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Covermate spa cover lifter. So I've got a forced-air gas furnace, and it's been pretty dry in the house now that the now that the temperature has dropped. I've been planning on installing a whole-house humidifier, but the problem is I have no easy access to the sump from where the furnace is located. (the basement is finished, and the sump is across the room in its own closet) The furnace itself is connected to a condensate pump, which then runs up into the drop ceiling and out of the house. So my question is, could I connect the drain line of the humidifier into the condensate pump? I really don't know how much drainage a humidifier creates, or how much the condensate pumps are designed to handle. I wanted to run this by some people who know before I end up with a nasty water problem in my beautiful basement. Short film structure secrets pdf.
Bonus question I was thinking of picking up a Nest thermostat somewhere down the line. I know that the newer model will operate a humidifier, but Nest seems to be pretty tight-lipped on installation or compatible humidifier models. Vice city or san andreas android. They just say it's one-wire operation, and to hire a pro to install. I was planning on picking up an Aprilaire 500. Any idea if this would fit the bill or not?
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Whole Home Humidifier Reviews
I recently installed a whole-house humidifier on my home's heater. I bought a Honeywell because it was rated Energy Star. Apparently Energy Star doesn't apply to water use, though, because for every gallon it puts into the air, it dumps at least 5 gallons down the drain. It works by trickling water through a filter and blowing air over the filter. Any water that isn't picked up by the air blowing past just goes down the drain.
I decided to recirculate the water back into the humidifier instead of dumping it.
Start with two 5-gallon buckets. Tape the buckets together, bottom-to-bottom, and drill a pilot hole through the bottoms of both buckets. You might also want to remove the handle on the bottom bucket because it tends to get in the way.
Now pull the buckets apart and use the pilot hole to drill a 1' hole in the top bucket and a 2' hole in the bottom bucket. Also drill another 1' hole in the side of the bottom bucket about 5' from the bottom. Check out pictures in the next steps first and you will see why these holes go where they do.
I decided to recirculate the water back into the humidifier instead of dumping it.
Start with two 5-gallon buckets. Tape the buckets together, bottom-to-bottom, and drill a pilot hole through the bottoms of both buckets. You might also want to remove the handle on the bottom bucket because it tends to get in the way.
Now pull the buckets apart and use the pilot hole to drill a 1' hole in the top bucket and a 2' hole in the bottom bucket. Also drill another 1' hole in the side of the bottom bucket about 5' from the bottom. Check out pictures in the next steps first and you will see why these holes go where they do.
A central or whole-house humidifier is generally mounted on a forced air furnace (gas or electric) or heat pump. While the actual path of air flow may differ depending on the type of model, the general idea is to take warm air from the furnace or heat pump, pass it through the humidifier unit where it will increase in humidity by contacting the humidifier's evaporative surface, and to then pass the air back into the central heating ducts for distribution of the warm, more humid air, to the home. The most frequent installation configuration is of a by-pass humidifier. The humidifier is generally mounted on the cold air return plenum. A portion of the warm air from the furnace's hot air supply duct is directed into a flexible duct, usually about 6 inches in diameter, which is connected to the humidifier on the cold air return duct. The air travels through this flexible duct, into the humidifier, back into the cold air return duct and into the furnace where the furnace fan re-distributes it to the home. Simple and effective..
Whole Home Humidifier Recirculating Pumps
Since humid air will tend to release its humidity when it comes into contact with cold objects, it is generally not recommended that a central furnace humidifier be used in conjunction with a central air conditioner. When the humid air reaches the air conditioner coils (which are very cold), it could cause excessive condensation. On the bright side, very few homes require humidification during the summer months or air conditioning season anyway since warm summer air generally already has a high capacity to hold moisture. Cold winter air, even when the relative humidity level is high, holds limited actual moisture.