Humidity in the winter.

RocketQ

RocketQ

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Any one have a programmable humidifier for the winter months when the heat sucks the humidity out of the room?

I am reading 24% right now and not liking what I see.
In the summer I keep it around 50-54%.

Thoughts suggestions or am I just nuts....

John
 
What type of heat do you have? Is there a humidifier in your home or where you keep your cues/table? Reason I asked, they put a sensor in the return duct that controls the humidity in the space. You do have to set it to the outside temperature to work properly. With a little more information, I may be able to help you. I do have a Masters HVAC license.
Don P.

RocketQ said:
Any one have a programmable humidifier for the winter months when the heat sucks the humidity out of the room?

I am reading 24% right now and not liking what I see.
In the summer I keep it around 50-54%.

Thoughts suggestions or am I just nuts....

John
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Guess that would have helped. Have a Fujitsu Halcyon inverter heat pump in the shop.
Shop is detached from the house.
I am guessing I will need a stand alone humidifier.

Thanks Don

John
 
hey

I live in the east and in the winter the humidity goes down to the teens sometimes. Joel Hercek told me about a unit he has in his shop thats mounted on the wall.

I bought one and it works all automatic at whatever I set it at, so all winter I am at 55% humidity. The unit is made by Generalaire
 
I had a cue that I finished 3 years ago. I took the final cut in the winter time. Because of health problems, I didn't get back to it til the next July. Here in Illinois that can be a 70 % difference in humidity. When I picked the cue up, I rolled it & found the forearm was warped. 3 years years latter I picked it up & rolled it ( this month). It is as straight as an arrow. I sanded it Sprayed it & am playing with it...JER
 
I have one from Sears, it's a Kenmore, rated to do 1600 sq feet, and holds 10 gallons of water. It has controls for both humidity and fan speed. They are only a couple hundred dollars, and work very well.
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
I had a cue that I finished 3 years ago. I took the final cut in the winter time. Because of health problems, I didn't get back to it til the next July. Here in Illinois that can be a 70 % difference in humidity. When I picked the cue up, I rolled it & found the forearm was warped. 3 years years latter I picked it up & rolled it ( this month). It is as straight as an arrow. I sanded it Sprayed it & am playing with it...JER
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I have a similar experience with a cored zebrawood cue that I started 3 yrs. ago and have finally finished, now it's my Friday/Saturday nite player. In the winter here in Mass, Humidity will go down to about 17% But in the summer, it will hit about 85-95% sometimes. I have a humidifier in the shop to try to keep it around 45-50%. It gets so dry without it, my skin will start to itch. I actually thought 2 yrs ago that I had an allergic reaction to some type of wood, but it turned out to be too dry of an enviroment, especially for 6-7 hours at a time everyday. It was so low that my digital humidty meter only had -- on the readout.
I went to the local Saver's store (a local charity donation store) and bought a sears deluxe model for $5 plus the cost of new filters. John, check you local Goodwill or Salvation Army stores, etc. you'll get a great deal and be helping families along the way also:smile:
Have a great Christmas
Dave
 
I'm a lisence hvac tech as well if you should be maintaining around 40% humidity give or take depending on your personal demands. Sounds like you could use a humidifer. Nortec makes a nice stem system. Or you can get a cheaper aprilaire. Providing you have forced air. If not you will need a stand alone humidifer. Little more expensive amd depending on the installation can be a little involved.
 
Hi Rocket,
They use in some OR units and metrology labs ,air condition units that maintain temp and humidity.
Failing that, using a humidifier with an aircon unit can be cheaper for the home workshop.
It is not the heater drying the air but the relative humidity is lowered in winter from the cool air outside.
Neil
 
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