OT: SAMSUNG HUMIDIFIER, anyone?

"Sheryl Rosen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I moved in June. Old apartment used old-fashioned steam-heat radiators. Always too hot as I didn't
have a thermostat.

New place, wonderful place, has forced air heat. With a thermostat I can control. (Hooray!) It's
comfortably warm in here all the time, I have no complaints. But I mentioned to a friend that
lately, I've been

parched...my

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nose and throat were always dry, I needed to keep water by the bed, I'd

wake

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up in the middle of the night, parched. Also, when I'd touch my cat, we'd both get static shocks.
My friend immediately said "You need a

humidifier".

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Yesterday, I wandered into an estate sale looking for a footstool, and

found

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a Samsung Humidifier there....for $3. I grabbed it.

I cleaned it up, filled it up and started it up around bedtime and I

noticed

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a difference this morning, no shocking when I touched the cat, no sore throat!

I'm loving this! So I'm wondering, does anyone out there have this same model? I'd love to know if
there are any filters or anything else I might need to know about.

I searched the web and all I could find about it was an ebay listing.

Any help appreciated.

Up here in the Midwest we use them all the time in the winter. The biggest thing is to keep
them clean and use some kind of disinfectant in the tank - lots of nasty germs can build up
there if you dont.

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Sheryl Rosen writes:

My friend immediately said "You need a humidifier".

Yesterday, I wandered into an estate sale looking for a footstool, and found a Samsung Humidifier
there....for $3. I grabbed it.

I cleaned it up, filled it up and started it up around bedtime and I noticed a difference this
morning, no shocking when I touched the cat, no sore throat!

I'm loving this! So I'm wondering, does anyone out there have this same model?

Which model... Samsung is not a model. Samsung makes/sells under their label many different
models... somewhere on the unit you should find a tag with the model and serial numbers. And
essentially there are two different types of portable humidifiers; cool mist types and vaporizer
types... each with their own pluses and minuses.

I'd love to know if there are any filters or anything else I might

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need to know about.

With either type the most important consideration is proper maintanence, as humidifiers are
notorious for introducing airborne bacteria... and over humidification will produce mold, once
entrenched some types are extremely difficult if not impossible to eliminate.

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I searched the web and all I could find about it was an ebay listing.

Any help appreciated.

Humidifiers can also present undue risk from electrical shock and fire... I would not recommend
using a portable humidifier of unknown age and heritage. These appliances are relatively inexpensive
and at best have only a 1-2 year useful/efficiency life span before becoming encrusted with crud
from hard water and deterioration of their electrical components. I suspect your bargain is not
really much of a bargain, I would not use it, I'd certainly not sleep well with it energized.

One of the better portable humidifiers is produced by Slant/Fin... it contains a UV (ultra violet)
lamp for disnfecting the water.

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Sheryl Rosen said:

This is OT so if you're not interested, hit "next", ok?

I moved in June. Old apartment used old-fashioned steam-heat radiators. Always too hot as I didn't
have a thermostat.

New place, wonderful place, has forced air heat. With a thermostat I can control. (Hooray!) It's
comfortably warm in here all the time, I have no complaints. But I mentioned to a friend that
lately, I've been parched...my nose and throat were always dry, I needed to keep water by the bed,
I'd wake up in the middle of the night, parched. Also, when I'd touch my cat, we'd both get static
shocks. My friend immediately said "You need a humidifier".

Yesterday, I wandered into an estate sale looking for a footstool, and found a Samsung Humidifier
there....for $3. I grabbed it.

I cleaned it up, filled it up and started it up around bedtime and I noticed a difference this
morning, no shocking when I touched the cat, no sore throat!

I'm loving this! So I'm wondering, does anyone out there have this same model? I'd love to know if
there are any filters or anything else I might need to know about.

I searched the web and all I could find about it was an ebay listing.

Any help appreciated.

Out of topic here; but info you may find helpful.

Be very careful with the quality of water you put in the humidifier. Certain compounds found in the
water can cause a disease called humidifier fever. Also, you have to make sure you sanitize it
periodically (tsp. bleach, let alone for an hour, rinse well, air dry.) It can eventually harbor
nasty bugs (one of them legionella.)

