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Purchasing a home humidifier any suggestions?
I want to be safe and purchase a safe humidifier, but the most effective? Any suggestions??
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Hello I have a large Air purifier. I can tell that the air is much cleaner when I use it. I'm not sure about an humidifier. I feel like too much moisture could cause infection or mold which could make your symptoms much worse. Talk to your doctor before buying one
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Is there something we can answer for you? This discussion is about in-home air purifiers, but we can start a discussion about portable oxygen concentrators if you like.
@miller313 The humidifiers to avoid are the ones that make a cool mist by making tiny water droplets. These leave a film of dust from what ever minerals are dissolved in the water that will coat everything in the room, and you will be inhaling that fine dust which is not good for lungs. You also don't want high humidity that creates mold growth especially if you have cold air leaking around windows. I used to have a humidifier with a water wheel and a reservoir, but I wouldn't recommend that either because of mold growth issues in the reservoir or on the water wheel. I think what is best is when it is heat that causes evaporation like the Vicks humidifiers. They may have a pad that needs replacing as it gets encrusted with minerals. It needs to be cleaned regularly with vinegar to dissolve mineral build up. We have an April Air on our furnace that works by evaporating water from a pad as the forced air blows through the duct work. That has been the best and has settings that match the outside air temperatures. The newer ones might be automatically adjusting for temperature. I also use HEPA filters with carbon filtering in my home free standing in the house.
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1 ReactionIt actually helps running a humifier in the winter.
If you are also running a HEPA air filter, make sure that they are at least 3 feet apart.
You do not want the HEPA filture from collecting too much moisture increasing the chance of mold growth.
Just researched this situation.
Bottom line, those suffering from COPD show be running a HEPA air cleaner along with a humidifier, keeping the the humidity at 30-50 percent.