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Originally Posted by LeftWing
It's funny that you say that - because we try to keep as high a level of humidity in our house as we can. In the summer we turn it up almost to max, and then of course we have to turn it down in the winter to the point where ice doesn't form on the windows.
It's a personal preference though, some folks are fine with a low relative humidity.
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Humidity shifts can also be hard on furniture.
When I lived in London, On, I had a coffee table (purchased from Goodwill
) that would show the difference dramatically.
One year, I hear a very loud SNAP. Then, after looking for what the #%$@ was happening, I saw the crack in the table. Over the next few months there would be a surprise snap at other times until the entire top was split.
In the winter, it was so dry you could stack 2 or 3 quarters and they would fit in the gap.
In the humid summer there was no way you could force a piece of paper in between the gap.
I know the table was made from the wrong wood, it would have cost more than $6 otherwise, but it was always interesting to note the the humidity's effect on the wood.