Excess moisture inside a building or room is a pollutant that can have harmful effects on health. Despite precautions, moisture can sometimes build up in certain homes. This phenomenon, which has various causes, is easily recognizable. Furthermore, a damp home is also a source of thermal discomfort.
To avoid these inconveniences, it is strongly recommended that you monitor the humidity level in a room using a humidity sensor. Here’s an overview of how this monitoring affects your comfort and health.
The Importance of Humidity Control
Thermal comfort is a key concern for homeowners and/or residents. One of the main factors to consider in this regard is humidity levels. If the air in your home is too dry, you will feel hot and stuffy. However, excessively high humidity promotes the growth of mold and bacteria.
Of course, this has implications for the health of the people in the room. You may be prone to respiratory problems, chronic fatigue, and allergies. Measuring the humidity level in a home can help prevent these issues. In this regard, it’s important to know that a home is considered healthy if its humidity level is between 40% and 60%. Any value below or above these thresholds will not be compatible with optimal thermal comfort.
How to Measure Relative Humidity in a Building
Dampness in homes causes many problems. However, it is possible to determine whether or not your home has this issue. Certain visible signs can indicate excessive moisture in a home, such as the presence of mold or mildew, as well as peeling paint. That said, poor humidity levels aren’t always visible.
Any building owner or operator can measure humidity levels in their buildings. Installing wireless radio sensors, for example, allows for the measurement and monitoring of humidity levels in a room, just as a sensor would. Enless Wireless develops radio transmitters with built-in humidity sensors (%RH): these can be mounted on the wall and allow for easy, remote management of various data measurements. This application helps identify potential problem areas and enables immediate action to correct them. It is also possible to configure a calibration so that the system intervenes in real time to ensure precise humidity control and maintain a pre-selected value.
The installation of networked sensors that transmit data to a control or data visualization system enables real-time monitoring of humidity levels. If alarming values are detected, corrective actions can be taken immediately.
In addition to humidity levels, other key indicators such as temperature, CO2, and VOCs must be taken into account when monitoring comfort levels in a room. The Enless product line includes wireless radio sensors, and a single device can thus address multiple health, environmental, and regulatory challenges related to air quality monitoring. For optimal monitoring, the Enless Wireless temperature, humidity, and CO2 transmitter is available in LoRa(WAN).
