hi Dan, what do you use a humidifier for? i presume you add moisture to the air in the house. do you have problems with the heat drying the air?

here we have high humidity year round, but especially in summer.

 

In areas where we have virtually no humidity we use a numbers of means to add humidity to the air.

Generally people add humidifiers onto their furnaces as I have shown and use either a drum style or flow through style.

Heated air really dries things out and hence my cracked hands and dry skin. When I go down south I really like how my skins feels with the added moisture.

If you do not use a humidifier in cold climates during the winter months the wood tends to shrink and crack. Hardwood floors tend to open up by having the cracks widen between the planks.

Just the opposite of what you experience I am sure after living in Darwin for a year with too much humidity.

 

we add dehumidifiers to our heating and cooling systems. by nature the air conditioning in the summer dehumidifies the air, but lots of times during the summer, it isnt enough to keep up with 90% plus humidity.

i am curious, do you need air conditioning where you live?

 

Maybe for just for one or two weeks during the sumemr but otherwise no.

I welcome the heat and hope one day to rest my aching joiints after 40 years of ice hockey in a warm climate.

 

We have a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system on our furnace. Because we have an indoor hot tub we have to monitor the indoor humiditiy very closely to avoid mold and mildew growth. It's a great system in the winter for climate control.

 

I was thinking of putting one in as well Deb but opted not to due to the price tag. The building code now calls for them now in new construction in Alberta. The new houses are so air tight they need to have the air inside of them replaced every 8 hrs.

When you think of it you spend the majority of your time in your home and for some it is some of the poorest air quality they breath in.

 

Were in mountains. 20 percent humidity. Terriblecs8nus and itchy eyes. It helps pull dust etc and if you have wood floors they shrink under 30 percent. We've had it in our other furnace. This one's acting up probably due to bad installation problems we had. I've had vents ducts intakes cleaned and sealed but allergies I never had are now awful. I'm trying to get it to work or ill call the installation company AGAIN. Gotta l8ve colorado springs Lil also attach an ionizer if you have a humidity option. Pulls out fibers, chemicals from cleaning and dust.

 

Dry climates make us miserable at 7700 ft and 20 percent humidity unlike Illinois where I grew up at like a zillion humidity. Causes breathing issues, asthma symptoms amd or high dust build up. Lifesaver in low humidity and keeps wood floors from shrinking, i.e. the boards and door frames etc shrink. At the moment mine is acting up and I actually have doors not staying shut. I couldn't figure out why plus asthma, that I don't have, appeared. I had hcac out and I should have clued in when I asked if the filter needed changing and she said you don't have a humidifier. So I checked. It's totally dry. Explains why my 94 yr old mom is wheezing too. I've gad dices cleaned and sealed so I'm betting it's because the installation on the new furnace messed up as they did on other parts. Just FYI on why. We never need dehumidifiers here like in Midwest lol

 

OK I'm not this savvy
I'm gonna call back the installation people. They screwed up so much stuff in the first place, I'm surprised any worked properly but we started suffering terribly from breathing issues at 7700 ft high desert mountains were down to 18 to 20 humidity. Awful in dusty areas as well. I'll try these. I'm still searching the unit for the valve to see if it's on properly.

 

Welcome to the forum, @vgnorweck

 

Welcome to the forum @vgnorweck