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May 19, 2012 | Better yet, invest in a carbon monoxide alarm if your furnace could, in any circumstance, produce this poisonous gas. 5 Add a humidifier: Moist air feels warmer than dry air. A humidifier could allow you to keep your thermostat at a lower setting
May 19, 2012 | Call a technician to check your furnace and humidifier and show you how to change the filters. • Hire a chimney sweep for your fireplace unless you're up for that messy job yourself. Source: HomeTeam Inspection Service and Air. Water. Energy.
May 19, 2012 | Humidify: Moist air feels warmer than dry air. A humidifier could allow you to keep your thermostat at a lower setting without compromising comfort. Install a programmable thermostat: A programmable thermostat automatically adjusts the temperature to
May 19, 2012 | Heated air holds less water than cooler air; a humidifier should be used in every home to keep the home humidity level about 40 percent by replacing water into the air. Cool mist floor model humidifiers are recommended; hot water "vaporizers" are no
May 19, 2012 | Change your furnace filter and clean or change the drum, pad or sponge in your humidifier, and turn the water valve to your humidifier on. Then switch the metal arm on your ductwork near the furnace to "W" (winter) from "S" (summer).
Will furnace humidifier grow mold?
Oct 31, 2006 by stevezhang
I am planning to install a furnace humidifier soon. My son has asthma and is very sensitive to dry air. One concern I have is whether the furnace humidifier will grow mold inside the furnace, the humidifier itself or grow mold inside the house. I know that mold is not good for the people with asthma either. I hope that someone with a furnace humidifer can tell me his expereince. Much appreciated. Thanks.
Steve
Mold like cool damp conditions which it definitely does not get with furnace hot air blowing through the humidifier. Nonetheless since my wife has this same problem I clean the evaporation grid with bleach before I turn it on in the fall and after use in the spring. I also have the ductwork cleaned every 3 years. This has taken care of her problem. Oh yeah, don't set the humidifier higher than 40%.
My furnace humidifier has water coming out of the drain constantly, is this normal?
Dec 22, 2007 by Shaun
I just purchased a new rental furnace and humidifier but since they installed it today there is water constantly coming out of the drain
it does this even when it is off
it is a generalAire model 1042LH flow throuhg bypass humidifier
I figured it out ..the problem was that the humidistat was set to high therefore keeping the solenoid valve open and keeping constant flow of water going
It depends on the make and model of the actual humidifier. I know that doesnt help you a whole lot, but, for instance, some models have a feature where if it is actually desighned to supply so much humidity, then excess runs out of the drain. It would be the same concept as the drain on your evaporator coil, pretty much. Nothing to worry about, though. I assure you.