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Posted by Bubba on January 10, 2007, 4:49 pm
Just as I thought. You have no business installing a humidifier on
your own judging from your response..
Bubba
>The Cold Air Return is on the left side if you are facing the front of
>the furnace. Are you saying its installed wrong? What is the difference
>which side it comes down as long as the air returns to the Furnace and
>runs through the filter and is heated before its sent up the warm air
>supply?? Its been working fine for more than 10 years now.
>Bubba wrote:
>>
>> >Purchased a Honeywell humidifer. Their installation instructions are a
>> >little vague. I have what I htink is a High Boy furnace where there is
>> >a cold air return on the left side of the furnace and above the furnace
>> >is ducting with the AC evap coils and the duct leads up to the warm air
>> >supply ducting for the house.
>> >Do I make the hole and mount the actual humidifier in the cold air
>> >return dicting or on the warm air supply above the furnace? If its the
>> >warm air supply then I have an issue in that the only p;ace I can mount
>> >it is in front of the Evap coil and from what i am told, the humidity
>> >can damage the coil.
>> >Please advise. Any help is appreciated and links or diagrams would be
>> >even better.
>> >
>> >thank you!
>>
>> Your setup is all wrong. Your cold air return should come down on the
>> right side.......Not the left!
>> You'll need to reverse the return air duct first.
>> Then install a ReverseFlow@Ductbooster.
>> Then and only then can you put the humidifier on the return.
>> Otherwise, you are stuck with installing it on the supply plenum.
>> A new thermostat is always a wise install with a new humidifier. Dont
>> forget the new low voltage wiring.
>> Bubba
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