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Humidifiers: Simpler is better?

Technology Connections · 3.4M views · 2021-01-13 · 28:34

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Overview

Technology Connections explains why humidity matters and compares the main types of humidifiers, including evaporative and ultrasonic designs. It covers how and why you would add moisture to indoor air.

On Hacker News

HN links it whenever humidifiers come up as the go-to explainer favoring simple evaporative designs over ultrasonic ones.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2021–2026

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Power grid, heating & buildingsHome, DIY & practical skills
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humidifiersevaporative coolingultrasonicindoor airhome appliances

What people said

bcjordan · 2022-09 · Strong recommendation

Came here to post this :D The TC channel is definitely a hacker's eye view in to all the technologies that we take for granted every day. Tons of fascinating tech history covered, too. Other fun ones: - a defense of the simple drip coffee maker [LINK] - why do the turn signals not sync up when you're at a stop light? [LINK] - how humidifiers work and ehy the simple swamp cooler style are pretty ideal [VIDEO] - why dishwasher detergent packs are stupid (use powder/liquid) and why you should use the pre-wash slot and not bother pre rinsing your plates [LINK] - why do light switches click? [LINK]

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cheschire · 2022-03 · Recommendation

Were your humidifiers just not good at making air moist? Or were they completely non-functional? Technology Connections had a good video on the quality of humidifiers: [VIDEO]

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xaduha · 2021-04 · Recommendation

Ultrasonic one is my first, only started paying attention to all this stuff because of 2020 and went all in, just trying to make my home a less crummy place. Watch this [VIDEO] Optional follow-ups: [LINK] [LINK]

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