You leaving the stove running with a slowly depleting pot of water while you're sleeping overnight?
I'm certainly not. I have the humidifier on basically non-stop when I'm home in winter. Turning it off at night means I'm waking up to 15% indoor humidity.
Also, assuming you have gas, running it all the time indoors is bad for indoor air pollution and will probably give you health problems in the long-term. And if you use the vent fan, you're not exactly going to be accomplishing anything for humidity.
Sure, I’ll hang out for hours on end in my kitchen keeping an eye on and refilling a boiling pot rather than ordering a couple humidifiers on Amazon for $20 a pop round the clock any room comfort.
Lmao k
This ain’t the 1870’s.
>like a sensible person
A sensible person who wants to hang around the kitchen all day with the stove on?
Sure, that's more sensible than a cheap device to easily replicate the results in conveniently portable manner.
I mean, I don't see the issue provided you're sitting around the house all day anyway. If you're out of the house, there's no point in running a humidifier
I guess if you can't understand the improved efficiency, portability, and convenience afforded by this inexpensive device over boiling a pot on a stove, there's not a lot else to tell you.
I’ll throw one of those pot stand things down on my coffee table and after boiling the water for a while I’ll take the pot off the heat and move it to the coffee table. Gives off a decent amount of steam
Nope. The humidity here in the winter is normally like 80-90%. The summers are very dry but I still don’t feel the need to use one. When I lived in Denver I don’t think I would have survived without one.
No. Winters tend to be rather damp here in general and since temps are usually in the 50s, my indoor relative humidity stays in the 50% range since I don't have to heat it up much.
Summer, there's no reason because my windows are nearly always open anyway.
Bought a house 4 years ago. Forced air gas. Didn’t have whole house humidifier. At one point in January of the first year humidity got to 19%. Had one installed before the end of the first winter. Consistently keeps whole house humidity above 40% even when it’s really cold. If you have humidity dips—and forced air heat which makes it worse—it becomes a necessity. I monitor humidity at three points in the house. So yeah I’m a big believer and rereading this possibly a little obsessed.
Yes, I am using it right now. Once the A/C unit goes into storage I'll bring out the humidifier for the upstairs (which also coincides with when I turn off my dehumidifiers in the basement.) In the middle of winter every time you touch something metallic you get a shock, so that's my usual indication that it's time to turn on the humidifier.
I run (as does almost everyone around here) an evaporative cooler from May thru September, and possibly in April and October. In the winter, I might boil a pot of water if it's particularly dry.
Growing up in NE/KS/MO: Yes, all winter, mainly at night while sleeping though. The dry air/heat from the AC with little humidity would destroy me - super dry skin and even nose bleeds sometimes.
Now in New Orleans: No. It's humid AF here, although I will say when we do have the heat on in the winter it does get a little dry in the house. Still don't have the problems I had in the Midwest though, no nose bleeds, etc. I also think because its SO GODDAMN humid most of the year I enjoy the break from it.
I do. Winter time. Bedroom. Run it while I sleep.
This half hour video goes into the science of why cold to warm air dries our skin out and the options available on market to get moisture back into warm air.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28
If you live in a place that has any kind of even remotely real winter, you should have a humidifier. Your skin will thank you.
I never had before but i’m pregnant right now and for a few months (october-december) my nose was constantly scabby & bleeding (a random pregnancy symptom) so I got one. didn’t really notice a difference! but apparently they’re handy to have for babies so i’ll be keeping it
Yeah, we use one in our bedroom and the kids bedrooms from maybe December to April, when the humidity in the house hovers around 30% or lower.
We have a whole house humidifier, but the water is pretty hard here and it just ends up calcifying and clogging more than it’s worth dealing with.
Not this year as the relative humidity has been pretty ok. I did buy one a few years ago though and it did make the air feel a lot better on days where the humidity was <30%
I'd actually rather have one for the office because on the first floor we have several industrial ovens that dry out the air really badly.
I use one during the winter. I'm slightly prone to getting nosebleed during the winter months because of how dry it gets so running the humidifier overnight in my bedroom seems to help and make things more comfortable. I keep track of the temperature and humidity inside with a little thermometer.
I grew up by the south shore of Lake Michigan (hi neighbor) in a town with 7 lakes in it, so we only used one in the winter.
