Aprilaire Furnace Humidifier

The Aprilaire furnace humidifier is one of the best models in the market today. The salient points of the Aprilaire furnace humidifier are that they are reliable, affordable and efficient. The furnace humidifier by Aprilaire works on the same principle as most of the other Aprilaire humidifiers work on.

The humidifying principle in Aprilaire humidifiers creates humidity in the water vapor form and this helps in preventing harmful minerals to enter the air stream within your home. In an Aprilaire furnace humidifier, the water passes into the distribution tray and flows evenly across the tray with the help of the water panel. This creates humidified air, which is then circulated throughout your home.

There are many benefits of installing a Aprilaire furnace humidifier and here are some of them:

  • It will help in removing the dryness that you feel inside your house and prevent certain sickness problems like dry nose and dry throat. It can work well in both summers and winters and provide the necessary comfort.
  • Its humidifying effect will help you to protect the dry walls of your home. Precious things and artifacts in your home will also be well protected. Furniture, paintings and even electrical appliances will not be damaged due to the dryness in the surrounding environment or within your home.

The main features of an Aprilaire furnace humidifier are:

  • The Aprilaire furnace humidifier can utilize the manual humidifier control, which can be installed on the furnace ductwork.
  • The furnace humidifier by Aprilaire is equipped with a drain that can flush harmful minerals from the humidifier using the drain hose.
  • The Aprilaire furnace humidifiers have different evaporative capacity and the basic ones have an evaporative capacity of 0.50 gallons per hour. They can work in 3,000 square foot homes as well as 4500 square foot homes if constructed tightly.
  • These furnace humidifiers can be reversed with ease for left hand and right hand installation.
  • The basic furnace humidifier unit can measure up to 13-1/4" tall x 12-3/4" wide x9-1/4" deep.
  • Some of the important humidifier parts are saddle valve, transformer, manual humidistat control, and 30" of drain tubing.

    An Aprilaire furnace humidifier consist of two basic types but the most common type is the flow-through model where the water can flow through the furnace humidifier and gets drained out. It uses a water reservoir and a rotating drum to increase the level of moisture recommended for humidified air.