Quote Originally Posted by mishman View Post
I have found out that the humidifier is a steam unit, high capacity, made by Honeywell. Humidity level was set at 32 by the builder of the house, who indicated that at that level, wood would not dry out during the heat season (and we have noticed a difference when we have been over there). While this is a year round house, it is largely unoccupied in the winter except for a weekend a month. The temperature is set at 59 degrees when we are not there and the house is well built and very tight.
Does this type of humidifier need to be cleaned every year? Is that something a homeowner could do or does it require a technician?
Thanks for the helpful feedback so far.
It comes down to, you have a steam humidifier that has run for two years without service. I guarantee you that it is loaded with deposit. Loaded with deposit, the humidifier will still come on and pull the same amps, but not produce even half the rated capacity.

Have a contractor come out and pull the bucket and you will see what I'm talking about.