Maintaining Your Humidifier - Honeywell HE220 Installation Manual & Owner's Manual

HE220 AND HE260 BY-PASS FLOW-THROUGH HUMIDIFIER

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.
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