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Water filter for whole house humidifier edspyhill01@yahoo.com 07-19-2008
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Posted by BobK207 on July 19, 2008, 3:28 pm


wrote:
> On Jul 19, 1:28=A0pm, jmee...@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I use an AprilAire whole house humidifier and have a huge dust proble=
m
> > > in winter from the minerals in the water. =A0Can anyone recommend the
> > > best type water filter unit and cartridge to put into the water line
> > > to the humidifier?
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > Ed S.
>
> > =A0 =A0Are you making the mistake of using softened water to the
> > humidifier? =A0Softened water does not usually remove the dust problem
> > and can make it worse.
>
> > =A0 =A0Are you sure the problem is coming from the water/humidifier?
>
> The AprilAire uses a simple evaporation pad/element with redirected
> plenum air. =A0I don't have a water softener. =A0I did a search of the
> archives here and the concensus was to use point of use filters
> instead of point of entry. =A0I'm thinking a filter that filters out
> "sediment" or the stuff that becomes sediment. =A0I run the A/C the rest
> of the year and don't have an excess dust problem during A/C use.
>
> Ed S.

Ed-


What model you have?

Depending on your water chemistry you might have hard water problem
(disolved minerals).

I'm pretty sure that a "filter" won't help you.

I thinking you need some sort of RO system
or a demineralization cartridge (they somehow magically scavenge the
minerals but will need to be replaced based on water hardness & water
usage)

cheers
Bob





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Posted by BobK207 on July 19, 2008, 3:33 pm


wrote:
> On Jul 19, 1:28=A0pm, jmee...@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I use an AprilAire whole house humidifier and have a huge dust proble=
m
> > > in winter from the minerals in the water. =A0Can anyone recommend the
> > > best type water filter unit and cartridge to put into the water line
> > > to the humidifier?
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > Ed S.
>
> > =A0 =A0Are you making the mistake of using softened water to the
> > humidifier? =A0Softened water does not usually remove the dust problem
> > and can make it worse.
>
> > =A0 =A0Are you sure the problem is coming from the water/humidifier?
>
> The AprilAire uses a simple evaporation pad/element with redirected
> plenum air. =A0I don't have a water softener. =A0I did a search of the
> archives here and the concensus was to use point of use filters
> instead of point of entry. =A0I'm thinking a filter that filters out
> "sediment" or the stuff that becomes sediment. =A0I run the A/C the rest
> of the year and don't have an excess dust problem during A/C use.
>
> Ed S.

Ed-

Sorry, I didn't read you post carefully enough.
If you have a truly evaporative humidifier then I'm stumped about the
source of the dust.

My experience with humidifier dust is with ultrasonic type...they
atomize the water rather than evaporating it, thus sending out tiny
droplets of mineralized water.

cheers
Bob




Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 19, 2008, 3:35 pm



I'm thinking a filter that filters out
"sediment" or the stuff that becomes sediment. I run the A/C the rest
of the year and don't have an excess dust problem during A/C use.

Ed S.
*************************************

A filter will take out any sediment, but the real problem is the dissolved
solids in the water that remain behind when it evaporates. You need a
softener or RO system to take them out.



Posted by on July 19, 2008, 6:32 pm


>
...
>
> A filter will take out any sediment, but the real problem is the dissolve=
d
> solids in the water that remain behind when it evaporates. =A0You need a
> softener or RO system to take them out.

Yea, I agree. I have one of their "pad" humidifiers (I don't
think they make a "spray" type. After use there is a fair amount of
dusty deposits on the pad. I suggest that the OP may want to replace
their pads more often and that might help. I replace mine once a
year. They don't do too bad, because the over supply the water needed
and drain out the excess so it does not cause as much of a problem.
In my case I don't have a problem beyond the humidifier area.

A second thought would be to increase the amount of water delivered
so more drains out. That could prevent the problem as well.


Posted by edspyhill01@yahoo.com on July 20, 2008, 1:18 am


wrote:
> I use an AprilAire whole house humidifier and have a huge dust problem
> in winter from the minerals in the water. =A0Can anyone recommend the
> best type water filter unit and cartridge to put into the water line
> to the humidifier?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed S.

Thank you to all for your replies.

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