Honeywell HE220 Owner's Manual - Page 8

HE220, HE260 HUMIDIFIER AND INSTALLATION KIT MAINTAINING YOUR HUMIDIFIER A regular maintenance program prolongs the life of your humidifier and makes your home more comfortable. The frequency of cleaning depends on the condition of your water. You can use either hard or soft water in your humidifier, but hard water mineral deposits are more difficult to clean than soft water deposits. Use the following procedure to clean your Honeywell humidifier. WARNING Serious Personal Injury Hazard. Can cause electrical shock and injury from moving parts. Disconnect power and shut off water supply before removing cover. IMPORTANT Never oil any part of the humidifier. Every 1 to 3 Months (Depending on Water Quality) 1. Disconnect the power and turn off the humidifier water supply. 2. Remove the humidifier cover. See Fig. 16. 3. Remove the humidifier pad assembly from the humidifier by grasping the top of the tray and pulling it toward you. 4. Pull one side of the humidifier pad assembly frame toward you and remove the tray from the frame. 5. Gently pinch the water nozzle catches inward until you can lift the water nozzle off the tray. 6. Slide the humidifier pad out of the frame. 7. Carefully remove any mineral deposits from the tray and frame. Be sure the frame drain hole has nothing blocking it. 8. Disconnect the drain hose from the drain fitting on the bottom of the humidifier housing. 9. Clean the drain fitting, if necessary. 10. Bend the drain hose to loosen any mineral deposits. 11. Flush the drain hose with pressurized water (a running tap) to clean the hose. 12. Reattach the drain hose to the drain fitting. 13. Slide the humidifier pad back into the frame. 14. Snap the water nozzle back on the tray. 15. Reattach the tray to the frame. 16. Place the humidifier pad assembly in the humidifier housing and press until the assembly is completely seated. Be careful not to pinch or kink the water feed tube. 17. Replace the humidifier cover. 18. Verify the humidifier operation by following the steps in the Checking Your Humidifier for Correct Operation section. End of Humidification Season • Clean the humidifier and shut it off at the end of the heating season. • Use Every 1 to 3 Months section steps to shut down for the season. IMPORTANT Be sure the humidifier power is off. Vacation • When leaving on vacation, turn off the humidifier water supply and your humidistat. • When you return, turn on the humidifier water supply and reset your humidistat. PerfectFlo™ WATER DISTRIBUTION TRAY WATER FEED NOZZLE HUMIDIFIER PAD ASSEMBLY HUMIDIFIER HOUSING WATER FEED TUBE SIDEWALL COVER BYPASS SIDEWALL M12327A Fig. 16. Cleaning your humidifier. CHECKING YOUR HUMIDIFIER FOR CORRECT OPERATION After winter startup or servicing, use the following steps to check your humidifier operation: 1. Turn on the humidifier power and water supply. 2. Turn the humidistat to its highest setting and set the thermostat to 10°F (6°C) above the room temperature. 3. Observe that water is flowing out of the drain hose. NOTE: The furnace blower must be running to activate the humidifier. 4. Reset the thermostat and humidistat to a comfort- able setting for automatic operation. 69-1645EF 8