We are planning to get an Aprilaire whole house steam humidifier. There’s an option to get a small fan box that gets installed inside the wall and it looks like a white air vent. The fan runs with the steam humidifier to distribute when you can’t have a humidifier in line with HVAC. We have a boiler so can’t add that to it and use about 5-10 gallons of reverse osmosis water a day with ultrasonic humidifiers. The steam system can humidify 35 gallons a day if connected to a 240V connection and the salt from our water softener doesn’t need removed by RO.
I have a century house in NEOhio, and the only fix has been an Aprilaire steam humidifier. It does work and maintains humidity level, BUT it will use some power!
The canister I change once a year for about $85 bucks.
I've got it and love it. I keep the humidity down low though and if I need a little extra for the bedrooms at night I can run something on the nightstand. Helps reduce those dry air bloody noses and teeth sensitivity. I forget which version of the Aprilaire automatic that we have, but I keep the dial set at four and I've never had an issue with mold. I just want to take the edge off the dryness, not turn the house into a sauna.
If you have central heating and air I HIGHLY recommend looking into a central humidifier especially if you are in a very dry area. Set and forget with auto water feeding and humidity setting with minimal (like 1x a year) maintenance. They are usually not super expensive to install either. I like the Aprilaire units.
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