Well you could run and buy one of these vaporizers to get rid of the dry air in your home. On the second thought: don't. These gadgets do work. They're advertised everywhere around winter time. But a lot of them use up as much as 450 watts per hour. All that energy wasted for wetting your air? And they're always in the way, don't look fancy and could be dangerous to you and your kids. A lot of them vaporize the air by heating up water. I know what I'm talking about. My grandparents hat one of these really hot things around every wintertime. And when I'm saying hot, I mean it.
I think, there is a better solution to that problem. Buy some plants. They're a much better way to make climatic changes in your living room. And they're not using any power, except for sunlight. But that's free for everyone. There are vaporizers on the market that are not so bad at all. You can hang them on to your radiator. These models don't use power to do the job. All you have to do is to fill in some water.
If you want to spend some money on a recommended gadget, invest some bucks in a Thermo- and Hygrometer. So you can see exactly how warm or how dry it is inside your home. Some of these come with external sensors for temperature, too. Don't forget to open your windows from time to time. You and your plants do really need some amount of fresh air...
The heat is on. It's summer. And you're shopping for that perfect air conditioner. Well it'll cost you up to 1500.- in cash. But it gives you cool air to breathe and work again at a glance.
Well cool air is one thing, but what about power consumption? These turbo coolers could suck up to 300 watts per hour and more. Here is an easy solution to the problem. How about a device that cools your workplace at home or at the office for no more than 18 to 25 watts per hour (my old vent made a lot of wind and used more than 40 watts per hour)? Here's the deal. Go out shopping at Migros Do-it-yourself. Ask for a device called Cool-Breeze. It's a personal air conditioner and it costs 145 Swiss francs (actually it's made in Israel, so it could be available in other countries as well). All you have to do is carry it wherever you want to get a cool breeze of air. Please read the manual carefully!
How does the Cool-Breeze work? A cooler device sucks up water (filled in by a water tank). A vent blows air through the cooler device. The outlet temperature is approximately 5.5 degrees below the room temperature. The devices range is about 2 to 3 meters. But that's enough to cool you down.
The Cool-Breeze has three settings: power on, stage 2 and stage 1 cooling. Under normal circumstances stage 1 cooling will do the job (9 to 12 cool hours with one fill up). The vent is a bit noisy in stage 2 cooling. A nice green indicator shows the water level inside the device. Don't forget to refill the device with fresh water, when the green indicator fades away. And please don't move the Cool-Breeze if it's filled up with water. I did and the water swapped over the edge. What a mess. But so far that's the only drawback I've discovered. The Cool-Breeze has a one year warranty. Spare parts will be available for 10 years. That's really cool!