Re: Humidifiers (Q)

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From: Albert Cheng
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 20:59

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In article <rbkatz-070193124922@128.96.93.74>, rbkatz@cc.bellcore.com (Bob Katz) writes:
>With all the dry winter air, I'm in the market for a small humidifier. 
>I've heard that there are a few kinds: evaporative, steam/vaporizer
>(including warm mist), and cold mist.  I'd like to get one that doesn't
>have a "white dust" problem, that wouldn't have a bacteria problem, and
>that wouldn't consume excessive amounts of electricity.  Can anyone
>recommend a model?  (The Berkeley wellness newsletter last January
>mentioned that the "new" evaporative wicking models sounded promising, but
>they hadn't been tested yet.)

I just talked to my doctor's nurse about a humidifier for my 2 years
old girl's room.  She recommends cool mist type for safety sake.  I
should change the water daily.  The bacteria start to culmulate if I
leave the water unchanged for days.

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