Maid-O'-Mist Humidifier/Vent

Long Beach Ed

it stinks when the steam comes out of it.

The instructions say the odor will go away once "the gas comes out of the radiator".

I wonder just how many of these things they sold. Maid-O'-Mist is in complete denial about the thing, perhaps due to the asbestos cloth air filter.

Neat stuff.

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Maid-O'-Mist No. 95 Auto Vent Automatic Humidifier (pic)

From about 1939 'till perhaps 1965 Maid-o'-mist made this neat "Automatic Humidifier" which served as a single pipe air vent while spewing healthful humidity (boiler water) into the bedroom.

And, if you had a cold, the instructions told you that you could add Menthol crystals to the asbestos filter cloth. You can even, it says, add perfume. Probably to cover up that boiler gack smell.

There's a float, with an adjustable needle valve (via the knob on the bottom) which feeds a cup in which any condensate evaporates.

Check it out. The file opens up to a scan of instructions.

Long Beach Ed

Long Beach Ed

Does it...

...smell?

Long Beach Ed

Does this really put out humidity? What about the water level in the boiler?

Long Beach Ed

The instructions....

...say to add their "inexpensive automatic water feeder".

They don'tsay anything about getting an extended warranty on the boiler.

Ed