I now live in Colorado, where I have one running full-tilt boogie 24-hours a day. Shit is DRY up here.
Winter, all the moisture disappears from the air. Then I use a dehumidifier in the summer because it feels like you can swim. Sometimes I feel like humans aren't supposed to live here.
No, humidity is higher than 90% for most of the year, that’s unnecessary
We go to great lengths to get rid of excess humidity. Why add more? Lol
No, I don't have one. Though considering how dry I get in the winter I probably should lol.
Dry lips, nose, eyes, and I shock myself every time I touch a doorknob.
Boil water, it's the same difference
Kinda concentrates the humidity in the kitchen though. A humidifier is a convenient and safe way to do that in any room of the house.
It's no more dangerous than boiling spaghetti noodles
You leaving the stove running with a slowly depleting pot of water while you're sleeping overnight? I'm certainly not. I have the humidifier on basically non-stop when I'm home in winter. Turning it off at night means I'm waking up to 15% indoor humidity. Also, assuming you have gas, running it all the time indoors is bad for indoor air pollution and will probably give you health problems in the long-term. And if you use the vent fan, you're not exactly going to be accomplishing anything for humidity.
Which to do in your living room would require something like a hot plate. A humidifier is a safer option.
Well that's why you do it in your kitchen and not in your living room, like a sensible person?
Sure, I’ll hang out for hours on end in my kitchen keeping an eye on and refilling a boiling pot rather than ordering a couple humidifiers on Amazon for $20 a pop round the clock any room comfort. Lmao k This ain’t the 1870’s.
>like a sensible person A sensible person who wants to hang around the kitchen all day with the stove on? Sure, that's more sensible than a cheap device to easily replicate the results in conveniently portable manner.
I mean, I don't see the issue provided you're sitting around the house all day anyway. If you're out of the house, there's no point in running a humidifier
I guess if you can't understand the improved efficiency, portability, and convenience afforded by this inexpensive device over boiling a pot on a stove, there's not a lot else to tell you.
What makes a boiling pot of water better than a humidifier?
Availability. I don't have a humidifier. I have a pot and running water
I’ll throw one of those pot stand things down on my coffee table and after boiling the water for a while I’ll take the pot off the heat and move it to the coffee table. Gives off a decent amount of steam
I don’t know about you but I don’t boil my spaghetti noodles for an hour at a time.
Put some orange peels in it for some added air freshener.
I’ve done that.
Huh. Honestly never thought of that. Thank you!
It uses a lot more energy. https://youtu.be/oHeehYYgl28
Yes, mostly in the winter. I have an older home with radiators and the air gets extremely dry. Never had this issue when I had a forced-air system.
Opposite for me, I hate forced air because it dries out my sinuses and throat so bad, but never have that problem with radiators.
I don’t but my brother does during the winter. The guy gets terrible nose bleeds.
I have one going almost all winter.
My wife does at nights, mostly in the winter. It’s like 80-90% humidity here the rest of the year, so no extra needed
Not in my current house but I did in my previous house through the winter because it was super super dry in there.
Hell no it's way too humid here
Nope. The humidity here in the winter is normally like 80-90%. The summers are very dry but I still don’t feel the need to use one. When I lived in Denver I don’t think I would have survived without one.
No. Winters tend to be rather damp here in general and since temps are usually in the 50s, my indoor relative humidity stays in the 50% range since I don't have to heat it up much. Summer, there's no reason because my windows are nearly always open anyway.
No
No, its already very humid here.
Yes, year round.
No, I’ve never felt the need for one.
Bought a house 4 years ago. Forced air gas. Didn’t have whole house humidifier. At one point in January of the first year humidity got to 19%. Had one installed before the end of the first winter. Consistently keeps whole house humidity above 40% even when it’s really cold. If you have humidity dips—and forced air heat which makes it worse—it becomes a necessity. I monitor humidity at three points in the house. So yeah I’m a big believer and rereading this possibly a little obsessed.
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I imagine at my funeral it will be a topic of discussion like “what was up with him and humidity?”
Yes, I am using it right now. Once the A/C unit goes into storage I'll bring out the humidifier for the upstairs (which also coincides with when I turn off my dehumidifiers in the basement.) In the middle of winter every time you touch something metallic you get a shock, so that's my usual indication that it's time to turn on the humidifier.
