Humidistat - Kenmore 303.147012 Owner's Manual

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Unwind the rest of the tubing. Take care not to Idnk
it. Run the tubing along flat surfaces to the humidifier. Support the
tubing as needed to avoid contact with furnace.
[] 8 Close previouslyopened faucet.Turn on main wa-
ter supply.Place a pail under the end of the tubing.Open the
saddlevalve. Flush the line. Make sure there are no leaks along
the lineor at the valve. Turn valve off.
[] 9 With water supply tubing cut to the properlength,
slidethe plasticcompressionnut overthe tubing.Slipbrassinsert
intothe end of tubing.
Check For Leaks,
Tighten if Necessary._ PlasticTubing
Brass Insert
Valve
Compi'ession
Nut
[] 10
Insertthe tubing end intothe solenoidvalve fitting
asfar as if willgo and hold itthere, threadthe plasticcompression
nutontothe fitting, then tightensecurely,finger tight(no wrench).
Do not over tighten nut (Fig. 14).
[] 11
Turnon watersupplyat saddlevalve.Checkfor leaks
at solenoid valve fitting and plastic compression nut.
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NOTE: water will not flow thru humidifieruntilelectricalin- I
stallationis completed.
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installation
HUMIDISTAT
The humidiatatis designedto mounton the returnair plenumof
your furnace or on an interior wall of the home. The return air
plenum,however, is the preferred locationfor sensing the ever-
age humiditythroughoutyour home and is the locationcovered
byinstallation steps 1 through11. (ifyou decideonthe wall mount
location, t he humidistat c ontrolunitmustbe removedand mounted
to the oppositeside of the plasticbackplateeo it willbe housed
l_aideof the plasticcover- omitsllaft extana]on - purchaseaddi-
tional low voltage wire and run wire inside of wall to exit hole
withinthe loweropening of the backplate.)
NOTE: The humidistat as supplied is assembled for return
air plenum installation (Fig. 16.).
RETURN AIR PLENUM MOUNT
[] 1
LOCATE THE HUMIDISTAT on return air plenum
(Fig, 15). DO NOT install humidistat on supply air plenum.
HUMIDISTAT MUST BE MOUNTED AT LEAST 6" UPSTREAM
FROM FLEXIBLE HOSE (OR HUMIDIFIER IF HUMIDIFIER
INSTALLED ON RETURN AIR PLENUM).
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Humidistat Supply
On Return J,_,.l[... _,. _ / Plenum
AirPlenum
/I _ I-J'F--_-II
only/ IF
6" t I I
Minimum I A
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_ Air Flow J
_Fu r "'nac_"
[] 2 HUMIDISTATMOUNTS IN A HORIZONTAL POSI-
TION. Peel paper backingfrom template and paste it on return
air plenum where humidistatis to be mounted.Keep level.
[] 3
Drill 118" holes for the four mounting screws as
shownon the template.
[] 4
cut outcenter portionoftemplatewithinsolidlines.
[] 5 After removing paper backing from gasket, apply
gasket around return air plenum opening as indicated on tern-
plate (Fig. 16).
ApplyGasket Here AroundOpening
Backplate
Mounting Plenum
Screws
(4) Opening
_" ControlUnit
I Mounting
Screws (2)
LSheft Extension
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