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Mike Hartigan

In article .com,
says...
On Feb 8, 10:05 pm, "Stormin Mormon" cayoung61-
wrote:
Sounds like you ought to call a heating guy, and get it put in
right.

A humidifier won't hurt the condensor, cause that sits outdoors.
The evaporator gets wet when it runs in the summer, so that's not
an issue. Evaporator has a drain, right? Cause it gets wet.

There are some jobs where it takes longer (and costs more) to do
it yourself. Unless you're really good with tools, this is one of
thems.

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While I agree there are some jobs that it doesn;t make sense to do, I
don't think installing a humidifier is all that difficult or requires
special tools or skills. Only non common tool might be a pair of tin
snips. I put in my Aprilaire 760 and it was fairly easy. I'd say
easier than putting in a garbage disposal.

I agree. Installing a humidifier is one of those jobs that seems
daunting until you actually do it ("You installed it yourself?
Cool!"). With regard to hacking the furnace, all you're doing is
cutting a hole in some sheet metal and covering it with a humidifier.
And we've just ascertained that the location of the hole is not too
critical. Nothing goes 'inside' the furnace. The difficult parts
are the plumbing and the electrical hookups, and even those are
pretty low on the DIY difficulty scale, IMO. While I don't give a
blanket reject to the 'Hire a Pro' mantra, I think that this is one
of those jobs that readily lends itself to a do-it-yourselfer.