On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:38:36 -0600, Mike Hartigan
wrote:


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.

I know what you mean. I thought if I cut a hole in that metal, all
the good heating and cooling spirits would come out and get lost.
Sort of like drilling a hole in the side of my car's engine.

But it worked out ok.

The humidifier came with a template. I just had to make sure there
was nothing hiding behind the hole I was going to make.


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.