Adding home humidity

[LowBuckX]

OK more or home comfort. My furnace sits on top of the AC coils then straight into the floor so Im not sure If I can add a Humidifier to it. I can add it to my second furnace but that one doesnt run very often so It wouldnt help.
How can I add humidity to my homes air? The whole house is dryer than a cats arse.
Are the console type humidifyers worth while? they claim they can do a 2300sqr foot home but Im sceptical.

[Aceshigh]

I just bought a floor vertical unit last night off Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Bionaire-BCM65...5547553&sr=8-1
It has no reviews yet, but it has a "Filterless" design. = no maintenance
costs unlike some that have $15 filters that last 2 weeks, which can
end up costing you $30 a month I almost bought the Vornado one until I saw that

Go here to read the reviews. http://www.consumersearch.com/www/ho...ers/index.html
Be VERY cautious in which you buy though, after spending 2 hours
reading through Amazon's user reviews on the many models I found
that a "Wickless" design is probably the best choice.

Air O Swiss Ultrasonic's seem to be the best rated overall.
I just didn't want to spend $200 for a good one. The rest require constant filter changes
which = more money you need to keep forking out.

[rocketrod]

This site will help http://forum.doityourself.com/index.php

[4birdman]

You have to be very careful with adding a humidifier to an existing home system. I design industrial HVAC systems for pharmaceutical buildings, so I know some of the ins and outs.

Residential duct is galvanized and will corrode over time with use of a duct-mounted humidifier. Plus, depending on where you install it relative to the diffusers, you can end up with condensation on the diffusers and end up with water stains or rusted grilles.

In industrial buildings we always add about 3' of stainless duct before and after a humidifier so we don't get corrosion. Very expensive if you want to do the same for a home setup.

[indyjps]

Ive had the furnace type systems in several houses that were installed before I moved in. I have mixed reviews. I got some staining in the ceiling in one house and they never seemed to work well.
I use the add on, floor mount, free standing whatever you call them. I place them in the kitchen or on the tile in case they leak, which they never have.
you could always just piss in the corner, it'll evaporate.

[BA.]

[quote=indyjps]Ive had the furnace type systems in several houses that were installed before I moved in. I have mixed reviews. I got some staining in the ceiling in one house... [quote]


I have the staining also. Actually, it's one of those angled ceilings similar to the angle of the roof.
Whether I use a ceiling fan or not, the humidity seems to collect at the high spot and then stains the top 3-12 inches of the wall.

[streetk14]

I'm just curious, but people actually want to ADD humidity to their houses? Maybe this seems foreign to me because I'm from the coast of Southern California where we have no weather. Do you want to add humidity because the heat or A/C removes it? Or is it just during the winter months?

I took a trip to Florida a while back, and man, that humidity just killed me. Something I'm sure I'd get used to eventually, but it sure felt great to get back home and away from it.

Andy

[shmoov69]

LOL!! yes the heater in the winter dries out the air terribly bad. And your sinus' suffer and sometimes get nosebleeds and such.
Now in the summer.......an air conditioner can't take enough humidity out of the air around here, and it just gets worse the farther south you go.
I have a free stand unit I got from Lowes and it works great. I also have a smaller one in the bedroom to help with my sinus' at night. The only drawback I have ever had was that the windows sweat when it is really cold outside. Which can't be good since it may cause mold growth. But, oh well!

I'm just curious, but people actually want to ADD humidity to their houses? Maybe this seems foreign to me because I'm from the coast of Southern California where we have no weather. Do you want to add humidity because the heat or A/C removes it? Or is it just during the winter months?

I took a trip to Florida a while back, and man, that humidity just killed me. Something I'm sure I'd get used to eventually, but it sure felt great to get back home and away from it.

Andy

[70 Chevelle]

Us midwestern suckers that dont live in cali have our forced air heaters on for the better part of the next 5 months.It dries everything out big time. Between the chemicals at work, the wind burn, and a severely dry house your skin gets chalky by the time winter is over. I HATE WINTER IN CHICAGO! Time to move to Vegas!

[streetk14]

Ahhhhh..... It all makes sense now

[LowBuckX]

Also you know how Humidity in the summer makes it feel much hotter than it is outside..... Well adding humidity to your home in the winter helps the air and your body hold the heat the same way.

[Aceshigh]

I HATE WINTER IN CHICAGO! Time to move to Vegas!

Whiner. lol j/k

I love Chicago weather.
I've never used a humidifier my whole life.....just ordered one
this year because I have an infant now. Suck it up!!!!

[Kenova]

you could always just piss in the corner, it'll evaporate.

Nah, it leaves a stain.
I'm in Central Ontario, Canada. The winters around here have been getting warmer, but we still have a few cold snaps before the season is over. When our sons were living at home, the lack of humidity wasn't a problem. With the whole household having showers there always seemed to be enough humidity in the air.
Now that there is just the wife and I, we occasionally pull out a small portable humidifier that sprays a very fine vapour/mist into the air. Condensation on the windows isn't much of a problem, they are all vinyl. Talk all you want about the beauty of wooden windows, but the fact remains "wood rots, vinyl doesn't".

Ken

[monza]

Get a big salt water fish tank.