Does the reservoir or output stack contain PCB's? There is a plasticy smell during operation.
236918
A question I too have wondered! I smell it too. The animal line of crane say (PCB free) but I don't see it anywhere on this one. I'd like to know the answer to thius too!
236919
I've had this humidifier for over a year now and never smelled plastic-type odors from the vapor. The machine was about as plastic smelling as you would expect fresh from the box. I don't know if there are PCBs in it. Its been very reliable. We use it 24-7 during the winter at our house.
236920
we had the same issue... the company advised us that it smells like plastic when on warm mist setting. I returned mine because that just didn't seem like a good thing for us. I have since switched to Aeroswiss and LOVE it! No plastic smell and great machine!
236921
Didn't have any strange odors with ours. You would have to contact the manufacturer to answer that question.
236922
I just looked it up on the Crane website and this is whta it said "All of our humidifiers are made with the following plastics: ABS, SAN, and PP. The chemicals Bishenol A and Phthalate are not used in the manufacturing process." sounds to me like it may be worded JUST right to get them out of saying yes it does. "not used in manufacturing process" tips you off that its not garenteed they are not used. LOl
1514008
I have not verified this for myself, but I remember reading a comment that there was an output on the card inside the unit. Theoretically it would be possible to integrate with another system, but we are talking soldering onto a circuit card without damaging it.
1081527
I bought this MOBO since december 2009, I know the holes that receive the screws are made with a kind of non conductors to avoid short circuit from the case(the same purpose for back face plate), I don't remenber if back face plate came in because I didn't use it, trust me you can buy this board, or ask the seller
1956315
I agree. I thought it was a dead mouse in the basin. I took the apparatus apart and found nothing. I believe it is the plastic smell from the holding tank. I use a spray bottle to dampen the shrouds and that seems to help. I do like the power , and size of this cooler though.
1548493
It is a printed circuit board but all components are sealed. I would nt be too worried about any dirt or bugs, only excessive standing water
353646
We had the smell of a new heater when it was first plugged in. I don't remember it being a metallic/plastic smell. It quickly wore off. There is no smell now.
748870
It was awhile after installing mine that I had the burning smell and finally found that the light was degrading the plastic water tray for the A/C's condenser coil. The smell went away a couple months after un-plugging it. I moved it to a main duct away from the furnace as the light is small, but very powerful and remember NOT to look at the blue light!
547301
Sorry GVNNY, My error! Yes! The power supply has ATX and micro ATX connectors
1584546
None and cables aren't the longest. Can't really run behind atx motherboards.
1767893
Check that the tail and main motor connections to the PCB are not reversed. Tail motor is the connector on the left outside if viewing from the front (nose pointed at you) Good Luck!
1525216
There's a patch of compound on the heat sink... If you don't use the stock heat sink you'll need some additional paste
1356810
My system shut off after a couple months of being installed as well (240v). I removed canister and electrodes appeared to have a lot of buildup, so I made a little brass brush on a handle that I could get inside and clean the elements. after doing this several times and rinsing (water came out rust colour), I replaced and it is working fine. Will wait and see how long this one lasts. I clamped it and was only pulling about 2-3 amps initially, but after a couple days it is now up to 10-11 amps per leg.
1232623
I noticed an interesting odor when I first started operating the humidifier however that subsided within a day or so. Almost smelled like new plastic if that makes sense. Hope this helps!
182398
I have not experienced any smell produced by my unit. It has so far performed flawlessly. In my research prior to order/installing, I did read where UV can break down some plastics, so I was careful to inspect the area inside the duct and around the coil to make sure there weren't any plastic parts that might be exposed.
463701
It's defective, they could match. The leads are most likely in the wrong order. Idk if the can be switched or if they are soldered to control board. Not near mine to check.
1536502
A multimeter shows the V+s are internally shorted as are the COM terminals, though I haven't tried running a 20A load through a single terminal or splitting it.
1188184
No not that I noticed. I wiped everything down with a Clorox wipe after assembly but I never noticed a smell beforehand.