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Aprilaire Benefits

Health

An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier can reduce the chance of upper respiratory problems. “Humidity reduces the incidence of respiratory infections and speeds recovery from the common cold.”—William J. Hitschler, MD, Archives of Otolaryngology.

Comfort

When the air in your home becomes too dry, your body is robbed of precious moisture, leaving you and your family with dry, itchy skin, and dry nose and throat symptoms. An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier can help alleviate all of these uncomfortable symptoms and more.

Protection

Dry air pulls moisture from walls and hardwood floors which leads to damaging, unsightly cracks. Valuable furniture, artwork and electronics are also subject to the adverse effects of dry air. An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier can help protect your home and its contents by supplying the correct amount of moisture to your home’s air.

Energy Savings

Most homeowners turn up the thermostat because they feel cold. An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier allows you to feel warmer at lower thermostat settings, saving up to 4% on your heating bill for every degree you lower your thermostat, according to the EPA.

Humidification Systems

Aprilaire Steam Humidifier

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The Need for Precise Humidity Control is Widespread.

Many businesses have valuable inventories and specific processes that require protection. Most businesses rely significantly upon electronics to conduct day-to-day operations and all strive to increase employee productivity. Incorrect humidity levels in the workplace, however, can wreak havoc on certain electronic devices, not to mention your comfort and productivity!

The light commercial solution is steam humidification from Aprilaire.

You need a humidification system that is customizable for your specific applications in mind. You need a humidification system that is affordable and easy to maintain. You need a system that provides the correct amount of moisture for your business needs (whether you sell electronics or cakes). You need a reliable humidification system that provides comfort for you and your customers. You need an Aprilaire steam humidifier from The Lynch Company.

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Whole-Office Humidification vs. Portable

Too much humidity can be as much of a problem as too little humidity. Unlike portable units, Aprilaire Whole-Home or Office Humidifiers continually monitor relative humidity levels, then adjust to deliver the right amount of moisture (scroll down to view the Optimum Relative Humidity Chart) —never too much or too little— to your entire operation. Aprilaire Humidifiers don't require the daily (or at best, weekly) cleaning and disinfecting that many portable units require and you never need to worry about the risk of microbial organism growth due to standing water.

Automatic, friendly controls make it amazingly easy!

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Free Commercial Humidification Calculation Software

Use this (Windows) software to determine the Aprilaire Humidifier that's perfect for your business. Right click and choose "Save Target As." When the download is complete, find the file on your computer and double click on it to install. If you choose to install this software after download, please note that NO information is collected or shared during installation or while the program is resident on your computer. It is simply a stand-alone program that we hope you'll find informative and useful.

Operational Specifications

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Internal Control Board— Manages the complete operation of the humidifier including fill cycles, heater operation, control signal and drain cycles.
User Interface/Display Panel— Provides power switch for on/off operation, illuminates LEDs to show fill, drain, and steam production operations, and provides codes for service diagnostics.
Water Level Control Probe— Manages the water level in the steam chamber by monitoring the water level and signaling the internal controller to fill or drain the chamber. Includes a safety shut down system to prevent the steam chamber from overfilling.
Immersion Heaters— Produce steam through the use of resistive element immersion heaters located in a stainless steel steam chamber.
Contactor—Controls heaters in modulating units and is rated for increased cycles associated with modulating control.
Power Relay—Controls heaters in on/off units to reduce the unit noise level.
Operating Time Monitor— Accumulates actual humidifier run time to activate the automatic drain and flush cycle, end-of-season drain function and the steam chamber cool down period.
Enable the HVAC equipment fan— Allows the humidifier to produce steam when there is a call/need for humidification and the HVAC system is idle by turning the blower on.
Rapid Start-Up Function—Turns the humidifier on at 100% output upon a call for humidity to bring the steam chamber to the proper temperature to produce steam. The humidifier will then shut off and restart based on the corresponding humidistat control signal.
Automatic Drain and Flush Cycle— Drains the steam chamber periodically and flushes it with clean water to prevent mineral deposit build-up in the steam chamber.
End-of-Season Drain—Drains the steam chamber of water after a 72-hour period in which no calls for humidity take place.
Cool Down Period— Tempers the water before draining the steam chamber to prevent water hotter than 140ºF from being introduced into the building drain.
Signal By Others— Accepts an on/off signal, or 1-10 VDC or 4-20mA modulating signal for unit control.

Get green with greater comfort from Aprilaire

Whether you're updating your home to be more healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable or you're building a new green-certified home, Aprilaire offers a complete line of innovative products designed to improve the quality of indoor air.

Our humidifiers help by ensuring that your entire home has just the right amount of moisture for the ultimate in protection and comfort. Whole-house humidifiers help prevent premature aging of your home's structure, provides optimum comfort and can protect respiratory systems against viruses and bacteria. Humidity control helps qualify your home for the Green-Built Certification Program of the National Association of Home Builders.

Aprilaire Evaporative Humidifier

Protect your family and your home from the unhealthy and damaging effects of over-dry air. Dry nose, cracked, itchy skin, and sore throats. Aggravated allergy and asthma symptoms. Painful static shocks. Chipping paint and plaster. Splitting or cracked wood floors, furniture, trim and molding. Sound familiar? Why go through another season with these problems when there is a solution—an Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifier.

Turning your temperature up in the wintertime will keep you warm but won’t increase your home’s humidity level. Daily activities such as showering, cooking and doing laundry don’t produce enough moisture to keep your home’s air from being too dry. According to medical experts, many viruses thrive in low humidity increasing the likelihood of catching colds, flu and upper respiratory ailments. The American Society of Otolaryngology even reports that it is important to prevent an overly dry environment because it makes people more susceptible to infection.

A Whole-Home Humidifier from Aprilaire, installed by your heating and cooling professional, will deliver the perfect amount of moisture to your air making you feel more comfortable at lower thermostat settings. In fact, the EPA states that you can save up to 4% on your heating bill for every degree you lower your thermostat! Increase your family’s level of comfort and protect your valuable furnishings by adding just the right amount of moisture with an Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier.

How It Works

An Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifier is installed directly to your central new or existing heating and cooling system. Humidity is introduced into your home’s air in the form of water vapor, which prevents minerals from entering the air in your home and potentially into your lungs. Water is supplied to the distribution tray, allowing it to flow evenly across the Aprilaire Water Panel®. The resulting humidified air is then distributed via your heating and cooling system ductwork throughout your home.

aprilaire_humid Why Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifiers?

Aprilaire Whole-House Humidifiers were introduced in 1954 as the first evaporative, flow-through design humidifiers. That’s right—we invented the very first, truly effective, whole-home humidifier. Since then, Aprilaire Humidifiers have been imitated—but never duplicated—and continue to lead the way in whole-house humidification systems. And only Aprilaire offers fully Automatic Digital Humidifier Control to monitor outdoor temperature and indoor humidity levels while providing convenient troubleshooting and maintenance reminders.

Whole-Home Humidification vs. Portable

Too much humidity can be as much of a problem as too little humidity. Unlike portable units the Aprilaire Whole-Home Humidifier continually monitors relative humidity levels in your home, then works to deliver the right amount of moisture (click here to view an Optimum Relative Humidity Chart) —never too much or too little— to your entire house. Aprilaire Humidifiers don't require the daily cleaning and disinfecting that many portable units require and you never need to worry about the risk of microbial organism growth due to standing water.

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Get green with greater comfort from Aprilaire

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