YOUR NEW HUMIDIFIER
Honeywell wants to make sure you know what to expect from your humidifier. Feel free to discuss these items
with your installer:
• Achieving Humidity Setpoint.
It may take up to a week of continuous operation to achieve the humidity
setpoint, especially if the home is dry when the humidifier is installed. This also depends on such factors as
weather, size of home, furnishings in the home, and insulation.
• Ideal Humidity.
Home building industry experts cite 35% relative humidity as ideal for comfort and
safeguarding the home during the typical dry season. Adjust your humidity control to your comfort or until
there is condensation on the windows. Lower the setpoint if condensation appears.
• Unit Not Humidifying.
If the humidifier is not running but the humidity is below the setpoint, the humidity
control may have a frost protection setting to prevent window condensation from appearing.
See “What is a
frost setting?” on the next page.
• Home Ventilation.
Excessive ventilation sends moist air outside and replaces it with dry air. If the home is
drafty or has mechanical ventilators installed, it may be hard to maintain the humidity setpoint. If installing a
ventilator, use a solution that retains moisture. An Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) is recommended.
• Cleaning Requirements.
At least once per year it is recommended to change the humidifier pad and clean
the water trays of the humidifier.
See Cleaning and Maintenance section for details.
• Energy Consumption.
You may notice a slight increase in overall energy consumption when operating any
humidifier. However, humidified air feels warmer than dry air. This allows you to lower the temperature setting
on the thermostat. Every degree lower on the thermostat can save up to 3% on heating costs.
What should I expect from my humidifier?
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