that's what we did as I was growing up.
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > Hi I cannot fix your humidifer but I also have a gas hot air > frurnace and live in snow country. what I do is put large pails. > actually tins that hold about 2 quarts of water and I check them > about every other day. they are set in front of the hot air vents on > the outer edges of the house. some day I'll have a humidifier but > for now I will use these pans and from time to time just stick a > finger in to see how full they are. Lee > > On > Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 12:43:23PM -0600, Jo Taliaferro wrote: >> Hi everybody, >> I have a humidifier that's supposed to work for up to 700 square feet of >> space. First, I can't see to program the thing, second, the fan blew cold >> air out all night, and third, does anyone know whether there's some way for >> me to know what the humidity is in my house? I'm in snow country in MN, >> right now and even though we're having a winter storm, the air feels dry as >> a bone. We have a gas furnace and I'm told that humidifiers attached to the >> furnace don't work very well. My husband and I are both blind and he has no >> idea what brand we have. The thing is unwieldy to manage and I don't know >> at what level to set the thing for comfort. Our sighted assistant just left >> for Florida...RATS!!! Where can I go for info? Guess who does the home >> repair and maintenance in this household? No, he doesn't!!! I just need >> some guidance. Thanks to all the men and women on this handy list! >> >> Jo Taliaferro, empowering people to live with their choices >> >> > > -- > "Arguments with furniture are rarely productive." > -- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit" > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net >
