Hey Guys,

We recently discovered that the previous owners of our house removed the humidifier! Only the cover and on/off switch remains. Ugh. So the dry skin continues.....

We're looking at humidifiers and I thought I'd ask what others are using. A friend of ours recommended this unit which they're happy with:

http://www.desertspringproducts.com/desertspring/humidifiers_rotary.asp

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

I second the desert spring. I have had mine for 3 years now. I recommend a purge valve on the bottom to open every day so any minerals in your water are flushed out. I use a standard electronic garden hose timer that comes on at noon every day for 30 minutes. If you don't, you will get a buildup a scale on the bottom.

I installed one this year. I looked at the Desert Spring one, but decided to go with the Air King 6000 Flo-Through model.

http://www.airkinglimited.com/airkingca/Default.asp?action=read&art_id=298

I like that it doesn't have any standing water at all, uses a vertical water media box. It has been working perfectly thus far. Easy to install. You can buy replacement inline filters (for water supply line) and filter media. Also comes with a basic softener additive to keep any mineral particles in suspension, avoiding scaling.

Humidity in the winter is a significant issue here, with the long and cold winters and the furnace running frequently. Mine has kept my house in the 40-48% RH range all winter, has a digital thermostat built in. Very happy with it!

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Does this company also sell their products in the States?

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

Yep.

http://www.airkinglimited.com/airking/default.asp

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

We have a Honeywell that uses a foam media drum, so it doesn't drain as it runs. It's a bypass design (hot air enters the side), but I'm not sure about that one.

Draining it every day may be sufficient, but I don't want to do that. We have a water softener, and even with that the scale on the drum is bad after 30 days. We also have a reverse-osmosis filter for drinking water, and I hooked it up to that instead. Now it doesn't get very dirty at all after 30 days, when it gets the vinegar treatment. If you use a filter for drinking water, this is an option.

I have a Honeywell, it works well.

Not matter what you get make sure the media is reasonably available.

Hate to buy a great unit that you can't get the media for when you need it.

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KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

I have an old fashoned water bath with evaporative elements standing in it. I also have a large kettle on my stove on low heat at all times steaming away. I keep the heat low enough that if it dries up and I don't realize it, it doesn't do anything drastic.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

What about a pot of water on the stove?

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I had one of those Honeywell sponge humidifiers in one of my houses. When it went bad, I replaced it with a small box like gizmo that had a fuel injector like tip on it. It would spray a fine mist into the heated air. It worked very well. and was very low maintenance. I forget the name (this was over 10 years ago) but I remember I got it at Homer D. Po...

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

See post #8!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.