Need a humidifier that wont shut off if all the way up. Will be running on a humidistat. Will this unit automatically turn back on if power out and on
1790785
If your humidistat actually breaks the power circuit, then yes leaving the unit on should re-start it when the power is resumed. It is a basic unit. You turn a mechanical knob to set fan speed to low, medium, or high. It stays on until it is turned off, or water gets low. I bought it for my mother in law to use in the winter, so I can not actually test my conclusion. All I know is she has to re-fill water tank every other day, which is a pain, however the unit is still working well.
1790786
The humidity sensor as well as everything else controlling this unit appears to be mechanical (no microelectronics such as computer control). Therefore it should restart instantly when power is reapplied. We have never run it with the humidity turned up full, but at 80% of full scale the house humidity goes over 50%. I really think if you set the humidity control to full, you don't have to worry about it turning itself off.
1115159
The humidifier only runs when the furnace fan is running during the heating cycle. During the central air cooling cycle, the water supply to the humidifier needs to be shut off and bypass air damper closed as there is no need for humidification in this cycle. However the electrical connections were done by the contractor and am not aware of these details.
1151167
I would suspect that yes, you need to replace your humidistat. I have an Aprilaire humidifier and my digital humidistat went bad. Since my humidifier was aging, I replaced it also. I went back to the "manual" humidistat since it's simple and no electronics to go bad. The only thing the digital humidistat buys you is an outdoor temperature sensor (thermocouple) that automatically adjusts the setting based on the outdoor temperature ...sounds good but not that big of a deal. I set my manual humidistat a couple times ...when I expect the temperature to routinely get below 20 deg and then when I expect it to be above 20 deg. Never had a problem with that. Good luck!
2078060
I use mine on the"off and on" setting where it runs 30 seconds and then shuts off for 30 seconds. Mine will run in this mode for at least 6 hours, probably 7. I just use it during the day and since I've only had it about 2 weeks I'm not sure exactly how long it will run. If you have to have humidification all night, I'd stick with an actual humidifier, unless about 7 hours is sufficient. That said, I love my Smiley Daisy!
860182
Yes, the machine shuts off when the dial setting is reached. It then turns back on when the humidity rises. Very good machine.
1591318
If you leave the switch on "on" it is ready to respond whenever a preset humidity level is reached. Switch to "off" momentarily and back to "on" and it will run for a preset amount of time and automatically shut off. But, since the switch is still in the "on" position, it has reverted to humidity sensing mode and will automatically respond, once again. I have put 5 of these fans in rental units and I couldn't be happier with them. Be sure to check the screen over the sensing unit (where the LED light is) and remove dust so it will stay efficient.
785016
On my unit the fan will only turn off if the unit shuts down due to a full bucket. Otherwise the compressor cycles on and off depending on what you have the humidity control set at, but the fan runs all the time. Like the service rep told you, the unit won't know what the room humidity is if the fan isn't moving the room's air through the unit.
839721
There is a blue-green light at the on/off switch. It is dim but, for those who can accept no night time disturbances it may bother you. It can be defeated by turning the humidifier on /off switch away from you. At a right angle from you it should cause no trouble. You can not run the humidifier without the light being on.
1551873
The condenser turns off when the desired level is reached, but not the fan - it runs continuously. Can't say what happens after a power outage - haven't experienced one yet.
1064643
This works with a dial. The dial detects humidity. You can have it on full and then it just keeps running or less in which case it stops at a certain humidity. I don't know why it wouldn't go back on when the power came back. It isn't digital at all. But I don't leave it on when we aren't there either.
1551879
The condenser shuts off when it reach's the setting of the humidity but the fan runs all the time. When the humidity gets high then your setting the condenser will start. If you read the manual when the power shuts off and then comes back on it will go to default setting much lower then you may have set.
1166363
The answer would be no - I try to run it at least every third day and maintain the water level daily. I live in a rural area with power outages from time to time and have had trouble having to reset the timer. So I run it manually. I also do not use the heated humidifier much with my unit. When I do I run the cleaner before reusing the unit.
1584350
wait...think it might shut off fan if you hit the humidity level u request...could set it low enuf and i guess it would never reach shutoff
155986
To quote the manual, "In case there is no water in the bottle, the humidifier will automatically shut off. Once the water is refilled, the humidifier will start working again." Which is exactly what mine does.
2083972
Turn Machine off, unplug, empty, then plug in, turn on and it will automatically start after a few seconds. It also will shut off when humidity level reached and auto restart itself when level rises.
374087
No. When it reaches target humidity it switches to fan only until the humidity comes back up. If you have it hooked to a hose instead of the reservoir it never shuts down completely. In a power outage, it will come back on at your selected settings when the power comes back on. That's why I chose this one. It is important to keep mold from growing when we leave for a month or two.
141235
If you leave it plugged in, it will restart when power is restored. It supposedly has its own humidity control, so I can't answer if it will work with a humidistat. But for other reasons, I would not recommend this unit unless you are very handy and can play around with it to make it work in the first place. I have reviewed it at Amazon. Check it out.