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November 23, 2022

Yes, that’s my electric bill from the month of October.

This fan has been awesome! My housemate’s son gave it to us, as he doesn’t need it anymore. No electric needed…it runs off the heat from the wood stove, and pushes that heat out into the rest of the house.

I did break down on Friday (November 19) and plug a humidifier in. I was really struggling getting the humidity up. I’ve got jars, crock pots, vases, bottles filled with water and placed around the house…even house plants, which help. I just couldn’t get the humidity up above 40% in the living room, which is okay – just a little dry. I would prefer it closer to 50%, with the humidifier it’s getting there.

The lower humidity was causing me headaches, sinus headaches. I could go lay down in my bedroom, where the humidity is higher (around 60%), my headache would all but disappear. So, I had to get the humidity up. As much as I would like to just go into hibernation mode, that’s not just possible. I don’t think humans are supposed to hibernate…slow down a little, maybe, but not hibernate. So, something needed to be done.

I even placed a vase in the front window…

With the sun hitting it, when it’s sunny out, the water will evaporate, and add a little moisture to the air. At night, when I close the curtains, I just need to move it out of the windowsill. No big deal.

The wood stove is really our only source of heat. It will just suck any moisture out of the air – that’s what fire’s do. So, somehow, someway, moisture needs to be added back in to keep the air from getting too dry. Putting water on top the stove helps. Placing pots, vases, bottles, bowls around filled with water helps. Aquariums help. House plants help. The goal is to try and get the humidity between 40 and 60 percent. That is ideal. Less than 40 is too dry, more than 60 is too humid and allows for mold to start growing. If the house/apartment/condo has electric heat, the furnace will pull the humidity out for you. I’m not sure how it works with oil heat.

to distill water: bring water to a boil and let simmer for five minutes or so. Let cool.
~ running water through the coffee maker also works, melted snow or ice is distilled water as well.

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