During a cold winter, carpets can keep your feet cozy and warm. And you don't have to worry about the dreaded chill when you step onto a floor in the early hours of the morning. Coupled with indoor heating, carpeting can help keep the winter chill at bay. But while carpets may be comfy for the average person, for allergy sufferers, they can be a source of constant discomfort.
Under-tile heating doesn't just heat the floor. Under-tile heating also heats the rest of the room. If you're an allergy sufferer and your carpets are making your allergies worse, then under tile heating could give you the relief you seek.
No moving allergens
Forced air-heating systems that rely on fans and ducts to spread heat throughout a home move dust and dust mites throughout the rooms and homes that they heat. And if there is a buildup of dust inside the ductwork, this too will be blown throughout the area. Add a carpet into the mix and you have an allergy sufferer's worst nightmare.
Dust mites can infest furniture and carpets. And even if you regularly clean your carpets, you might not be able to remove all the mite particles from deep within them. Forced air heating can blow these allergens throughout your home and trigger allergy symptoms. By replacing your carpets with under tile heating, you remove the allergen-ridden carpets and the need to use your allergen-spreading heating system.
No burned dust particles
Heating systems like forced air heating and electric heaters can burn dust particles. And when burned, dust particles may release volatile chemicals and toxins into the air that then trigger symptoms in asthma sufferers and sufferers of allergic rhinitis.
Carpets not only harbor dust, but they also spread dust. When you walk over them or use your forced air heating system, that dust is then moved around, and then possibly burned by your heater. An under-tile heating system will eliminate this issue.
No dried nasal passages
Another common cause of allergy symptoms during winter is a reduction in humidity. This happens when indoor heaters heat the air and reduce humidity. This then irritates the nasal linings of allergy sufferers, leading to nasal congestion and allergic reactions.
Replacing your carpets with under-tile heating will eliminate the need to use your heating system, and thus you'll be better able to control the humidity levels in your home.
If your carpets and heating are making your allergies worse in winter, consider replacing your carpets with under-tile heating. You'll then be able to stay warm and allergy-free throughout winter.
