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I heat the lower level of my house with a wood stove. The lower level is approximately 3000 sq.'. This naturally removes most of the humidity from the air. I have a series of 3 low voltage, high volume fans, 2 up high that circulate the hot air from one end of the house, where the wood stove is, to the other while the third, down at the floor level, moves the cool air back to the end with the wood stove. This arrangement works very well at the distribution of the heat and almost completely eliminates the need to use the oil furnace all year. Is there a humidifier that I can temperately hook up to a water supply that will continually release steam or water vapor into the air without having to hook it up to my central furnace? I have tried the self contained, 2 blower units you can get at Sears. The problem is that even though they hold 13 gal. of water, I have to fill them every day which takes too much time. I was hoping there was something similar but with misting nozzles or steam that I could tap into a water line like I do with the refrigerator ice maker. This way I could place a unit near the cool air return fan, tap into the water line for the winter and forget about it till spring when I would just put the unit away till next winter. Even something like the units from Sears, the ones with the "wicking" devise would be acceptable if I could hook a water supply to them. I thought with the "wicking" type that you have to be concerned with potential bacteria and stuff. Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem!

Bill, Queenstown, MD

As you have noticed, one downside to utilizing a woodstove for your primary heat source is the lack of humidity inside the structure. The high temperatures generated by the woodstove simply dry the air out resulting in very little, if any, humidity. Unfortunately I am not aware of any self filling humidifiers or any “misting” humidifiers currently on the market.