borealbushman wrote in news:45786144-a4ac-4290-
:

It's 13F outside and our new geothermal system is working very well
(and inexpensively); however, the air in our house is drier than we'd
like.

The installer suggests that a steam-generating humidifier is the only
way to go because of the geothermal system's lower operating
temperature. My research indicates that steam-generating humidifiers
use a lot of power (similar to keeping a kettle plugged in for hours
on end), waste a considerable amount of water down the drain, and
suffer from orifice-clogging when used with well water. I don't want
to deal with any of these (especially with water down the drain - we
don't have a drain in the basement floor).

So ... has anyone out there had success/failure with other kinds of
whole-house humidifiers connected to geothermal units?

(Please, I don't want to hear from folks who "...know someone who..."
or "...heard somewhere..." or do not have a geothermal system
themselves)



We have a new geothermal install, and have taken to humidifying the house
the same way we did with the propane furnace. There's a large humidifier
in the middle of the house which uses about 4-5 gallons of water a day.

It's doing an adequate job, keeping the cats from getting shocked when we
pet them. (That's the first sign of low humidity.) ;-)

I'd like a furnace unit myself, so I didn't have to fill the humidifier
every day.

Puckdropper
--
On Usenet, no one can hear you laugh. That's a good thing, though, as
some writers are incorrigible.

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm