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"Ken" wrote in message
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"Ace" wrote in message
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I am considering buying an Aprilaire or a Desert Spring furnace
humidifier
and would like your opinions about
them. The Desert Spring costs $259.95 plus 14.95 S&H and covers up to
4200sq
ft. I think the Aprilaire 700 covers about the same. It costs about
229.95
plus
S&H. One thing that interests me about the Desert Spring is that
there
is
nothing to periodically replace in it, just clean out a lower pan on
it
or
install an automatic flush device on it. They say you don't need one
if
you
have soft water.
I would appreciate your opinions. Thanks

I installed a Honeywell HE260 last weekend on our geothermal heat
pump. It is a bypass model similar to the Aprilaire. Very happy with
it so far. I've done more research since I installed it than I did
before, and I am glad I went with the pad type unit. It seems that
this design is mechanically the simplest, and probably avoids many
problems such as bacteria growth and deposit build up. It does require
a drain which wasn't a problem for my installation. The unit was about
$122 at a local HVAC supply house through my business. Included
humidistat, but I had to buy 6" duct pipe, elbows, damper, drain and
supply lines.

If you had used another model, available to HVAC pros(not to be confused
with certain Morons, uh, Mormons), it would have been easier. And the
damper would have been included.....


You left out cheaper too...