Checkout Procedure - Honeywell Enviracaire Elite HE225A Product Data

Every 1 to 3 Months (Depending on Water
Quality)
Use the following procedure to clean the humidifier:
1. Disconnect the power and turn off the humidifier water
supply.
2. Remove the humidifier cover. See Fig. 5.
WATER
FEED NOZZLE
HUMIDIFIER
PAD ASSEMBLY
FRAME
COVER
SIDEWALL
BY-PASS SIDEWALL
Fig. 5. Location of humidifier parts.
3. Remove the humidifier pad assembly from the
humidifier by grasping 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 the
water nozzle can be lifted off the tray.
6. Slide the antimicrobial humidifier pad out of the frame.
7. Carefully scrape any mineral deposits from the tray and
frame. Be sure frame drain hole has nothing blocking it.
8. Check humidifier pad and, if excessive mineral deposits
are present, replace with a new antimicrobial pad.
9. Disconnect the tube from the drain fitting on the bottom
of the humidifier housing.
10. Clean the drain fitting, if necessary.
11. Bend the drain tube to loosen any mineral deposits.
12. Flush the drain tube with pressurized water (a running
tap) to clean the tube.
13. Reattach the drain tube to the drain fitting.
14. Slide humidifier pad back into the frame.
HE225A,B AND HE265A,B BYPASS FLOW-THROUGH HUMIDIFIERS
HUMIDIFIER
HOUSING
WATER
FEED TUBE
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IMPORTANT
To maintain the antimicrobial properties of the
humidifier, use only a Honeywell HC22E or HC26E
Antimicrobial Pad. See Table 8 to select appropriate
pad. Be sure the marked side of the antimicrobial
humidifier pad is facing up for correct performance.
15. Snap the water nozzle back on the tray.
16. Reattach the tray to the frame.
17. Place humidifier pad assembly in humidifier housing
and press until assembly is completely seated. Be
careful not to pinch or kink water feed tube.
18. Replace humidifier cover.
19. Verify humidifier operation by following the steps in the
Checkout Procedure section.
End of Humidification Season
At the end of the heating season, follow steps 1 through 18
from the Every 1 to 3 Months section to clean the humidifier
and shut it off.
IMPORTANT
Be sure the humidifier power is off.
Beginning of Humidification Season
Refer to the Checkout Procedure section to complete the
humidifier startup.
Vacation
When leaving on vacation, turn off the humidifier water supply
and the humidity control. When returning from vacation, turn
on the humidifier water supply and reset the humidity control
to restart the humidifier.

CHECKOUT PROCEDURE

After Winter startup or servicing, use the following procedure
to check the humidifier operation:
1. Turn on the humidifier power and water supply.
2. Turn the Convertible Humidity Control to the highest
setting or place the H1008A Automatic Humidity Control
in the Test position 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 on for the humidifier to
operate.
4. Reset the thermostat and Convertible Humidity Control
to a comfortable setting or the H1008A Automatic
Humidity Control to the desired frost factor setting for
automatic operation.
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