Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!dartvax!andyb From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: vaporizer vs humidifier Message-ID: <2652@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Dec-84 12:23:22 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.2652 Posted: Mon Dec 24 12:23:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Dec-84 02:05:47 EST References: <441@tellab1.UUCP> <143@invest.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 16 > I bought a ultrasonic humidifier to use in my computer room to keep down > static electricity in the winter. It solved the static problem but caused a > far worse one from the dust that it puts out. The dust eats up the heads of > disk drives. The dust consists of the minerals that are found in your water supply. If you live in a hard water area, the humidifier will leave a noticeable layer of dust on objects in the room. One humidifier manufacturer suggests in the owners manual, "If this humidifier will be operated in a room containing electronic equipment, USE DISTILLED WATER ONLY". Andy Behrens andyb@dartmouth.csnet {astrovax,decvax,cornell,ihnp4,linus}!dartvax!andyb