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Troubleshooting L Trouble Probable Cause Digilaldisplaynot Illuminated. No Power Powerbuttonhas notbeen depressed Fan notoperating(digital displayis illumthaled). • ROOMhumiditylevelis not3% morebelowSEThumiditylevel. • Reservolrisempty. Fanrunning continuousty SEThumiditylevelis 65%. ROOMhumidityleverhasnot reached1%or moreaboveSET humiditylevel, Poorevaporatioonf water. BoWeempties completely. Bottlecontinuesto empty aftercompletefilling. • CHECKFILTERmessage flashing • ,M!nerabl uildupon filter. • Thisis normalfor initialfilling, Air is enteringwaterbotlJe. Bottlenotemptying ° SpdngValveAssemblydamaged or missingpost inbottomof base , Basefullof water. Displayblinksor fan movesslightlywhen humidifieIsr pluggedin_ Fanoperatingslower thanspeedregisteredon digitaldisplay • Normal • Humidifierin "DRYOUT MODE", Humidifiernotshuttingoff during"DRYOUTMODE" • Filternotdry Alternating"F" androom ,, humiditydisplayed, Alternating"CF"and roomhumiditydisplayed • Reservoiris empty • Filtermay be dirty • Check120voltpowersource i.. - Presspowerbuttononcetoturn ,qn_..... • RaiseSEThumiditylevelif desired. ° Increasefan speed. ...o. ,,,,,F!h!!umidifiewr ith water. • A Sethumiditypercentageof 65% operatesfancontinuouslyAdjust SETlevelbetween25%-60%. • Continueto rununtil desired humiditylevelis achieved This may take upto 48 hoursinitially. Changeto a fresh newfiller NOTE:Localwaterpudtyvades from areato area. ,, Reti]tbottleformaximumrun time, • Checkforleakin waterbottle . Checkorientationof bottle. Repositionsothat fill valveon bottomofbottleIs depressedby posttn bottomof base Thebasewill hold thecontentsof waterbottle(125 gallons) Continuetorun humidifierto depletewaterfrom base, ° No actionrequired. ° Humidifierautomaticallyswitches fanto (LOW)F1when"F"and alternatingroomhumidityis displayed ° Dudng"DRYOUTMODE"the humidifierwilt continuetorun on "LOW"speedas requiredfor up to 2 hoursor untilthefilter is completelydry • Fillhumidifierwithwater, • Replacefilter • Unplugunitfor30 secondsand replugin to clear. 13

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Troubleshooting
L
Trouble
Probable Cause
Digilaldisplaynot
Illuminated.
Fannotoperating(digital
displayis
illumthaled).
Fanrunning
continuousty
Poor
evaporation
of
water.
BoWeempties
completely.
Bottlecontinuesto empty
aftercomplete
filling.
Bottlenot
emptying
Displayblinksorfan
movesslightlywhen
humidifier
Ispluggedin_
Fanoperatingslower
thanspeedregisteredon
digitaldisplay
Humidifiernotshuttingoff
during"DRYOUTMODE"
Alternating"F"
and
room
,,humiditydisplayed,
Alternating"CF"and
roomhumiditydisplayed
No Power
Powerbuttonhasnotbeen
depressed,_
.........................
•
ROOMhumiditylevelis not
3%
morebelowSEThumiditylevel.
•
Reservolrisempty.
SEThumiditylevelis 65%.
ROOMhumidityleverhasnot
reached1%ormoreaboveSET
humidity
level,
•
CHECKFILTERmessage
flashing
•
,M!neral
builduponfilter.
•
Thisis normalfor
initialfilling,
°
SpdngValveAssemblydamaged
ormissingpost
in
bottomof base
,
Basefullof
water.
...............
i
•
Check120voltpowersource
-
Presspowerbuttononce
toturn
,qn
_
.....
•
RaiseSEThumiditylevelif
desired.
°
Increase
fan speed.
....
o,,,,,F!!!
humidifier
withwater.
•
A Sethumiditypercentageof65%
operatesfancontinuouslyAdjust
SETlevelbetween25%-60%.
•
Continuetorununtildesired
humiditylevelis achievedThis
maytakeupto48hoursinitially.
Changeto afreshnewfiller
NOTE:Local
water
pudtyvades
fromareatoarea.
,, Reti]tbottleformaximum
runtime,
Airis
enteringwater
botlJe.
•
Checkforleakin
water
bottle
.
Checkorientationofbottle.
Repositionsothatfillvalveon
bottomofbottleIsdepressedby
posttnbottomof base
Thebasewill holdthecontentsof
waterbottle(125 gallons)
Continue
to
runhumidifierto
depletewaterfrombase,
•
Normal
•
Humidifier
in
"DRY
OUTMODE",
°
Noactionrequired.
°
Humidifierautomaticallyswitches
fanto (LOW)F1when
"F"
and
alternatingroomhumidityis
displayed.,
.....................
°
Dudng"DRYOUTMODE"the
humidifierwiltcontinue
to
run on
"LOW"speedas requiredfor upto
2 hoursor untilthefilter is
completelydry,,
.........................
•
Fillhumidifier
withwater,
•
Replacefilter
•
Unplugunitfor
30
secondsand
replugin to clear.
•
Filternotdry
•
Reservoir
is
empty
•
Filtermaybedirty
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