Hi; I bought an Humidifier Model 1128, 3 days ago. He works for 2 days : Results : - Humidity got from 10% to 12% -Temperature got from 69&deg; to 60&deg; Is my humidifier working well ?
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When I first installed mine, my humidity was 16%, it took several days and several gallons of water to get it to 30%. I talked to Lasko customer service and since I have lots of hard wood in my home, the device had to play catch up to humidify the house. I ran it on setting 3 for several days before I noticed an increase, but now am getting 30-40% humidity. Be sure to place the humidifier by the cold air return and run your fan on all the time to get the entire house humidified.
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We live in a hot and dry apartment. We usually do not at the timer, set output to max, and it will cycle on/off until it runs out of water, usually the next morning. The humidistat does appear to overestimate the humidity by about 10% compared to a separate hydrometer. I believe this is due to the location of the senor near the mist output, but is easy to overcome by setting the target humidity about 10% higher. The timer is optional and I've never used it.
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Charles,The unit has been a little disappointing, but not enough to return it. The humidity it measures is about 15% off, so I just compensate for that. If you set it for 60%, the compressor and fan will run until it reaches 57%, which seemed a bit odd to me. The unit does not measure temp, as was advertised. The fan does shut off once it has overachieved on the desired setting.
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While the internal humidifier will work, I recommend purchasing an electric/battery operated model. They are much less work, and I add water about once every 3 weeks. I set the humidity level I want, and it does the rest, removing the guess work.
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There is a sensor, it's built in to the humidifier so you can set the humidity level. Although I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate, I have a separate humidity sensor and the numbers are about 5 degrees of humidity apart.
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If the setting dials are working? The air humidity should trigger your fan....if not you may seek a replacement unit....Thank you..11/23/2013
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We found out that humidity is everything. On a dry day the output is so-so. On a humid day it is incredible! Regardless, it is a great little machine.
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Hmmm That's interesting; it's always worked for me. Dumb question: did you fully close the humidor (i.e. create a full seal)? I can't really answer why it would do that; it's never done that for me. What sort of solution did you use: humidifier solution, distilled water or tap water? I've only used either humidified solution and distilled water, never tap water, which has pollutants. I'm not sure if that might've contributed. I am, by no means, an expert on humidification. Sorry I can't help more. By the way, my humidor stores 120 cigars, and I keep two of them in there.
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First, I would make sure all the settings are correct. If they are, and if you have humidity, then I would say you got a dud. We're in the northeast, where it's been disgustingly humid for it seems like forever, and ours is working fine. We empty it 3 or 4 times a day and run it on high, usually. If you got a defective unit, I don't know what the return policy is, but would think the company -- or Amazon -- will honor the warranty without any problem.
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As I have previouly stated, I had this unit professionly installed, however, I do know in my case, mine doesn't control my humidifier as I had a high end unit installed. The man gave me a detailed instruction and a users manual on the unit. The secret is ask around for a reliable, responsive professional. Gary
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Sorry, I can't help--both my humidifiers went dead in the past few months. (Call Hunter, they are good about honoring their warranties.)
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Yes, all humidifiers blow hot air. Unfortunately, that is how they work. We have had to decide if we wanted less humidity or less heat. We vary the use depending on the season. I hope this is helpful.
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I had the same problem... within the first week. Packed it up and sent it back for a refund.This is my second Venta humidifier. My first one lasted three years with daily use. I loved it. Would not buy another.
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I too experienced the same thing with this Humidistat, it would switch open (off) when the humidity would fall below the set point and would switch closed (on) when the humidity went above the set point. I found this opposite on how I was expecting the device to function. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Unfortunately, while this is a decent humidifier, what you mentioned is an annoying problem with it. I have bought two and have the same problem.
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I have had a lot of luck with keeping my unit on low then moving it up to medium. I have the unit in a room and not in an open area. Our house usually starts at 35% humidity and I set it to go to 45% to 50% and it usually gets there within a couple hours.
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The answer by "brbrigs" is correct! I just received mine in the mail and set it up and there was no mist coming out. Apparently I filled my tank with too much water and it looked like the basin at the base was a huge pool of water. I dumped that out and poured a few cups of water out of the tank. I restarted the humidifier and there is a strong mist coming out now! Try that. I think it'll work.