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Adding Humidity

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  1. charlie

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    I remember my parents had one of those as a kid... They use to drop what looked to be quarter size wafers into the water,, probably descaling tablets... Theirs was a Kenmore as well...
     
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    Until my humidifier comes, I have a metal pan on the stove. It's probably 3 or 4 quarts.
     
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    I screwed up!!! my humidity level stays about 30% in the house with the dutch oven and the steam dragon, "not" 60%… :emb: That's our summer time humidity! Sorry, had a senior moment:whistle:
     

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    Some of you may remember me modifying the top trivet hole in the shield on the Napoleon 1900p a couple years back to accommodate a large stainless stockpot that I have, so the stockpot would sit directly on the stovetop and get some real heat. I fill it up every day (close to 4 gallons) and it'll go through that whole pan of water in 24 hours.....and STILL I have a hard time keeping the humidity in the mid 20's. But it DEFINATELY helps to have that water on the stove. Not too much static, no nosebleeds either......
     
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  5. firecracker_77

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    Well, I received my humidifier today from Amazon.com.

    No wick to exchange humidity, so it's back into the box and return. Low humidity for another week. :(
     
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    That sucks,,, can't they just send you some filters,,, extra's for having to wait?
     
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    Man that really sucks, I Hope they get a new one back to you quick
     
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    I ordered a brand new one from them and the other one is being picked up by UPS tomorrow. The pot is on the stove. 16% humidity currently.
     
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    Wow! Amazon is fast. I have the humidifier set up, running, and the humidity is climbing. I think I'm going to try for the high 30% range in here. If I'm at 75-76 degrees, that's going to feel very warm once humidity is back up to where it should be. No more dry heat.
     
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    That's good Fire.....mine that I run in the upstairs living room keeps us at about 30 to 35% and my wife doesn't battle as many nose bleeds.
     
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    I'm at about 35% now. What is the ideal range for humidity?
     
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    Most of the things I have seen the ideal # is 35 to 40% in winter. Below 30% is when you can have issues with nasal concerns.
     
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