How To Add Humidity To Your Home 📍 How To With Kristin

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1. Leave The Door Open When You Shower
Let the steam escape from your bathroom and into the home be leaving the shower open when you shower.
2. Boil Water
Using a teapot on the stove (versus heating a mug in the microwave) to heat water for your tea will help release moisture into the air.
3.Get Plants
Houseplants can help in adding humidity to your home. How? Plants continuously release moisture from their leaves and stems of plants as vapor. This process is called transpiration and as long as you keep them watered, they will help aid in regulating humidity levels in your home.
4. (1) Put Bowl(s) Of Water On Top Of Registers
I’ve tried this trick and it works. Simply place a metal bowl (or ceramic) on top of your floor register or a radiant heating unit. Depending on the current humidity levels in your home (and how much your heat is blasting) the water will evaporate into the air in your home. For me, it takes about a week for the water to fully evaporate in a medium-sized metal dog bowl.
4. (2) Put Bowl(s) Of Water On Windowsills
If your registers are on the wall or ceiling, try placing a bowl or vase on a sunny windowsill. The warmth from the daily sun will gently warm the water and it’ll evaporate slowly into your air.
5. Let Your Clothes Air-Dry
Save some energy, skip the dryer, and line-dry your clothes in your home on a drying rack. If you have the extra space, this is a great way to get more moisture into the air.
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[@HowToWithKristin]

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[@everly-shadystudios9900]

Hang a wet bath towel in the middle of any room you want to be humidified, also get a big spray bottle fill it with hot water and spray it everywhere

[@Rellisinfinyx]

Or just buy a humidifier 😂

[@FuqUYouTube]

@@Rellisinfinyx wow! You're a genius! Its as if everyone who came here looking to add humidity, have never heard of a humidifier!?! - were here to not spend money you twat.😒

[@Gold26502]

Omg i came here to exactly ask about the spray thing.. so does it work??

[@ananyamondal7027]

@@Gold26502 Yeah it does. not just hot water. normal water too. I keep spraying after 1 hour gap.

[@m1sschocolateface]

Water from towel won't evaporate in winter

[@itsmebethd2653]

I need to do this because I wake up so dry as well

[@waynepayne9875]

You and me both Beth

[@muhamadayesh6092]

Yes my nose holes is freazin

[@BlueGuise9]

Same here!

[@JamesCarmichael]

I had no idea the humidity of the house can literally impact your health :O I've been waking up for 2 years now with incredibly dry mouth and nostrils. I'm going to try this tonight and I'll let you know if it helps.

[@ranaali5361]

Same issue. Did it helped?

[@JamesCarmichael]

@@ranaali5361 It helped, but it turns out I had a condition called Bruxism which was causing the majority of the dryness I have having in the morning. The Humidifer helped though.

[@JamesCarmichael]

A few things I found out looking into this today is to keep your windows closed at night and soak a sponge in boiling water, take it out and put it in the middle of your room and it should humidify the room for a good 12 hours. You can also spray or steam your curtains and bed sheets with boiled water. Or even boiled lemonade if you want a nice smell. I mean obviously use a thin sprayer and let it dry a little before jumping into bed :D

[@katichabenavides8327]

Hey, i will try your advice. So cool. Thank you so much!

[@operationhotshotinc.6887]

Lol riiiight just sweat on your pillow

[@auralightrom7022]

Does the sponge thing actually work?

[@Duke_Scanlan]

@@auralightrom7022 No lol. It's total nonsense.

[@contentdeleted5428]

I was sick of expensive humidifiers stop working after couple months so I bought a portable hot plate off Amazon for $20 and fill up a small pot full of water at night, drop some essential oils and salt and let it’s go for an hour or so. It works 👍🏼👍🏼

[@carolann724]

I was thinking about doing that!

[@jesselangeland7933]

Doesn't sound like it would be consistent if your growing plants how would you keep it at a consistent 95%

[@aartigujar2279]

I didn't understand what is mean hot plate what is it exactly

[@R0yALtyS]

@@aartigujar2279 something u use to cook with

[@jeremymcpherson3024]

Hang a towel near an air vent with the bottom half of the towel in a bucket of water. The towel never drys as the water keeps being pulled up

[@zeeshan4068]

brilliant!!! thanks for the advice. My humidifier just broke down and this really helped till i got my replacement. thank you!

