Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Mon 15 Feb 2010 09:46:22p, Wayne Boatwright told us...
>
> > The shape, size, and location of our HVAC system will not permit the
> > installation of an add-on humidifer.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a good quality and reliable free-standing humidifer
> > that would adequately cover a single floor 1560 sq. ft. home?
> >
> > TIA
> >
>
> Sorry, didn't mean to post this to rfc.

') Regardless if you accidentally posted to RFC - the wealth of its
knowlege is immeasurable, eh? If you have a central HVAC system, isn't
it possible to add an automatic humidifier??? Seems reasonable, or else
I have a white rhinocerous, or is that elephant?, for the one I have!

Sky, who's no mechanical engineer!

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Mon 15 Feb 2010 09:56:33p, Sky told us...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon 15 Feb 2010 09:46:22p, Wayne Boatwright told us...
> >>
> >> > The shape, size, and location of our HVAC system will not permit the
> >> > installation of an add-on humidifer.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone recommend a good quality and reliable free-standing
> humidifer
> >> > that would adequately cover a single floor 1560 sq. ft. home?
> >> >
> >> > TIA
> >> >
> >>
> >> Sorry, didn't mean to post this to rfc.
> >
> > ') Regardless if you accidentally posted to RFC - the wealth of its
> > knowlege is immeasurable, eh? If you have a central HVAC system, isn't
> > it possible to add an automatic humidifier??? Seems reasonable, or else
> > I have a white rhinocerous, or is that elephant?, for the one I have!
> >
> > Sky, who's no mechanical engineer!
> >
>
> Thanks, Sky. Ordinarily that would be true. I have had several furnace
> mounted humidifers in previous homes. In this case, the HVAC unit is
> installed in a recessed space in a wall that is no bigger than the unit
> itself. Only the front access panel used for checking the system and
> changing filters is exposed.

Well darn - no easy remedy then! There are large humidifier units that
use the 'drums' and such, but my personal experience is they don't work
too well, or more they work too well! Perhaps it might be better to use
small, individual humidifiers for each room instead? The sort of
humidifier that uses a couple of gallons of water at most, maybe? Dang,
talk about monitoring though! So much for 'convenience!'

Sky

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Sky wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Mon 15 Feb 2010 09:46:22p, Wayne Boatwright told us...
>>
>> > The shape, size, and location of our HVAC system will not permit the
>> > installation of an add-on humidifer.
>> >
>> > Can anyone recommend a good quality and reliable free-standing humidifer
>> > that would adequately cover a single floor 1560 sq. ft. home?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>>
>> Sorry, didn't mean to post this to rfc.
>
>') Regardless if you accidentally posted to RFC - the wealth of its
>knowlege is immeasurable, eh? If you have a central HVAC system, isn't
>it possible to add an automatic humidifier??? Seems reasonable, or else
>I have a white rhinocerous, or is that elephant?, for the one I have!
>
>Sky, who's no mechanical engineer!

It's not recommended to add a humidifier to forced air ductwork, it'll
quickly clog with schmutz/mold. Most normal folks who live in hot dry
climes would know about an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler
http://www.air-n-water.com/swamp-coo...vaporative.htm

On Feb 16, 8:33*am, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> Sky wrote:
> >Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> >> On Mon 15 Feb 2010 09:46:22p, Wayne Boatwright told us...
>
> >> > The shape, size, and location of our HVAC system will not permit the
> >> > installation of an add-on humidifer.
>
> >> > Can anyone recommend a good quality and reliable free-standing humidifer
> >> > that would adequately cover a single floor 1560 sq. ft. home?
>
> >> > TIA
>
> >> Sorry, didn't mean to post this to rfc.
>
> >') *Regardless if you accidentally posted to RFC - the wealth of its
> >knowlege is immeasurable, eh? *If you have a central HVAC system, isn't
> >it possible to add an automatic humidifier??? *Seems reasonable, or else
> >I have a white rhinocerous, or is that elephant?, for the one I have!
>
> >Sky, who's no mechanical engineer!
>
> It's not recommended to add a humidifier to forced air ductwork, it'll
> quickly clog with schmutz/mold. *Most normal folks who live in hot dry
> climes would know about an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler).
>
> - Show quoted text -

My HVAC pro would disagree. Today's humidifiers mounted on a forced-
air type furnace don't get moldy if properly maintained - service once
a season is plenty enough.

N.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
>
> I won't go the route of individual units. It's just too inconvenient.
> I've posted at alt.home.repair where some HVAC people hang out. I'm
> hoping
> that someone there may know of a unit.

I'll have to go read it then. I use a single individual unit in the main
living area of my home but it's so much maintenance. Right now I can see
pink in it and that means I need to empty and clean the whole thing because
it's the start of mold. It's only been a week since I cleaned the whole
thing. It will disperse a tank of water a day (about 4 gallons) during the
winter.

I used to have a unit that was attached to the furnace but when I got my
furnace replaced, the installers said it wasn't worth reattaching that unit.

"Cheryl" wrote:

>
>"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
85.250...
>>
>> I won't go the route of individual units. It's just too inconvenient.
>> I've posted at alt.home.repair where some HVAC people hang out. I'm
>> hoping
>> that someone there may know of a unit.
>
>
>I'll have to go read it then. I use a single individual unit in the main
>living area of my home but it's so much maintenance. Right now I can see
>pink in it and that means I need to empty and clean the whole thing because
>it's the start of mold. It's only been a week since I cleaned the whole
>thing. It will disperse a tank of water a day (about 4 gallons) during the
>winter.

Hard water clogs filters fast which creates mold... hard water creates
myriad plumbing problems... far more costly than the price of a water
softener, just your water heater alone will cost more to run than to
run a water softener... and hard water is the number one reason for
premature water heater failure. Hard water is also the number one
reason for refrigerator icemaker failure... those icemakers should
easily outlive the fridge except for hard water. Typically hot arid
locations in the US have the hardest water.

>I used to have a unit that was attached to the furnace but when I got my
>furnace replaced, the installers said it wasn't worth reattaching that unit.

Good your guys are honest... moist air in the ducts creates black
mold.... I hope they cleaned your ductwork before replacing your
furnace, probably not because it's a messy filthy job, probably like a
'shroom farm of black mold in there. There are companys that
specialize in cleaning ductwork, after years of running that
humidifier you really ought to have it done, moldy ductwork is no
laughing matter, it's deadly.