ROOM humidifiers

palerider wrote:

Ducky2 wrote:can you tell me HOW to search this forum.....you said to search for 6 gal. ones that people are using....how do I do that?

Me thinks he meant 2 - 3gallon tanks but hey I could be wrong. But do consider that 1 - 6 gal tank would weigh almost 50lbs.

Google is the premier search engine - you could also search for "Room Humidifier" include the quotes.

There are ways to use the forum search function to drill down to what you are looking for but I won't go into that here.

FYI, I returned the Honeywell heated humidifier with humidistat I bought yesterday. It works well but it makes an annoying sound like water popping up each 5 seconds. The noise is loud enough to interfere with you falling asleep. So, I don't recommend it.

I bought another Honeywell warm mist humidifier (I don't want to have to buy filters or to clean the dust the ultrasound makes). This one is very simple and supposed to be quiet as per the reviews, with only two levels of heat and a knob to increase the amount of humidity.

I'm testing it this night. And by the way, I was able to sleep well last night until 3AM when I woke up because I have let the humidity level at 40% only LOL I really need a lot of humidity.

Any of the "cool" humidifiers will spray droplets out and create white powder/dust if you have minerals in the water. The ultrasonic types create ultra fine mineral dust that I suspect is bad for electronics and gets everywhere. I used an ultrasonic humidifier for a while, and found nasty, conductive, white mineral dust all over the inside of my TV some time late. I suspect it's bad for electronics. The "cool" humidifiers create dust, but it doesn't go as far as the ultrasonic because the droplets are small.

I suggest a cheap "vaporiser" that evaporates by heat. These shouldn't create dust unless they also have something to spray droplets, too. They tend to leave the minerals inside the water tank, so you need to clean them out more often. Unfortunately, this type of humidifier seems harder to find these days.

Anything that sprays droplets to evaporate water has the potential to blow germs into the air more than a steam humidifier that boils the water. If there's germ soup in your humidifier tank, a "cool mist" or ultrasonic humidifier will be spraying the germs into the air in conveniently inhaled aerosol form.

The Mayo clinic has some recommendations on cleaning. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond ... 48021?pg=2

fwiw - the cool mist I have used for 18+ yrs doesn't leave any white dust. The minerals are held in the wick and is the reason you have to change it.

archangle wrote:They tend to leave the minerals inside the water tank, so you need to clean them out more often.

IMO these require much more cleaning and are more like a throw away appliance. Does this style come in the 3 or 6 gallon style? Not likely as you would have to heat all of the water. Or come with a "Humi-stat" - where they shut OFF when they reach a pre-set humidity? Two feature worth looking for and make life easier.

archangle wrote:Anything that sprays droplets to evaporate water has the potential to blow germs into the air more than a steam humidifier that boils the water. If there's germ soup in your humidifier tank, a "cool mist" or ultrasonic humidifier will be spraying the germs into the air in conveniently inhaled aerosol form.

Not sure how you maintain your stuff but IMO this is pure panic button BS.

As suggested earlier try leaving laundry out to dry in the house. No laundry wet some towels or rags but that is another daily chore.

Ducky2 wrote:I drastically need a new room humidifier for my bedroom....(not the cpap one)...my house is so dry. Does anyone have recommendations on what type to get?

I understand why you would need a room humidifier in Saskatch. I also see that you have a CPAP humidifier in your equipment profile, but it doesn't hurt to ask the obvious, do you use the CPAP humidifier and what setting do you use?

Ducky2 wrote:I drastically need a new room humidifier for my bedroom....(not the cpap one)...my house is so dry.

Isn't it a good thing? My bedroom has a humidity over 60%, which forces me to use a de-humidifier to control mold growth

yes I have the cpap humidifier and its set at 5.....I hate to set it any higher b/c it already runs out of water in 5 or 6 hours....during the winter when room is so dry, I have an older cold mist one that I do still run and when its on my cpap doesn't run out of water before I wake.....
gosh thats an awful feeling when they run dry, I wake up with my cheeks stuck to my gums.....gues I need to remember to use the mouth gel....yuk hate it tho
thx for the help
can't win either way can we...either dry out or too moist....

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