How to make a humidifier yourself

A humidifier is useful in summer and winter. Fans, air conditioners, heaters and hot batteries make the microclimate in the house dry and uncomfortable. First of all, children and elderly family members, who are more likely to get a cold, are affected. It is also difficult for an adult to endure a drought, so many decide to buy an expensive device that you can make with your own hands.

Elementary option

Budget fixture will require a minimum of investment. You will need a plastic bottle of water or a carbonated drink with a volume of 1.5–2 liters. Plus bandages, two pieces of fabric, scissors and scotch tape. Rinse the container with clean water to remove odors, and tighten the lid tightly. At the top, cut a hole the size of a matchbox or lighter. Hang the bottle on the battery using pieces of cloth and fix it with tape so that it does not turn over and water does not appear on the floor.

Fill the container with liquid, cut off two strips of bandage or gauze about a meter long or a little more. Lower one end of the flap into water, wrap the other around the battery. The cuts should look in opposite directions, because the more area they capture, the fresher the room will be. Such a humidifier works with hot batteries or an open window. Instead of a bottle that does not look very attractive, use ceramic vases or other containers. They perform a decorative function and at the same time maintain the desired level of humidity in the room.

Expanded clay fixture

The design consists of 4 trash buckets: 2 large and 2 small, an aquarium pump and a cooler from an old computer. As a filler, large expanded clay is used, which should not spill out of the containers. You will also need a regular plastic bucket with a volume of 12-15 liters, and a building hair dryer or screeds will help fasten the parts together.

Put one small bucket on the second so that they are connected by “necks”. Glue and place in larger containers, which are fastened in the same way. Make a hole in the upper shell through which expanded clay should be poured. Small buckets remain empty. This is necessary for air circulation inside the structure and the filler.

Put a homemade humidifier in a plastic bucket for water and put an aquarium pump. Fix the tubes at the top of the structure so that the water is evenly distributed throughout the filler. In the bottom of the upper bucket, make a hole for the cooler, which will provide air circulation and evaporation of the liquid. It remains to fill the tank with water, connect to the network and keep away from small children and animals.

Important: Expanded clay should be thoroughly washed and disinfected before use, because air quality and the health of family members depend on its cleanliness.

Compact device

If you need a small humidifier for an office or a small room, you can adapt a container for baby wipes and a half-liter plastic bottle for these needs. The device will work from the network, so you should stock up with an AC / DC adapter and a switch, a wire, a fan from an old computer and aluminum plates. A filter, scissors for working with metal, files and a drill, scissors and a soldering iron will come in handy.

Case preparation
Cut a hole in the top cover of the box, leaving small edges at the edges. They make a pair of cuts with a thickness of about 6 mm, for this you can use a knife. They are needed for fixing aluminum plates.

Determine which side the filter and bottle will be installed on. If next to the left panel, then 10 small holes are made in it to make a kind of colander. 5-6 cm recede from the bottom of the container, because to work it needs to be filled with water. Sand the edges of the holes to make them smooth and remove crumbs.

Top panel and water tank
An aluminum plate is used to make the top panel, so it must be of appropriate size so as not to fall into the container. On the left, cut a hole for the bottle. The container will stand with its neck down, and should not slip into the box. The second hole is made for the fan, plus a small cutout for the switch. It is recommended to take the correct measurements, and draw circles on the plate so as not to cut out more than necessary.

Place the finished lid on the container and pour hot glue to fix the panel in place and cover up excess holes. Screw the fan from the inside to the plate, solder the wires to it: negative to the negative power supply, and positive to the positive connector. Connect the device to the switch and install the plug, fixing the result with hot glue or electrical tape.

It remains to cut out four identical teeth from the neck of the bottle. Cut off a piece of filter and stick to the wall with holes. Cover the container with a fan panel, fill the bottle with water and turn over quickly so that the liquid does not have time to pour into the container. A half-liter capacity is enough for 8–9 hours of continuous operation of the humidifier. Connect the adapter to the network and press the switch.

Ultrasonic option

As a case, a plastic paint bucket is suitable, which is thoroughly washed from the remnants of the filler. The function of the atomizer and the mounting system for the fan is performed by pipes with diameters of 50 mm. The length of the nozzle is 10-15 cm. The fan is taken from the old computer along with the power supply. The device is attached to one of the segments with a glue gun.

A bucket is placed inside the bucket, which is made of foam and a disposable cup. In this design, there will be an ultrasonic emitter, which is also sold under the name of the fog maker. Cut a hole in the foam to fit a cup into it. Capacity to nail with a nail in two places. The holes must be small so that the water enters in small portions.

Put the emitter in a cup and lower the float into a bucket filled with water. In the lid, make two holes for the pipe, plus one small one, to bring out the wire of the fog maker. Turn on the fan, which should blow inside the bucket, not vice versa. In just a few minutes, cold steam will come out of the second pipe, which will moisten the room.

Important: When working with electrical appliances, wear rubber gloves and slippers or boots to prevent accidents. All exposed parts of the wires are covered with electrical tape. Homemade humidifier should be kept away from children.

Decorative device

Put an enameled bowl or other utensils in a wicker basket made from bread or cosmetics that are not afraid of water. Fill the space between the walls of the first and second accessory with large stones, and fill the voids with fine pebbles or sand. Glue the basket from the outside with shells and other decorations. Fill the bowl with water and place a decorative humidifier next to an open window or a working fan.

Simple models from improvised tools will cost inexpensively, and their production will not take much time. Complicated options require some investment, but even they are cheaper than a factory air humidifier.

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