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Old 03-07-2012, 03:05 PM
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hello,
could the folks whose children are vented please describe what humidifiers you use.
although we are in africa, i hope to have similar systems.
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eli
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Old 03-07-2012, 06:31 PM
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Fisher & Paykel MR810 with trilogy vent
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Old 03-08-2012, 09:53 PM
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we use the Fisher & Paykel MR810 with our LTV1150
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Old 03-08-2012, 11:20 PM
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Fisher & Paykel w/ LTV 950..... for the most part it works great, except if you blow a fan on it in the summer it will affect the temp. or in the winter if the house is not warm enough the circuit tubing gets really full of humidity, enough to set off alarms all night long
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We have the F and P mr810 with the trilogy 100.
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