Yeah, it might be rapunzel.. I do believe I saw 'Ultrasonic' Humidifiers the other day at target.
I never thought of a humidifier before. much less a ultrasonic one. That may work better. I know the ultrasonic fountain foggers fog by vibrating the water so fast it creates a fine mist. I don't know how all humidifiers work but the ultrasonic ones must work off the same principle right? I'm doing so research in to this right now.
here is something..
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Humidifiers come in two basic designs. Ultrasonic, or 'cool mist' and 'warm-air'. There are important functional differences between these designs that it is important to understand before making any purchase.
The 'cool mist' humidifiers emit, as their name implies, a cold mist of water particles. It's rather like a layer of fog… ..hence, these are sometimes also known as "Ultrasonic Foggers". There are two problems, in my experience, with this design. The first is the immediate adverse impact upon temperature. The second is that the mist falls to lie at the bottom of any enclosure. In practice this is easily accomplished by using a system of large bore PVC plumbing pipes to direct the output to the desired point of entry.
The 'warm air ' type humidifiers operate on a completely different principle. In essence, these devices include a water reservoir, a 'wick', a heating element and a fan. They produce a fairly high temperature 'steam type' output. In this respect, they overcome two of the main objections to ultrasonic design - there is no adverse impact upon temperature and the output naturally rises and disperses evenly. One potential danger inherent in this design, however, is that close to the point of exit, the rising steam is very hot - and would be capable of inflicting quite serious burns. This mean that this type of humidifier must be used with extreme caution As with ultrasonic foggers, 50 mm (2") PVC plumbing fixtures can be used to direct the output into enclosures.
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So I’m off to check out ultrasonic humidifiers..
Thanks rapunzel!
St0ney