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[Skipper the cigar aFISHinodo]

m burner is in the garage. It draws air form outside. The radiators are around 155 degrees so there isn't as much drying as with steam. Hot air is close to 0% rh and a humidifier of some sort is a MUST HAVE.

Still, it wont do him any good in the summer when the heat is off.

[Rob The Long Island Cowboy]

that humidifier works only on hotair systems, right?

I have hot water. It is supposed to be the best head as far as not drying out the air. But when the outside temp drops to 20, there isn't much you can do.

Correct, you don't have ductwork, so you can't install one.  You can get a stand alone whole house humidifier.

Forced hot water not drying out the house has been proven wrong over the past 5-6 years.  Unless you have a 90+% efficient boiler or furnace the combustion air used by the burner is from the ambient air in the house, as the air in the house is used by the burner it pulls a negative pressure on the house, sucking outside air into the house through all the cracks, windows, and doors, which in turn lowers the humidity of the house as the outside air is much drier than the air inside.

geez mahk this answer is way to heavy coming from you.  i think i just broke a blood vessel in my head.

[Mark]

that humidifier works only on hotair systems, right?

I have hot water. It is supposed to be the best head as far as not drying out the air. But when the outside temp drops to 20, there isn't much you can do.

Correct, you don't have ductwork, so you can't install one.  You can get a stand alone whole house humidifier.

Forced hot water not drying out the house has been proven wrong over the past 5-6 years.  Unless you have a 90+% efficient boiler or furnace the combustion air used by the burner is from the ambient air in the house, as the air in the house is used by the burner it pulls a negative pressure on the house, sucking outside air into the house through all the cracks, windows, and doors, which in turn lowers the humidity of the house as the outside air is much drier than the air inside.

geez mahk this answer is way to heavy coming from you.  i think i just broke a blood vessel in my head.

Hey, I'm only retarded half the time!

[Mark]

m burner is in the garage. It draws air form outside. The radiators are around 155 degrees so there isn't as much drying as with steam. Hot air is close to 0% rh and a humidifier of some sort is a MUST HAVE.

Still, it wont do him any good in the summer when the heat is off.

I have a 90% forced hot air furnace and no humidifier.  My house stays around 40 - 45% all winter long.  As long as you are not pulling combustion air from the house, the outside air will not be pulled in.  The furnace does not dry the air out as most people think it does.  If you have 50% humidity going into your furnace, you will have 50% comming out.

The humidifier would work to get it above 30% in the summer if he turns his fan to the "on" position.  The air would pass over the water picking up as much as the cool air will hold, but it's kind of defeating the purpose since you are usually trying to dehumidify the air during the summer.

[scott81425]

lol.  nobody's worthless bro.  perhaps this is something to get a quote on from a havoc guy / firm.

haha, i didn't mean i was worthless. i'm just worthless when it comes to cooling, heating, plumbing, and automotive engines. maybe clueless would have been a better word.