For people that track your indoor humidity…what’s comfortable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

[Anonymous]

I have a child who gets a lot of nosebleeds at night. We keep hers at 55% in her bedroom. I think bedroom air is the most important for avoiding sinus issues, headaches or nose bleeds. During the day the air isn't as dry because it's warmer outside and the heat isn't running as much.

We just got a new one from Costco that was on sale. I'm impressed already. My prior one constantly would get disgusting and calcified on the heating element (this area has hard water and I can't use bottled water because it goes through 2 gallons a day. I'd be like a camel lugging it all from the store). So far so good on this one. Homedics Warm/Cool Mist Ultrasonic 2G Humidifier

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

What are you taking about? Running the heat dries the air out significantly! I can watch the moisture meter drop when I turn my heat on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Technically correct, but you will never have a sufficiently sealed house to avoid the need for humidification. If you did have such a house, you would need a fresh air exchange system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

DP. Air in the winter has very little moisture on it. When it replaces your existing indoor air through leaks or just entering/leaving your house, that cold air gets heated and drier.

You really can't avoid having air exchanges with the outdoor air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Technically correct, but you will never have a sufficiently sealed house to avoid the need for humidification. If you did have such a house, you would need a fresh air exchange system.

Under the latest building codes you need a fresh air exchange system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

DP. Air in the winter has very little moisture on it. When it replaces your existing indoor air through leaks or just entering/leaving your house, that cold air gets heated and drier.

You really can't avoid having air exchanges with the outdoor air.

But you can limit them. Each resident of the house contributes about 2.5 quarts of moisture into the house each day, through activities like bathing, cooking, breathing and sweating. In a well-sealed house that's enough moisture to make up for the moisture lost to air infiltration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

What are you taking about? Running the heat dries the air out significantly! I can watch the moisture meter drop when I turn my heat on.

You're confusing correlation with causation.

In a leaky house, running the heat causes the house to leak more. If the house weren't leaking running the heat wouldn't dry the air out at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

DP. Air in the winter has very little moisture on it. When it replaces your existing indoor air through leaks or just entering/leaving your house, that cold air gets heated and drier.

You really can't avoid having air exchanges with the outdoor air.

But you can limit them. Each resident of the house contributes about 2.5 quarts of moisture into the house each day, through activities like bathing, cooking, breathing and sweating. In a well-sealed house that's enough moisture to make up for the moisture lost to air infiltration.

Depends on the number of people and the size of the house. The age of the houses around here also makes it unlikely that they are that "well sealed."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Technically correct, but you will never have a sufficiently sealed house to avoid the need for humidification. If you did have such a house, you would need a fresh air exchange system.

Under the latest building codes you need a fresh air exchange system.

But building codes aren't retroactive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

DP. Air in the winter has very little moisture on it. When it replaces your existing indoor air through leaks or just entering/leaving your house, that cold air gets heated and drier.

You really can't avoid having air exchanges with the outdoor air.

But you can limit them. Each resident of the house contributes about 2.5 quarts of moisture into the house each day, through activities like bathing, cooking, breathing and sweating. In a well-sealed house that's enough moisture to make up for the moisture lost to air infiltration.

Depends on the number of people and the size of the house. The age of the houses around here also makes it unlikely that they are that "well sealed."

But the point is if your house is dry in the winter, think about sealing it better before you think about installing a humidifier. Your house will be quieter, cleaner, more comfortable and cost less to heat. If you've done everything you can to tighten up the house and it's still dry, sure, go ahead and humidify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Technically correct, but you will never have a sufficiently sealed house to avoid the need for humidification. If you did have such a house, you would need a fresh air exchange system.

Under the latest building codes you need a fresh air exchange system.

But building codes aren't retroactive.

I'm not saying they are. I'm saying in what's now considered a well-constructed house you will have a high level of sealing and some ventilation. What you won't find is a humidifier.

[Anonymous]

We like our house to be in the low 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your house is dry in the winter it's because your house is leaky. Tight, modern houses don't have dryness problems. Sometimes they even need to be ventilated to shed humidity in the winter.

The long term fix is to find out where your house is leaking and plug the leaks.

Or, you don't have humidification in your heating system.

You don't need humidification in your heating system if your house isn't leaky.

Heating doesn't remove humidity from the air. What removes humidity is replacing the indoor air with outdoor air with lower moisture content.

Well that's total bs LMAO.

The crap people spew on here.

Did you take middle school science? Please, tell us how the house get dry in the winter.

DP. Air in the winter has very little moisture on it. When it replaces your existing indoor air through leaks or just entering/leaving your house, that cold air gets heated and drier.

You really can't avoid having air exchanges with the outdoor air.

But you can limit them. Each resident of the house contributes about 2.5 quarts of moisture into the house each day, through activities like bathing, cooking, breathing and sweating. In a well-sealed house that's enough moisture to make up for the moisture lost to air infiltration.

Depends on the number of people and the size of the house. The age of the houses around here also makes it unlikely that they are that "well sealed."

But the point is if your house is dry in the winter, think about sealing it better before you think about installing a humidifier. Your house will be quieter, cleaner, more comfortable and cost less to heat. If you've done everything you can to tighten up the house and it's still dry, sure, go ahead and humidify.

I have sealed the joints in my HVAC ductwork with mastic, double-paned windows, and new steel doors. Still need makeup humidification when it gets below 30F.

I manage to get by on the heat pump until about 20F, then I need some aux heat. So, yeah, I think I am pretty good.