Aprilaire - Model 400

Probably steam but I wouldn’t do steam unless it was a general or aprilaire steam humidifier that’s the canister style otherwise I’d do a standard aprilaire 400 humidifier that doesn’t require a drain, I would still hook a drain onto it regardless, and cost significantly less. They are still rated for 4000 square foot homes btw and do not require the same amount of maintenance as steam or the humidifiers that require a constant flow of water going thru them. Hope this is helpful and keep going.

Depends on what brands your getting quoted aprilaire is the king here and most others I've seen tend to junk out after a few years that's a fair price for the work being done

With that level of guitar, I would recommend investing a bit more and look into humidifying the room your guitars are in or humidifying your whole house. That way, you can leave your guitar out on a stand or hanging on the wall, and you get the added benefit of making your house much more comfortable. My house is \~1200 sq ft, and [this humidifier](https://www.homedepot.com/p/AIRCARE-VALIANT-Gal-Cool-Mist-Evaporative-Whole-House-Humidifier-for-4-000-sq-ft-Brushed-Nickel-HD1409/204364015) is capable of keeping the whole house at 45% (though I do need to fill it more often in the winter months). You would fill it much less often if you're just keeping a single room humidified. The other thing to look into is a [humidifier that plug into your furnace](https://www.homedepot.com/p/AprilAire-Model-400-m-Water-Saver-17-Gal-for-up-to-5-000-sq-ft-Whole-House-Evaporative-Humidifier-With-Manual-Control-400M/312148211). These are great because, once the initial water line is run and the humidifier is installed, you don't have to worry about refilling. It's literally a set it and forget it solution.

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.

Aprilaire whole home system is the way to go…

Mines worked flawless with basic maintenance for 5 years strong so🤷‍♂️

And no one cut any wires, it was an easy install along with a new blower and heating coil being installed at that same time.

Just get an aprilaire 400. They work fine for that size house.

My Aprilaire 400 works just fine with cold water. My windows sweat if it's set too high.

Get a quote from Buric! They did our HVAC replacement a few years ago and we added an AprilAire humidifier at that time. They were great and other family have used them since and also had good things to say.

That system is a piece of shit. Just Google the reviews or look on YouTube. Not only is it a piece of shit but they designed it so if you have it installed they will cut out your wires and you will not be able to replace it with a normal thermostat without getting expensive wires repulled through your walls.

The system uses a proprietary control panel with a touch screen that is not connect with the standard set of wires. They most definitely did cut the wires to interface the control panel at your furnace/air handler. There is no other way to wire it. Google install Aprilaire. They have a YT showing you exactly that.