Refilling humidifier often?

[Oblik]

I refill my large one about every 2 weeks and my smaller one about every 10 days. The large one holds about 250-300 and is about half full while my smaller one holds 50 or so and is pretty darn full. They get opened every couple of days.

Here is a question. How often do you replace the pad inside your huidifiers?? I have had my Large humi for about 6 months and it is getting harder and harder to fill them.

Carlos

[Roham]

Thats a good question... I just got mine up and running for around a month, so it will be a long time before I would have to change it, but I have always assumed that it would last forever, or a very long time, if distilled water is used. What would clog the pores up?

[chrisboy]

i use a plastic tupperware that seals well as a cheap alternative to having a big, spanish cedar lined wood humidor. i find that they work just as well, as long as you keep an eye on your smokes.

i open my humi everyday, and i find that i need to refill my humidifier almost twice a week due to this. not really a problem. i use distilled water and a chunk of green florist foam (oasis) as my humidifier. the green stuff that you find at the bottom of flower arrangements that holds them together. it works perfect. no hygrometers, no thermometers to monitor temperature or humidity. its all trial and error. im in a tropical climate country anyway, so its pretty easy. only now that its summer here that i find the need to air out my humi everyday because the warm temperature tends to build up inside.

i find that mold tends to grow and clog up my humidifier if i dont use distilled water. plain tap water has 'minerals' that encourage bacterial and mold growth.

[Roham]

I've actually been filling my humidifier every two days to maintain a 70-72% humidity. If I only fill it once a week it hovers around 68-70%. I would like to get it higher, closer to 75%. I think it has a lot to do with the temperature. Calgary is a really dry climate though.