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Yeah, it takes awhile.
You have to remember you're also "cooking" the humidity at the same time with your heat- and definitely with NG/forced air system.
It should work fairly quickly unless you are trying to humidify a space way too big for the unit or do not have the door closed. I turn one on at night and it gets things up to a reasonable level most of the time.
That's a pretty small humidifier. Not surprised it hasn't changed the humidity much.
During the winter we run 2 around the clock and they are quite a bit larger than the one you showed.
Where we live (East Tennessee) we get several warmer/wetter days each month and we open the windows during these spells. It really helps a lot.
Agree that's a really small humidifier both in capacity and probably fan power. I wouldn't expect too much change either, but the most telling thing is that you're leaving the door to the room OPEN. You aren't trying to humidify 132 sq ft, you're effectively trying to humidify a much larger air space...like all the rooms connecting to the one room you're trying to change. Higher moisture in one area isn't just going to stay there, it will try to spread and equalize with drier air if it can. You'd probably need to pour gallons of water through that thing to make much difference.
Also consider that the contents of all those connecting rooms (carpets, furniture, any other permeable materials) need to absorb moisture before the overall level of RH can stabilize at a higher percentage.
Also realize that the ambient temperature your home heating system is trying to counteract is quite low at 10F! There must be areas of the rest of the house that are being heated. The colder it is, the more the heating system is cycling and the more it will dry out the air. Such cold outdoor air is typically very dry, which will continue to suck moisture out of the entire house.
Shut the door to this one room and keep it shut. Measure the air humidity. Bet you'll notice a difference. The only problem doing this is that heat from the rest of the house won't reach it nearly as well if there's no register or vent.
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Check into the Levoit line of humidifiers. We have model LV600HH and use it in the bedroom at night. It has an effective range of 430–753 ft² and is unbelievably quiet. Comes with a remote and has many features. I paid around $90 at Lowes (but I get the veterans discount). They make several different models. Best humidifier we've ever had.
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