Sleep Better and Make the Most of Your HVAC With These Hacks

Truly, is there anything better than waking up in the morning after a good sleep, refreshed and ready to take on the day here in Manchester, NH? Not only is good sleep essential for your mental health, it is essential for your physical health too.

It can help to create a comfortable environment in your home. A few hours before bed, turn the lights down low and power down your TVs, mobile devices and computers (the light will trick your brain into thinking it is still daytime). Take some time too to ensure that your comfort systems, like your air conditioning, are creating the comfort you need to fall and stay asleep.

The Right Temperature

As you fall and enter into a deep sleep, your body temperature falls. It is important that your living environment follow a similar course.

You should turn your thermostat down to about 60Fº to 67Fº. This can be done easily with a programmable thermostat that will do this automatically for you every night.

You may want to consider zone heating too, where you can drop the bedroom temperature specifically to what suits your sleep cycle, without impacting the rest of the household.

The Right Humidity

When the humidity in your home is too high, mold and other allergens are more likely to grow, which can create a lot of problems sleeping, especially if you have allergies or asthma. Also, when it is too humid, you are likely to be sticky and uncomfortable.

On the flipside, when it isn’t humid enough, you are likely to get very dry skin. If it gets really bad, it can get really itchy, which can wake you often in the night.

To bring this much-needed balance into your home, consider installing a whole home humidifier, which will make sure that your humidity levels are always in check (usually between 50-60 percent).

Keep Ceiling Fan Going

In all seasons, keeping the ceiling fan going means that you don’t have to rely as heavily on your comfort systems to heat or cool your home.

That lets you adjust the temperature and save money on your energy bills, which will help you to sleep easy!

Also, the breeze from the ceiling fans is soothing and conducive to sleep, because it contacts and keeps your body cool. Don’t lie awake at night tossing and turning. Test out these HVAC tips and have a great night’s sleep.