What do you use to humidify your home? (Phoenix: rooftop, living)

[Bungle]

I use a Vornado humidifier in the bedrooms. They seem to help filter the dust out of the air as well.

[Minntoaz]

Yeah coming from the Midwest it seemed appropriate to use one but it left watermarks on everything. I think I might try it again though. Maybe.

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by Minntoaz

Yeah coming from the Midwest it seemed appropriate to use one but it left watermarks on everything. I think I might try it again though. Maybe.

I haven't had any issues, but the hard water can leave a "powder" on things and the last thing we need is MORE DUST around here. Try buying distilled water.

[Bungle]

Don't use a 'cool mist' humidifier...those leave the white dust behind. Mine is a mini evap humidifier with filters...no dust even use my bad hard water.

[keninaz]

My wife likes to run a couple of tabletop fountains in the home. She says it helps her allergies when it's really dry.
I friend of ours was told that filling a bathtub would keep humidity in the home too.


Me? I don't like hot, humid climates~~~that's why I live here.

[Jkgourmet]

25+ years in Phoenix. Never had, needed, wanted or even thought about a humidifier.

Soft water treatment- yes. Reverse osmosis for drinking water - yes.

[stevek64]

Originally Posted by Bungle

Don't use a 'cool mist' humidifier...those leave the white dust behind. Mine is a mini evap humidifier with filters...no dust even use my bad hard water.

Good point on the cool mist/mineral residue but the solution is simple.....use filtered water in the cool mist vaporizer and no "white dust". We use RO filtered water but I'm guessing just standard charcoal filtered water would work too.

Originally Posted by keninaz

My wife likes to run a couple of tabletop fountains in the home. She says it helps her allergies when it's really dry.
I friend of ours was told that filling a bathtub would keep humidity in the home too.


Me? I don't like hot, humid climates~~~that's why I live here.

An allergist once told me and what I read is for those with sinus issues/mucous problems is that dry air is one of the worst things as the mucous doesn't flow in dry air. Things get gunky/mucous dries up/doesn't flow in the sinuses and gunks up the works so to speak.

[maverick974]

Humidifier?? I use what Tim the tool man would use. A big ass 6500 cfm swamp cooler.
It keeps the house and most of east Mesa humidified and also keeps me cool on those blazing hot days. No panzy table top humidifiers for this kid.
Woof, woof, hoot, hoot.

[Dave in Phoenix]

Interesting older thread I found via Google!

I have the opposite problem as an old guy at 72 in good health. I am fighting dry skin like never before. I have two whole house Evaporative AIRCARE Humidifiers one rated for 2700 sq feet and another for 3600 - one in living area and another in a back bedroom.

They pump out 4-6 gallons of water and I have to refill about daily.

I have them set at 55% and on high. They run almost constantly but the actual humidity by various gauges is very hard to get above 40%. Usually, about 30-35% even though I turn off all a/c at 3 PM till 8 PM which cuts down dramatically costs with APS time of use billing. I use fans and can survive. I also have a flat foam roof and very good insulation per testing by APS.

Remember I said these have capacities of 2700 and 3600 sq feet. Well, my home is about 2300 in total - spread out on one floor with a Frank Lloyd Wright-like design (black concrete walls).

I use lots of lotion but dry skin is driving me crazy. I am going to go to a dermatologist and considering either yet another "whole house" unit but hate having to add gallons of water all the time or explore a unit connected with A/C unit (I have two units 2 and 3.5 tons).

[Burning Madolf]

Originally Posted by Dave in Phoenix

Interesting older thread I found via Google!

I have the opposite problem as an old guy at 72 in good health. I am fighting dry skin like never before. I have two whole house Evaporative AIRCARE Humidifiers one rated for 2700 sq feet and another for 3600 - one in living area and another in a back bedroom.

They pump out 4-6 gallons of water and I have to refill about daily.

I have them set at 55% and on high. They run almost constantly but the actual humidity by various gauges is very hard to get above 40%. Usually, about 30-35% even though I turn off all a/c at 3 PM till 8 PM which cuts down dramatically costs with APS time of use billing. I use fans and can survive. I also have a flat foam roof and very good insulation per testing by APS.

Remember I said these have capacities of 2700 and 3600 sq feet. Well, my home is about 2300 in total - spread out on one floor with a Frank Lloyd Wright-like design (black concrete walls).

I use lots of lotion but dry skin is driving me crazy. I am going to go to a dermatologist and considering either yet another "whole house" unit but hate having to add gallons of water all the time or explore a unit connected with A/C unit (I have two units 2 and 3.5 tons).

Just curious but, how much water comes out your condensation line per day?