Finally beat humidity.
Someone posted a closet humidifier based on a pond fogger. These devices have 1 or more ultrasonic humidifier disks, but they sit on a floating base.
I can't find a pond fogger in driving distance, but I did find multiple bowl foggers at the halloween store.
I bought 3 for $20 apiece and doublesided (will glue when it comes apart) taped them to a little plastic sandwich tub. I cut holes in the tub so it would sink.
I went to the corner store and picked up a 6 pack of blowing bubbles (soap). I emptied 4 of those and used them as floats for the sides of the bowl.
I dropped the bowl into a bucket and cut 2 large holes in the top of the bucket that I shoved 4 inch duct tube. I taped the output of a HEPA filter (small, slower is better) to the input of the bucket, and then the output of the bucket (via 4 inch duct) into the side of the top shelf of the 3 shelf (large/deep) martha.
Before that moment I needed 3 fulltime cool humidifers (one on each shelf) plus a couple of ultrasonic misters. They chewed a lot of room and generated way too much heat.
I could never get it over 90%, and it was tough to keep it that high.
With this bucket flowing I peak at about 80%. Damn. I put 1 of the cool misters back in. 100% quickly. I put a variable speed controller on the HEPA fan and the disks, and turn it down to about 1/2. I run the cool mist at full. It maintains. I cut off the HEPA/fogger, it drops to about 80%.
Ok, I HAVE to have both. Fine.
I put the HEPA/fogger on an offset timer, 30 seconds on, 5 minutes off. I put a few small (2" fans) into the martha to let it swirl around a bit, and put them on the same timers as the fogger.
If it gets to warm I can fill the bucket with ice.
I think I'm done.
Someone posted a closet humidifier based on a pond fogger. These devices have 1 or more ultrasonic humidifier disks, but they sit on a floating base.
I can't find a pond fogger in driving distance, but I did find multiple bowl foggers at the halloween store.
I bought 3 for $20 apiece and doublesided (will glue when it comes apart) taped them to a little plastic sandwich tub. I cut holes in the tub so it would sink.
I went to the corner store and picked up a 6 pack of blowing bubbles (soap). I emptied 4 of those and used them as floats for the sides of the bowl.
I dropped the bowl into a bucket and cut 2 large holes in the top of the bucket that I shoved 4 inch duct tube. I taped the output of a HEPA filter (small, slower is better) to the input of the bucket, and then the output of the bucket (via 4 inch duct) into the side of the top shelf of the 3 shelf (large/deep) martha.
Before that moment I needed 3 fulltime cool humidifers (one on each shelf) plus a couple of ultrasonic misters. They chewed a lot of room and generated way too much heat.
I could never get it over 90%, and it was tough to keep it that high.
With this bucket flowing I peak at about 80%. Damn. I put 1 of the cool misters back in. 100% quickly. I put a variable speed controller on the HEPA fan and the disks, and turn it down to about 1/2. I run the cool mist at full. It maintains. I cut off the HEPA/fogger, it drops to about 80%.
Ok, I HAVE to have both. Fine.
I put the HEPA/fogger on an offset timer, 30 seconds on, 5 minutes off. I put a few small (2" fans) into the martha to let it swirl around a bit, and put them on the same timers as the fogger.
If it gets to warm I can fill the bucket with ice.
I think I'm done.