Need to maintain humidity?

[heatherb]

Hi there, I am creating an orchid conservatory, and have installed a basic crane drop humidifier and a box fan.. I am still fluctuating between 25-65% rhumidity.

[Ray]

I have no idea what a "crane drop" humidifier is, but it sounds to me like you've got to much escape of the moisture to other rooms and outdoors. You either need to "tighten things up" a bit, or invest in more humidification capacity.

[CariC]

Hi Heather. I have a very open floor plan in my home, and I needed more humidity for my orchids, too. I bought a little Vornado humidifier not expecting much. But it easily keeps the humidity at 40 to 60%. I'm impressed with it for the size. I prefer the wicking humidifiers because if they run out of water, they're not damaged; and they seem to do a better job of keeping humidity constant.

This might be a smaller solution than you need, but maybe it would be a good start?

[lexusnexus]

Heather, the humidity you are going to put into the room will neglible unless you close all the windows and doors to the room. Otherwise, you will humidifying your whole house. One possible solution might be a large cigar humidor because it will be designed for higher humidity.

[heatherb]

Originally Posted by CariC

Hi Heather. I have a very open floor plan in my home, and I needed more humidity for my orchids, too. I bought a little Vornado humidifier not expecting much. But it easily keeps the humidity at 40 to 60%. I'm impressed with it for the size. I prefer the wicking humidifiers because if they run out of water, they're not damaged; and they seem to do a better job of keeping humidity constant.

This might be a smaller solution than you need, but maybe it would be a good start?

Yeah, I agree. I actually found the door to the conservatory, so I'm going to work on painting and hanging it. This should help.

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 PM ----------

Originally Posted by lexusnexus

Heather, the humidity you are going to put into the room will neglible unless you close all the windows and doors to the room. Otherwise, you will humidifying your whole house. One possible solution might be a large cigar humidor because it will be designed for higher humidity.

The one benefit to this is that when it rains, I get such a boost! Hopefully the April showers will keep it up till I hang the door I found.