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Humidity level

goldensrbest — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:50:44 GMT

Curious about what level you keep your home at?

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:26:50 GMT

I'm in Arizona where we don't have a humidity issue. It's dry. Never used a humidifier. Our humidity is what it is.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:42:45 GMT

I keep it where I feel the most comfortable depending on the time of the year. RH inside the house should be set at a level where the outside temperature will affect it's optimum level indoors.

This chart shows recommended indoor RH levels but your personal preference may not be the same as this:

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:59:33 GMT

Because we heat by wood it can get very dry. We have a furnace humidifier. We have a humidifier in the bedroom. I don't know what the humidity level is. Sorry.

Sure has been cold here. We have a laundry room on the main floor and when it is very cold I try to do a few loads of laundry to put some humidity back in the house.

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bmorechick — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:07:08 GMT

Never did know what the indoor humidity is, but around here it's humid year round. Right now it's 38 degrees and the humidity is 70%...close to the coast.

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cjm61 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:09:47 GMT

@goldensrbest Whatever the humidity is outside, it's what it is inside. Our home is on the coast and we have high humidity most of the time, with Santa Ana winds occasionally that bring in some dry air. I like the dry air since it's humid here most of the time.

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Desertdi — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:12:46 GMT

AZ: Single digit humidity in summer, slightly higher in winter. Inside same as outside. No way to change it.

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haddon9 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:17:45 GMT

We have a whole house humidifier. I have been complaining to DH that the humidity level is much to low right now. I wonder the humidifier is even working. The reading is at 26. The outdoor temps over the last few weeks have been between somewhere in the teens to about 40.

I have a hard time sleeping since my nose keeps getting very stuffed and dry. If he can't fix it I plan on getting a small portable humidifier for the bedroom.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:17:44 GMT

The humidity in my bedroom this morning was 16%. It's dry where I live in the desert but with the heat on, it becomes super dry. I have no mildew problems and my wet hair dries in an hour. It's hard to keep skin and lips moisturized.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:21:09 GMT

@haddon9. I have had whole-house humidifiers in the last three homes I've owned. There's never been any indication any of them ever worked.

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haddon9 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:26:20 GMT

@Kachina624 I think I'm going to buy a small portable one this weekend.

I have a hard enough time sleeping under normal circumstances. Now with the extra dry air I wake up all stuffed up and it is so annoying. I purchased some Ayr saline gel nasal spray that helps a lot but I can't deal with the dryness.

It sounds really dry where you are too!

I can remember going to visit mom in S Fl and in the winter the humidity would hit you like a wet wall as soon as you got outside from the airport!

I like a happy medium!...Neither too dry or humid!

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shoesnbags — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:04:02 GMT

As some others have said, I live in a very humid climate so no need for humidifiers. It's a more common problem around here to be dealing with mold or mildew from excess humidity. All of that moisture coming in from the Gulf.

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Icegoddess — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:26:10 GMT

We're plenty humid in the summer. Swings back and forth in the winter. I have a small humidifier next to the bed which I'll use off and on in the winter. It has a warm mist feature which I prefer. I don't care for that extra "dust" they deposit on everything though.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:29:41 GMT

Just checked. Humidity level is 50%.

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PinkyPetunia — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:14:00 GMT

When I moved into this house it came with a whole house humidifier attached to the furnace. Ran it a few years but I didn't think it did much, if anything. Eventually I had it disconnected and I don't miss it.

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Roscoe the Rascal — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:16:35 GMT

I have one I bought from the Q a few years back and works nicely. Right now the humidity is at 31 %.

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UpNorthGorgy — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:47:16 GMT

I have 42%. I like 40% I have a Homemedics slender humidifier with a light to look like a flame sold here on the livingroom coffee table. It doesn't hold much water though but looks nice.

I have one in the bedroom that is inexpensive, Wal-Mart model. I run it at night. If I don't my sinus cavities get so dry and stuffy. It seems to adjust to levels putting out more when colder. It is only two above this A.M. Below zero gets drier. I use filtered water which helps keep it mineral free and longer lasting units.

It is important for your skin and cuticles, I think. I also open up the dishwasher and let the steam out which I dont run more than once a week. Heating with wood and fireplaces which many people do here zaps moisture.

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qualitygal — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:56:06 GMT

19% so I don't have to wipe moisture off the windows every morning!!!

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CalminHeart — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:05:07 GMT

I have a dehumidifier in the basement. It's set at 50% during the summer. I just use the air conditioner in the summer for the rest of the house.

I run a humidifier in the winter in the livingroom. I run it for a few hours every day. I just don't want my windows all fogged up or sweating.

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haddon9 — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:55:01 GMT

@monicakm I have a regular saline nasal spray but I also recently purchased AYR saline gel nasal spray. It seems to stay in place better than quickly dripping out.

Anyway DH worked on our house humidifier and the reading is now up to 33% from 26 which does make a big difference!