Humidifier hunt...

[ellenmillion]

I've got a pot of water on the woodstove, which brought our humidity in the living room up to about 16%... but I'm sure that the bedroom is still probably single-digit, and my lungs are feeling it! Our trip to humid climates spoiled me! So, I'm on the hunt for two room-size humidifiers. For Guppy, a nightlight is fine. For us, no light is better. Do you have one you love? Something sturdy preferred - a stunning amount of reviews on Amazon say 'broke after one month.' This will undoubtedly get a lot of continuous use.

Comments

[jenny heidewald (from livejournal.com)]

Sandy said: "Alaska...'But it's a dry cold'"

We had a Vicks humidifier at one point...and then another one which I can't recall the name of. I made Sandy take it out of the bedroom because the humidity was where all my art and books were. Didn't like that at all!

[difrancis.livejournal.com]

When in Montana, we used a big Honeywell like this one. It pretty much took care of our entire downstairs. We used it for years without any trouble. http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-QuietCare-Humidifier-Technology-HCM-6009/dp/B000G0LDRI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1420669174&sr=8-4&keywords=humidifier

[difrancis.livejournal.com]

I recommend the cool mist humidifier, btw. It puts less crap from the water into the air.

[puffbird.livejournal.com]

We use this Vicks Ultrasonic Humidifier, and it has worked really well for us... we've had it over a year so far, but we only pull it out when someone has a cold.

I do have to maintain it pretty well; the water needs to be changed daily, and the inside wiped down; it requires a water filter (especially here; our water is SUPER hard), and every week it is in use I give it a water-&-vinegar treatment to take care of hard water deposits and discourage mold and bacteria. But with that maintenance, it works pretty well. I've been happy with it.

[puffbird.livejournal.com]

Sorry -- it doesn't require a filter; it requires a demineralization cartridge. A little different.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

For my bedroom, I have a CPAP machine tuned to very humid. (Not much use for you, I know.) For the house, I've found that having fish tanks helps a surprising amount, though I have to keep adding water to the tanks.

Sorry I'm not more helpful1!