SP>  Ever look outside, Chris? We've just had almost a week of rain and/or
Outside? i don't have time for that. You should see my email load
..... (grin).
I concede that we have had a moist time, but the humidifier
intake dropped so suddenly during the humid period. If it had
slowed down gradually, or dropped suddenly at the start of the
humid period (mid December?) I could understand it, but to take 6
litres per day willy-nilly and then stop? odd.
SP>  moisture levels.) My house plants suddenly became less thirsty as
This was my other clue. However I figured that the walls and air
were now humid enough to reduce the plants effectiveness as water
pumps.
SP>  much-heralded but rarely present winter, that your humidifier's
SP>  thirst will increase. BTW, do you live in a high-rise? Where is the
SP>  heat coming from, and can you adjust it?
We'll see. I am in a high-rise, 14th floor of a 15-storey. I face
North-west, so am shaded during most of the day, with late
afternoon sun peeking above the skyline about once a fortnight 
from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.. 
The heat comes from an air blower, with thermostat on the wall
where it gets the full blast of late afternoon sun in summer (so
I freeze to death), and right next to the balcony door, so that I
roast to death in winter if the door is left cracked for fresh
air.
I adjust it with a rotary dial, which emits a "click" when I
least expect it to do so. If I was clever, I'd stick a small 
piece of coloured tape to the "right" spot on the dial, and leave 
the thermostat adjustment place and crack a small window to 
adjust the temperature. 
The humidifier is placed right next to the air intake, in the
hopes that the moistened air will be sucked into the heater and
be blown into every room in the apartment.
SP>  humidity now are showers, cooking, laundry (washing machine is in
SP>  kitchen) and...plants. Once in a while, when we use the woodstove,
SP>  dryer inside (but that really bugs me!) But mostly my plants use more
Me too. However, I turn the dryer inside (by disconnecting the 4"
pipe) permamnetly in winter, to capture both the heat and the
mositure.
Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com    www.interlog.com/~cgreaves
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