How To Change Your Aprilaire Humidifier Filter
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- How to change your Aprilaire filter/water panel. Brought to you by Harker Heating & Cooling.
Here is a short tutorial on how to change your Aprilaire Water Panel Filter
Turn the power to the furnace off.
Turn off the power to the humidifier.
Remove the cover from the humidifier by unclipping it
Pull out from the top, first.
Make sure damper is in the summer position (closed).
Pull the panel out.
Remove hose.
On the cartridge, remove the head by unclipping it.
Lift the water panel out.
Pay attention to the direction you will insert the new one (cups to top, or dye on top).
Slide in the new water panel.
Attach the head to the cartridge.
Re-connect the hose all the way to the stop.
The bottom of the cartridge goes in first.
Clip in the top in, let it click.
Grab the cover and click it back in to place.
Turn damper to winter position.
Go back and turn furnace on.
Reset your humidifier.
Set it between the 3 and 5 setting in Wisconsin.
Turn thermostat to heating position.
You're all set!
*The two units I purchased work great. **Fastly.Cool** and air purifier perfectly this machine The filters are definitely collecting dust! I contacted Levoit directly for a minor issue, and received exceptional customer service!*
Awesome video. Didn't realize you had to push the assembly back until you hear click. Explains why it wasn't staying upright!
Thanks. Your instructions were spot on.
Thank you. This is very helpful.
Thank you so much this is my first time changing the filter and this was very very helpful.
Hi, why do we have to change the panel? mine looks fine to me? not dirty or clogged? Thx
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Should the water be running out of the drain tube at a fast rate when it turns on or should the water be trickling out of the tube into my drain
It may run faster than usual due to the clear pathway for the water. I would have a bucket and towel nearby. Also, keep your drain clear and clean, always. Thank you for watching.
Should the humidifier light remain on after reset or does it only flash during the reset?
It will go away. Be patient.
WHy some people say turn the power off, others only turn humidistat down to low? Can I not turn the electric power to the furnace off? I just don't want to mess with the furnace setting.
Dean - Thanks for the question. We recommend shutting off the power, absolutely. That way there are no questions when it comes to your safety. We can always fix a furnace or a humidifier. We are not sure what the fix is for electric shock. In this instance, an abundance of caution and controlling what you can control (power off) play big parts.
Advising turning the furnace power off is a CYA response, but it's pretty easy to simply switch the circuit breaker to "off." If you don't want to do that, there is no danger of anything other than getting a blast of air, and possibly a tiny amount of dust, in your face should the furnace turn on while you're working. This can be obviated with assurance by simply going to your thermostat and turning everything to the "off" setting there. If one has a powered model (700), it might be a good idea to unplug the humidifier, itself, but the moving parts of it have already been removed before you start working on the water panel.
For the sake of full disclosure, I'm not a HVAC professional, just a homeowner who has changed Aprilaire water panels and inline water filters many times. I do it before heating season begins and simply turn the "heat-cool-off" thermostat setting to "off."
It's not treated in this video, but one should not neglect the inline filter (also called a "strainer"). Check your manual for its location. It's inside the solenoid valve outlet -- the side that's goes to the water panel, not the side that brings water from the water supply. It can be tricky to get it out, but it's important to do it while you're at the job described here. It has tiny holes that I've found almost completely occluded with gelatinous gunk. Replacing your water panel won't do you any good if water cannot get to it. This small strainer can be cleaned, but it's so tiny that cleaning it is tedious. I simply replace it with a new one. I've found that removing the old one can be accomplished by inserting the blade of a tiny screwdriver into it and rotating it until it moves freely. You still won't be able to get it out, however, unless your solenoid valve has been installed with the outlet facing down so that gravity might let it drop free, but even then, it'll probably be stuck. Inserting the new replacement filter into the inlet in the same orientation as the screwdriver blade will allow you to wedge the new filter into the old one so that simply pulling the new one back out will usually deliver the old filter, which will be stuck onto the new one. I think that works better than trying to get a screwdriver blade or a screw wedged into the old strainer, both of which can damage the old strainer, but both of those methods can be used if necessary. If you're not squeamish, take a look at the old filter with a magnifying glass. It can be yucky.
Aprilaire seems to use the same inline filter/strainer for almost all their models. Locating them at Amazon is easy. smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CX9C15S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
On the other side of the solenoid valve, the water inlet tube has a tiny plastic orifice it in. That one is plugged into the end of the water tube (not in the solenoid-valve as is the strainer). It requires a blade to get it out. Be careful because it's so small that it can be broken or lost if it's dropped. Fortunately the hole in it, even though very, very small, seems seldom to get clogged. I've found them perfectly patent even after ten years; I've no idea why. They can also be purchased for about $6. I keep a couple on hand, but that orifice hardly ever needs to be replaced. The only reason I'd check it is if the humidifier seems not to be humidifying well, but you can't pin the problem on anything else.
@@harkerheatingcooling1432 It is also recommended to leave power on but turn the unit off at the thermostat. Use common sense when operating any machinery or mechanism. Thank you for watching.
In the summer months do you keep the setting in the summer postion??
Yes, Summer is Summer, Winter is Winter. Keep it dialed in accordingly. Thank you for watching.
It's shocking that this so-called professional thinks the humidifier pad is a filter. NOT A FILTER. Its called a PAD. Check with any of the humidifier manufacturers. Not to mention that the humidistat shown in the thumbnail is in the wrong position and will render this install useless. The humidistat must be at least 12 inches UPSTREAM of the humidifier. If you have hired Harker Heating & Cooling in the past, you need to get a real professional in to check the work because it was likely done wrong.
Chris - Filter and Pad are used interchangeably with this equipment. Technically, Aprilaire, a leading manufacturer in this area, would not call it a filter or a Pad. They would call it a water panel. As you can see from the following link we are both technically wrong: shop.aprilaire.com/collections/water-panels