Whois & Analysis for aprilaire.com

Aprilaire is the brand under which Research Products Corporation markets indoor air quality products with the two names being largely synonymous.

Research Products is based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States and manufactures humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air cleaners, thermostats, ventilation and zone control HVAC systems.

The first Aprilaire branded product was a humidifier introduced in 1954; this was the first evaporative whole-home, flow-through design humidifier to be marketed in the United States.

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term which refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants.

A dehumidifier is generally a household appliance which reduces the level of humidity in the air, usually for health or comfort reasons, or to eliminate musty odor.

Large dehumidifiers are also used in commercial buildings such as indoor ice rinks to control the humidity level.

An air purifier or air cleaner is a device which removes contaminants from the air in a room.

These devices are commonly marketed as being beneficial to allergy sufferers and asthmatics, and at reducing or eliminating second-hand tobacco smoke.

The commercially graded air purifiers are manufactured as either small stand-alone units or larger units that can be affixed to an air handler unit (AHU) or to an HVAC unit found in the medical, industrial, and commercial industries.

Air purifiers may also be used in industry to remove impurities such as CO2 from air before processing.

Pressure swing adsorbers or other adsorption techniques are typically used for this.

A humidifier is a device that increases humidity (moisture) in a single room or an entire building.

In the home, point-of-use humidifiers are commonly used to humidify a single room, while whole-house or furnace humidifiers, which connect to a home's HVAC system, provide humidity to the entire house.

Medical ventilators often include humidifiers for increased patient comfort.

Large humidifiers are used in commercial, institutional, or industrial contexts, often as part of a larger HVAC system.Low humidity may occur in hot, dry desert climates, or indoors in artificially heated spaces.

In winter, especially when cold outside air is heated indoors, the humidity may drop as low as 10-20%.

This low humidity can cause adverse health effects, by drying out mucous membranes such as the lining of the nose and throat, and can cause respiratory distress.

The low humidity also can affect wooden furniture, causing shrinkage and loose joints or cracking of pieces.

Books, papers, and artworks may shrink or warp and become brittle in very low humidity.