2006-12-12 23:39:13 · 6 answers · asked by i_like_to_flip_yay 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Have you thought of buying a humidifier from Wal-Mart for $9.98 I just did, works great.
Or. go to one of these real long complicated answers here that go no where
2006-12-13 00:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The cheapest way is to let water evaporate into your home's atmosphere. The most efficient way to do that is to present broad surface areas of water to the air.
One energy-free way to do this is to suspend towels/sheets above bowls/tubs of water, with one end hanging into the water. This will act as a wick. Wet the fabric first before suspending it.
A simple way to do this to hang a sheet from your shower curtain rod into the tub, with a few inches of water in the tub. The drawbacks to this are that it gets in the way of taking a shower (not a big deal), and there's usually not much cross-ventilation in a bathroom to make that water evaporate and spread through the house.
Use you imagination to try and create some other solutions around the house.
If you don't mind using some energy, just boil a big pot of water on the stove. I can raise the humidity in my large apartment by at least 20% inside of an hour doing that. Just make sure it doesn't boil dry.
Humidifiers only really work for a single room unless you were to get some huge industrial model. So you'd have to get a humidifier for about every room in the house.
A more normal level of humidity in your home will also make it feel warmer - you can actually turn your thermostat down a little in the winter if you can keep the humidity level up.
2006-12-13 07:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rather crude way! Keep a bowl full of water somewhere in the room where it gets enough heat for evaporation.
2006-12-13 07:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by szhob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a few humidifiers in the larger rooms in your home.
2006-12-13 07:48:07 · answer #4 · answered by Julie F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want controlled humidity get a good humidifier
like these(plus no worries of knocking over a full bowl of water)
a small one ($25)(Sq. Ft. Coverage: 600 ) http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=43228-81908-HM1230-UM&lpage=none
the best one a 14 gallon ($149)( covers wSq. Ft. Coverage: 2900)http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=158480-41097-MA1406&lpage=none
2006-12-13 07:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by ghos_t 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep. crude but effective. keep the bowl full and feep it warm
2006-12-13 07:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by shmee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