doesn't the whole house unit introduce humidity into the ducting? Is ducting stainless? I'm worried that I'd get some kind of moisture related problems in the ducting with it? What do they do to avoid that?
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Scott Howell wrote: > Well I'll tell you that whoever made that statement that the furnace- > mounted units do not work well is quite wrong. I've used both the > portable units and I currently have a furnace-mounted or whole house > unit. I would gladly spend the money and purchase the whole-house unit > again should mine ever break. First it does depend upon what model you > purchase and the one I have is made by April Air and costs about $400. > Now that may seem like a lot, but considering I've gone through a > couple of the portable models, I probably spent that much and did not > accomplish what the whole-house unit has and can. My unit sits off the > output side of the furnace and there is a piece of duct that runs from > the intake side to the humidifier and puts moysture into the air. The > unit has a valve that is electrically controlled to feed water through > the system. It has no fan or other moving parts so is very easy to > maintain, really little to go wrong with it, and is pretty easy to > take care of. Matter of fact, you just replace the filter once a > season or so and possibly more if it's really needed. Now yes, you do > need somewhere for the excess water to go as it drips through the > system. You can dump this into a sink or wherever you dump the water > from the AC. Ok, this got rather lengthy, but the point I'm making > here is the portable units can cover only so much area and I'd argue > the efficiency of these units based on the square footage they claim > to cover. If this is an open area with no walls etc. it would probably > do a pretty good job. The whole-house systems can put moysture in the > air that flows to each vent in the home, thus covering a larger area > more effectively. SInce I've used both,, I found the whole-house > systems to work very efficiently and I didn't have to keep filling > them up or cleaning them regularly. I used to clean the portable units > no less than once a week or they would surely start to stink and get > all nasty inside. So, as far as programming, not having a clue what > you got to work with, most if it's a digital unit will start at about > 45 or 50 percent humidity. You may very well be fine with this, but > understand that most only measure the humidity of the air in the > immediate area and not measuring what is coming in to the overall > system. You will find nearly all portable units blow cold air because > the water is cold. The whole-house unit I have is connected to the > hotwater side and thus the air is warmed a bit as a result and that is > a really good thing. Oh btw, no, we don't get any mist or white powder > etc on our stuff as a result of using the unit and some have > complained about this. That is do to the type of unit and I forget > what those are. > So, back to your problem. You might try turning the fan down to help > with the noise and cold feeling of the air. However, as far as the > controls, not sure what to say without knowing more about the unit. > Hope that rambling bit was of some value. > > On Dec 30, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Jo Taliaferro wrote: > >> Hi everybody, >> I have a humidifier that's supposed to work for up to 700 square >> feet of >> space. First, I can't see to program the thing, second, the fan blew >> cold >> air out all night, and third, does anyone know whether there's some >> way for >> me to know what the humidity is in my house? I'm in snow country in >> MN, >> right now and even though we're having a winter storm, the air feels >> dry as >> a bone. We have a gas furnace and I'm told that humidifiers attached >> to the >> furnace don't work very well. My husband and I are both blind and he >> has no >> idea what brand we have. The thing is unwieldy to manage and I don't >> know >> at what level to set the thing for comfort. Our sighted assistant >> just left >> for Florida...RATS!!! Where can I go for info? Guess who does the home >> repair and maintenance in this household? No, he doesn't!!! I just >> need >> some guidance. Thanks to all the men and women on this handy list! >> >> Jo Taliaferro, empowering people to live with their choices >> >> >> > > Scott Howell > s.how...@verizon.net > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
