Maybe its just me but the noise from both of my humidifiers is getting to me and its not even January yet
Anyone have one the consider quite?
Both of ours are Holmes
Anyone have one the consider quite?
Both of ours are Holmes
This isn't possible with my insert. Not enough heat on the available surface.rudysmallfry said:What about using passive humidity? A steamer pot on your woodstove? LLBean has some nice ones.
Hey Mike,Mike Wilson said:Hey Mo,
What on your Honeywell warm mist needed cleaning? Mine is in its second year, works like a champ and I haven't had to clean a thing on it yet. Is it something internal that I should check?
- Mike
How long have you been running this thing without cleaning it and how much does it put out?Mike Wilson said:I use a Honeywell warm mist humidifier in the stove room,
-- Mike
Mo Heat said:Warren,
My new Kenmore has a 'wick' that looks like plastic, but taking a closer look at the replacement filter I bought, it looks like it might be both plastic and paper. Yikes!
I went right over and shut down the bugger and took a close look at the filter. It's been in use for about 5 days now and no 'sign' of mold. They claim to be 'treated' and 'mold resistent'.
Is this the type of humidifier your alergist is talking about? If so, I guess I'm in trouble since I have something similar in my forced air furnace: a nebulizer. But at least it is not a paper filter. It's a foam type. Seems like foam would mold as bad as paper.
Mo Heat said:How long have you been running this thing without cleaning it and how much does it put out?
Well Warren, I was fat, dumb, and happy for a few days, there. I guess that is all one can ask for.Warren said:Hey Mo,
The type he mentioned was the kind that looks like it's been cut and expanded. Like expanded sheet metal, only paper.
Not 6 gallons a day like the big console guys, but it doesn't use any electricity either.
Warren
Mo Heat said:Well Warren, I was fat, dumb, and happy for a few days, there. I guess that is all one can ask for.Warren said:Hey Mo,
The type he mentioned was the kind that looks like it's been cut and expanded. Like expanded sheet metal, only paper.
Not 6 gallons a day like the big console guys, but it doesn't use any electricity either.
Warren
I have that expanded looking wick type filter. If yours molded in 12 days, then mine should be good for another week. Let's see, using my lucky number 13 as a basis for calculations, if I replace the wick filter every 13 days for $13, that'll be about 13 x $13 = $169 per year in filters. Hmmm. Not so good.
Let Mo review what he's learned about humidifiers recently.
Cold Mist: quietly nebulizes chemicals, minerals, and bacteria into the air. Uses a moderate amount of electric.
Warm Mist: partially distills and quietly nebulizes fewer chemicals, minerals, and bacteria into the air, grows lots of funky pink stuff, requires a jack hammer to clean if you have hard water, and requires an over sized circuit breaker to operate.
Wick evaporative console: Sounds like a jet engine, grows mold, and blows it all over the room, even if you can't see it. Uses modest amounts of electric.
Forced air handler evaporative nebulizer: grows mold in a constantly warm, dark environment and blows it to every square inch of the house. Cheap to operate.
Mo's conclusion/solution: Hang laundry in stove room or stay in bed all day and urinate on myself. That will conserve water, energy, and should keep the room well humidified. It also precludes being run over by a giant SUV, or maimed in a chain saw accident.
Mo Heat said:Warren said:Mo's conclusion/solution: Hang laundry in stove room or stay in bed all day and urinate on myself. That will conserve water, energy, and should keep the room well humidified. It also precludes being run over by a giant SUV, or maimed in a chain saw accident.
Mo, you are killing me! LOL!!
Thanks Driz, I'll look for it around here and maybe try to resurrect my Honeywell warm mister.Driz said:To get rid of lime and mineral deposits try using "THE WORKS".
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