From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 03/29/02-08:41:28 AM Z
The cheapest and possibly best unit can be found at medical supply stores.
It consists of more or less a bucket, a fan, and a large wick that soaks up
water and makes it accessible to the moving air from the fan. Maybe
twenty-five bucks. You can spend a lot more for things that don't work any
better. In the Southwest, you might want several. And don't forget the old
reliable trick of running a couple inches of 100 degree water into the
darkroom sink. Humidity in the room will skyrocket. Don't rely on a
humidifier to maintain any consistent levels...get a humidity meter and turn
the units on and off to reach the level you want.---Carl
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>From: Matthew Hoffman <mhoffman81@comcast.net>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: humidifer recommendations?
>Date: Fri, Mar 29, 2002, 7:43 AM
>
> Since moving from Philadelphia to the bone-dry Southwest, I've been plagued
> by coating difficulties, static cling, and endless streams of dusty floaters
> that seem to have an special affinity for the sky portions of negatives. I'm
> hoping a darkroom humidifier will help. At the very least, it will keep my
> skin from cracking. Does anyone have suggestions for a small, affordable
> unit, preferably something that can be set to deliver and maintain specific
> levels of humidity?
> Thanks!
> -- Matthew
>
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