The amount of water consumed per day by active humidification depends upon several factors including minute ventilation requirements and the ability of a specific humidification system to reach and maintain the goal of providing between 33 to 44 mgH2O/L of ventilation. Under ideal conditions (use of a heated wire circuit to prevent rainout) at low (5L/min), average for critical-illness (10L/min) and high (15 L/min) minute ventilation demands, the estimated daily consumption would be approximately the following: For the gas conditioning criteria of 33-44 mgH20/L estimated H2O consumption would be approximately 250-300, 500-600 and 700-1000 mL/day, respectively.