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lowerpro · #1 20-05-2008, 10:53

Home Humidifiers, anyone any clue, have tried all the usuall places ?
When I didnt want one saw them all over the place, the ones with the water just circling round ??Cant find now though !

Dingo's · #2 20-05-2008, 10:56

I saw them in the electrical shop upstairs in Jungceylon just last week. Just outside of Carrefour upstairs. I think it's Power Buy.....

lowerpro · #3 20-05-2008, 10:58

Cheers will have a look, Throat is killing me with this air- con, think I must sleep with the old mouth hangin wide open ....not good

Dingo's · #4 20-05-2008, 11:03

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Originally Posted by lowerpro

Throat is killing me with this air- con, think I must sleep with the old mouth hangin wide open ....not good

Probably the cockroaches scratching the inside of your throat with their pesky little legs 5555555

ATMwalking · #5 20-05-2008, 11:32

You might want to check your settings or leave a window open a finger width crack. I find having just the tiniest bit of fresh air makes a big difference and doesn't work the a/c much harder. The air con is trying to rip out the humidity. It is incredibly wasteful to introduce a humidifier back into the mix. A bit of fresh air is much better if possible.

Another side benefit of having a Sharp Air Filter is I never wake up with a dry mouth. I think it is due to the way it ionizes the air by splitting air borne water molecules. So you are not as dry and you are breathing very clean air.

Crustasian · #6 20-05-2008, 16:15

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Originally Posted by lowerpro

Cheers will have a look, Throat is killing me with this air- con, think I must sleep with the old mouth hangin wide open ....not good

I hope you don't have any LBs around!!

I don't like using air con and prefer sleeping with open windows which have good mossie screens fitted.

lowerpro · #7 20-05-2008, 16:30

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I hope you don't have any LBs around!!

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Well at least it would'nt be dry mouth

Na no LB's

Would try the window open a tad idea, but its one big sliding window and then outside a big palm tree plantation , with a lot of self erected corrugated shed dwellers on the other side prefer to wake up with a dry throat rather than a slit one ...maybe a bit dramatic but hey shooting and stabbing for 300bht again in Rawai maybe not so dramatic after all .

And they did'nt have them in Jungcelon ?? keep looking

Nautilus · #8 20-05-2008, 16:50

Try putting a glass of water next to the bed. I do this and it helps.

Geir · #9 20-05-2008, 17:02

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Originally Posted by ATMwalking

You might want to check your settings or leave a window open a finger width crack. I find having just the tiniest bit of fresh air makes a big difference and doesn't work the a/c much harder. The air con is trying to rip out the humidity. It is incredibly wasteful to introduce a humidifier back into the mix. A bit of fresh air is much better if possible.

Another side benefit of having a Sharp Air Filter is I never wake up with a dry mouth. I think it is due to the way it ionizes the air by splitting air borne water molecules. So you are not as dry and you are breathing very clean air.

And stupid me thought my dry mouth was because of heavy drinking

Dodger · #10 20-05-2008, 18:52

Why not try not putting the aircon on??? get a ceiling fan in place and you do not need aircon, solution to dry throat, runny nose crap. I never have aircon on ever, body very quickly adjust and its no big test or ordeal, cos its happening whilst you are asleep!!!!

lowerpro · #11 20-05-2008, 20:14

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Originally Posted by Dodger

Why not try not putting the aircon on??? get a ceiling fan in place and you do not need aircon, solution to dry throat, runny nose crap. I never have aircon on ever, body very quickly adjust and its no big test or ordeal, cos its happening whilst you are asleep!!!!

WT can't live without the aircon, would melt being from the UK. And have had to live in Indonesia for 8mths without aircon, me not like it

And the misses is pregers she would rip me a new one with her hormones making her heat up

Dodger · #12 20-05-2008, 20:27

LP I'm also from the UK. When I used to holiday here I had the aircon on full blast the moment I walked into my hotel room and ended up with sore throats, colds. My evenings company would sneak out of bed and turn it off, I'd wake up sweating like a good'un and put it back on, only to find a few hours later I'd be waking sweating like a good'un, she'd turned it off again.

Moved here and decided not to bother with the aircon just use the ceiling fan, never been a problem, in fact nowadays I go under the duvet aswell.

Not being tough or clever, your body very quickly adjusts to the tempreture, especially this time of year. It was never a test of endurance or anything.

Only thing to add, is I don't go to bed ever before 12 and usually 1 or 2am, so its cooler then, maybe you go to bed earlier?

We never open windows, too many bugs and mozzies find their way in. I used to always have the window open but awoke one night with a bug on my face almost bigger than my face!!!!! and for those of you that know me and my long ol' face, that was some big mother of a bug!!!!!

lowerpro · #13 20-05-2008, 22:37

Na Im a bit nocternal in low season no work and that..
And can take the heat most of the time but when trying to sleep, need the freeze , dont have ceiling fan.

LivinLOS · #14 21-05-2008, 07:29

I dislike AC with a passion.. The missus puts it on more then me (only in bedroom and I tend to turn it off as soon as the room has cooled).. I wake up if the damn thing gets left on and have the night chills.

I do like fans tho, all the time having a flow of air makes me think mossies are not eating me.. Dont relax well without one.

visa2003 · #15 21-05-2008, 07:48

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Originally Posted by lowerpro

Well at least it would'nt be dry mouth

Na no LB's

Would try the window open a tad idea, but its one big sliding window and then outside a big palm tree plantation , with a lot of self erected corrugated shed dwellers on the other side prefer to wake up with a dry throat rather than a slit one ...maybe a bit dramatic but hey shooting and stabbing for 300bht again in Rawai maybe not so dramatic after all .

And they did'nt have them in Jungcelon ?? keep looking

To be able to leave the door open slightly and retain some security........ go buy yourself a broom handle......... open your door to desired amount (say 20mm)....... measure and cut broom handle to fit into the track between the back of the door and the frame.
This way the door can be closed but not opened!!!!
Just hope you have bug screens!!!!!

lowerpro · #16 21-05-2008, 14:03

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Originally Posted by visa2003

To be able to leave the door open slightly and retain some security........ go buy yourself a broom handle......... open your door to desired amount (say 20mm)....... measure and cut broom handle to fit into the track between the back of the door and the frame.
This way the door can be closed but not opened!!!!
Just hope you have bug screens!!!!!

Yea yesterday after thinking about it ,found one of those shower curtain rails that extends and shortens depending on what width you desrire, had it from the old place works a treat for the broom handle scenario cheers ...