It atomizes it mechanically by flinging it against a surface which causes it to break up into small particles. The small particles are like mist, and it is blown out into the air...
Dan On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:05 PM, jessie70 <jessi...@optonline.net> wrote: > John how does a cold air humidifer get the solution in the air? Jess > > -----Original Message----- > From: John E. Stevens [mailto:jonellis.steven...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:49 PM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>bronchitis ? > > Better to use a cold air humidifier with CSW. > > John > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:46 PM, sol <sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com> wrote: >> >> Because the silver will distill out. Steam humidifiers are similar to >> steam distillers, except with no provision to collect the distilled steam >> and condense it back into water. Silver is left behind, just as are other >> ions and particles. This is just basic science of distilling, some volatiles >> will transfer in the steam, but silver is not a volatile, neither are salts. >> This is why scale builds up in such humidifiers--it is the stuff that is >> left behind that is not contained in the steam. >> As to keeping the water free of bacteria, silver is used for that many >> places world wide. Dentist offices, in the space shuttles I'm told, and so >> forth. >> sol >> >> At 09:18 AM 1/19/2010, you wrote: >>> >>> How do you know this >>> >>> In a message dated 1/13/2010 12:47:42 A.M. Central Standard Time, >>> sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com writes: >>> It is safe and will keep the tank water clean, but the silver does >>> not pass into the steam but is left behind in the tank. >>> >>> sol >>> >>> > >>> >Last night I put a simple $20 steam humidifier in his room and added >>> >about 8 oz of colloidal silver to the water. He seems much better >>> >this morning. I was just wondering if this is safe....to add >>> >colloidal silver to tap water in a steamer? >>> >> >> >> -- >> The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. >> >> Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org >> >> To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com >> >> Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com >> >> The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... >> >> List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >> > >
