Humidifier

Hi guys,

I bought my friend a humidifier but it was just a cheap 5000 yen one from Donki or that other cheapo place i cant remember the name of (there are a couple stores up in Lumine..).
I need to get myself one now - has anyone got recommendations?
One that isnt going to cost me 20,000 yen, pumps out a decent amount, isnt too noisy, and also has the small compartment to put the fragrance in..because Id like my room to smell nice

 

Do you mean a dehumidifier?

We had one in our English house, might get one in Tokyo, not sure yet.

 

No, he means a humidifier. Japanese homes have both. One for summer because it's too wet and one for winter because it's too dry. Anyway, Legion you don't need to spend a lot of money. 5000 yen is fine. As for brand? Well, I have no idea but I use a cheap no brand effort which has worked well for the last few years.

 

we have 4 different ultrasonic ones here and love them. A little speaker makes the mist and a fan blows it out... nice and cool.

 

Is there one that does both?
So I can just invest once in these puppies?
A dehumidifier and humidifier in one (with the smell releaser)

 

Don't mean to sound like a pansy, but when I lived in NY I used cream to keep my skin from drying up.....the humidifier and dehumidifier play havoc with your skin!

 

yeah I know...gives me bad eyebags in the morning, dry skin, even so far as headaches sometimes

 

Why humidify? Dehumidification is to stop the growth of mould, algae and rising damp...

As a scientist, I am genuinely interested.

 

Because the air is so dry you end up with dry skin and a sore throat in the morning. In my case it's the sore throat. To be honest you could just hang up wet clothes in the room after washing them or leave a bowl of water near the bed. It's also at this time of year I suffer from static electricity shocks due to the dry climate.

 

A bowl of water in the room with some scented candles now and again will do the trick.

During my ski season in Australia this year the central heating was so warm and drying I did the above and it worked a treat.

 

Interesting. Thanks for the information.

 

I personally boil kettles (nothing like a nice cup of ocha or genmaicha), have a bath and leave some warm water in the kitchen sink overmnight, no dry air for me.

 

That's a great idea if you live in an apartment. For me though it's no good because I sleep upstairs whiel the bathroom, kitchen and so on are all down stairs.

 

I could take pictures of my hands to show you. My wife is the biggest mold paranoid in the world. No fucking doubt. She threw away over 100,000 yen worth of snowboard gear b/c it got moldy. She didn't even think to wash it and then sell it.

...and she uses a humidifier. Busted it out last night in fact, for me. I wake every morning, even when I don't drink, with the worst cotton mouth ever.

And I'm now using cream as well.

Same here. Useless for me.

It really is amazing how extreme in both directions it is. The summer is brutal, and is exacerbated by the fact you do so much walking compared to the west.

 

America isn't the west btw ;p

I do as much walking in the west as I do in Japan.

 

In which Universe?

I'm there's quite a few people that can say that. More the other way though.

 

You know that I meant that America is not the only country in the world that means the west...Europe is also the west...

Again depends on where you are living, I am sure if you lived in the countryside of Japan even in places as close as Ibaraki or Gunma you would probably be doing a bit more driving then you would if you lived in a city with good transport links.

 

Actually I didn't get that from what you said... and I also didn't mean that from what I said.

I'm talking about the big picture though. Of course people in the countryside drive more. But about 10% of the population of the country lives in Tokyo alone. Go out to the surrounding prefectures and you're at 20%. Travel by car is still scarce for this population... even for people that own cars.

 

I never walk Well, maybe a little but that's because I don't live in a concrete jungle, just a normal city. In a way I prefer it this way. Saying that I did love living in Tokyo 10 years back.

 

I just fucking hate driving. By cycling everywhere I can live at least somewhat spontaneously, and get as off my tits as I want and don't have to worry about my automobile. If I'm really that fucked I can always leave my bike and get it the next day.

Now, having said that, spending a lot of time on the roads (especially now that I work nights) I have come to know that I am the only person in Tokyo on the streets with a fucking brain. It is definitely a lonely place...dangerous one, too. But I'll take it over cocking about w/ an automobile any day.

I'll let Yakumo live out his homo erotic fantasies w/ stick shift.