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On Nov 22, 9:34 am, wrote:
On Nov 22, 9:28 am, Nate Nagel wrote:

I just turned on my humidifier for the winter... noticed this last year
as well, a lot of the water goes right through the unit. Is there a
commonly available valve or restrictor that I could splice into the feed
line for this so that I could adjust it so only the barest of trickles
comes out of the drain tube while the unit is operating? Seems a shame
to waste all that water (that I have to pay for...)
thanks
nate
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On some units that water that is going through the unit is by
design. Too little water and it will quickly clog up with deposits.
The extra water tends to wash the deposits away and to dilute the
water enough that they don't form in the first place.


It's true that it needs some water flowing through to carry out the
minerals left behind as the water evaporates. But I don't see why
this has to be more than a small steady stream. I adjusted this by
just closing the saddle valve to get the desired flow rate. I'd say I
cut it by half and still had a reasonable flow, surely enough to take
out the minerals. And it would seem the water flow could vary by
quite a bit from install to install depending on the water pressure,
etc. No sense wasting water and energy. You would think the
manufacturers would spec a min flow rate, but I've never seen it.

I haven't tried this, but I was thinking the saddle valve being
basically a stop valve, would leak if in any position other than
completely open or closed, because then only the packing wouldb e
holding back water pressure?

nate

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