[@terry-vq6ed]

I LOVE THE IDEA OF PLACING A BOWL OF WATER, OR EVEN A VASE OF WATER, AND JUST PUT ON YOUR WINDOW SIL, THIS IS INEXPENSIVE, AND REALLY HELPS!!!! I SUFFER FROM MAJOR SINUS PROBLEMS, THE AIR IS WAY TOO DRY!! GREAT TIPS, THANK YOU!

[@touxiong519]

I'm about to just hose all the carpets in the house.

[@shawnhall6915]

Love your channel. Great video. With it getting colder outside. It’s getting dry inside. Measured 22 percent humidity. So got a couple pots boiling and shower on high. Hope all is well. Now sub

[@SussyBacca]

The FIRST thing you should do is boil water. If you put 4 pots on all your burners you can take a 2,000 sqft home from 10% to 60% in a half hour. Running all your showers is incredibly wasteful as you are paying for at least 2.3 gallons every single minute for absolutely no reason

[@operationhotshotinc.6887]

Good point I would suggest if it works for your situation to get a evaporate cooler or swamp cooler

[@DanielKhuu]

Yeah the advantage to the shower is that it’s hot quickly and steams quickly, but compare the amount of evaporated water to allllll that still hot water going down the drain. Even if you plug the tub, it collects to cool down, thus evaporating less over time, but the pots will continue evaporating until the water is all gone

[@justbu6298]

Thank you! Im grateful for you sharing this!

[@michaelvalentin9136]

Thanks! My room has been dry the entire time I’ve been here (a couple of months) and this helps

[@hallinasjournal7795]

I filled a tray under my house plant with pebbles and a thin layer of water to humidify air around my plant to help them and me!

[@matthewsalmon2013]

Lowe's sells the indoor dryer vent kids for just $16 and Amazon sells the Better Vent for $80. Even that is less than most large humidifiers and with energy saving (in winter) rather than extra energy cost to run the humidifier.

[@fatkitty4207]

Thanks I will try the plants

[@zoomermcboomer4771]

Just use a spray bottle with water and spray it everywhere on all surfaces in the room and in the air - also helps if it is hot water.

[@Gainz54]

Thank you!

[@--JohnDoe]

I use a 2 gallon sprayer. And mist all my hardwood floors, sometimes, walls and everything. It dries fast with low humidity. It humidifies the entire house "very fast". But I'm thinking , how can I install a stream/river in the house. It would give off pleasing sounds.

[@tjbaileymusic]

I feel like the plants that need more water and bigger leaves are gonna be the most humidity bonus. I use a croc pot without a top but you need to keep a close eye on the water levels so it doesn't run without water

[@SenpaiDeoxys]

Definitely. also depends a lot on the type of plant, as many “indoor” species conserve water (ie. succulents & cacti), a plant that is heavily drinking is also heavily evaporating.

[@michellec.4994]

I boil a pot of water and it helps my plants in my dining room and living room. I do the water in cups on floor vents and I have wine bottles that I fill with water and place them on my plant tables to provide humidity.

[@headspacehiker]

It just got to -24C (-11F) here and some good ideas or better versions of what I thought I could try to beat the dry air.

[@ithacacomments4811]

Placing a huge sponge in a flat dish or pan of water helps the water evaporate faster. Some people use a round evaporative filter made for humidifiers. Placing a small fan so that it blows over the sponge or filter helps too.

[@alex140666]

Before someone kills themselves, DO NOT put GAS dryer exhaust pipe inside your home.

[@danielfitzgerald9008]

This is a very good point. You might want to cut that part out or edit your video is not the most intelligent people walking around on this planet lately

[@juljasmaharchive]

Who uses a gas drier

[@DontknowSina]

@@juljasmaharchive me

[@thenobleproject4400]

Thank you

[@sosephATXvlogs]

Good to know.. thx 💪🏼💯✊

[@siopaoman37]

AWESOME!!!

