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On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Scott Howell wrote: > Well maybe not completely impossible, because as far as I'm concerned, > with the proper tools, anything is possible. THe issue is cost and > destruction and reconstruction involved. grin Not much cannot be done > with a sledge and saws all. hee hee > > On Jan 2, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Spiro wrote: > >> 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] >>> >>> >> >> > > Scott Howell > [email protected] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
