DIYbanter - View Single Post - Questions before Installing new Aprilaire 600

On 15 Dec 2005 12:22:10 -0800, wrote:

"Would anybody who is currently running one of these in automatic mode,
maintaining
humidity without adjusting the dial or seeing condensation please
report their success? Or if not, then report failure? "

I have the Aprilaire 760 with the outside temp sensor. I have a
humidistat and can see that when it gets cold, the sensor does reduce
the humidity by a small amount. I usually have it at about 58%. If it
gets down into the low teens, it will lower to about 50 or so. Of
course the problem is it doesn;t know the cold is coming. So if the
temp drops quickly one day, you could still have some condensation
because it will take a day or more for the humidity to adjust.

BTW, one reason I went with the fan powered 760 was the issue of
moisture and the furnace. I'm not sure if a leak on one side of the
furnace is any worse than a leak on the other side. But with the
bypass type, you always have moist air going through the heat
exchanger. Steel plus moisture is never a good combo. The 760 mounts
only on the hot air plenum, so air from the humidifier never goest
throught the furnace. On the other hand, I've never heard reports of
pre-mature heat exchanger failure from a bypass humidifier, so whether
it's a real problems remains unknown.

I can only lead you to the water. I cant make you drink it.
Bubba