At what humidity level does the switch auto turn on? Can you adjust a specific humidity level to turn on?
1485023
Good question. Now I want to know, too. Seven minutes later - I resorted to reading the manual that came with the fan. If you no longer have it, try downloading it from Panasonic's website.
1485024
Good question. Now I want to know, too. Seven minutes later - I resorted to reading the manual that came with the fan.If you no longer have it, try downloading it from Panasonic's website.
145803
The quick answer is: YES. There is a small switch inside the humidistat that changes it to manual. The instructions made it easy to change over to manual. It also comes with a decal that you put behind the knob to change the way the knob functions. I added the outside temp sensor. Took a few hours to run the wire, but now the automatic mode means I do not have to worry about adjusting the control when the temperature changes, and I can keep excess moisture from forming inside my window. I am very pleased with both the humidistat and the Aprilaire 400 humidifier. Tom
489475
Negative. This is a hard wired sensor. It mounts to the wall in a regular or shallor receptacle box and is hard wired to your fan. I has slots in the side of the housing that allow air to circulate and when the humidity level exceeds the level set by the dial, it just acts like a light switch and turns on the fan. Easy to do and works great, just put in place of the switch that controls the fan (just be warned, if your fan is a fan light combo, the light should be wired on its own switch)
1113960
No, it doesn't turn off automatically as such -- the fan stays on as long as the unit is on. But the humidity control is automatic. For example, if you leave it at 40% the fan will run with humid air coming out the top until the relative humidity reaches 40%, then the humid air will stop coming out but the fan will remain on until the sensor determines that moist air should come on again.
2130341
When the humidity level you chose is reached the mist turns off but the unit stays on.
865997
The unit is a simple switch. You set the humidity at the desired level, and the switch CLOSES when it reaches that level. Your outside H<50% won't turn on the fan, it will turn off the fan. But you could have the outside H<50% control a relay to do this I think.
1295765
Odor will not cause the dehumidistat to turn on. The fan could be turned on by lowering the humidity setting, and then turning it back up each time it was needed. A simple wall switch for the fan would be just as effective - and less expensive.
1016466
you don't need a humidity sensing switch, you might want to go with a timer that keeps the fan running for a certain time after manually initiated
1642866
It will come on automatically when the humidty reaches a certain level (like after a shower). The wall switch can also activate it when you need to.
2065744
I wired my fan to a switch and hard wired the humidity sensor. This ensures that the fan will come on when the humidity levels rise (when taking a shower) whether the switch is on or off Yes, the fan could randomly come on in the summer if the humidity levels are higher (you can adjust the sensitivity of the sensor), but isn't that the point of the fan? Plus it costs less than pennies to run.
2046374
Yes, there are three control dials.One for timer function-when you press the fan button as a manual override how will it run at minimum (it will continue to run if it senses humidity after you manually turn it on).One for sensitivity-how sensitive is it to kick on from a change in humidity (this can be disabled in air cycle mode)One for max humidity level-always turn on if humidity exceeds a set level (though it may need to see a rapid increase as well) (this can be disabled)Air cycle mode has the switch cycle on and off using the manual timer setting as an interval and will only run if you initially switch the fan on. (will not sense humidity in the mode-probably not useful to your question) Yes, there are three control dials.One for timer function-when you press the fan button as a manual override how will it run at minimum (it will continue to run if it senses humidity after you manually turn it on).One for sensitivity-how sensitive is it to kick on from a change in humidity (this can be disabled in air cycle mode)One for max humidity level-always turn on if humidity exceeds a set level (though it may need to see a rapid increase as well) (this can be disabled)Air cycle mode has the switch cycle on and off using the manual timer setting as an interval... » Read More Yes, there are three control dials.One for timer function-when you press the fan button as a manual override how will it run at minimum (it will continue to run if it senses humidity after you manually turn it on).One for sensitivity-how sensitive is it to kick on from a change in humidity (this can be disabled in air cycle mode)One for max humidity level-always turn on if humidity exceeds a set level (though it may need to see a rapid increase as well) (this can be disabled)Air cycle mode has the switch cycle on and off using the manual timer setting as an interval and will only run if you initially switch the fan on. (will not sense humidity in the mode-probably not useful to your question) « Show Less
158070
I have had no problems. The set up is simple. Just pick the humidity setting in 5% increments from the top-mounted control panel using the up or down arrow buttons. The lowest setting is 45%.
1016468
There are three sections. Top in sensor, middle is on button, bottom is off button. Any time it is turned on, it will stay on for 30 minutes unless you hit the off button. You can turn it off at any time with the bottom button, but if the sensor determines that it's too humid or moist in the room, it will turn it back on again. If the moisture level is normal, the on and off work the same as any other on/off switch.
1085338
I have this model connected to a toggle switch, so I turn it on when needed. I turn the bathroom light and fan on separately, though I could have had them wired together to go on all the time. However, since it is a powder room, I do not need to use the fan every time I turn on the light. I could also have used a motion sensor switch to turn on both simultaneously, but thought that was overkill for my particular installation.This model does not have a humidity sensor, but that is available in the model number ending with "ACH".Hope this helps.
1906854
I wired in another switch in parallel with the thermostat, bypassing the thermostat, that enables me to turn the fan on any time regardless of the temperature. I believe you could obtain a humidity controller and wire it in parallel too.
2065745
I wired my fan to a switch and hard wired the humidity sensor.This ensures that the fan will come on when the humidity levels rise (when taking a shower) whether the switch is on or offYes, the fan could randomly come on in the summer if the humidity levels are higher (you can adjust the sensitivity of the sensor), but isn't that the point of the fan? Plus it costs less than pennies to run.
827165
The unit works like any on/off thermostat or humidistat. If the unit is set for say 75% humidity and the hysteresis is set at 2 then the unit will run until it it reaches 75 then turn off. The unit will come back on at 73%. (75-2=73). The LS (low set point) and HS (high set point) are only there so that the set number cannot be set outside of that range. The ls and hs have nothing to do with when the unit shuts off (or on). if ls is 50 and hs is 60 then you cannot set a set point below the 50 or above the 60. Hope all that makes sense.