Does a whole house humidifier only goes on when air handlers are on and is this enough to put adequate moisture in house? Have 4 zones.
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Yes it only goes on with the fan running.... providing you install a "sail" switch in the return duct. The unit I purchased had the sail switch included. It should provide enough moisture for all 4 zones but, look on the specs for the square footage. I believe it should give the square foot capacity. It is important to note that you will need a cold water line connected to the unit and that this unit incorporates a low voltage solenoid valve that requires an 110v ac outlet for the transformer to plug into. This unit works great and it also comes with a humidistat that must be installed in the return duct or in a main room. I also installed a UV light from Honeywell that kills airborne germs and virus. These are available on Amazon and are easily installed. Also one more thing.... do not throw away a used humidifier pad with the cage that holds it. The cage is separate from the pad. I made this mistake and I had to purchase another one.... which was very expensive. One more thing I forgot to mention.... you will need a place to drain the water from the unit as it is working. This could be a floor drain, sump pump, or possibly a sink. Good luck!
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The visible "fog" never filled the entire room... Mine looked about the way you described it, with mist going up a couple feet and then falling. However, the relative humidity in the entire house did go up over time. I know that because the sensor that reads relative humidity was in a different location in the house. If you have good air circulation in your house, things should be fairly constant throughout... But obviously it will be wetter directly in the flow of mist from the unit.
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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.
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It depends where you mounted the humidistat. Is it upstream or down stream from the humidifier? If it's upstream that would be normal. It would also be normal if you have any other source of humidity in the living area such as fish tanks, steam from shower, boiling a lot of water in the kitchen area, etc.
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How do you know it's only 30%? You don't want it too humid or things will warp and mold will start forming. It's very possible that you have very dry air, and may need a bigger humidifier, or two of them, depending on the room size. I live in the desert and have those challenges. Plus my room is very large. It works better in the kids' rooms.
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The humidity sensor as well as everything else controlling this unit appears to be mechanical (no microelectronics such as computer control). Therefore it should restart instantly when power is reapplied. We have never run it with the humidity turned up full, but at 80% of full scale the house humidity goes over 50%. I really think if you set the humidity control to full, you don't have to worry about it turning itself off.
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Is the door to the room left open? Is there an air intake for the heating system in the room?Answering "yes" to either of those means you're basically trying to humidify your whole house as the air is being readily circulated.
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Water is removed from the air by condensing on the cooling coils aas with any other de humidifier. If used as a dehumidifier you must empty the water but if used as a heater or A/c the water is used to control himidity as far as I can determine. Ours works very well here in NE Ohio where the humidity is abouve average. We love it. Henry
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If you mean humidity, I set mine for 45 percent in the winter and run it 5 to 6 hours at night. Summer I don't use as the air conditioner dries the air.
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I think it is only on speed. Either humidity control or forced on. You should buy other model if you want two speed.
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It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a... » Read More It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. « Show Less
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It runs as needed. The humidistat will run the blowers for a couple of minutes every hour or so to check humidity levels through the return. I have had it in for a month now and can really tell the difference in the house. Depending on your panel location to your furnace (mine was relatively close) it takes about an hour or so to install and start up. I did put a humidifier water filter in line to help reduce the damage from hard water. Hope this helps
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Hi,what is the lowest setting you can set for this dehumidifier. I like to set mine around 30% or lower - the weather whee i live gets below zero and i get moisture forming on my windows
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Hi Andres, I really don't know the answer to your question. It is my understanding that this is a humidifier. I got it to add moisture to the air. I don't think that temperature impacts that, although the amount of moisture already in the air might impact it. When I turn it on, I can see that it is putting out moist air and it runs until it runs out of water or until I cut it off. In times of dryness I have to fill it in the morning and then again at bedtime (twice a day)
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It's not too bad. I run it on fan speed of 3 which is plenty to humidify the house. I do have it in a room that is not normally occupied though. I don't think you'd want to have it sitting next to you in your living room or bedroom. We have a wood stove and this unit is well worth a little humming noise to generate some humidity in the house. We love it!
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My recollection is that there are buttons with a digital readout on top of the humidifier which allows you to set the humidity level or to turn it to run continuously. I set mine for continuous operation. Hope this helps.
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If you leave the switch on "on" it is ready to respond whenever a preset humidity level is reached. Switch to "off" momentarily and back to "on" and it will run for a preset amount of time and automatically shut off. But, since the switch is still in the "on" position, it has reverted to humidity sensing mode and will automatically respond, once again. I have put 5 of these fans in rental units and I couldn't be happier with them. Be sure to check the screen over the sensing unit (where the LED light is) and remove dust so it will stay efficient.