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My house has one of the advantageous whole house humidifiers I suspect very much. Is there a special and good humidifier that I can install professionally? In Home Depot homeowners, most people's comments claim they do not work very well. I never seem to reach the house for more than 25-30 degrees

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On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Prada wrote:
Hey guys,

My house has one of those cheap humidifiers which I doubt does much. Is
there any special, good humidifiers out there that I can get
professional installed? Looking at Home depot most people's reviews
state that they don't work very well. Mine never seems to get the house
higher than 25-30 degrees




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Aprilaire I have one, very happy with it. Whenever the question gets
asked here, I've seen others say the same thing. I'd also recommend
getting one that includes an outside temp sensor so it automatically
reduces the humidity set point as the temp outside drops. I have the
760 model, I think that's the number. It easily maintains 40% in a
3200 sq ft house.
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On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Prada wrote:
Hey guys,

My house has one of those cheap humidifiers which I doubt does much. Is
there any special, good humidifiers out there that I can get
professional installed? Looking at Home depot most people's reviews
state that they don't work very well. Mine never seems to get the house
higher than 25-30 degrees




--
Prada


Aprilaire I have one, very happy with it. Whenever the question gets
asked here, I've seen others say the same thing. I'd also recommend
getting one that includes an outside temp sensor so it automatically
reduces the humidity set point as the temp outside drops. I have the
760 model, I think that's the number. It easily maintains 40% in a
3200 sq ft house.

I have a General Aire Model 1040 for a 4 bedroom two story house of 2600 sq ft. It is about 25 years
old and does the job. However, best I can do is 35%. Reducing the humidity manually as the outside
temp goes down is a PITA. Definitely get one with an outside temp sensor.
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On 12/11/2017 7:27 AM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Prada wrote:
Hey guys,

My house has one of those cheap humidifiers which I doubt does much. Is
there any special, good humidifiers out there that I can get
professional installed? Looking at Home depot most people's reviews
state that they don't work very well. Mine never seems to get the house
higher than 25-30 degrees




--
Prada

Aprilaire I have one, very happy with it. Whenever the question gets
asked here, I've seen others say the same thing. I'd also recommend
getting one that includes an outside temp sensor so it automatically
reduces the humidity set point as the temp outside drops. I have the
760 model, I think that's the number. It easily maintains 40% in a
3200 sq ft house.

I have a General Aire Model 1040 for a 4 bedroom two story house of 2600 sq ft. It is about 25 years
old and does the job. However, best I can do is 35%. Reducing the humidity manually as the outside
temp goes down is a PITA. Definitely get one with an outside temp sensor.


Â* I have a 6 quart pan of water sitting on my wood burning stove . Fill
it once a day and the humidity on my house (~1500 sf on one level) stays
between 40% and 50% . No professional installation needed ...

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On Monday, December 11, 2017 at 8:44:40 AM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 12/11/2017 7:27 AM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Prada wrote:
Hey guys,

My house has one of those cheap humidifiers which I doubt does much. Is
there any special, good humidifiers out there that I can get
professional installed? Looking at Home depot most people's reviews
state that they don't work very well. Mine never seems to get the house
higher than 25-30 degrees




--
Prada
Aprilaire I have one, very happy with it. Whenever the question gets
asked here, I've seen others say the same thing. I'd also recommend
getting one that includes an outside temp sensor so it automatically
reduces the humidity set point as the temp outside drops. I have the
760 model, I think that's the number. It easily maintains 40% in a
3200 sq ft house.

I have a General Aire Model 1040 for a 4 bedroom two story house of 2600 sq ft. It is about 25 years
old and does the job. However, best I can do is 35%. Reducing the humidity manually as the outside
temp goes down is a PITA. Definitely get one with an outside temp sensor.



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On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 07:44:52 -0600, Terry Coombs
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* I have a 6 quart pan of water sitting on my wood burning stove . Fill
it once a day and the humidity on my house (~1500 sf on one level) stays
between 40% and 50% . No professional installation needed ...


Double down duty on the stove. Toss some bread for toast on. I like
burnt toast from a wood fired pot-belly stove

While you have the hot wood coals - go with a caveman steak.

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