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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Feb 04 2008 : 08:30:42 AM
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Did you know moist air holds warmth better than dry air? If your house is feeling a bit chilly but the furnace is always running, and if your skin starts to feel a bit dry, you might need to increase the humidity in your house.
A great smelling way to do this is to boil or simmer a large pot of water on the stove and simply add some cloves, cinnamon and vanilla extract to the water. It will smell like you are making some lucious dessert!
Another way to add more heat and humidity to your house is to buy a dry vent converter. With this device, you run your dryer hose into a contraption that looks like a coffee can with a domed lid. You fill the converter with water and then turn on the dryer. Any dryer lint gets caught by the water but the humidity and heat get released into the air. These converters usually cost about $5 and can be found at hardware stores.
Alee
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thyme2cook
Farmgirl in Training
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Terri
Derby
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2008 : 8:25:08 PM
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Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. I often keep a kettle on the stove filled with simmering water. I like to add my favorite essestial oil such as lavender for relaxing or euculyptus if I'm having sinus problems.
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katalind
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
Chapin
SC
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 10:01:34 AM
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| I just run a humidifier and it makes a huge difference. All the rooms with a humidifier feel 10 degrees warmer than the rooms without one. |
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Missus Miranda
True Blue Farmgirl
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Miranda
Thrall
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 09:41:11 AM
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Alee I LOVE this idea and I am turning it into a Christmas gift! I found a recipe in one of my magazines for it, and will put the dry ingredients into small paper sacks, along with typed or written instructions on how to use it. My Momma started doing it as a way to naturally make the house smell like the holidays, but I never realized how great it was at keeping the house from being too dry!
I started saving the peels from the oranges and grapefruits me and the old man eat. I am drying them (how bad is it that they are drying on our dresser? haha!) and will snip them up with leather shears, add fresh spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and they will go with the care packages being sent to my future in-laws, as well as gifts to my immediate family. Yay for simple remedies & gift ideas!
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 05:13:48 AM
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Would this work using the microwave to boil the water? I am just thinking about the energy consumption....
Julie
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Edited by - ClaireSky on Nov 15 2011 05:15:00 AM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 07:28:27 AM
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Julie- Your microwave can boil the water but the super heated water will soon cool and you would be turning the microwave on and off quite a bit- plus since it is in a little box not as much humidity would be readily available to the air. Even leaving a bowl of water out will passivily evaporate and that won't have any extra energy used! :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 07:49:28 AM
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Thanks, Alee! It makes sense.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
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Oggie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ginny
Machias
Maine
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2011 : 5:17:39 PM
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Julie, we have a large galvanized pan on our wood stove filled with water all the time so if you have a woodstove you can do it that way and it won't cost you a penny. Just remember to keep it full as it will evaporate fast. I also know of people who put a bowl of hot water on one of their floor registers for this purpose too. I'm not sure how well it works but I do know folks do it.
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
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antoinette
True Blue Farmgirl
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Toni
East Freedom
PA
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2011 : 09:34:36 AM
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| Miranda any chance you would share that recipe?? |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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amarquardt
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Lindenhurst
Illinois
USA
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2012 : 11:52:54 AM
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| I'm curious my wood stove is not not flat i have no way to put a pot on it. How can I work around this I'm new to wood stoves. But I do like to keep water on the stove for moisture, thanks for the neat recipes fro the stove I will definitely try them. |
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oregonatural
True Blue Farmgirl
152 Posts
Susan
Sprague River
OR
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2012 : 12:59:47 PM
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Garyw965, You can try putting an open container of water on a shelf up as high as you can get it in your house, ideally, somewhere near the woodstove. Remember to top it off regularly. You can also just simmer a pan of water on your kitchen stove whenever you are cooking in the kitchen. I love the idea of putting cinnamon and cloves in the simmering water to make it smell good!
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NeeNee
True Blue Farmgirl
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WhiTTneY
South point
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 11:34:07 AM
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i do the same with my crock pot an i just leave the lid off
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 09:12:35 AM
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| Thanks for the great ideas lady's. I do have a desk and entertainment center close by. i hope that works. Well all I can do is try, right. You all have been a great help!!!! |
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ajbaker
Farmgirl in Training
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Alicia
Pullman
WA
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 12:46:55 PM
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We have a big old tea kettle filled with water that I put on the register. It has a lid to keep the animals from drinking the water, but the spout allows for evaporation.
Lora
If it ain't red, leave it in the shed.
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 09:24:48 AM
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| I have the dryer converter in my house. I had the wood stove going one evening and my daughter had the dryer going and I started to sweat. I was shedding some clothes. The converter works real well. |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2012 : 2:17:55 PM
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| Personally I think the are better than putting a hole in the wall. In summer it doesn't matter I hang clothes outside. |
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2019 : 7:09:49 PM
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Hmmmmmm. Some good ideas here. This house needs some kind of moisture in the winter. I touch something and get a shock from it. Also my skin gets so dry in the winter. We have a gas stove so I guess I will use my crockpot to put some water in and add some yummy smelling things to it.
farmgirl 7774
Never miss a sunset
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2019 : 09:18:26 AM
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Glad you picked up on this one Lori! I want to try that lemon peel and ginger! It RARELY becomes dry around here so no dry skin problems, but I love the thought of the lemon peels and ginger for my allergies! :)
Farmgirl #7103
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Dianna
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2019 : 6:20:39 PM
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Dianna, lemon peel and ginger sound divine. That is what I am going to try.
Farmgirl 7774
Never miss a sunset
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