On Jan 21, 10:08*am, ransley wrote:
On Jan 21, 8:45*am, "Steven L." wrote:

Where I live, the weather forecast for this weekend calls for outside
temps to fall below zero degrees Fahrenheit. *And I find that with the
heated indoor air being so dry, during sleep my throat gets parched at
night and my skin dries out too.

I've got a humidifier that I bought a long time ago but never used. *I'm
thinking of using it. *But the last time I used one of those, I got
condensation everywhere--the windows and window shades and even the
toilet bowl--and mold and mildew began to grow on those things.

Do folks here use humidifiers and just cope with the inevitable
condensation and mold and mildew? *Or do they just live with the dry
heated air during winter?

-- Steven L.

Adjust the humidity to where condensation does not occur, you had it
way to high. I can only raise mine 10-15% or I get consensation, so at
below zero its going to be low, maybe 25% for me.

what RH you end up with not only depends on how cold it is outside but
how well insulated your house is, and more importantly, how well
insulated your windows are (windows are likely where condensation will
show up first.)

So basically you have to tinker with the humidistat until you find a
happy setting... keep bumping it up until you start to see
condensation then dial it back a little bit.

nate