Humidifier Recommendation

[lord jackel]

Hey Gang...Now that my collection has grown it is no longer practical to spray each and every tub several times a day. I also live in Indiana where it is very cold and very dry...so I am thinking about buying a room humidifier for the snake room.

Thoughts or recommendations? Specific brand recommendations?

I looked at Sears and Wally World and they have some around $100 (not sure if these are good or bad - overkill or not big enough (room is about 120 square feet)

Thanks for your help.

[ivylea77]

Based on what I know about square footage, your room is roughly 13 x 9.

My room is slightly larger and I use this:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5131254

It does the trick, keeping my room around 55% as the space heater sucks out all the moisture. The bad part is I have to fill it every day, but I wanted something small and less expensive. I've only had it for about a month so we'll see how long it lasts.

[lord jackel]

Based on what I know about square footage, your room is roughly 13 x 9.

My room is slightly larger and I use this:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5131254

It does the trick, keeping my room around 55% as the space heater sucks out all the moisture. The bad part is I have to fill it every day, but I wanted something small and less expensive. I've only had it for about a month so we'll see how long it lasts.

Thanks for the info...did you go with the cool mist vs. a heated humidifer for any particular reason? (not really sure the benefits or drawbacks to either type)

[ivylea77]

I went with cool mist b/c they're easier to clean. It is slighlty nosy b/c of the fan, but not annoying.

Check this out

http://www.allergybuyersclub.com/hum...warmorcoolmist

[Spaniard]

I bought a Honeywell Cool mist humidifier and one thing I noticed is that the amount of water didn't last as long as it said it should have on the box. They said 20 hours of run time but I'd say I got half of that use before I had to fill the tank again. Just something to keep in mind when you go shopping for one...

[monk90222]

This is what I use:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ord=humidifier


I love it and have had no problems with it!

[PythonWallace]

Buy a big one that you can bring the water to. It sucks having to take the small ones to the bath tub every 12 hours for filling. Go with Charlie's suggestion.

[jkobylka]

This is what I use:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ord=humidifier


I love it and have had no problems with it!

I use that one as well. works great as long as you change the cartridges fairly often.

Justin

[lord jackel]

This is what I use:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ord=humidifier


I love it and have had no problems with it!

Thanks for all the feedback gang. I was out shopping so I didn't see this Sears model before I left...however I did see a similar one at Wally World. Not knowing how big a unit I needed I went with a Holmes (with digital humidity readout/control)...if this doesn't work then I will definately bump to to a big one like this one. Can someone tell me how well it monitors and regulates the humidity (ie. are you constantly having to adjust its output)

[monk90222]

Thanks for all the feedback gang. I was out shopping so I didn't see this Sears model before I left...however I did see a similar one at Wally World. Not knowing how big a unit I needed I went with a Holmes (with digital humidity readout/control)...if this doesn't work then I will definately bump to to a big one like this one. Can someone tell me how well it monitors and regulates the humidity (ie. are you constantly having to adjust its output)

After the initial adjustments I haven't had to touch it at all, just refill it every few days...It gives me a consistent humidity on the accurite.