The unit will not keep running got keep pushing the on/off button to keep it running Ian

first off does the light come on at all? when the switch is moved to the High Medium or low setting do you see a red light or a green light on the right side of the unit? if there is no light at all, then there is either no power and you have a bad cord or a bad outlet. The only other thing could be the switch that needs to be tripped in order to let the unit run, that switch is closed by the front cover locking in place. that switch could be bad or your cover may have the tip of the pin that pushes the switch closed broken off or deformed and not pushing down enough to close the switch. try pushing a screwdriver down on the switch and see if it comes on. There's nothing that can shock you if you push on that switch, the power wires are concealed inside a plastic covered area that the switch slides into. If you close the switch and it doesn't come on the check the power cord or the wall socket for power. See if the cord has any unusual looking spots or lumps, stretching, cuts or anything that looks suspicious.

Have you unplugged it? Or is there a hard reset for it other than the reset button? Can you try to hold the power button down and see if that does anything? But try to pull the filter and stuff out again, after you have unplugged it, see if that works.

The water level sensor fell into the fan. Unplug the humidifier from the wall, stick your hand in between the fan blade and locate the sensor. It is a small black rectangular piece the size of a nickel but rectangular and 3 nickels thick. It also has a 2 inch stem sticking out of that clicks back and forth when you push it. Stick the sensor back into the sensor whole and the flashing f will go away and the humidifier will come on again.

Check to make sure the screen is pushed down in the back to activate the failsafe button. Sometimes the button can get finicky. Take off the screen and push it down with something. See if it does anything, if not, check the fuse and the plate, if it cracks, it's blow the fuse later.

Somewhere on the front of the machine, between the manual control buttons on the right, is a tiny black button labeled "reset." While the machine is running, hit that button, then turn the machine completely off for a minute. Turn it back on. This should take care of the problem. (It's actually a timed reminder, like the annoying "check engine" light on your car.). If that doesn't do it, call the company at 1-800-989-2299 for further instructions.

Also check the Fuse. Its on the back of the unit. Press in and turn to remove it. You may be able to just do a visual check and see if the fuse it is still good. however you may want to test it for continuity with a Multi-meter.

Test the motor to see if it works. Make sure the motor is removed from the rest of the unit. To find out how to remove the unit please hit the "Go Back button and select the "How to remove the motor button"...

1. Plug the unit in to a working outlet.
   
2. Push the #1 speed button on top of the motor.
   
3. You now need to engage the saftey switch to start the motor.
   
4. Protruding from the motor are two plastic about 3-4 inch guiding arms.
   
5. Look inside the end of both of these two guiding arms. One of the arms are hollow and the other one has a white safety switch in the arm.
   
6. Use a pencil or small item to push in on the safety switch.
   
7. If the fan sarts to rotate the motor is still working.
   
8. If the fan does not rotate then the life of the motor has probably ended and a new motor is needed. ( insert motor part link)

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i have a ecoquest, what you need to do is push the reset button AFTER cleaning. and the preform cleaning will go away.

After cleaning the unit, replace the grid into the unit. Hold upside down for at least 30 seconds to reset.