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richms

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#2256306 11-Jun-2019 19:16

Yeah it does. All the people that need dehumidifiers in winter are either in leaky houses or dont heat them properly to have problems. I used to put a saucepan of water ontop of the oil heater to keep humidity up when I was using one of those to heat. Now I have draftproofed the house more and am not having cold outside air leak inside to the same amount, I dont really need anything. On some occasions I fire up an ultrasonic mister I got from kmart to put a bit more moisture in the air. Its sold as a smelly essential oil diffuser but it does the same thing with only water in it.

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#2257547 13-Jun-2019 17:51

richms:

On some occasions I fire up an ultrasonic mister I got from kmart to put a bit more moisture in the air. Its sold as a smelly essential oil diffuser but it does the same thing with only water in it.

I've got one of those.

I guess it holds about 100ml (g) of water, and that water lasts many hours, probably 10.

Say in a 30m3 room, if the air was at 20 deg, RH was 50%, and I vapourised the entire 100ml of water instantly, the RH would only increase from 50 to 57%.

There's a calculator here - saves bothersome arithmetic.

Those things are like f^rting at thunder - in terms of being useful as humidifiers in a room. I suspect they'd add about as much moisture to the air as a baby's breath.

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#2257580 13-Jun-2019 19:06

DIY ultrasonic fogger

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#2257615 13-Jun-2019 20:56

Fred99:

richms:

On some occasions I fire up an ultrasonic mister I got from kmart to put a bit more moisture in the air. Its sold as a smelly essential oil diffuser but it does the same thing with only water in it.

I've got one of those.

I guess it holds about 100ml (g) of water, and that water lasts many hours, probably 10.

Say in a 30m3 room, if the air was at 20 deg, RH was 50%, and I vapourised the entire 100ml of water instantly, the RH would only increase from 50 to 57%.

There's a calculator here - saves bothersome arithmetic.

Those things are like f^rting at thunder - in terms of being useful as humidifiers in a room. I suspect they'd add about as much moisture to the air as a baby's breath.

I just point it at me. Most of the moisture in the air ends up on the windowsill of crap single glazing so the less I have to add the better.

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#2257739 13-Jun-2019 23:23

Open the windows.

When you’re heating the house don’t close it up.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2277942 16-Jul-2019 21:12

Just to play the devil's advocate - you could consider heating your home with one of those portable unflued gas heaters - they'll fill your house with moisture and heat at the same time... But be wary of gassing yourself in the process...

ronw:

I have aircon as heating and cooling but it seems to be affecting my eyes and it was recommended that I look at Humidifiers.

Dows anyone have experience of these devices and can offer any suggestions on which ones are best to consider purchasing

Thanks

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