RE: humidifier - automation

["Nikola Kasic" <nikola@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Mark, I'm still near Marylebone. I'll contact you off list with
my
details.
I would be interested in that book. We have some plants in the flat
(living
room), but mostly picked by look and price, not by their
eco-friendlieness.
At the moment I'm looking at humidifiers, and found so far that I need
ultrasonic one.
Now I'm searching for brands and models available.
I just wander if this dry air is caused by my computer equipment in any
way.
I'm living in a flat and node 0 is in a cupboard. I reckon that in
house
with node 0 somewhere in loft or out of way it's not an issue, but my
PC's
are running 24/7 just meters away from us.
Cheers,
Nik

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 13 December 2002 14:15
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] humidifier - automation


Nikola,

Firstly - sorry to hear about your daughter.

Secondly - there is a very low-tech solution to improving humidity -
which is house plants. 

While it may sound trite, there's been a lot of work done by NASA about
their use in improving indoor air quality. Probably the best text on
this is a book by Dr. W. C. Wolverton, called "Eco-Friendly House
plants."

However, the one monkey is that most house plants have a net conversion
of Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen during the day, but have a net conversion
back at night. This is because there are two processes going on - the
one that converts CO2 -> O2 requires light.

As such, most plants AREN'T suitable for leaving in a bedroom at night.
The one that springs to mind that IS suitable is Aloe Baradensis
(commonly known as Aloe Vera.)

If you're interested in this, I'll bring in the book on Monday - ISTR
you work near Marylebone?

Regards,

Mark





-----Original Message-----
From: Nikola Kasic [mailto:nikola@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 13 December 2002 12:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] humidifier - automation


My daughter was diagnosed bronchiolitis yesterday, and I decided to buy
humidifiers for our flat, because we noticed that the air is dry. But I
know nothing about humidifiers, what should I pay attention to when
buying? And how I can automate them? I would prefer at least to switch
them with Appliance module, but will there be a damage if they run out
of water, do they have any protection? Ideally, it should work then
whenever humidity drops below certain level, it should start, and stop
when it reaches some higher level. I beleive there is no way to fill
them with water automatically, so I'll have to do that part manually.
Any recommendation about brands, models? Cheers, Nik


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