Coal Heat and Health Issues
- tsb
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Schools are just organized germ factories.
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Get yourself a carbon monoxide detector. If it dont go off you have nothing to worry about. Also the outside air in winter is low humidity, bring it inside and heat it and it goes down to 20% at times ,drier than a desert. Low humidity causes people to become sick easily.(dries the nasal passages) As soon as the kids go to school within a few days they carry home everything in town. unless you have CM leak ,its not the coal.
- tsb
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I was thinking more of the younger rug rats crawling all over each other.
- coaledsweat
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Your kids will recover from the dry air issues, the same may not be the case for your hardwood floors and moldings. You need to humidify your air in the winter if you heat your house.
- Sunny Boy
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My kids and their class mates got sick about that same time of year. We didn't have a coal stove then, nor did the other kids.
My house is less dry now with the coal stove than it was with an oil furnace. A 2-1/2 qt stainless steel tea kettle on the range top sees to that. There'll be another 2-1/2 qt kettle sitting on the back "tea shelf" of the base heater.
Plus, I have over a dozen big spider plants hanging throughout the house that release about 5 gallons of water a week during the winter as they clean the air, soak up CO2, and release oxygen. And they do very well in our cloudy, low-light winters - even with north facing windows. Mother Natures humidifier and air purifier all in one and no electricity needed.
Paul
My house is less dry now with the coal stove than it was with an oil furnace. A 2-1/2 qt stainless steel tea kettle on the range top sees to that. There'll be another 2-1/2 qt kettle sitting on the back "tea shelf" of the base heater.
Plus, I have over a dozen big spider plants hanging throughout the house that release about 5 gallons of water a week during the winter as they clean the air, soak up CO2, and release oxygen. And they do very well in our cloudy, low-light winters - even with north facing windows. Mother Natures humidifier and air purifier all in one and no electricity needed.
Paul
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My humidifier is a bit dated but it does the job
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Iv got the worst of both worlds ,running a dehumidifier in the summer and need a humidifier in winter.
iv given up on the plug in ones ,too much constant filling ,cleaning. just the plants now about a dozen or so ,they get about 10 gallons a week. i keep well hydrated with various craft beer from the area.
iv given up on the plug in ones ,too much constant filling ,cleaning. just the plants now about a dozen or so ,they get about 10 gallons a week. i keep well hydrated with various craft beer from the area.
- michaelanthony
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...same type here, I get a new filter every season about $12-15 dollars delivered...correction, 10 bucks / Amazon.2001Sierra wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 03, 2017 9:44 pmYes they will dry at the top as the humidity is pushed out of the wick, which also collects the mineral deposits. I run a
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It moves 2-3 gallons of water a day.
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- tcalo
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Thanks for all the info. My next question...I have 4 small room humidifiers running now. What would be more efficient, a few small room humidifiers or one large one?
- michaelanthony
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If you have good air currents through out the home, the large one should work. My humidifier works well in my 1100 sq ft single level. Filling one machine beats having to fill 4.
If your question was wattage related, add up the 4 and I will check my large console humidifier...be right back.
1.1 amps on high setting so approx. 130 watts
- tcalo
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Ma, my house is also an 1100sqft ranch. My question was geared towards electricity use. I'll have to check to see what my 4 small units draw. I would imagine cleaning and filling one unit is much easier!