Humdifiers for house

[Guest guest]

I asked a few weeks ago about whole house filters but forgot to ask about

whole house humidifiers. Years ago we had one of the drum type that rolled

around in a pan that put some humidity into the house during the winter. We

haven't used it in over 6 yrs. after researching them and finding that they

probably are not very good. We always kept our very clean and never had

any problems but I'm not comfortable using it. I think of bacteria and mold

growing on it!!!!

Does anyone use one in their home that works with the furnace and are safe

to use? I looked at the Aprilaire but don't know anything about them.

Thanks, Sue

[Guest guest]

I have the Aprilaire whole house humidifier on my furnace and it works and does

not get moldy. The old furnace that was here when I got house also had an

Aprilaire whole house humidifier on it but of course older model. I remember

Jeff May saying I need not worry about that one. Also I believe incidentally

that Jeff has the Aprilaire whole house filter on his furnace in his new place.

*Not positive but believed he said that. The filter on the Aprilaire humidifier

is hard and doesn't absorb the water so it doesn't stay wet. The water trickles

through it and air picks up moisture out of air as it trickles through. When

humidity is high enough, water stops coming through it but the air keeps coming

through it, thoroughly drying it out. The first 10 years I was in house didn't

know anything about it. I just turned it on and in the summer off. When I

finally decided to see if it was clean inside (after joining this group), I

figured out how to open it up and look at it and wha-la CLEAN after ten years of

not paying any attention to it. That's good! Just some white lime deposits so

I changed it out. I don't know what other choices you have. I didn't shop

around since the first Aprilaire was so good. I just made sure it was basically

same concept as one I had. The light right now is glowing as indication it is

time to change the filter, looked in it and filter looks the same as when I put

it in but I will change it anyhow. Too bad everything, esp air conditioners,

aren't made this well.

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> I asked a few weeks ago about whole house filters but forgot to ask about

> whole house humidifiers. Years ago we had one of the drum type that rolled

> around in a pan that put some humidity into the house during the winter. We

> haven't used it in over 6 yrs. after researching them and finding that they

> probably are not very good. We always kept our very clean and never had

> any problems but I'm not comfortable using it. I think of bacteria and mold

> growing on it!!!!

> Does anyone use one in their home that works with the furnace and are safe

> to use? I looked at the Aprilaire but don't know anything about them.

> Thanks, Sue

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