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Re: Paper Clay Air Humidifier

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Post by physicles » Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 9:02 AM UTC

haarts wrote: post #47

physicles wrote: post #17

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A word of warning: ultrasonic humidifiers used with tap water create high levels of indoor air pollution: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51859262_Indoor_par... Disclaimer: I work for a company that makes low-cost air pollution sensors.

Which company? I'm interested in these sensors.

Kaiterra. Our main consumer product is the Laser Egg.

Re: Paper Clay Air Humidifier

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Post by phyzome » Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 3:38 PM UTC

aliswe wrote: post #66

phyzome wrote: post #52

Depending on your water supply, this design may fill up very quickly with mineral deposits and stop wicking.

This actually relates to my question, do capillaries clog?

They sure can! You can do an experiment with a paper towel hanging over the side of a bucket that has water in it. Check out how quickly it clogs up.

Re: Paper Clay Air Humidifier

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Post by aliswe » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 4:32 PM UTC

mrfusion wrote: post #63

aliswe wrote: post #53

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Yes but energy intensive.

Couldn’t be worse than the ones that heat up water to make steam.

That would need to be assessed, I think.

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