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ancient Williamson humidifier, what now?
Hi, I have a ~1969 Williamson furnace that came with the
house we bought 3 years ago. Now my wife asked me to check the humidifier filter, because it says that you ought to change it and clean the whole thing at the end of every season. When I opened it today, it looked like it had never been changed for the last 30 years, all corroded and crumbly inside. So, now the question is, what to do? (1) leave it alone, it will kinda work until the furnace needs to be replaced anyway (2) scrape some original parts off the web and clean it out as good as possible (3) replace the entire humidifier (4) replace the entire furnace I don't really want to do (1) because this thing is probably full of legionellae or other airborne germs and stuff, which is why I am considering (3). But will I get a humidifier that even fits this whole setup? The humidifier is a simple box at the side of the main inflow airduct with a second duct forked from the main outflow. This outflow-connected duct blows air through the humidifier filter back into the inflow leg. The filter is constantly dripped with water. So, will I find the same kind of system to just drop in or will it take major rework of the ducts and pipes? If major work is needed, wouldn't it be better to change the entire furnace+A/C system? (Yes the A/C element is part of the system.) How much of the existing A/C stuff could be built into a new system? I know that the A/C part had been redone more recently so I want to avoid redoing it. thanks for your advice, -Gunther |
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