I saw this discussed before, either here or on my favorite urban-legend site, http://www.snopes.com. The "germ-free" humidifier is, in a word, overrated.
>From: Naomi Gurt Lind <omigurt@s...> >From: Naomi Gurt Lind <omigurt@s...> >Folks -- > >I've seen advertised a germ-free humidifier which, "uses ultraviolet light >to kill 99.99% of the germs and mold spores in the warm vapor it fans into >household air." Does anyone have experience with this type of humidifier? >Would there be an appreciable difference between this and the regular >ultrasonic humidifiers? (I do in fact have a mold allergy, which is why >I'm considering this type of thing.) > >Any thoughts? >
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