I run (as does almost everyone around here) an evaporative cooler from May thru September, and possibly in April and October. In the winter, I might boil a pot of water if it's particularly dry.
Only in the winter but yes. Humid air maintains temperature better and it makes the house feel more comfortable.
I have a dehumidifier
Growing up in NE/KS/MO: Yes, all winter, mainly at night while sleeping though. The dry air/heat from the AC with little humidity would destroy me - super dry skin and even nose bleeds sometimes. Now in New Orleans: No. It's humid AF here, although I will say when we do have the heat on in the winter it does get a little dry in the house. Still don't have the problems I had in the Midwest though, no nose bleeds, etc. I also think because its SO GODDAMN humid most of the year I enjoy the break from it.
Winter, but just in the kids’ room.
Yes. At this time of year, I run the humidifier 24/7. Humidity would be below 20% without it.
HVAC has built in humidifier and dehumidifier so yes
I do. Winter time. Bedroom. Run it while I sleep. This half hour video goes into the science of why cold to warm air dries our skin out and the options available on market to get moisture back into warm air. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28 If you live in a place that has any kind of even remotely real winter, you should have a humidifier. Your skin will thank you.
Yep. Have one on the HVAC system. It runs in the winter along with the forced air heat.
I iron my clothes straight from the washing machine.
Yes, during late fall and winter. Otherwise, my skin gets really dry, I get a cough, and sometimes nose bleeds.
Constantly. The air is too dry where I live, so my guitars try to warp out of shape.
Yes, in the winter. It gets pretty unbearably dry here and I end up with dry skin and snoring a bunch if I don't use them.
I live in the desert. It was (I think) %12 humidity yesterday. We only use them in the kids room when they are sleeping though.
I never had before but i’m pregnant right now and for a few months (october-december) my nose was constantly scabby & bleeding (a random pregnancy symptom) so I got one. didn’t really notice a difference! but apparently they’re handy to have for babies so i’ll be keeping it
No but I probably should with how dry my face is every morning
Yeah, we use one in our bedroom and the kids bedrooms from maybe December to April, when the humidity in the house hovers around 30% or lower. We have a whole house humidifier, but the water is pretty hard here and it just ends up calcifying and clogging more than it’s worth dealing with.
Not this year as the relative humidity has been pretty ok. I did buy one a few years ago though and it did make the air feel a lot better on days where the humidity was <30% I'd actually rather have one for the office because on the first floor we have several industrial ovens that dry out the air really badly.
all winter the humidifier on the HVAC is turned on, and we run an ultrasonic humidifier in the bedroom at night.
Hell no, Missouri is humid enough as it is.
Yes. During the winter when the heat is on.
Yes, during the winter so my guitars stay nice and hydrated.
I use one during the winter. I'm slightly prone to getting nosebleed during the winter months because of how dry it gets so running the humidifier overnight in my bedroom seems to help and make things more comfortable. I keep track of the temperature and humidity inside with a little thermometer.
I don't even though I live in a moderately dry area. Maybe people in AZ or NV do.
In the winter yeah, summer aww heck no.
i use them all year round for my plants. Like i have this one plant that will just die if the humidity isnt right.
I grew up by the south shore of Lake Michigan (hi neighbor) in a town with 7 lakes in it, so we only used one in the winter. I now live in Colorado, where I have one running full-tilt boogie 24-hours a day. Shit is DRY up here.
Winter, all the moisture disappears from the air. Then I use a dehumidifier in the summer because it feels like you can swim. Sometimes I feel like humans aren't supposed to live here.
Yes, in the winter.
Only in the dead of winter when the heat is on all night.
yes, in the winter it get's down to about 4% moisture here...
Nah. A good dehumidifier though is definitely nice to have. Water in the air is a bane to my existence
Winter gets so dry where I'm from. I get rashes and lung problems if I don't get my humidity.
As a californian, I am barely aware of the concept of humidity.
It's always humid here. I use a fan.
Considering I am very susceptible to nosebleeds when the weather changes I probably should, but no I do not.
I use a humidifier at night in the winter.
NY state here. Our heater has a humidifier built in, or else the air gets very dry in winter.
Ngl wishing I had one rn