[@iamangela171]

Ty

[@colonelradec5956]

Theres alot of benefits to plants in general. I plan on doing like almost an indoor garden. See how that goes.

[@ZC21322]

Thanks i will try this today.... My dry cough is not going away

[@jeanzyc.5103]

My face is peeling and only in the winter, Now. It doesn't matter how much exfoliating or moisturizer i use. Btw, I know you can over exfoliate too. My hands are feeling like a crocodile. Lol My home is extremely dry too. Static everywhere. I'm gonna try everything you said except plants. I have a brown thumb. 😆

[@HowToWithKristin]

I’m bad with plants too lol

[@surefiremushroomsmicrogreens]

Excuses and even more excuses 😂

[@esoterika89]

They have a box thing that you fill with water for the dryer exhaust if there’s no window close by. I had to use one at the last house I lived in

[@clairejagels9598]

Trying to increase the humidity so I can help my cat who has an infection - good tips. Thank you!

[@consumermac]

Same 😢Thank you for this

[@benjaminrae89]

Absolutely do not disconnect the dryer vent if you have a gas dryer. I highly recommend a carbon monoxide tester in every house. Some areas you can call your fire department to come out and check your smoke alarms and co2 detectors for free.

[@WadeKingston]

These are all good and relatively safe ideas. I like the idea of bowls of water on the registers, though my cats would probably just drink it. I used to live in a house with radiators and I had those antique humidifiers that hung over the sides of the radiators. They worked really well. One thing I do is leave dishwater in the sink after washing the dishes. It will evaporate during the day. I also, instead of running hot shower water, will sometimes just run an inch or two of water in the tub and open the shower curtain. It also will evaporate. I have gotten away from using humidifiers because it's one more thing that uses energy and has to constantly be refilled, plus you have to clean them often or risk putting mold into the air. But just placing containers of water throughout your home will actually help a lot. Nature will take care of it through evaporation.

[@katichabenavides8327]

I notice that one of my bathrooms that had just one toilet in it does not smell smoke during fire season. This room is the only one in the house that does not get smoke that bad. I guess it is because the toilet is full of water and somehow evaporates. Your comment makes sense . Thanks

[@megnuggets52]

I had a dry, scratchy throat at the same time I got sick with a sore throat, and my lips are dried and cracked

[@antsuh.a.h3637]

Tried these and nothing would help... My room is so try I wake up every morning with my throat hurting (I know it is the room sience it started when I changed to this one and only happens here) boiling water helps for one night, but I can't really boil a pot of water every night can I... I guess I'll have to save up money for a humidifier

[@hollowcrusader2106]

I wake up really dry as well and there are some small humidifiers online for fairly cheap and if you want to add some essential oils that's a little more money but $10 is actually a price that you can find I think I even saw desk one for $6 if you get a small one just put it next to you on a night stand or something and you shouldn't wake up so dry.

[@juliacastro8505]

I mean, yeah u can, you just reuse the water and boils lol

[@katichabenavides8327]

Maybe let your laundry dry inside of your home. That might help a little.

[@NoraS-K]

My apartment banned the use of humidifiers and its so so sooo dry. 😫

[@kingeasy6184]

Thank's and beautiful eyes

[@adamtlewis8340]

You need to look deeper into the dryer vent idea. There are waaaaay more nasties in your air ducts than your dryer. It's heat that is being wasted and could be reused if done properly. I'm a professional HVAC installer with Lee company in TN and I see air duct every day. Your dry is way cleaner than your HVAC unit and duct work. Unless it's brand new

[@Psalm_107.31]

yeah nah. just cuz your toilet seat may be cleaner than your phone dont mean im gonna put my face on it.

[@anandsunku]

It’s been a while you posted this video, is there any better options you discovered?

[@hvonsus5725]

Lmao I’m trying to figure out a humidifier for my plants so that the humidity is higher 😂😂

[@mplance3151]

Me too 🤣 for my weed actually

[@altaccount1543]

@@mplance3151 lmfao me too

[@jessicah3450]

You can get a spray bottle for about $2, set it to fine mist, and mist water into the air. Instantly makes rooms more comfortable in the dead of winter. My dryer hose broke and it does humidify, but it also blows lint everywhere 😂

[@krystingrant6292]

Thank you

[@supriyomandal762]

Putting some water bowls here and there and hanging some wet clothes seem to be hood idea for this

[@drifzyy]

the air in my house is so dry i cant sleep how do i fixx it

[@anugna_]

You could be Meredith from The Office this Halloween. just sayin.

