Adding Humidity

We've had the mirrors in the bathroom fog up when we are refilling the kettle regularly.

 

I see you have what looks to be a Country stove... I had one 20 years ago, S210 model... What a great stove! Easy to run and put out lots of heat... Fan was super quiet too... We left it in the house when we sold.. I thinking the guy is still using the stove that he has wood piles in the yard when we drive by once and a while..

 

It was bought in 91 I just put a new gasket in it every other year along with new bricks and it's as good as new

It takes about a cord a month which isn't bad and it runs 24/7

 

I have a nice porcelain teapot I was using it heated up very quickly but it just wasn't cutting it .
When it got down to 16 percent I started boiling water on the kitchen stove , got a humidifier now and it keeps it around 30 percent

 

It was the sole heater in our home years ago... We never used the furnace.. We use to burn about 3 cords a winter..

 

I use a large kettle on wood stove and have a germ free slant fin humidifier near the pellet stove, on these cold dry days I am able to only maintain 30%, then I supplement with a pot of water on the gas range.

 

Just bought this one on Amazon. I'm under 10%. I need humidity and in a big way. This thing should be able to keep me in good shape.

http://www.amazon.com/Essick-Air-H1...F8&qid=1388786927&sr=8-30&keywords=humidifier

 

Let me know how you like that one....I have looked at it a couple times.

 

Sure thing...the only thing that makes me nervous is the filter. I don't want an ongoing maintenance expense.

 

Been rendering fats the last couple days in addition to the usual humidifier, I almost need a dehumidifier.

 

I use a whole house humidifier and it makes my heat in my house much more effective at heating my house and making it comfortable heat. Moisture in the air will cut down on your colds you get. As if you dry out your throat and sinus's you expose yourself to irritation and that will cause you to get infections more easily. For years I told my parents about this but they never took it serious but the spent thousands on trips to the doc for antibiotics. Finally I just bought them a humidifier and gave it to them and when the number of sinus infections were greatly reduced they jumped on board so much they went and bought one room humidifiers to run right next to their beds. As they are elderly and sleep in separate rooms now.

 

That's a good price the one I got puts out 8 gallons per day

 

And is it easy to maintain humidity levels with 8 gallons? I would think that's more than enough.

 

Yeah ,works good I only have 1200sqft

 

This is the only way I could see getting around filters.. Had the ultra sonic ones, discs that heat the water use to scale over, warm mist didn't seem to so very much.

 

Totally agree with huntindog's last comment. +1
I just refilled our 'whole' house humidifier, it still takes 6 gals/day and runs nearly 24 hrs per fill.
even though the homes humidity is generally around 24% , it does make a difference.
no more nose bleeds and no more major skin dryness