With Covid-19 going around I sure worry about the health and safety of our family.
I have looked online for ways to keep them safe.
Masks, hand washings, and avoiding big crowds all make sense. What is less clear is how our heating and cooling should be maintained, then some sources say that chilly air is better to keep the virus load down, other sources say that hot, humid air is better at killing the virus. Still others say it doesn’t matter so long as the air is dry. It is all undoubtedly contradictory! Ultimately, I just decided to keep our home set at a comfortable temperature year round and to also invest in strong air filters. I got a strong air filter for our heating and air conditioning method and I also got strong HEPA filters to place around the house, that is the best that I can do for now. I did discover something interesting during all of our internet searches though. I discovered that hot water boiler systems were, essentially, invented because of a virus outbreak about 100 years ago. Heat from boiler systems is a lot safer than forced air furnaces. This is because boiler systems don’t spread germs from one room into all of the rooms in the house. This is undoubtedly fantastic to know. I kind of wish that our house had a boiler method now. We wouldn’t need those old-fashioned radiators. I would be plenty ecstatic with underfloor heating. I know someone who uses a boiler method for exactly that purpose and her floors are so hot and comfortable. Now, if only they would figure out a way to cool our houses safely both of us would be all set.