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Where should you put a new humidifier? That depends on the size of the room and how the space is used. Keep one near the bed for overnight comfort or place one in a larger room for balanced hydration.
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Running a humidifier is an excellent way to optimize your home’s hydration levels and support breathable air. If you’re new to these devices, knowing where to place your humidifier will help you get the most out of it.
Fortunately, finding the best place to put a humidifier is simple, but it does depend on a few factors. Here, we’re sharing tips to help you pinpoint the ideal home for a humidifier in your home.
Which Parts of the Home Benefit From Humidifiers?
When considering the best place to put a humidifier in your house, start by thinking about where you spend the most time. If you’re at home often, you might even have multiple humidifiers throughout your whole house. Or, if you have family members sleeping in separate rooms (such as a baby in a nursery), it makes sense to have a unit for each area.
It’s also worth considering where you might need more moisture. The ideal range for hydrated air that won’t encourage mold growth is between 40% and 60% humidity1.
With those factors in mind, here are some of the best locations for humidifiers to consider.
Nursery or Playroom
Placing a humidifier in your baby’s nursery or play space can help keep them healthy and comfortable, particularly in the winter months when dry air can aggravate skin conditions and worsen cold symptoms. Just be mindful about where to place a humidifier in your baby’s room, since safety is paramount2.
Set the device high enough so that both the unit and its cords are out of reach from curious hands (think high on a shelf or dresser). That way, your child will be safe from spills or other mishaps when they’re old enough to start exploring.
While traditional humidifiers should also be situated far enough away from your child’s crib or bed to avoid exposure to mist, Canopy’s Nursery Humidifier 2.0 uses mist-free technology to deliver filtered hydration without any condensation. You can also take comfort in the fact that the device is an evaporative cool mist humidifier, so the water never reaches a dangerous temperature.
Bedroom
Running a humidifier in your bedroom will help to keep your skin, airways, and nasal passages moistened for greater comfort. Placing it a few feet from your bed on a stable surface like a table or dresser will offer these advantages while you sleep3.
Because our Bedside Humidifier 2.0 doesn’t expel visible mist, deciding where to put the humidifier in your bedroom isn’t a concern from a moisture standpoint. Simply consider your room’s layout to decide on the best spot for maximum airflow.
Main Living Space
For homes with open concept layouts or studio apartments, running our Large Room Humidifier is a great way to experience clean hydration in spaces up to 1,000 square feet. Like our Nursery Humidifier 2.0 and Bedside Humidifier 2.0, the Large Room Humidifier is a visible mist-free device, so deciding where to place the humidifier in your living room will depend on the best spot for maximum airflow.
Home Workspace
Whether it’s a home office, reading nook, or craft room, any space where you spend significant time is suitable for a humidifier. Since these spots may not require quite as large a unit as other rooms, the Canopy Portable Humidifier is an ideal choice. This travel-friendly model can easily be transported room to room, making it a perfect desk companion for skin-friendly hydration on-the-go.
While our other models don’t release any mist or vapor, this scaled-down system offers a soothing, temperature-balanced mist, using advanced evaporative technology instead of general heat to produce steam. As you move your device around as needed, just be mindful of its placement near electronics, fabrics, wood fixtures, or any other object that could be damaged by prolonged exposure to moisture.
Do I Really Need a Humidifier?
Using a humidifier in areas where you spend the most time can ease a variety of comfort issues caused by dry air2. And while optimizing humidity levels can do wonders for your home wellness efforts, the advantages can extend even further when you tackle unwanted indoor pollutants.
Air purifiers work by drawing in polluted air and filtering out the microscopic particles that affect your home’s freshness, including pet dander, dust, and pollen. The device then recirculates cleaner, more breathable air to make your home feel fresher4.
For the best of both worlds, the Canopy All-in-One Humidifier & Purifier is the simplest way to achieve home hydration and air purification. In a single, sleek tower, both devices work together to capture up to 99.97% of dust, smoke, dander, pollen, and other particles as small as 0.3 microns*. while delivering soothing hydration for everyday wellness.
* - Tested to ISO 29463 standards
Whether you’re shopping for all-in-one wellness solutions or healthy hydration on the go, Canopy has you covered. Explore our full lineup of humidification and purification solutions to find the best option for your lifestyle.
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