whole house humidifier?

[icefisherman]

I was thinking of getting a humidifier to hook up to my furnace and install my self. Anyone here have one? Do they work good? What brands? I saw a honeywell one at men.... but I dont know if they are any good. Also will I have alot of moisture on my windows if i run my furnace fan on continues? Or does it only run when the furnace kicks in?

[BobT]

I use one. After installing the humidifier I was able to lower our thermostat about 5 degrees with no loss of comfort. The higher humidity actually made the house feel warmer.

I use a brand called Skuttle. I'm not at home right now but I believe the it's the model 2001. You can search the web for their HSOforum.

[Walleye Guy]

Had a Honeywell and it died after a few years. Put in an Aprilaire it it has worked very well. Easy mainteance, filters are reasonably priced.

[Lund79]

I have an Aprilaire and am very pleased with it. Have had it for 10 years. As Walley Guy mentioned..filters are resonable. I change mine every 6 months.

[DIESELDAN]

I've installed aprilaires for years they work great. As for moisture on the windows the unit has a adjustable humidistat so if you have moisture on your windows you have it set too high. You want to set it so you get some moisture on the windows then back it off just enough so the moisture goes away. Then you know you are getting as much humidity as your house will allow without destroying your windows.

[BobT]

The information I found with my research suggested that a slight amount of moisture on the lower edge is best because it indicates that you have adequate moisture but not too much. The recommendation I found was roughly 1/4" or less of moisture along the bottom edge of the windows. Any more than that is too much. If you can't see any moisture then you don't know if you have enough and for the most part, in the winter you can't hardly get too moist because it will condense on the windows if you do.

[3pronghook]

Dieseldan..any idea what these can cost to have installed? I have a newer hiE gas furnace. 1500 sq ft house

[DIESELDAN]

Its been a few years since I've been a hvac installer but I think the company I worked for charged around $300 to $400.