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Humidifier for dry winter air? Recently, my skin is dry and my hair a little staticy, (and so is ZoE's :( ). I'm thinking it's from the dry winter air and the forced air heating in my wee house. Does anyone use a portable humidifier in winter? If so, do they work well? My last house had a humidifier on the furnace that was installed at the recommendation of my builder, as I had alot of wood flooring. My wee house has wood flooring but no humidifier. I don't want to go to the expense of installing a furnace one right now and am wondering if a portable will make a difference to air quality even if moisture isn't being blown with the forced air. I'm slathering on lotion daily and it's really not helping much. Any recommendations? Thanks :) |
The one downside to portable humidifiers is that they need frequent cleaning(at least once a week I think), and it is a chore. We have a lot of floor vents in our house for the forced air heat, so we bought plastic half covers that direct the air a certain way and placed glass dishes with water in them on the vents. We replace the water each day. It does make a difference. |
I used a portable one in the same room I sleep in, and it worked great! |
The downside to humidifiers is that not only do they require frequent cleaning, but if you have too much humidity in your home (specifically bedroom) you will encourage the growth of dust mites. Most people are sensitive/allergic to dust mites. So, if you do get a humidifier, you should purchase one w/ a humidistat so you don't overdo the humidity. But, yes, they do help a little in the winter. |
Yes, we use one in our bedroom. Its important to have it cool at night and moist air because of Kayla having CT. It helps her to breathe better. |
I have 2 running at the moment. I put one in my bedroom to run at night, and one in our family room. The humidifier is a cool mist and it doesn't require as much cleaning as the warm mist vaporizer. But I feel like the cold mist doesn't put as much humidity out either because I fill the warm mist more frequently. |
I use a cool mist one, it's from VaporRub and you can add some liquid vaporrub into the water. It helps to stop the dry throat and cough that you can get in the winter due to dryer weather. Also, sometimes it's just bowls of water around the house or boiling a pan of water on the stove for a few hours a day. We have done both. I looked into putting a humidifier on the furnace at my condo... it actually is not that expensive... I want to say it was an add on that cost maybe $150. |
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