My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I put cold water, celan it EVERYDAY, do not have the filter yet, put on an alleviated shel in the room)Advises pls! My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I... » Read More My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I put cold water, celan it EVERYDAY, do not have the filter yet, put on an alleviated shel in the room)Advises pls! « Show Less
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Is the door to the room left open? Is there an air intake for the heating system in the room?Answering "yes" to either of those means you're basically trying to humidify your whole house as the air is being readily circulated.
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How do you know it's only 30%? You don't want it too humid or things will warp and mold will start forming. It's very possible that you have very dry air, and may need a bigger humidifier, or two of them, depending on the room size. I live in the desert and have those challenges. Plus my room is very large. It works better in the kids' rooms.
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I timed it today and it was a little over 6 hours. It could have something to do with humidity or maybe someone else put in a little more water? I don't know. I had never timed it before but I know from the beginning it was more than 4 hours.
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No you can't. I think the optimal humidity level is already set in the machine. I have used it for over a month now. When it is relatively warm and the heating system does nmt get turned on often, the water in the storage doesn't get used much. When the night is cold and the heat turns on, water gets used up quicker. I am happy with the humidifier; it seems to help with my scratchy throat problem.
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It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a... » Read More It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. « Show Less
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I have no idea what your problem could be as I am on my second one and have not had any problems with it making my night stand wet. It does make my hair and my covers a little wet because I like to have it very close to my face so that is to be expected. Other than that, I have had absolutely no problems with this humidifer. Perhaps it needs to be replaced.
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I too experienced the same thing with this Humidistat, it would switch open (off) when the humidity would fall below the set point and would switch closed (on) when the humidity went above the set point. I found this opposite on how I was expecting the device to function. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I have all the older humidifiers, such as elephant, cow, frog, pig, penguin, etc. When I went to buy the filters at my local store they only had filters for the newer Crane humidifiers (such as Owl, etc.) and the filters were different. You should find Owl humidifier on Amazon and see what type of filter it takes.
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Mine was supposed to do 7 gallons, but it never really worked. I could not get the humidity up in the house above 25%.
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Getting the humidity right in a humidor can be tricky. If you want to take the glass out, monitor the humidor and if the RH level drops put it back. Having said that, my advice would be if it is consistent at 70 don't change anything.
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Not surprised. Mine isn't producing much mist and I expect it will quit any day now. Unhappy with this purchase and not cheap. I would send it back or email the manufacturer.
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If you are having to regularly fill your removable tank (2 to 3 times a day) your home is likely so dry that it will take awhile to get the humidity up, but if the tank isn't emptying regularly, the wick/filter may not be installed correctly, if it is not, it won't transfer the water to the air correctly,we run ours on medium fan speed and go through 2 to 3 tanks of water daily, hope this helps:)
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Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your terranium heater into it and it works the same. Hope this helps Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your... » Read More Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your terranium heater into it and it works the same. Hope this helps « Show Less
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The answer by "brbrigs" is correct! I just received mine in the mail and set it up and there was no mist coming out. Apparently I filled my tank with too much water and it looked like the basin at the base was a huge pool of water. I dumped that out and poured a few cups of water out of the tank. I restarted the humidifier and there is a strong mist coming out now! Try that. I think it'll work.
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Charles,The unit has been a little disappointing, but not enough to return it. The humidity it measures is about 15% off, so I just compensate for that. If you set it for 60%, the compressor and fan will run until it reaches 57%, which seemed a bit odd to me. The unit does not measure temp, as was advertised. The fan does shut off once it has overachieved on the desired setting.
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I use three of them in addition to the humidifier that came with my humidor. I try to obtain 70% humidity..... With that being said, I was given a larger humidor recently. The humidifier that came with it plus the three drymistat humidifiers would only raise the humidity to 62%. So, I ordered yesterday this in hopes it will help raise the humidity..... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PUWHJC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good luck!
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This model humidifies via a saturated filter - you won't see any vapor as you would from an ultrasonic mechanism. Ultrasonics work well but are IMHO a real pain to maintain. This works well also and you just need to change the filters periodically. Two hours is usually not nearly long enough to detect a humidity increase. If your home has been very dry, 12 hours at least.
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You should turn the humidity setting down using the arrow keys. I set my @ 30%.