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Humidifiers


Winter brings about extremely dry air, which can lead to all kinds of uncomfortable situations, such as dry skin, sore throat, and excess static electricity. In addition, dry air can increase the spread of viruses and bacteria in the air, leading to increased incidents of illness. Instead of suffering through the discomfort, invest in a humidifier.
Humidifiers help keep you and your family comfortable even when the air outside is dry by adding moisture back into the air as it enters your home. This makes your home a more comfortable place to live. Kansas City’s notoriously dry winters can pose a real threat to your family’s comfort, health, and belongings. When drier air from outside is used to heat the home, the result is a drop in the level of humidity.
A whole-home humidifier will add the proper moisture to your entire home, has no messy tanks to clean and fill, operates quietly and out of your living space. With a whole-home humidifier, you’ll experience both health and environmental benefits.
While our experienced technicians will recommend the best solution for your home’s unique comfort needs, here are a few of the basic types and advantages/disadvantages of each.
Bypass
A bypass humidifier bypasses air from the supply duct to the return duct. A moistened pad positioned between the ducts releases water vapor into the air. The furnace needs to be on for best operation. Bypass humidifiers can effectively serve a typical home where humidity is desired but the level of control is given up for economical installation and maintenance.
Advantage – Most economical to install and maintain
Disadvantage – Furnace needs to be on or operating for humidification
Fan-Powered
A fan-powered humidifier is mounted on the supply duct and pulls air from the warm air supply and pushes it through a moistened pad. The furnace needs to be on for best operation. Similar to bypass humidifiers, fan-powered humidifiers can serve a typical home where humidity is desired but the level of control is given up for economical installation and maintenance. Fan power to tight applications and economical to maintain
Advantage – Can produce more humidity per day than bypass humidifiers
Disadvantage – Furnace needs to on for humidification and requires an auxiliary 120-volt power source
Steam
Steam humidifiers boil water to inject humidity into the air. Steam humidifiers are on-demand and can provide humidification regardless of whether the furnace is operating. Steam humidifiers are perfect for the homeowner that wants control of humidity levels, regardless of furnace operation. Homes with expensive wood floors, antiques, and other valuable items can benefit from on-demand humidification system.
Advantage – On Demand humidification and highest output of any humidifier
Disadvantage – Higher upfront investment but can pay off with superb humidification

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Their technicians are always on time, very thorough in their work and take time at the conclusion of the job to share with you the details of the job. Friendly and helpful is the rule for their technicians! I have never wanted anyone else besides Cates to provide my HVAC needs.
All questions answered and job well done. Thank you Jacob.
I worked with Pat Marsh and he was incredibly helpful with informing me and giving me the knowledge I needed to make the right decision regarding my AC and furnace, coordinating with me during the long process of getting it repaired and eventually replaced through my apartment complex, making sure that I got the unit that I needed, and making sure that my unit was installed with care and attention to detail. He was great to work with, along with every other technician who came out to work on my unit.
It is difficult to find businesses that do high quality work with high quality service and don't take shortcuts. I trust Cates to make sure I'm getting what I'm actually paying for. I would highly recommend Cates to anyone, can't go wrong here.
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Original thermostate not holding steady, he showed me some options and went through them with me. We picked out the best one for me and in no time. It was installed and I am extremely pleased and happy with the service and the now consistent heat in my house. Thank you, Mr Alvarado and Cates.
He was very knowledgeable and shared that knowledge to give us a great understanding of the terminology around the business and what the process would entail. Prices were very competitive and I would highly recommend this company based on my experience.
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Larry
We are beyond thrilled that we found Cates!
We were shocked with disappointment after being told by a different company that we "should" replace our entire system for $9k, but to get our AC working again, we needed to replace the AC compressor for $4k.
Enter Cates:
We had called Cates to get an estimate for a new condenser unit and/or system. The man who answered the phone reassured us that they were interested in helping us make the best decision for our needs. This was already feeling much different than the first company we called.
Cates estimator was not only able to diagnose the actual problem with our condenser (something the other company "overlooked"), but he FIXED the issue (photo of problem) and inspected the rest of our HVAC, in under 1 1/2 hours and for under $100! The rest of our HVAC was in good condition and he recommended we have a tune up done for the summer.
If you're curious who the other company was, feel free to check out my other reviews.
Thank you so much Cates!
Greg Schmitt did the bid and was great, very forthcoming and explained all the options. His service man was timely and overly polite. He took out the old replaced all new and cleaned up all the mess. Great company.
He was very efficient & helpful.
I asked about the inbalance of heating my home due to the placement of the thermostat at one side of my home instead of centrally located which caused the other side of my home to be much colder in the winter.
He gave me a couple of ideas which would help. I will consider one before fall.
Matt represents Cates is a very positive way.

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