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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Avante Technologies AVQ -Humidifier through Home Depot -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bid daddy who wrote (113)	10/31/1999 10:09:00 PM
From: David Michaud	Respond to of 183

In terms of whole house humidifier AVQ is the best bet. The competition is made up of steam units, sponge drum, drip through wick units. Steam work great put very expensive $1000+ Sponge type build up with germ, and bacteria. The sponge cakes up with hardwater minerals, creating "white dust". The sponge is usually replace monthly during heating season. Sells for around $100, buy they require constant monitoring and maintenance. Wick, drip types have similar promblems. The DesertSpring uses plastic disc, no replacement, no place for germs-bacteria to grow, and is not affected by hard water. Like AVQ says, "The Wheel just got re-invented" I own one, a it is clearly superior. _____________________ What Are The Choices? Atomizing or Cool-mist humidifier have the advantage of being portable but take a lot more attention because they have to be refilled, washed and rinsed out. They also can be noisy, although newer ones have technology that makes them quieter. You might want to consider buying one that shuts off automatically when it runs out of water so there's no chance of burning up the motor. Water that stands in a unit's water reservoir can grow mold and bacteria that will be dispersed into the air. They should be cleaned frequently. To do this, empty the holding tank and scrub away any film or scum. It's also important to clean all surfaces that come into contact with water to kill any fungal growth. The EPA says you should change the water in a portable unit every day, and clean out the tank every third day of operation. Drum and flow-through (sponge or wick) whole house humidifiers are common evaporative units for forced-air systems. They put as much moisture into the air as the air can handle. The advantage of a whole house humidifier is that it connects to your central water supply so you don't have to refill it yourself. But it too should be checked periodically, cleaned in the spring and shut off. The disadvantages are you tend not to check it and its sponge or wick tends to get clogged up, which can make a mess. They also tend to use more water than they should as high air flow can blow water from the wet sponge into the duct, thereby wasting water. The sponge has to be replaced periodically as hard water sediments clog them up bad or creates white dust. Units that attach to your furnace aren't any more expensive than portable ones and can include an air purification system. A central humidifier system may have sponge-like pads that dip into a pool of water to move moisture in front of a fan. If you haven't cleaned out the mineral deposits left from last winter, warm air coming out of the ducts may be surprisingly dry. On wick-type humidifiers, for example, mineral deposits eventually can fill up all the spaces in the grill. The fan will blow moisture against a solidly caked panel, and the airflow from the furnace will take up only a little, if any, moisture. The solution: you have to follow instructions in the owner's manual and clean off the deposits annually. Preferably before each heating season, even if you have a softener that reduces the quantity of minerals in your water supply. Mineral deposits you can see, germs you can't. Therefore disinfecting wick and sponge humidifiers becomes critical. You may replace solidified sponge pads, or wire brush a metal evaporator grill, and still leave microscopic mold, bacteria, and other pollutants that can cause a variety of respiratory problems and allergic reactions. The Plastic Disk whole house type just newly introduced is an evaporative unit for forced-air systems. It puts as much moisture into the air as the air needs. It is 100% water efficient as the disks carries only a thin water layer. The disk whole house humidifier also connects to your central water supply so you don't have to refill it yourself. It requires very little clean up, cleaned in the spring and shut off. The disk type need little checking as it does not have a sponge or wick to get clogged up. It is clean at all time. It is practically not affected by hard water. It is easily installed by the homeowner using a good installation manual. The Desert Spring scores best, with very low maintenance and no room for germs or bacteria to grow.