Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers - TrueSteam Problems
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dank49
03-17-09, 01:16 PM
My house is 2 years old. Foam insulated rach (3k sq ft basement and 3k sq ft first floor). Very quick easy to heat and cool but impossible to humidify, well with two 12 gallon TrueSteam humidifiers.
I had 2 basic AprilAire units, fairly loud, but hardly worked to humidify the house.
To my doom, I was suggested to upgrade, to save water and imrpove the overall humidification picture. This is what I got:
1. The two 12 gallon TrueSteam hardly ever stop.
2. My electric bill compared to last year, since the upgrade, have almost doubled.
3. 20% to 30% humidity is reached easily but from 30% and higher it takes a very long time and it could run the entire night.
4. If the humidity is set to 30% with Frost at 3 and the temperature outside is 40, the Vision IQ PRo from Honeywell continues to request humidity even after it has reached 33%.
5. One of the TrueSteam units 1.5 months into operation is too full of sediment and had to be cleaned. I've super cleaned it and after the 4th attempt the 'Clean Unit' light will NOT turn off.
I have tried all combinations to get the Vision IQ Pro thermostat to the right setting so that it maintains the proper levels...unfortunatelly there is no peace of mind with this equipment.
I paid a lot of money to upgrade to this 'great' equipment and to set it and forget it...instead I got exactly the opposite. Much higher bills, constant cold air coming through the vents, wear and tear of the equipment and absolutely NO peace of mind. I feel cheated with all the time and money vested into it. :wall:
Honeywell reps have visited my house twice and they are willing to go to extra measures to remedy but I am loosing hope that they can find a solution.
If anybody has any magical solutions, I would greatly appreciate them.
Thanks,
I had 2 basic AprilAire units, fairly loud, but hardly worked to humidify the house.
To my doom, I was suggested to upgrade, to save water and imrpove the overall humidification picture. This is what I got:
1. The two 12 gallon TrueSteam hardly ever stop.
2. My electric bill compared to last year, since the upgrade, have almost doubled.
3. 20% to 30% humidity is reached easily but from 30% and higher it takes a very long time and it could run the entire night.
4. If the humidity is set to 30% with Frost at 3 and the temperature outside is 40, the Vision IQ PRo from Honeywell continues to request humidity even after it has reached 33%.
5. One of the TrueSteam units 1.5 months into operation is too full of sediment and had to be cleaned. I've super cleaned it and after the 4th attempt the 'Clean Unit' light will NOT turn off.
I have tried all combinations to get the Vision IQ Pro thermostat to the right setting so that it maintains the proper levels...unfortunatelly there is no peace of mind with this equipment.
I paid a lot of money to upgrade to this 'great' equipment and to set it and forget it...instead I got exactly the opposite. Much higher bills, constant cold air coming through the vents, wear and tear of the equipment and absolutely NO peace of mind. I feel cheated with all the time and money vested into it. :wall:
Honeywell reps have visited my house twice and they are willing to go to extra measures to remedy but I am loosing hope that they can find a solution.
If anybody has any magical solutions, I would greatly appreciate them.
Thanks,