How to Solve Humidity Problems

[Bill44133]

Well it sounds like you need to get a room humidifier. I bought one of the Vick's cool air humidifier: https://vicks.com/en-us/shop-products/h ... humidifier

When the furnace is running constantly during the bitter cold, I can get through 8 hours, no problem.

This is a very annoying problem and it disturbs your sleep which is a terrible thing.

I would recommend getting the room humidifier.

[Dallaslady51]

We've looked at several - all we've found locally are really high maintenance, pain to clean ones that spray water into the air-seems like there's 30 steps to cleaning the thing each week). I just am hesitant to spray a bunch of water in my bedroom every night - I may be making the problem worse, especially the ones that don't gauge the humidity and adjust accordingly. I saw a few minutes ago that there are different types so we will continue researching. Also going to look into a whole house humidifier - probably crazy expensive but it sure would be nice not to get shocked 100 times a day touching stuff.

I guess I feel like the machine is not working right because the humidity is the same on Auto, Manual-1, Manual-7, etc. Doesn't make much sense to have variable settings when it doesn't work - it's all one result - pretty much zero humidity (unless you're using an F&P- then you get Niagara Falls). Next step may be wrapping the F&P in duct tape and see if it is a happy medium - sounds ridiculous, but when you're desperate..

We will keep looking into it and see what we can do. Thanks

[Biguugly]

Also got fed up with babysitting room humidifier and hadAprilaire whole house system added to heat pump. Unit was about $600 installed, handles 1900 ft on first floor, no maintenance except change filter every fall. We use gas logs plus it’s cold as well now and the air is very comfortable. Hope this helps.

[JDS74]

It is possible that you are using up the water (at a rate you need) at a rate that exceeds the capability of your machine.\
In my case, that is exactly what happens.
There are three possible solutions to this problem.

1) If you do wake up during the night, then refill the chamber for the second half of the night. This is a little iffy since it depends on you waking up near an appropriate time during the night but some people can do it.

2) Get two more pieces of equipment. First get a Hybernite heated hose to replace your existing heated hose since it will no longer work in this new configuration. Second get a Fisher-Paykel HC-150 external cpap humidifier. Then connect the short hose provided by F-P between your CPAP humidifier outlet and one of the ports on the HC-150. Connect the Hybernite hose to the other HC-150 port and then on to your mask. Finally, go to a place like Jo-Ann and get some fleece fabric and create an insulating wrap to put around all of the hose pieces to keep the condensation that will form because of the extra humidity from dripping down the hose and into your mask. This configuration will more than double the amount of water in you system and get you through about 9 hours of so. You'll have to experiment with the setting on the HC-150 to get that right for you and on the setting on your CPAP to get that right as well.

3) Get an evaporative humidifier from Walmart, etc. and have that going on all night. Don't get a heated one, they use too much electricity nor get one of the "Cool Mist" ones because they spray water into the air together with the minerals that are in the water. When the water evaporates, the minerals precipitate into a fine white powder that gets everywhere and into the filters of your CPAP machine. Because this powder is so fine, I suspect it gets through the original gray machine filter and directly into your lungs. I think the ultrafine filters will stop it but why take a chance.

If you need better information about #2 above, send me a PM and I'll try to help. BTW, that is my current configuration and I use up almost all the water in both humidifier chambers every night if I sleep more than 8 hours. It does work.

[WalterC]

Here is a discussion of room humidifiers: https://www.thespruce.com/humidifiers-u ... rs-1908160
I recommend an evaporative room humidifier. I don't like the ultrasonic humidifiers spreading the powder from minerals in the water through the house. How much work it takes to clean evaporative humidiers and replace the filters depends on your water. Some recommend using distilled water. If your water has lots of junk or is very chlorinated, you could run it through a Brita water filter first.

[7200]

I live in a very dry, high altitude environment. I have severe dry nose and throat. I bought a gallon tank, cool and warm steam humidifier($100 on Amazon,\but worth it). I put the intake on my cpap near the humidifier so it sucks in more moist air during the night. I use distilled water in the humidifier to reduce calcium build up. It helps a lot but not completely. What does?