On Jan 2, 9:17*pm, " Attila Iskander"
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message

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" Attila Iskander" wrote in message
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Need to measure water consumption and waste from Aprilaire 600 humidifier

It uses heated water and is dumping at least 10+ gallons down the drain,
and
not doing much to humidify house.

Look for a damper, which might be closed. Normally, those things do a
terrific job. Might also need a new media pad. Or, the water may be
dropping
through, without wetting the media. Or the media may be clogged with
minerals. Turn the humidistat up a little?

Pad is new as of (very late) October when furnace was inspected and started
up for winter
Damper is wide open
Control has been slowly turned up to highest level
Humidity level never went past 30% (42 was optimal last year)



One big unanswered question here is with the humidity in
the house not at the desired level, is the humidifier running
whenever the furnace is on? Or is the humidistat turning
it off? If the humidifier is running whenever the furnace is
on, then turning up the control won't do anything. If the
humidifier doesn't run or only runs some of the time with
the humidistat at max, and you still can't get to a reasonable
humidity level, then you have a bad humidistat.

Also, what are the climate conditions, ie is it cold
enough out that the furnace is running enough to put
humidity into the air? If you are some place with a dry
climate and it's relatively warm, the furnace might not run
enough to put water into the air.

What is the actual humidity in the house and how is it
being measured?