Hi group

I was just wondering if any of you have installed a central humidifier to your heating system at home. I am thinking of installing one but not sure which brand/size to go for. Any tips woudl be much appreciated.

Cheers
rsk

We're happy with our Lennox. Don't know the size. I think it's a standard size.

I replaced the drum and tray filth and germ distribution system with a flow through model from the Home Depot.

Wouldn't they be DEhumidifiers..... unless you are growing bananas and keeping liquids and tropical butterflies in your house ?

Nope - dry as hell in Calgary, and probably much wider I am sure.

No, the point is to get moisture into the air when you've got the heating on (forced air). It helps to prevent you electrocuting each other with static shocks.

Oh no, furnaces usually (perhaps always) have a mechanism to humidify the air they pump out. There's a knob with annotations for the outside temperature and the appropriate degree of humidity for that temperature but I've never paid much attention to it; I think it has to do with reducing the amount of static electricity in the house. I find that forced air heat doesn't work very well anyway, it tends to produce a long blast of hot air during which I open the windows followed by a long cycle of nothing during which I put on a sweater. I can't see bothering with the humidistat when I keep opening and closing the windows.

Dehumidifiers are for the summer and are common in basements. They, along with sump pumps, are a good indication that a potential buyer should run from the house immediately.

Except if you are one of those 'radiated heat' deviants like me. Even in Newfoundland, surrounded by ocean, it gets very dry over the winter. The poor cat keeps electrocuting himself with static shocks. I've considered one of those plug in room humidifiers but never got around to it.

we have bowls of water all around teh house, and those trays in the registers. it helps a tiny bit and the cat loves having a water dish in each room!

We have one of those rotating foam "drum types" in the tray full of potentially mouldy water ones. It does the job...if you forget to turn it down on cold days like today you know its working from the ice on the inside of the windows. Helps with dry itchy skin as well as the shock factor.

It was the mid range one from Crappy tire and is "OK", the minimum requirement I would say. Make sure if you go cheap that at least its automatically draining the tray from time to time...Having said that, I've had to make several hand crafted improvements to mine to make sure it works right. Given the choice again and having a bit more money available I would go for a more upmarket biscuit or flow through type.

Did that involve a hammer and the words "work, you bastard!!!!"?

Nope. Not Yet. I had to drill and pin the little bar that sticks out of the drum and rotates the drain mechanism, otherwise it missed making contact. Then I had to add a plastic sheild to the inlet float valve to stop it spraying everywhere when half closed, resulting in a big puddle on the floor as it dripped off the housing. Finaly I had to drill and screw through the crimp where the drum locates on the rod thats attached to the motor which actually rotates the drum. Before the weight of one wet side of the drum causing the whole thing to slip and sit still in the water when the motor eventially came on

All basic design or manufacturing flaws that should have been right from the factory. But thats what you get for being cheap and buying at canadian tire.

The hammer is the next fix...then I can get a plate one to replace it Something that knows what the outside temps is, and adjusts humiity levels accordingly would be nice, if such a thing exists.

You need some duct tape, my friend.

What do you think is attaching the plastic splash shield

Good man!!!!