Recommend A Good Cheap Humidifier?

[andrewross8705]

Just an update on the Lasko 1128 Evaporative Recirculating Humidifier in case anyone else is looking for a good humidifier. I received mine today and so far, I am very impressed! The humidity was pretty high in my snake room today, because we have had some rain, so the humidity was already at 53%. Once I got this humidifier setup and running it brought the humidity right up to 60% within less than 15 minutes I would say. I ran it on high at first until the humidity reached 60% then I switched it to low and it has been maintaining 60% humidity in my snake room ever since. One of the things I like about this humidifier is it has a built-in humidistat, so it will sense when the water level in the air has gone down and kick the humidifier off and on automatically. Another great thing about this humidifier is that is uses very little wattage. When tested on a killowatt meter it only draws 71 watts on high, 66 watts on medium and only 58 watts on low. So, it's very efficient.

The room i'm currently using is only 8' x 11', so I would have to say this humidifier is waaay overkill for such a small room considering it is capable of humidifying up to 3200 square feet. But, I have already pretty much outgrown this small room already and I will be moving my snakes to a much larger room in my house before too long. So, this will be great!

Any thoughts on how this would do in a split level home? I'm on the fence between this and getting a smaller one just for the level I'm on and keep the reptiles. Home is 3 level split with a basement so technically a 4 level. Primary concern is whether it will reach all 3 levels if I place it on the lower level, above the basement.

[Aedryan Methyus]

I definitely wouldn't recommend anything smaller... Winter is finally upon us here in Pittsburgh, PA and I have been running this humidifier on high 24/7 in just a small 8' x 11' room. As we speak, the current humidity outside is 55% and this big humidifier is struggling to keep the humidity in my snake room at only 43%! I definitely have to be getting a new pump for the built in humidifier system on my furnace, because this humidifier isn't keeping up by itself...

[andrewross8705]

I definitely wouldn't recommend anything smaller... Winter is finally upon us here in Pittsburgh, PA and I have been running this humidifier on high 24/7 in just a small 8' x 11' room. As we speak, the current humidity outside is 55% and this big humidifier is struggling to keep the humidity in my snake room at only 43%! I definitely have to be getting a new pump for the built in humidifier system on my furnace, because this humidifier isn't keeping up by itself...

Thanks. I was debating on whether to get this or something smaller just for the one level. The furnace is on the same level where the snakes are so I'm sure that's not helping.

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[artgecko]

Just an update on the Lasko 1128 Evaporative Recirculating Humidifier in case anyone else is looking for a good humidifier. I received mine today and so far, I am very impressed! The humidity was pretty high in my snake room today, because we have had some rain, so the humidity was already at 53%. Once I got this humidifier setup and running it brought the humidity right up to 60% within less than 15 minutes I would say. I ran it on high at first until the humidity reached 60% then I switched it to low and it has been maintaining 60% humidity in my snake room ever since. One of the things I like about this humidifier is it has a built-in humidistat, so it will sense when the water level in the air has gone down and kick the humidifier off and on automatically. Another great thing about this humidifier is that is uses very little wattage. When tested on a killowatt meter it only draws 71 watts on high, 66 watts on medium and only 58 watts on low. So, it's very efficient.

The room i'm currently using is only 8' x 11', so I would have to say this humidifier is waaay overkill for such a small room considering it is capable of humidifying up to 3200 square feet. But, I have already pretty much outgrown this small room already and I will be moving my snakes to a much larger room in my house before too long. So, this will be great!

I have one (the model you mentioned) running in the main floor of my house. It runs well, but the mechanical humidistat is "off" or at least, not consistent.

However, I was so impressed with the performance of the unit that I got a second one for my reptile room downstairs. I could not find the sane exact model, so ordered this one from home depot and actually ended up paying less for it. It has a digital humidistat and seems to be very consistent. I think it is quieter too. I am VERY pleased with it and wish that I had purchased this model the first time around. Had my parents over yesterday and they liked the one on the main house level so much they said they would be ordering one.

[andrewross8705]

I have one (the model you mentioned) running in the main floor of my house. It runs well, but the mechanical humidistat is "off" or at least, not consistent.

However, I was so impressed with the performance of the unit that I got a second one for my reptile room downstairs. I could not find the sane exact model, so ordered this one from home depot and actually ended up paying less for it. It has a digital humidistat and seems to be very consistent. I think it is quieter too. I am VERY pleased with it and wish that I had purchased this model the first time around. Had my parents over yesterday and they liked the one on the main house level so much they said they would be ordering one.

That's the exact model I just ordered. I'm glad you like it.

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[Aedryan Methyus]

I hope it works out for you, Andrew. It will definitely help a lot! What state do you live in, if you don't mind me asking? I've seen the humidity inside my house drop as low as 16% in the winter here in Pittsburgh, PA! The humidity is always a lot lower inside my house in the winter than it is outside. I would presume that is because of the furnace... I'm going to try closing the vent off in my snake room and turning my oil space heater up a little more in the room if necessary. I think that might help with a lot of the dryness in that room. I'll let you guys know how it works out...

[andrewross8705]

I'm in Ohio and all too familiar with that dry heat given how our winters tend to be. The humidifier arrives Saturday so I just need to hold out a few more days.

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[Godzilla78]

I have a cheap little one and it has been working great for me for 4 years! $30. The only problem is, that I have to refill it every day since it only holds about 1 gallon of water. Leaves condensation on the windows. I have to run it on "high" during heavy heating winter days.
http://www.holmesproducts.com/humidi...M.html#start=2

[Aedryan Methyus]

I have a cheap little one and it has been working great for me for 4 years! $30. The only problem is, that I have to refill it every day since it only holds about 1 gallon of water. Leaves condensation on the windows. I have to run it on "high" during heavy heating winter days.
http://www.holmesproducts.com/humidi...M.html#start=2

Your heavy winter days down there in NC and ours are much different... We'll trade you! lol These humidifiers we're talking about are rated for up to 3,200 square feet and even though mine is running on high 24/7 (and never shutting off since winter officially arrived) in a little 8' x 11' room, it's becoming a constant battle to try and keep the humidity at least 50%. It holds 9 gallons and still needs to be filled about every other day... I see now the humidity outside jumped up to 79% from only 55% earlier today. Since my post a little bit ago, the humidity in my snake room went up from only 46% to 53%. I closed the heater vent in my snake room and i'm keeping a close eye on the temperature in there, so I can adjust my oil space heater settings accordingly. So far, the temperature only dropped from 75 degrees to 73 degrees, but i've been letting it drop to 73 degrees at night for breeding, anyway... I'm hoping the space heater might cause at least a little less dryness in the room than having warm air blowing in there from the furnace. *fingers crossed*

[Godzilla78]

Well speak of the devil... THE SAME DAY that I post about how my cheap little $30 humidifier has worked so great for 4 years, it developed a small leak in the plastic tank! I think it got overheated by my space heater too close by. Back to the drawing board. I'm going to get a bigger one that doesn't require constant filling.