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[haddon9]

@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!

[shoesnbags]

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. 

[Icegoddess]

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.  

[Group 5 minus 1]

Just checked. Humidity level is 50%.

[PinkyPetunia]

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.  

[Roscoe the Rascal]

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

[UpNorthGorgy]

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.

[qualitygal]

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

[CalminHeart]

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.  

[monicakm]

Ours is currently at 35%.  The thermostat is off but it's 70 degrees inside.  Our indoor humidity is based on the outside temperature and humidity, as well as the thermostat settings.  It's currently 64 degrees with a humidity reading of 33%.  With a heat pump (maybe other types of HVAC) if you keep your unit's fan running with the heat or ac off, your humidity will be higher.  I'm flabergasted at the HVAC people who do not know this.