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Default adding a humidifier to a furnace

On Feb 8, 11:02 am, wrote:
On Feb 8, 10:46 am, "brechmos" wrote:

On Feb 8, 10:37 am, "Smarty" wrote:


My humidifier blows directly onto the A/C coil and works just fine. My prior
furnace/humidifier was set up the same way and also worked fine for 20+
years. I live in a very cold climate in the Northeast U.S.


Great. I'll see if I can hook it up tonight.


Thanks.


It's the AC evaporator, not the condenser that you are looking at.
The main thing to look out for is not to damage the evaporator while
you're cutting the necessary hole for the humidifier. IMO, by far
the best humidifiers are the Aprilaire. And I like the self powered
models, (760) that don't shunt air from the hot air plenum back to the
return. I've had the 760 for 7 years now. It's very easy to service,
the whole thing just lifts off. All I do is clean it once a year and
replace the media once every 2 years.


I have the Aprilaire also, but it rarely turns on. I have to set my
humidstat past 30% for it to turn on. Maybe my air in the house is not
that dry.