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I'm in Southern California, about 30 miles inland from the coast. At its most pleasant this winter, the humidity ranges around 30-40% indoors.
Unfortunately, we're having an unseasonable (even for us) heat wave (temperatures in the mid- to high-80's, even 90° one day), and over the last couple of days the highest it's been indoors is 25% (and that's usually an hour or two before dawn). More commonly, it ranges between 16%-22%. (It's 16% as I write this.) If the weather forecast is correct, it'll stay this way for at least another week or so. (Waiting for a high pressure front to break.)
I know that compared to all the folks who have problems with stamps sticking in high humidity, it would seem like there wouldn't be a problem with low humidity.
If I take stamps out to scan and work up, I have a problem with the stamps curling. For some of them, it takes a long time (weeks or months) for them to lay flat again. It seems the worst with gummed stamps from the late 1960's and earlier (for some reason, especially so from the 1950's).
We don't have a central air system here in this house, and won't put one in because we expect to move in the next several years, so that's not an option. I've tried several different room humidifiers, and it doesn't really seem to put a dent in it.
What do other people do who live in arid to semi-arid areas? Any tips?
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A big fish tank will do the trick. Of course you are then tasked with adding water to it every two days but it will increase the humidity in that end of the house. An additional benefit is that watching the fish will lower your blood pressure!
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I had a whole house humidifier on my HVAC unit but wasn't happy with the results.
I've been using an evaporative humidifier for almost a decade now and it really makes a difference.
On the driest days I've had to refill the two 2.5 gallon tanks almost daily.
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Don and Steve --
My apologies for not thanking you for your suggestions much earlier. I happened to see them on my phone, which is not a handy way for me to type, and then it slipped my mind that I had *not* responded yet.
Both suggestions are pretty good, and I appreciate them. Ironicially, I have little bit of a catch-22 situation here: if it weren't for the stamps (and reference books, etc), there'd be plenty of room for an aquarium or an evaporative cooler -- lol. Otherwise, it'd be a bit of a tight fit, but I'm going to see how I might make it work.
I'm still interested in hearing what others who face a low-humidity challenge do about it.
Thanks!
-- Dave
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I live in an area that often has quite low humidity, and I wondered if there were others of us?
I'm in Southern California, about 30 miles inland from the coast. At its most pleasant this winter, the humidity ranges around 30-40% indoors.
Unfortunately, we're having an unseasonable (even for us) heat wave (temperatures in the mid- to high-80's, even 90° one day), and over the last couple of days the highest it's been indoors is 25% (and that's usually an hour or two before dawn). More commonly, it ranges between 16%-22%. (It's 16% as I write this.) If the weather forecast is correct, it'll stay this way for at least another week or so. (Waiting for a high pressure front to break.)
I know that compared to all the folks who have problems with stamps sticking in high humidity, it would seem like there wouldn't be a problem with low humidity.
If I take stamps out to scan and work up, I have a problem with the stamps curling. For some of them, it takes a long time (weeks or months) for them to lay flat again. It seems the worst with gummed stamps from the late 1960's and earlier (for some reason, especially so from the 1950's).
We don't have a central air system here in this house, and won't put one in because we expect to move in the next several years, so that's not an option. I've tried several different room humidifiers, and it doesn't really seem to put a dent in it.
What do other people do who live in arid to semi-arid areas? Any tips?
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re: Does anyone else have a problem with *low* humidity?
A big fish tank will do the trick. Of course you are then tasked with adding water to it every two days but it will increase the humidity in that end of the house. An additional benefit is that watching the fish will lower your blood pressure!
Don
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re: Does anyone else have a problem with *low* humidity?
I had a whole house humidifier on my HVAC unit but wasn't happy with the results.
I've been using an evaporative humidifier for almost a decade now and it really makes a difference.
On the driest days I've had to refill the two 2.5 gallon tanks almost daily.
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re: Does anyone else have a problem with *low* humidity?
Don and Steve --
My apologies for not thanking you for your suggestions much earlier. I happened to see them on my phone, which is not a handy way for me to type, and then it slipped my mind that I had *not* responded yet.
Both suggestions are pretty good, and I appreciate them. Ironicially, I have little bit of a catch-22 situation here: if it weren't for the stamps (and reference books, etc), there'd be plenty of room for an aquarium or an evaporative cooler -- lol. Otherwise, it'd be a bit of a tight fit, but I'm going to see how I might make it work.
I'm still interested in hearing what others who face a low-humidity challenge do about it.
Thanks!
-- Dave
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