Skuttle 2000 Bedienungsanleitung
Owner’s
Manual
Home Humidier
Models 2000, 2001
and 2002
Includes Safety,
Operating and Main-
tenance Instructions
plus 5-Year Warranty
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Part No. 000-0756-261 • 5M/HBP 9/13
Manual de
Operación
para los Humidica-
dores Residenciales
2000, 2001, y 2002
Incluye instrucciones
de seguridad, opera-
ciones y manutención,
más garantía de 5 años
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Manuel du
propriétaire
pour les modèles
d’humidicateurs
résidentiels 2000,
2001 et 2002
Comprend les
consignes de
sécurité, d’opération
et d’entretien et une
garantie de 5 ans
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Skuttle®Indoor Air Quality Products
101 Margaret St., Marietta, OH 45750
800-848-9786 (US only) or 740-373-9169
[email protected] • www.skuttle.com
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Contents
Congratulations ..................................................................................... 2
Experience that Works for You .............................................................. 2
Owner Responsibility............................................................................. 3
About Your Skuttle Humidier................................................................ 3
Principle of Operation ....................................................................... 3
How Your Humidier Works .............................................................. 3
Humidistat Operating Instructions..................................................... 4
Recommended Humidistat Settings ................................................. 5
Maintenance Instructions....................................................................... 5
How Water Hardness Affects Maintenance ...................................... 5
Pad Cleaning and Replacement ....................................................... 5
Homeowner Tips.................................................................................... 6
Replacement Parts and Service............................................................ 7
Models 2000.................................................................................... 8
Models 2001.................................................................................. 10
Models 2002.................................................................................. 12
Skuttle Limited Five-Year Product Warranty........................................ 14
Español............................................................................................... 16
Français.............................................................................................. 32
Notes / Notas / Notes .......................................................................... 48
ENGLISH
See model number and contractor information
on the back of this booklet.
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Congratulations
... on your purchase of a Skuttle High-Capacity Flow-Thru
Humidier—oneofthenesthomehumidiersmade!
Model 2000
Bypass Flow-Thru
Humidiers
Model 2001
Bypass Flow-Thru
Humidiers
Model 2002
Fan-Powered Flow-Thru
Humidiers
Models 2000, 2001 and 2002 come with manual humidistats.
Please take a few minutes to read this booklet. It will
familiarize you with the many features and benets of your new
humidier, and help you understand the routine maintenance that
will ensure many years of efcient operation.
Experience That Works for You
With more than 90 years of experience in the indoor air quality eld,
Skuttle has earned its place as a leader in home humidication. Our
longevity and dedication to our customers have resulted in products
that are unsurpassed in quality and ease of operation. Features such
as automatic controls, snap-out and reversible components, and fewer
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overall parts make Skuttle one of the simplest, most trouble-free
humidiers you can buy.
Owner Responsibility
Skuttle’s obligation to honor the warranty on this humidier is depen-
dent upon your completing the Warranty Registration Card (found in
your humidier parts package) and mailing it to SKUTTLE INDOOR AIR
QUALITY PRODUCTS, 101 MARGARET STREET, MARIETTA, OH
45750. The warranty is not valid unless the card is returned within 15
days from the date of equipment installation.
About Your Skuttle Humidier
Principle of Operation
Your Skuttle Humidier uses the same method of evaporation you
observe in nature after a summer shower. Mother Nature’s technique is
simple: warm air passes over a thin layer of water spread over a broad
surface, causing the water to evaporate and the humidity level to rise.
Your humidier creates the same natural response with an evaporator
pad, which dispenses water evenly in front of a warm air stream.
You’ll notice that the evaporator pad has many holes and con necting
strands. These signicantly increase the area from which water can
evaporate. This warm air evaporative process, intensied by the warm
air from your furnace, is what makes your humidier perform efciently.
HowYourHumidierWorks
The system is controlled by a humidistat that monitors the relative
humidity (RH) in your home and activates or deactivates the humi dier
accordingly. Water evaporated from the humidier leaves behind all
its impurities (e.g., calcium, iron, lime, bacteria, etc.), thus creating
a puried vapor that doesn’t pollute your indoor air. As a result, your
home will be freer from these contaminants, and your family will almost
certainly be healthier and more comfortable.
Models 2000, 2001. When your home’s air is dryer than the selected
level of humidity, the humidistat activates the low-voltage solenoid in
your humidier, allowing water to ow across the unit’s media. Warm,
dry air is then forced through the humidier cabinet by the furnace
blower. As the warm air evaporates the water, the resulting moist
(or humidied) air is circulated throughout your home by the heating
system.
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Model 2002. These models operate identically to the previous models,
except that warm air is forced through the humidier cabinet by a
humidier fan rather than by the furnace blower.
