How to Clean a Furnace Humidifier With Water and a Pad
Furnace humidifiers offer increased moisture throughout an entire home, typically through a flow-through draining system or a rotating drum that uses a reservoir of water, adding humidity to the air that is circulated through the home from the furnace. Furnace humidifiers should be cleaned on a periodic basis to prevent buildup of minerals or deposits from the water and to keep the water as clean as possible. This cleaning process can be done with warm water and a cleaning pad and is relatively simple. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Turn off the furnace humidifier and unplug from the power supply.
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Unscrew the humidifier flow duct and look inside for signs of mineral buildup. Use a cleaning pad dipped in hot water to scrub away any deposits or mineral buildup from the flow duct.
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Rinse the cleaning pad with clean, hot water and use to scrub the area around the humidifier pump to remove water buildup and/or minerals.
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Remove the inlet grille and lift out the water panel evaporative assembly. Push down on the distribution tray and pull out the scale control insert. Lift the tray cover from the tray and clean both with a clean pad wet with hot water. Slide the water panel into the control insert and snap the tray cover into the distribution tray. Snap the distribution tray into the scale control insert and place back into the humidifier. Close the inlet grille.
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Remove the drain line, located at the bottom of the humidifier and gently bend it to remove any deposits or obstructions. Flush with hot water and return to the drain fitting.
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Reconnect the humidifier flow duct and restore the power to the furnace humidifier.
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