Is your house relatively new (well sealed)? Then shouldn't 2 small humidifiers controlled by a hygrostat should be enough for 400 sqft? I made some recommendation in the following thread (the humidifier was also recommended by Consumer's Report, I think): humidifier help
It would be interesting to see if EcoWeb works well for the DIY small swamp cooler, Ray. It could be great for grow tents where we have to control the heat from light source.