Does anyone have to humidify?

[tfgrower]

[Binford]

[tinman]

[pellet2corn]

Anyone have a humidifier they like? I have tried the small tabletop units that use a "sponge" to hold thew water and draw air through it. Don't put out much moisture and the lime in our water render the "sponge" useless fairly quickly. I still run one at night in the bedroom using distilled water. The thing operates MUCH better with distilled water, but too expensive for the whole house. I want a good, easy to use humidifier.

[SidecarFlip]

The solution is in the solution.....

We have exactly the same problem and I found a solution. I use the evap type whole house stand alone like TC has but I rotate the elements in white vinegar which precipitates the lime into granules that you can rinse away. I just keep a 5 gallon bucket of vinegar mixed with water 1-5 in the bathroom an rinse the filters in the bathtub. Soak the loaded with lime filters for a day and rinse.

I use the elements that RPS sells on line. They have a metal mesh backer and last 5 times as long as the plastic mesh elements, especially when you clean them every other day like I do. I'm hell on filters.

I run 2 units, one Holmes and one Sunbeam (looks identical to the holmes)

Wallyworld. 89 bucks each and worth every penny.
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[Binford]

Sidecar, Have you ever thought about getting a water softner? My wife has a friend that was on well water like yourself and the mineral content was hell on everything, including her plumbing, to the point that it clogged up showerheads and everything else.

[Binford]

[SidecarFlip]

We had a Culligan system at one time. The upkeep was horrendous. Of course Culligan swore up and down that their Potassium Permagnate sulfur filter was rats butt and that my Hydrogen Peroxide injection wasn't and now that's all they sell.....

I still use Potassium Permagnate in my diesel engine cooling systems.

To answer your question directly, I don't want the sodium exchange and have to drink bottled water all the time. We have really good water with the exception of the lime. Lost the sulfur when the local quarry (largest in the world) went bust.

The acetic acid in the vinegar makes a really good precipitant and it's cheap. Much like H2o2 is a good precipitant of dissolved sulfur dioxide.
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[Binford]

[SidecarFlip]

[Binford]

Where I live the water is very hard, had it tested. You know how women are when it comes to their skin. Although the taste is very good. Have had relatives from out of state even comment on how good the water is here.