[@sharonlamaster5017]

Thanks great ideas!

[@faliray4889]

I have a cat. What are some plants I can buy that my cat won't eat?

[@erin-iq8tm]

cacti and succulents won't add much humidity at all youre much better off with tropical foliage plants - the rate of transpiration is so slow because they are adapted to living with little to no water

[@projetchalet]

I'm actually using that dryer trick and it works well. It pass through water so no dust comes out of it and that trick gives you heat AND humidity. That helps a lot and it's free heat in the winter. I have a big cauldron on a wood stove and it evaporate about 10L of water per day and it's still too dry. I have about 100 pepper plants from January to June and IT'S STILL TO DRY ! I'm really thinking about a way to spray water in the heating system so that could also help.

[@cadavher]

They sell replacement floor registers/vents that have a bowl/spot for water that help a lot!! Sorry it's almost 5am and I probably am not the best at explaining. If you have forced air heating, they replace your normal floor heat vents and you fill the reservoir daily with water and or essential oils and it releases humidity everytime your heat cycles on. They're really neat!

[@cadavher]

Also, sorry third reply here lol, they do sell an "in vent" Humidifier system that hooks up to your furnace for around $200. So not bad, but would need someone to install it and connect a water source which would drive up the cost.

[@cadavher]

I give up lol it keeps removing my comment trying to give you the link to find the floor vent one.

[@lostannlonely2061]

👍

[@shaileshnalawade3941]

Your eyes is so beautyful

[@kimmysimmons4787]

Any tips on how to keep mold from growing? I keep a humidifier in my bedroom for tropical plants...but the condensation on the cold windows has started to grow black mold 😱 I can't lower the humidity due to my finicky plants.

[@lesliedelagarza1588]

Kimmy Simmons I’ve heard white vinegar helps

[@SuraDoes]

Spray a mixture of bleach and water (not on wood, only on windows) and let it sit. Wipe clean.

[@mrs.c5265]

White vinegar cleans up mold just a little bit, bleach eliminates it just try and you will see

[@liviujivan5680]

That's dangerous for you and for your family, I really hope that you don't constantly stay in that room, or that you've got it fixed.

[@katichabenavides8327]

@@SuraDoes But if the windows have some metal be careful because the bleach might damage them. It is okay on word.

[@arunkumaruk8441]

Honey😃

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Causes nose bleeds too

[@livstevens6177]

i wake up with a dry throat. i fall asleep slowly having dry throat. HELP

[@ejer.]

What did u do? I can not breath. I live in Nebraska and in the winter time it is a hell for me. House is dry because of the heater.

[@magicgirl2831]

@@ejer. a thing for going to bed is you can chill in your bathroom with the shower creating steam for like 5 mins and it’ll clear and humidify(idk) your throat but I mean you could get a humidifier they aren’t too expensive 👍

[@pradeeprawat9140]

Tell u one thing:-buy a humidifier 🤣

[@louispconstant6624]

Mould central doing this, be careful!

[@AerissMoon]

Please don´t do the one of the shower, it´s way too much water going to waste, you´re taking that water from someone else and from your future you. Or at least if there is no other option try to keep and reuse the water that goes out, don´t let it go to waste.

[@Monstrobeads]

But the water just gets recycled at the water treatment facility. It doesn't disappear...

[@danielfitzgerald9008]

Cant I use the water from my steamy shower to fill my pan then boil on my stove would that be enough Saving for you? My well my water. Thank you for you're input tho

[@KrishabBashyal]

you do realize that when you use water it does not just vanish right?

