We have a Carrier furnace (installed in ~2000) with a built-in humidifier. Recently, I re-plumbed the water line to run off our RO instead of the regular water line because the "filter" was getting clogged 2 to 3 times per winter. The repair guy said it was because we have terrible well water - which we do.
But now, the humidifier uses up all the water from the RO pretty much all day every day. The RO is rated at 50GPD so the water use seems excessive. This is bad for several reasons but mainly we don't have any RO left to use for drinking, etc. and its a terrible waste of water. We have a very low producing well - about 6 GPH. We never noticed how much the humidifier used before because it was plumbed directly into the water line.
The humidifier is a Carrier HUMCCLBP2018-A which is a flow-thru type system and according to Carrier can use up to 3 GPH.
So how can I tell if this system is working correctly? It does humidify the house but it wastes water.
And, is there another humidifier that would use a lot less water and not be so wasteful?
Thanx all!
But now, the humidifier uses up all the water from the RO pretty much all day every day. The RO is rated at 50GPD so the water use seems excessive. This is bad for several reasons but mainly we don't have any RO left to use for drinking, etc. and its a terrible waste of water. We have a very low producing well - about 6 GPH. We never noticed how much the humidifier used before because it was plumbed directly into the water line.
The humidifier is a Carrier HUMCCLBP2018-A which is a flow-thru type system and according to Carrier can use up to 3 GPH.
So how can I tell if this system is working correctly? It does humidify the house but it wastes water.
And, is there another humidifier that would use a lot less water and not be so wasteful?
Thanx all!