I see that water flows through the enviracaire elite humidifier, down a piper and out a drain and that I can control this flow of water. How fast should the flow be? A drip? A constant flow?
The solenoid that turns on the water to the unit should not change the water flow, so you should get the same amount of water that flows into the solenoid. If you want less water, you can partially close the valve at the water source.
I installed this humidifier (and had a lot of trouble installing it!) and was surprised by the flow of water. Mine leaks out of the bottom of the unit so I haven't actually used it yet. I'll try to figure out why it's leaking this weekend. I thought there would be less water flowing through the pad. I suspect that the weight of the unit is causing it to not be plumb so some water is dripping off of the pad and past the drain tray.
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How do you control the flow of water?
Glad I found this site and a recent post to boot.
I have the exact question, I had a different humidifier at my previous home which didn't drain any water when it would come on. So this a strange design for me. I installed the saddle valve on the cold water pipe, I'm not sure if this was the best choice but from the research I did it didn't seem to matter much.
Now with all this water coming of the drain hose the humidity in the house has not gone up since I installed it 2 days ago!
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Dry raisin
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