[@sutil5078]

I Agree, it is silly idea, very bad, to those who say water get recycled ok but the energy to re cycle it is huge to.. it is very expensive, I know that for a fact, the best thing, wet a towel, or 2 and it last for 8 hours approx depending on the starting humidity level, here in summer it is 5% very very dry, yet it work incredible, a room of 30 meter , after a long research, need 80 ml, meaing 80gram, of water vapor PER HOUR.. to maintain a 30 square meter, if the level of humidity is 5% , if it is 15% it need less approx 50 gram of water per hour.. you can adjust the level of evaporation by folding the big shower towel in half, in a third etc.. depending on the season.. it will dry in 12 hours if hum. about 20% ..8 hours if hum. about 5 to 10% , all this at 28 to 32 C room temperature, if it is lower, then a bit lower surface exposed of the towel.. etc.. This is very nice safe, economic, and I clean the tower every week so as not to concentrate mineral on the towels and become rough... work like charm, I do not use humidifier because many many reviews says that it wont work long time, and need constant cleaning to avoid harmful bacteria... hope that helps and safe water.. Salam PS, these figures are almost exact with door is shut and window shut, with 10% of lost air due to dooor opening or little opening of room window for air...

[@sutil5078]

Healthy range is 40 to 50%, hum. level, hospitals are at 50% to minimize virus infaction, becateria etc.. A sign that you or over 50 hum is you feel the air is heavy like near a beach.. then lower the exposed towel surface by one fold etc.. play with and you will fiugre it out.. and by the way near bed make it cooler and require less AC.. and very very great for dry nose.. you will be hooked to it and miss it if one day you forget to wet the towls you will see the difference. Salam

[@netninja8981]

Just get a humidifier. Amazon has from $10 to $200 easy peast

[@justanotherfella4478]

I bought one and at the beginning it was pretty good. Always managed to have like 65% at the summer. Now since winter it's just not going above 30%. Need to replace the water every 8h and it's barely going up in humidity...

[@CandyHam]

Where are you from? Your accent is midwest-ish

[@gauravsharma3444]

I just spill some water on the floor

[@soulmca]

Your eyes are beautiful

[@lorcan8484]

Stale water will attract mosquitoes tho

[@romepod5919]

Im doing this cause when my ac is on, every morning i wake up i avoid metal objects cause it might give a tiny shock

[@eli_are_ftw]

Wet cloth over an ac

[@victorantonio9819]

Water may seem abundant now but when we start running out of it you'll start to be more conscious of how you use it, horrible advice to just let your showers run for 5 minutes.

[@diegog2679]

Bro the world is 75% water

[@contentdeleted5428]

Where do u live. We are indeed blessed to have running water

[@Psalm_107.31]

did we start running out of shower water yet? uk global warming hit flint Michigan pretty hard.

[@juliacastro8505]

@@contentdeleted5428 we have running water, but shortages are already happening. Water crisis is a real thing.

[@contentdeleted5428]

@@juliacastro8505 what country are you in ?

[@kevinc8026]

Hope your not on a septic

[@mruduladesai1480]

1st is very impractical and waste of resources. Plants are excellent, filling bowls with water is also good.

[@supersuperman1981]

Pls. Pls. Pls. Just buy air humidifier machine...

[@HowToWithKristin]

I do have one but not everyone can buy a humidifier.

[@wiggles9771]

I cannot use anything that is plastic that heats up so need as many ideas as possible. I have used the spray bottle and have glass jars with songs in a few rooms and also plants that will root in water since I cannot have soil in my home either. I have MCS

[@katichabenavides8327]

Thanks for the advice, but in my case I do not have space for a humidifier, i live in San Francisco, space is limited. I already have air purifiers and space heaters. Buying a humidifier will take space in my room. I think I prefer to spray the curtains or other ideas.

[@ronaldchilders8136]

Nice pic of a drying rack there, and I think the word you were looking for with the dryer vent comment is dust. It simply contains microfibers from your clothing that is already in the air and makes up about 30% of the dust already in the air. How in the hell do you have 92k subs with this garbage content and misinformation?

[@melissalacson4998]

Please do not waste water just for that. This is the worst adive i've heard in years.

[@pamelaross2946]

Very good have a very nice day thanks don’t talk so fast ok bye

[@roberttheapostle489]

She cute

[@Phillipinewannabe]

These are all such obvious and bad ideas