Sirspeedy,
Just thought I would mention that this maintaining humidity is a constant battle because of the stack effect.
In the winter time the warm air inside the house wants to rise and nothing will stop it, though one can slow it down. This rise of air is common in the winter months and in the summer the opposite occurs. The air indoors is cooler than outside air, and in this case descends rather than rises.
In the winter when this warm air rises and eventually escapes it creates a negative pressure, that forces outdoor air to squeeze into the house through crevices, and this occurs at the lower levels of the house. Beginning at the ground level reaching up to half the entire height of the house. Above that the stack effect pushes air out of the house rather than in. This air entering the house gets warmed up and its relative humidity lowers since cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air.
I am only guessing that to offset this trend of indoor air wanting to be low in relative humidity one would want to slow down the movement of the air indoors. But can it be done and at what expense.
One main benefit from keeping the air moist is it is good for our health. The time of year people are most dehydrated is in the winter time. The dry air in our homes sucks out the moisture from our bodies believe it or not.
Not sure if this helped.
P.S. By the way my listening ability is dependent on my state of health, hydration is important!
Just thought I would mention that this maintaining humidity is a constant battle because of the stack effect.
In the winter time the warm air inside the house wants to rise and nothing will stop it, though one can slow it down. This rise of air is common in the winter months and in the summer the opposite occurs. The air indoors is cooler than outside air, and in this case descends rather than rises.
In the winter when this warm air rises and eventually escapes it creates a negative pressure, that forces outdoor air to squeeze into the house through crevices, and this occurs at the lower levels of the house. Beginning at the ground level reaching up to half the entire height of the house. Above that the stack effect pushes air out of the house rather than in. This air entering the house gets warmed up and its relative humidity lowers since cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air.
I am only guessing that to offset this trend of indoor air wanting to be low in relative humidity one would want to slow down the movement of the air indoors. But can it be done and at what expense.
One main benefit from keeping the air moist is it is good for our health. The time of year people are most dehydrated is in the winter time. The dry air in our homes sucks out the moisture from our bodies believe it or not.
Not sure if this helped.
P.S. By the way my listening ability is dependent on my state of health, hydration is important!