Healthy heating: 4 reasons why classic systems are poison for your body!

A large proportion of Germans and Austrians rely on radiators or underfloor heating to heat their own four walls. The result of this is many cases of illness, some of which are even serious.

In this article, you’ll learn the reasons why these classic attachments are detrimental to your health.

#Reason 1: Convection heat stirs up dust!

The radiator in the room generates convection heat. In the process, the air is heated at the radiator, thus becoming lighter and rising. As it brushes past the cold ceiling, it cools again, becomes heavier and sinks to the floor. From there, the air flows back towards the radiator, where the process starts all over again.

The air in the room comes into motion through this process and distributes the dust throughout the room.

Underfloor heating also works with convection heat. However, it does so only about 50% of the time. The rest of the heat generation works via radiant heat and therefore, in this case, less dust is raised overall.

Pollen, mites and viruses reach you more easily

The dust whirling is generally harmful to humans. However, it is very dangerous for you if you are already allergic or asthmatic. The smallest particles, such as pollen, mites or viruses can reach you much easier this way.

 

#Reason 2: Overheating of the room!

Both radiators and classic floor heating systems are difficult to set to the right temperature. That is why there is a risk that sooner or later the room will be overheated.
In the case of radiators, it is mainly the different temperature layers that are responsible for the room quickly becoming too warm. The law of nature tells us that warm air rises and cool air pushes down.

The problem is that heating is often done as follows: So that the bottom layer in the room is also warm and your feet do not have to freeze, you heat up extra strong. Your feet will feel comfortable, but the rest of your body will have to fight high temperatures.

The problem also exists with underfloor heating systems: Although the heat is distributed more evenly, they are very sluggish in their response time. It usually takes many hours to reach the desired temperature in the room. To speed up the heating process, it likes to be turned up a little higher. Exactly then, however, can happen that the room temperature is quickly too high.

Overheating affects children and adults

Excessive heat can be a major health risk. This is true for adults, but especially for children.

If the room is too heated, it can put a lot of strain on your circulation. It becomes especially problematic when your body can no longer cool itself with its own sweat. Then symptoms such as headaches, nausea and dizziness may appear.

Infants are particularly at the mercy of overheating, because they cannot yet assess the situation themselves.

Venous disorders are also promoted by heat. The legs swell because in the heat the blood can no longer be pumped well enough through the body. This can lead to blood stasis, water retention or even varicose veins.

In addition, sleep disturbances may occur. Especially elderly people, chronically ill people and small children are easily affected.

 

#Reason 3: Mold develops on your walls!

Mold is possible not only in connection with radiators, but also with classic underfloor heating. Here it is important to know that mold growth requires two conditions: Moisture and a cold surface.

Because in a room with radiators the warm air rises, the walls are heated very slowly. Underfloor heating may heat up more evenly, but cold surfaces remain on the walls.

What happens then? Moisture settles on these cold surfaces. And this creates the perfect place for the formation of mold. Mold is dangerous as soon as you can see or smell it. From then on, you inhale the mold spores with the air you breathe and they can settle on your skin.

Mold is especially dangerous for asthmatics

Skin and eye irritation, symptoms of fatigue, and increased susceptibility to infection can be the reaction to the fungus. Even more, allergies and asthma can be triggered in you. If you are already asthmatic, you may even experience a severe overreaction of the immune system.

 

#Reason 4: The heating dries out the air in the room!

Convection heat is responsible for drying out the air in the room. The air around the radiator is heated and then distributed in the room. Since both radiators and underfloor heating (approx. 50%) use convection for heating, the humidity content in the room decreases with both heating variants.

Due to the dry air the mucous membranes lose the functionality

As a natural reaction, your mucous membranes in the upper respiratory tract dry out. And this leads to the fact that the cleaning function of the cilia decreases. Viruses and bacteria then have a particularly easy time infecting you.

Consequences can be painful inflammations and colds. For asthmatics and patients with smoker’s lungs, the dry mucous membranes can even be life-threatening.

But even if you don’t catch a cold, dry mucous membranes can feel uncomfortable. Namely, they cause itching and burning.

 

Conclusion:

Especially for children, the elderly and people already impaired in health, classic heating systems can be life-threatening. But it also affects everyone else. The heating in your home can be pure poison for your body.

There are some alternatives that pose little to no risk to your health. Heating systems, such as panel heating, work by means of radiant heat. All negative side effects of convection heat are therefore excluded here from the outset.

In any case, find out very carefully about the health effects before you decide on a heating system. After all, it’s your life and the lives of those around you.

 

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