[spiritcharms]

Hi, I have just bought a cool mist humidifer for our bedroom mainly because my 19 month son has a stuffy nose a lot.

We haven't long been in the property we are in, so there are no bedroom carpets down yet, the walls are painted and wooden floorboards.

We used the mister on the first night we got it, and it was great blowing cool air into the room, it cleared both my nose and my sons.

However lately, I keep smelling a wood smell and like a damp plaster smell, although we are going through a heatwave here at the moment, so don't know of that has anything to do with it or not.

Would this be telling me that the room has enough moisture in it? And now although cool air is still blowing out but for some reason the it seems to warm the room up?

Confused, not too sure whether these are actually for summer, what would you recommend?

[siberianair]

Humidity makes things feel warmer. That is why most people use them in the winter because the air gets so dry.
Keep in mind your ac units main job is to remove humidity, so you might be making it work harder too. Cool mist or not humidity is humidity.

[spiritcharms]

humidity makes things feel warmer. that is why most people use them in the winter because the air gets so dry.
keep in mind your ac units main job is to remove humidity, so you might be making it work harder too. cool mist or not humidity is humidity.

:) Thank you for your reply.

We did realise afterwards that most people do use these in the winter,particularly with central heating being on. However, it's stuffy in summer too, and dry weather, maybe an air conditioning unit would be better suited for the summer time?

That could be the explanation that the unit is overworking.

What would someone suggest?

[nikosmom]

Purchase a hygrometer; it measures the moisture in the air so you can adjust the settings. Personally I prefer an evaporative humidifier because once the air is saturated, the water won't evaporate. So the air always ends up being "comfortable".

If you have condensation on anything then that's a sign that the humidity level in your home is too high. You can purchase a humidifier at many department stores (where the humidifiers are) or a home improvement store.

EDIT: Keep in mind, continuously keeping your humidity levels too high can create an environment for mold growth. BAD!