The sq ft of my house is w/in the humidifier's specs. Has anyone used this with a vaulted ceiling home? Mine is the bottom floor of the home (LR, DR).
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We don't have vaulted ceilings. Right now the humidity is 51% in my 32' x 20' music room. I have the Kenmore set at 65%. The only reason the humidity is so low is because the little Swiss-0-Air ran out of water overnight. The Kenmore is a pile of junk with a funky filter that has to be replaced. Guess I have to get a second Swiss-O-Air :(
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Yes. I own a couple units. I couldn't get the humidity high enough that it would ever shut off. Granted I try to place them near a return duct for it to benefit other areas of the home as well.
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This is up to you, Mary, since the heater doesn't have a water tray to add moisture to the air. I use a humidifier myself, to put moisture into the air for the comfort of people and for the plants too. I think you need a humidifier, with this machine, in a residential living area, anyway. I've used a Vornado machine for years - I clean the washable filter at the beginning of the season and it works fine, here's a link to it, but they are many humidifiers with good feedback, that I see on Amazon, that are lower in price. http://www.amazon.com/Vornado-Evap40-4-Gallon-Evaporative-Humidifier/dp/B00O0WOO74/ref=sr_1_6?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1421788079&sr=1-6&keywords=vornado+humidifier&pebp=1421788166683&peasin=B00O0WOO74
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The vents that suck in the bad air are on the sides, and it blows the clean air out of the top -- so I wouldn't think you would want it too close to the ceiling. I guess it depends how tall your ceilings are. Mine is sitting on the floor. It is a great purifier though -- it is super quiet and has enabled me to keep both my cat and my super allergic boyfriend :)
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Our house 2 stories, plus the basement for a total of about 2283 square feet. From what we can tell, the Aprilaire 500 does a nice job humidifying the entire house. The attic (top floor) does not have adequate ducting as it was a retrofit, but meets our expectations given the limitations of the duct work.
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Hi, I installed this in my son's house last fall. It has a separate humidistat control, which I installed in the return duct, about six feet from the furnace. It responds to the relative humidity in the house, which we set to 45%. Once set, it maintained an even level of humidity throughout the winter. My son & his family were very happy. No maintenance, except to replace the filter pad this fall. His house is about 1800 square feet. I give it 5 stars!
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Yes, it works for that size room and is so quiet that I am unaware of it. I keep it in my living room and have another humidifier in my bedroom. White dust has never been a problem, but it needs to be cleaned regularly with cotton swabs to avoid build up of particles in the water that build up an orangey residue.
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Good question. I couldn't find any recommendations. After some research, it shows that this one is recommended for 1000 sq ft to 1200 sq ft. Found on the Target website (Couldn't find anything on Vick's site). I also checked the iallergy website and they rate this as a small room humidifier based on its capacity. (if used for 24 hours, a 2 gal would be sufficient for 250 sq ft.) We use ours in roughly a 120 sq ft bedroom with the inhalant and it works great for the 10-12 hours it is on the '1' fan setting. It doesn't empty the tank during that time either but does come close if you run the fan on '2' over night. It is across the room from the bed and we turn off the overhead fan. The unit is quiet too. Hope that helps.
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I don't think so. I have it in a bedroom with the door closed and I can't get it to get above 35 % humidity. The bedroom has new windows, ceilings are 10 feet. I want to love this, but no matter what setting I do, it won't get me the optimum humidity.
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It depends on the humidity you're at, and the humidity you're trying to get. I have a 2100 square foot house with high ceilings, and it makes a difference, but I'm also only doing like a 35% humidity in the winter... and I'm not really sure I ever get to 35% humidity, I just know it's definitely doing work. I would really recommend something bigger, as your house heater would likely allow for something bigger anyway. However, having one or two of these installed isn't a waste of time.
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I am in Colorado, pretty dry here. I am not sure how well it would work in a humid area. It doea not freeze out my daughters room and hers is 100 sq ft. It just makes it cool. I would not get this one if your area is much larger than that.
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This is a large fan and moves a lot of air... it works well in vaulted or cathedral ceiling applications. In a regular 8' ceiling, it will look out of place and may be dangerously low with the included down rod. You should look for a ceiling hugger style fan.
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No worries. The air blows from the bottom front vents (note picture), but they are not aimed down at the floor. Because my humidifier is set in a corner, I placed mine on a small step type foot stool to raise it about 6 inches. It works perfect to aim the air out into the bedroom between a nightstand and bedroom dresser.
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The visible "fog" never filled the entire room... Mine looked about the way you described it, with mist going up a couple feet and then falling. However, the relative humidity in the entire house did go up over time. I know that because the sensor that reads relative humidity was in a different location in the house. If you have good air circulation in your house, things should be fairly constant throughout... But obviously it will be wetter directly in the flow of mist from the unit.
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I live in a small studio loft and have one of these both upstairs and downstairs. I would imagine it will not suffice for a large home, however I feel some humidity supplied is better than none.
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When I first installed mine, my humidity was 16%, it took several days and several gallons of water to get it to 30%. I talked to Lasko customer service and since I have lots of hard wood in my home, the device had to play catch up to humidify the house. I ran it on setting 3 for several days before I noticed an increase, but now am getting 30-40% humidity. Be sure to place the humidifier by the cold air return and run your fan on all the time to get the entire house humidified.
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Yes it only goes on with the fan running.... providing you install a "sail" switch in the return duct. The unit I purchased had the sail switch included. It should provide enough moisture for all 4 zones but, look on the specs for the square footage. I believe it should give the square foot capacity. It is important to note that you will need a cold water line connected to the unit and that this unit incorporates a low voltage solenoid valve that requires an 110v ac outlet for the transformer to plug into. This unit works great and it also comes with a humidistat that must be installed in the return duct or in a main room. I also installed a UV light from Honeywell that kills airborne germs and virus. These are available on Amazon and are easily installed. Also one more thing.... do not throw away a used humidifier pad with the cage that holds it. The cage is separate from the pad. I made this mistake and I had to purchase another one.... which was very expensive. One more thing I forgot to mention.... you will need a place to drain the water from the unit as it is working. This could be a floor drain, sump pump, or possibly a sink. Good luck!
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It isn't a manufacturer-specific product, so while I can't say for sure, I do not see why it would be a problem. Most humidifiers are built fairly similarly.