Wondering if humidifiers could be combined with air conditioning to improve the environment in some indoor settings.
I heard that damp conditions were supposedly preventive of transmission...
Anything in that ?
If you have damp or dry clothes inside, you should have a dehumidifier anyway. Most modern windows will allow you put them on the latch all year round.
I was suggesting a humidifier rather than a dehumidifier 😀
If damp conditions help, Ireland should have low numbers ….
I like windows!
Yes,it would be one or the other.
Unless you want all sorts of issues with mould growing inside then I'd advise against deliberately causing damp conditions.
You could add fungicide to the spray (or hydroxychloroquine if Trump has not cornered the market)
😀
Where did you read that damp conditions prevent transmission?
Should be the opposite.
I heard that right at the beginning.It was supposed to indicate (or at least I interpreted it that way) that damp climates like the West of Ireland should be unfavourable to transmission.
Haven't really heard much along those lines since.(could try and hunt down references if you would like)
It spreads on water droplets, so that's unlikely to be true.
The low population density in the west of Ireland would help, as would being further away from the UK (at least before the vaccine rollout).
There is this link I found from December last.It seems to support the use of humidifiers so long as things don't get too humid.
Still,I have heard very little since and perhaps the science is not strong or it is not a tactic with a good return on the effort required.
Will keep searching.There may be other and more recent references to the subject.
There was talk ages ago, telling people to have bowls of water if people visiting as virus transmitted more in dry air. Haven't heard anything since then though
Yeah, but that's very US-specific.
The ideal relative humidity for human-occupied buildings is between 40 and 60 percent. Unfortunately, indoor relative humidity can dip down to 20 percent or lower during winter months.
I doubt there is any indoor space in an Irish winter with RH as low as 20%.
That seems to be more about respiratory health which is helped by having the correct relative humidity, that wouldn't be an issue in Ireland.
I work in this sector, all the research suggests that 40-60% RH is best for people and not good for the virus . In the domestic environment, this is very normal conditions that most homes would have anyway. In commercial environments it's a different situation and RH may need to be managed mechanically.
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