On 12/17/2015 8:16 AM, bob haller wrote:
I had a humidifier malfunction many years ago, it flooded the furnace and basement. one big mess.

I disconnected it and forgot about it.

it was one of those rotating pad units, that required my putting the rotating wheel with a foam pad in a bucket.

pad was clgged with a brown crud. a gallon og vinegar would foam up it was a mess.

and even after rinsing the air in the house got a vinegar odor.

be glad that humidifer was disconnected. call a pro if necessary


I had put one of these dehumidifiers in my first house and it was a mess
and a mess to clean. There was no water over flow and after a month or
so, I'd have to remove the pad to clean out the calcium deposit with
vinegar.

Now my Aprilaire 560 has no moving parts but drips water over a honey
comb, ceramic coated aluminum pad to evaporate in the furnace air. Pad
is rinsed by excess water and would probably last a few years but I
change it every year. Water drains into my French drain which can
handle it and in the Summer condensate from AC goes into same drain.
Never a problem.

Thread just got me to check it and it is working fine. It's as old as
the house, ~40 years.