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0 pointsoh_sigh3y ago0 comments

Sure, but you can get a whole home.humidifier for like $300 to mitigate that issue.

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My parents installed a whole home humidifier a couple of years ago. It cost way more than $300 (closer to $2k installed—maybe they just got the wrong one?), and it also costs a lot to operate each month in additional electricity usage. Having a system that doesn't require one sounds much nicer.

oh_sighOP3y ago

I got quotes in that range as well here in boulder, so I installed one myself a week ago in about 2 hours(aprilaire 700 - $310) with no special HVAC knowledge, though I am mechanically and electronically inclined.

I haven't checked the electricity usage but I can't imagine it is much. The system is literally just a small fan and a solenoid valve. Maybe your parents opted for a steam system, whereas mine is called a flow through style.

coryrc3y ago

I think you got confused with DEhumidifier. Humidifiers are cheap to operate.

bruckie3y ago

Nope. It's a humidifier that uses resistive heating to vaporize water, and that takes a lot of energy.

coryrc3y ago

That's like cautioning about the price of cars because you bought a Hummer instead of a Corolla. Drum humidifiers use a couple watts on any central forced-air system.

And, since the heating season is there only time you need humidifying on this context, all the "waste" heat is just heating your home.

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bruckie3y ago

oh_sighOP3y ago

coryrc3y ago

I think you got confused with DEhumidifier. Humidifiers are cheap to operate.

bruckie3y ago

Nope. It's a humidifier that uses resistive heating to vaporize water, and that takes a lot of energy.

coryrc3y ago

That's like cautioning about the price of cars because you bought a Hummer instead of a Corolla. Drum humidifiers use a couple watts on any central forced-air system.

And, since the heating season is there only time you need humidifying on this context, all the "waste" heat is just heating your home.

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