the day went on. Later in the day, he was thrilled to report that his RH was climbing steadily and that there was a noticeable improvement in comfort. While I probably cannot say that Aprilaire saved a marriage, my neighbor and his family are enjoying a healthier living environment, all because of an Aprilaire humidifier. Either way, it's still a pretty cool story.
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