Re: What's the ideal humidity level w/o growing 'cultures'?

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Posted by iZ's mom on May 14, 2000 at 19:26:38:

In Reply to: What's the ideal humidity level w/o growing 'cultures'? posted by Thumper on May 13, 2000 at 23:55:30:

iZ's room runs at 60-80% humidity in the winter + 80-100% in the iowa summers ... we haven't had any probs with mold/mildew/etc ... (and ... i am *not* a very good housekeeper, so it's not like i'm disinfecting with bleach water + preventing probs that way! *grin*) ... unless you've got a really tightly sealed enclosure, you're prob'ly never gonna get it *too* humid ... as far as what to aim for? as high as possible without getting moldy! (how's that for a non-answer!?!)

those steam vaporizers have *always* scared the heck out of me ...in my mind, the risk of injury to humon, child or pet just really outweighs their possible benefits, especially since they've got the cool-mist ones on the market now ... but then, you know i'm an over-worrier right? oh ... and there's a difference between the cool-mist ones and a humidifier! the one i have doesn't have a 'wick' that the water evaporates from, it just spews cool mist directly into the air ... *kewl*

best wishes!
iZ + mom

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iZ's mom, thanks for the information.The warm air (steam) worries me, too.. Thumper 05/14/00 (0)

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: iZ's room runs at 60-80% humidity in the winter + 80-100% in the iowa summers ... we haven't had any probs with mold/mildew/etc ... (and ... i am *not* a very good housekeeper, so it's not like i'm disinfecting with bleach water + preventing probs that way! *grin*) ... unless you've got a really tightly sealed enclosure, you're prob'ly never gonna get it *too* humid ... as far as what to aim for? as high as possible without getting moldy! (how's that for a non-answer!?!) : those steam vaporizers have *always* scared the heck out of me ...in my mind, the risk of injury to humon, child or pet just really outweighs their possible benefits, especially since they've got the cool-mist ones on the market now ... but then, you know i'm an over-worrier right? oh ... and there's a difference between the cool-mist ones and a humidifier! the one i have doesn't have a 'wick' that the water evaporates from, it just spews cool mist directly into the air ... *kewl* : best wishes! : iZ + mom

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