Humidistat Operating Instructions
Important Notes:
• Models 2000, 2001 and 2002 come with a standard humidistat. (See
operating instructions, following.)
Your new Model 2000, 2001 or 2002 ow-thru humidier is controlled
by a humidistat that is installed either on the cold air return of your
furnace or on an interior wall of your home. The recommended settings
for this control may seem illogical until you understand the principle
behind them....
As you can see from the Humidi stat
Settings Chart (page 5), the recom-
mended setting goes down as the
outside temperature decreases—just
the opposite of how you operate your
furnace’s thermostat. To understand
the reason for this, think of what
happens to an ice-cold drink when
it’s outside on a hot summer day:
water (or condensation) forms on the
outside of the glass. Condensation
occurs because the hot summer air contains humidity, and the cold
surface of the glass cools the surrounding air. Once cooled, the air
molecules become smaller and can no longer hold as much moisture.
The result is that water droplets accumulate on the glass.
Outdoor Humidistat
Temperature Setting
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Recommended Humidistat Settings
Outside
Temperature
Recommended
Setting
Outside
Temperature
Recommended
Setting
-20ºF (-29ºC) 15
(Low) 10ºF (-12ºC) 30
(Medium)
-10ºF (-23ºC) 20
(Medium-Low) 20ºF (-7ºC) 35
(Medium-High)
0ºF (-18ºC) 25
(Low-Medium)
Above 20ºF
(-07ºC)
40
(High)
Maintenance Instructions
How Water Hardness Affects Maintenance
Your humidier will accumulate minerals such as calcium and lime
after operating for a short period. (Accumulation of minerals is a sure
sign the humidier is producing humidity.) The amount of accumulation
depends on the hardness of the water supply in your area. Therefore,
the amount of time between cleanings is unpredictable.
To determine if your humidier pad needs cleaned or replaced, look to
see if the openings in the pad are caked with minerals.
CAUTION: Excessive buildup of minerals is detrimental to the
humidier’sinternalpartsaswellastotheevaporativeprocess.
Refer to the maintenance instructions below to achieve years of efcient
performance from your Skuttle Flow-Thru Humidier.
Pad Cleaning and Replacement
WARNING: To avoid hazard of electrical shock or burn, turn off
power supplying this equipment before servicing.
1. Shut off the water supply.
2. Remove the humidier cover by turning
the screw (located at the bottom of the
cover) counterclockwise () and pulling
the cover out toward you.
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3. Tilt out the distribution tray and evaporator
pad assembly.
4. Wash all plastic and metal parts (except electrical parts and compo-
nents) in humidier cleaner or a 50 percent solution of vinegar and
water.
5. If cleaning is not sufcient, replace the evaporator pad. (See
Replacement Parts and Service, page 7.)
IMPORTANT:
• The evaporator pad should be replaced at least once a year
(i.e., once each humidication season). In cases of excessive
mineral buildup, more frequent media replacement may be
necessary if cleaning is not effective.
• TheHumidieralsocontainsaone-
piece wick, which must be changed
along with the evaporator pad. The
wick can be changed easily by lifting out
the old one and replacing it with the new
wick provided with the evaporator pad.
6. Wipe any loose sediment from the water tray. Make sure no particles
are allowed to plug the drain hole.
IMPORTANT: Attheendofeachhumidicationseason,turn
the water supply off and clean the unit.
If, after cleaning or replacing the pad, your Flow-Thru Humidier
does not perform up to previous standards, contact your HVAC
contractor for service.
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Replacement Parts and Service
If you need parts or service to maintain the superior performance of
your Flow-Thru Humidier, follow these procedures:
• Contact the heating and air conditioning contractor who installed
your unit. You may nd this information stamped on the back cover
of this booklet, or on a label attached to your humidier or heating
system.
• If this information is unavailable, look in the phone book or on the
Internet under “Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors”.
• Finally, if these attempts for parts or service fail, write, call or email
Skuttle at:
Skuttle Indoor Air Quality Products
101 Margaret Street, Marietta, OH 45750
800-848-9786 or 740-373-9169
Homeowner Tips
• In a home that has had little or no humidication, allow approxi mately
three weeks for your new humidier to reach the desired humidity
level. Your furniture, woodwork, carpeting, plaster, houseplants and
family members all need time to absorb lost moisture. To eliminate
drafts that allow heat and humidied air to escape, keep replace
dampers closed when not in use.
• If excessive moisture appears on windows or walls, reduce the
humidity setting on your humidistat. If the situation continues, turn off
the water valve and consult your HVAC contractor.
SeeFlow-ThruHumidierpartlistsanddiagrams,
beginning on page 8.
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Models 2000
Replacement Parts Diagram
Dieses Handbuch passt für folgende Modelle
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