How can I add moisture to the air in my house WITHOUT an humidifer? I thought about plants but would this do?
2007-02-18 16:01:18 · 7 answers · asked by Good Advice 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I dont do the humdifier because I have small children ( who would be able to reach it) that also nixs the bowl of water too.
2007-02-19 15:20:21 · update #1
I have ceiling and floor vents.
2007-02-19 15:21:08 · update #2
Quite easily, actually.
I imagine you have electric heating... this really dries out the air and causes all kinds of sinus problems.
The easiest way to add moisture is to place small bowls (either glass or metal) either underneath the heating on the floor or straight on top of the radiator. Fill the bowls with water. The heat will evaporate the water and your air will be much moister. You also may want to lower your heating a bit.
The other thing you can do is to open your windows for 10 minutes during the day. If it's too cold out, just open them for 5 minutes twice a day. This will help.
Plants won't really help, unless you turn your home into a sauna.
2007-02-18 16:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's your heat source? You can put shallow pans of water on top of radiators or woodstoves to increase humidity, or set a coffee can of water on the furnace heat registers. Plants don't really make a lot of difference to humidity (unless you have a small jungle!), but they're great for improving air quality, filtering toxins, smoke, etc. Have you tried simply opening a couple of windows a tiny bit? The flow of fresh, moist winter air would more than offset any small loss of heat, and remove that dry, stuffy feel from the air (smells great, too!). Even opening windows a little for half an hour or so, morning & evening, would make a difference.
2007-02-18 16:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by mumsarge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many ways to do this:
Cold evaporation- setting out laundry, or hanging wet towels or sheets (especially in front of a fan or vent)
Warm evaporation- setting a pot of water on a heat source, re-routing the dryer vent
Transpiration- big plants, lots and lots of little plants, walls of living moss or carpets of living plants
Power Assisted- some sort of indoor fountain or waterfall, pressurized misting system- possibly inserting into furnace plenum
Not sure why you don't want the simple and energy efficient humidifier option, however?
2007-02-18 16:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants help a bit but not enough. I wet hand towels and hang them and also have open crocks of water near the heaters. Also, I run the shower every night for a few minutes to add moisture. You can add moisture in one room and it will travel to others - water in the air will spread out and equalize in other rooms. In the winter I also use a wooden drying rack for some of my laundry so that it air dries and adds moisture. I have dry sinuses and have fought this problem for awhile.
2007-02-18 16:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Isabel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES.. IF THEY ARE BIG ONES.. U NO WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WAS U? CONSIDER THIS.. DO U HAVE RADIATORS OR VENTED HEAT? THIS IS WHAT U ASK UR SELF. IF IT IS RADIATING HEAT PUT A CONTAINER OF WATER ON TOP OF IT DAILY. IF IT IS VENTED HEAT DO LIKE I DID AND BUY LARGE PLANTS.. AND KEEP THEM WATERED. OK. GOOD LUCK.
2007-02-18 16:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u cud add a shallow large bowl of water 2 ur nite stand, add floating candles so does not seem out of place. it will keep u comfy at nite
2007-02-18 16:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by entelectual h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a teapot on the heater, wood stove, etc
2007-02-22 09:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by mala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