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Article: Humidifiers slake the thirst in your home.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- February 19, 2004
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Byline: Stacy Downs
Even though it can't talk, your home has ways of telling you it's thirsty.
If its walls are cracking, if its wood trim is splitting or if its piano is out of tune, it definitely needs a tall drink of water. And your home can take it out on you personally, sending electric shocks your way as you walk its floors and turn its knobs.
Donna Aldridge is a big believer in boosting the water content of the air in her Overland Park, Kan., house. By running humidifiers during the cold months, she combats the dryness her heater and low temperatures create.
"I can really tell when I don't have a humidifier going," says ...