On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:46:43 -0500, mm
wrote:

Still checking out humidifiers, even though I can only use one model,
not this one, and I notice that the poplular Aprilaire 700A has these
specs?

Water Feed Rate 6 Gallons/Hour
Water Capacity 18 Gallons/Day

If it feeds 6 gallons and hour, how come it only uses 18 gallons a
day?? Where does it feed it?

It also says, "Complementing any HVAC system, the 700A has an
evaporation capacity of 0.75 gallons per hour, among the highest
capacity humidifiers sold." So if its evaporation cap is 0.75 gph,
what does it mean that its WFR is 6 gph?

The water feeds though your supply, then trickles down over a water
pad. [looks like a filter] Much of it is then drained out.

The 18gal/day is the .75 gal/hr x24. In reality, you're in big
trouble if it actually put that much into the air because it would
mean your furnace fan was running 24hours straight.



http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewpro...ctID=453058469


I bought one because folks here thought it was good. A couple years
later I replaced my furnace and bought another one because it was
*everything* it was cracked up to be.

Somebody will make a liar out of me-- but I can't remember seeing a
single naysayer on the Aprilaires.

Jim