Humidifier

I have had a Lasko 1129 humidifier for a few years and swear by it.

Btw 65% is way to high.

I set mine to 40%, but obviously yours is not sized right. The Lasko will do up to 3200 sq. ft., and I only have 2500.

Beauty of these is that they do not have to go in the same room as your tv - lol

I set mine on medium for the first week and then low after.

Put it on low when noise is an issue and on high when you are not home or noise is not an issue.

How long have you been running it?

You can be sure that any square foot rating for a humidifier is based upon it running on high. I have a Holmes Large Room humidifier that is advertised as capable of going 2 days without fill-up, but running it constantly requires a fill-up every 16 - 18 hours. Mine too is noisy on anything above low speed.

The Venta Airwasher is a great humidifier that also cleans the air. Expensive, but "almost reasonable" if you get a factory refurbished unit. Check out:

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/venta/Specials/LW 44/

slickplant35 said:

I bought a moist air humidifier at home depot and its a piece of junk.

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What model did you buy?

No, it is not noisy for the amount of humidity it puts into the air. But that is not to say it is inaudible. Any time you need to move a lot of air and don't have a very large diameter fan there will be some noise.

I use two of the Ventas. The downstairs one we leave on the kitchen counter for easier filling. It runs on high speed most of the time and will put 6 or 7 gallons of moisture a day into the air. But at that speed it would be a distraction in a quiet room. We occasionally run it at the medium speed just to diminish the noise.

The other is in our bedroom. We leave it at the lowest setting and it is very quiet (we use it 24/7 and it is not a problem with sleep). But at that speed we are only filling a couple of gallons a day....

Slickplant, where did you go????? Come back 'lil slickplant...we want to help you

Hi, I have never heard of anyone getting bloody noses from low humidity. Are you hydrating yourself? Drink plenty of water and take 2 tylenol PM before bed, I bet it will help.

It doesn happen, You nose get dried out from beathing through it all night. I really need a better humidifier, My skin is very dry. Do they make a humififier without the pesky filter? That filter is a PITA when It stops wickening water

I have this kind BTW. Mines a kenmore but this is the same model.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=121408-12934-MA0800&lpage=none

slickplant35 said:

I bought a moist air humidifier at home depot and its a piece of junk. If you have the humidity set at 65% it gets to like 27. I can't run it on med speed otherwise you can't hear yourself think. It's so noisy.
Any suggetions on a good humidifier?

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I have the Emmerson MoistAir MA0800 humidifier. I also had some issues with the humidistat initially. I've found that it's really sensitive to positioning. The humidifier should be pulled out from the wall a few inches and the humidistat on the cord should not be pushed up against the unit. Since I pulled it out from the wall, the humistat seems to be working properly.

slickplant35 said:

I have the MA1201. I called the company and they told me if I don't have the box toooo bad on me. I guess I will have to save up and buy another one.

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Hey, Slickplant, where have you been hiding??? WE all MISSED you! this forum just hasn't been the same......

BTW, what do you mean by this post...you lost me........you called the company to complain about the box??????? And now your going to save up and buy ANOTHER box????

slickplant35 said:

Yes I am saving up to buy a box to put you in it.

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That would be very sweet of you.....what kind of box would I be going into?

Oh, and BTW, I hate to say i told you so, but i TOLD you to buy this one:

www.iallergy.com/product955/product_info.html

I have mine set on low, 50% humidity in the house, and you can hardly hear it running.