IMO, invest in 3 stage reverse osmosis filter. You'll have plenty of drinking & cooking water, water
for the device, et cetera. For that, you'll only need to change the membrane probably one every 4 to
5 years, and the pre and post filters (cheap at Costco,) 20 bucks a year.

Rich

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You might also post this at alt.home.repair - there's a lot of good knowledge and advice there

"Sheryl Rosen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

This is OT so if you're not interested, hit "next", ok?

I moved in June. Old apartment used old-fashioned steam-heat radiators. Always too hot as I didn't
have a thermostat.

New place, wonderful place, has forced air heat. With a thermostat I can control. (Hooray!) It's
comfortably warm in here all the time, I have no complaints. But I mentioned to a friend that
lately, I've been

parched...my

Quoted message said:

nose and throat were always dry, I needed to keep water by the bed, I'd

wake

Quoted message said:

up in the middle of the night, parched. Also, when I'd touch my cat, we'd both get static shocks.
My friend immediately said "You need a

humidifier".

Quoted message said:

Yesterday, I wandered into an estate sale looking for a footstool, and

found

Quoted message said:

a Samsung Humidifier there....for $3. I grabbed it.

I cleaned it up, filled it up and started it up around bedtime and I

noticed

Quoted message said:

a difference this morning, no shocking when I touched the cat, no sore throat!

I'm loving this! So I'm wondering, does anyone out there have this same model? I'd love to know if
there are any filters or anything else I might need to know about.

I searched the web and all I could find about it was an ebay listing.

Any help appreciated.

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[email hidden] wrote on 1/18/04 2:23 PM:

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Out of topic here; but info you may find helpful.

Be very careful with the quality of water you put in the humidifier. Certain compounds found in
the water can cause a disease called humidifier fever. Also, you have to make sure you sanitize it
periodically (tsp. bleach, let alone for an hour, rinse well, air dry.) It can eventually harbor
nasty bugs (one of them legionella.)

IMO, invest in 3 stage reverse osmosis filter. You'll have plenty of drinking & cooking water,
water for the device, et cetera. For that, you'll only need to change the membrane probably one
every 4 to 5 years, and the pre and post filters (cheap at Costco,) 20 bucks a year.

Rich

My landlady isn't going to install a reverse osmosis filter, I can tell you that now.

I use water that's been filtered as for drinking water, so most of the really nasty stuff will be
filtered out. thanks

Sheryl Rosen said:

in article [email hidden], Richard Periut at [email hidden] wrote on 1/18/04
2:23 PM:

Quoted message said:

Out of topic here; but info you may find helpful.

Be very careful with the quality of water you put in the humidifier. Certain compounds found in
the water can cause a disease called humidifier fever. Also, you have to make sure you sanitize it
periodically (tsp. bleach, let alone for an hour, rinse well, air dry.) It can eventually harbor
nasty bugs (one of them legionella.)

IMO, invest in 3 stage reverse osmosis filter. You'll have plenty of drinking & cooking water,
water for the device, et cetera. For that, you'll only need to change the membrane probably one
every 4 to 5 years, and the pre and post filters (cheap at Costco,) 20 bucks a year.

Rich

My landlady isn't going to install a reverse osmosis filter, I can tell you that now.

I use water that's been filtered as for drinking water, so most of the really nasty stuff will be
filtered out. thanks

It's a small thing that fits under the sink counter.

If you are using those faucet type filters, they are only good for the first 20 to 30 gallons. The
Britas are going to cost you a bundle with daily humidifier use. Believe me, I've been there when I
started my reef hobby.

Anyway, good luck with whatever water you use.

Rich

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Sheryl Rosen <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I use water that's been filtered as for drinking water, so most of the really nasty stuff will be
filtered out. thanks

While the unit runs...it collects nasties from the air, (no matter what water is used) giving them
a moist place to live/grow. Use disinfectant in it and Clean it well and often to prevent illness.
Filtering the water used in it slows calcium build up on the foam screen thingie (sorry about
getting technical) and real ugly looking filters. A 3 stage water filter can be mounted to your
tap for not that much effort or money (and move when you do). Or clean it with those lime away
products monthly.

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