New homeowner, with a likely basic question about central humidifier (Generalaire)(Video included)
I can't figure out my humidifier. It seems to only run in the off position and the water shuts off when in the on position. It has a dial that goes to 100 and somewhere around 10 or so it clicks on and off. The problem is that the water is only running over the filter when set below the 10ish mark, while it turns off above that.
Am I missing something? Is this a drain that is turning on when set to off? It seems like fresh, cold water. The filter gets wet when set below 10 and is bone dry when set above. I have set the humidifier to 100 for a few days and the house has gotten dryer, while when setting it to off the house gets more humid.
Here's a video: https://youtu.be/ryCucx6z8eY
Thanks in advance
Posted Nov 29, 2019, 1:33 AM UTC
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Seems like it’s wired backwards, you need to check the wiring diagram but basically theres usually 3 terminals in the humidity control and you’ll have to move 1 of the connections to the other.
The dial is to set humidity, so at 10 it’s saying you want 10% humidity and will flow water over the pad until the air sensed at the humidistat is 10%.
When it’s running correctly the fan needs to be running all the time so it’s constantly picking up the humidity until the set point is reached.
Wherever it’s clicking is the humidity level it’s reading so if it ‘clicks’ about the 20 mark, the humidity level sensed is about 20%.
It’s widely recommended that the ideal humidity level for people is between 30-50%.
I'm glad I'm not crazy. Thanks a lot, this has been driving me nuts.