Ideal humidity levels in home

[dlavigne7324]

Had a question does anyone know the ideal humidity in a home when heating with a pellet stove ?? Thanks Don

 

[DneprDave]

I never had a target humidity, it is what it is, I guess.

Dave

 

[jlupi]

prob 30-50. over 50 or 60 = mold. under 30 nosebleeds LOL.

healthy humidity levels dont vary by heat source. non vented gas heat increases humidity other than that the warmer you heat cold air rh drops.

 

[dlavigne7324]

prob 30-50. over 50 or 60 = mold. under 30 nosebleeds LOL.

healthy humidity levels dont vary by heat source. non vented gas heat increases humidity other than that the warmer you heat cold air rh drops.

Thanks !!

 

[stovelark]

Proper humidity is around 30-40 percent. Isn't it funny that we need to add humidity to our houses in the winter (unless your central heating unit does it for you) to make you feel warm and comfortable and we need to reduce humidity in our house in the summer to make us feel comfortable?? Anyway 30-40 for no sore noses.

 

[latichever]

"For my birthday, I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier…I put them in a room and let them fight it out."
--Steven Wright

 

[dlavigne7324]

"For my birthday, I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier…I put them in a room and let them fight it out."
--Steven Wright

Thanks for the stupid comment .. I guess u can't fix stupid

 

[latichever]

Thanks for the stupid comment .. I guess u can't fix stupid

Is this snark or no sense of humor? It can be hard to tell on the Internets.

Wright continued : Then I filled the humidifier with wax and left it on. Now everything in the house is shiny.

And added: I turned my air conditioner the other way around, & it got cold out. The weather man said, “I don’t understand it, it was suppose to be 80 degrees today,” & I said “Oops!”

De gustibus non est disputandum

But enjoy your stove.

 

[John Fortier]

In the perfect printing house..40 to 50!

 

[Bioburner]

Till you get frost on the windows. Wit below zero temps that gets pretty low

 

[Luv2burnPellets]

I had to put in a whole home humidifier soon after installing my P68 pellet stove. It makes a big difference in comfort. And the colder it gets, the more pellets I burn and the more water I add to the humidifier. I could not burn pellets without the humidifier, now that I have experienced the cause and effect. It may sound stupid, but I can't remember being so uncomfortable when I was heating with oil hot water system prior to the pellet stove. But then again, with the P68 we are enjoying 72 to 75 degree home vs 65 to 68 degrees. The wife absolutely loves the pellet heat. As the saying goes, happy wife = happy life!

 

[dlavigne7324]

Till you get frost on the windows. Wit below zero temps that gets pretty low

Thanks for the stupid reply bio burner .. Looking at your stove looks like u need a upgrade

 

[saladdin]

Thanks for the stupid comment .. I guess u can't fix stupid

Steven Wright is a comedian.

 

[wsar10]

A good humidity level indoors should range from 40 to 50 percent. A range of 30 to 60 percent is tolerable and acceptable. Low humidity can cause issues like drying of nasal passages. On the other hand, high humidity can result in mildew and musty odors.

PS,
You should probably lighten up and get a sense of humor !

 

[Bioburner]

Thanks for the stupid reply bio burner .. Looking at your stove looks like u need a upgrade

Actually was taken from a fixit article "What is the ideal winter indoor humidity level" Startribune 2/1/99 . There is no set level, as you can't have so much water in the home that it collects in the walls. Observing the formation of frost on windows and staying below that humidity level to keep from having other issues. Good article

 

[jslinger]

I agree with Bioburner. It depends on the outside temperature. The colder it gets outside, the more chance I have for frost on the windows. I did read an article that showed optimum indoor humidity based on outdoor temperature. That being said, there certainly is a point where you don't want to go any lower on humidity levels. Now that my humidity is down around 32%, we only get frost on the windows when it gets really cold outside.

 

[bdud]

I had to put in a whole home humidifier soon after installing my P68 pellet stove. It makes a big difference in comfort. And the colder it gets, the more pellets I burn and the more water I add to the humidifier. I could not burn pellets without the humidifier, now that I have experienced the cause and effect. It may sound stupid, but I can't remember being so uncomfortable when I was heating with oil hot water system prior to the pellet stove. But then again, with the P68 we are enjoying 72 to 75 degree home vs 65 to 68 degrees. The wife absolutely loves the pellet heat. As the saying goes, happy wife = happy life!

We had the same problem. I installed a whole house steam humidifier after installing a pellet stove and experiencing low humidity, creaking house and sore noses. It really bumped up my electricity bill. It was linked to my heat pump controller that adjusted the humidity level according to the outside temperature so we did not get excess humidity. I never noticed it that bad with the oil boiler.This year I installed a pellet boiler, not using the pellet stove as much and our humidity level is pretty good and have not used the humidifier at all since.