that always worried me as refitting all of the duct work might just be impossible. Thanks
On Wed, 31 Dec 2008, Scott Howell wrote: > No, it does not introduce rust or any other concerns into the duct > work. Even growing up with one of the older humidifiers and I'm > talking over 30 years ago and there was never any problems. The level > of humidity is not great. In other words, if you stand at the vent, > you don't feel a mist or some such thing coming out of the vent. I(f > you do, you are introducing way to much humidity into the environment. > On Dec 31, 2008, at 1:21 AM, Spiro wrote: > >> doesn't the whole house unit introduce humidity into the ducting? Is >> ducting stainless? >> I'm worried that I'd get some kind of moisture related problems in the >> ducting with it? >> What do they do to avoid that? >> >> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> Well I'll tell you that whoever made that statement that the >> furnace- >>> mounted units do not work well is quite wrong. I've used both the >>> portable units and I currently have a furnace-mounted or whole house >>> unit. I would gladly spend the money and purchase the whole-house >> unit >>> again should mine ever break. First it does depend upon what model >> you >>> purchase and the one I have is made by April Air and costs about >> $400. >>> Now that may seem like a lot, but considering I've gone through a >>> couple of the portable models, I probably spent that much and did >> not >>> accomplish what the whole-house unit has and can. My unit sits off >> the >>> output side of the furnace and there is a piece of duct that runs >> from >>> the intake side to the humidifier and puts moysture into the air. >> The >>> unit has a valve that is electrically controlled to feed water >> through >>> the system. It has no fan or other moving parts so is very easy to >>> maintain, really little to go wrong with it, and is pretty easy to >>> take care of. Matter of fact, you just replace the filter once a >>> season or so and possibly more if it's really needed. Now yes, you >> do >>> need somewhere for the excess water to go as it drips through the >>> system. You can dump this into a sink or wherever you dump the water >>> from the AC. Ok, this got rather lengthy, but the point I'm making >>> here is the portable units can cover only so much area and I'd argue >>> the efficiency of these units based on the square footage they claim >>> to cover. If this is an open area with no walls etc. it would >> probably >>> do a pretty good job. The whole-house systems can put moysture in >> the >>> air that flows to each vent in the home, thus covering a larger area >>> more effectively. SInce I've used both,, I found the whole-house >>> systems to work very efficiently and I didn't have to keep filling >>> them up or cleaning them regularly. I used to clean the portable >> units >>> no less than once a week or they would surely start to stink and get >>> all nasty inside. So, as far as programming, not having a clue what >>> you got to work with, most if it's a digital unit will start at >> about >>> 45 or 50 percent humidity. You may very well be fine with this, but >>> understand that most only measure the humidity of the air in the >>> immediate area and not measuring what is coming in to the overall >>> system. You will find nearly all portable units blow cold air >> because >>> the water is cold. The whole-house unit I have is connected to the >>> hotwater side and thus the air is warmed a bit as a result and >> that is >>> a really good thing. Oh btw, no, we don't get any mist or white >> powder >>> etc on our stuff as a result of using the unit and some have >>> complained about this. That is do to the type of unit and I forget >>> what those are. >>> So, back to your problem. You might try turning the fan down to help >>> with the noise and cold feeling of the air. However, as far as the >>> controls, not sure what to say without knowing more about the unit. >>> Hope that rambling bit was of some value. >>> >>> On Dec 30, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Jo Taliaferro wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everybody, >>>> I have a humidifier that's supposed to work for up to 700 square >>>> feet of >>>> space. First, I can't see to program the thing, second, the fan >> blew >>>> cold >>>> air out all night, and third, does anyone know whether there's some >>>> way for >>>> me to know what the humidity is in my house? I'm in snow country in >>>> MN, >>>> right now and even though we're having a winter storm, the air >> feels >>>> dry as >>>> a bone. We have a gas furnace and I'm told that humidifiers >> attached >>>> to the >>>> furnace don't work very well. My husband and I are both blind and >> he >>>> has no >>>> idea what brand we have. The thing is unwieldy to manage and I >> don't >>>> know >>>> at what level to set the thing for comfort. Our sighted assistant >>>> just left >>>> for Florida...RATS!!! Where can I go for info? Guess who does the >> home >>>> repair and maintenance in this household? No, he doesn't!!! I just >>>> need >>>> some guidance. Thanks to all the men and women on this handy list! >>>> >>>> Jo Taliaferro, empowering people to live with their choices >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Scott Howell >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >> >> > > Scott Howell > [email protected] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
