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Old 11-20-2020, 02:47 PM   #3267
Nufy
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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy View Post
Okay, I had a humidifier installed and it has a hose from the unit to a floor drain. When the furnace runs the humidifier runs (so far so good).

The problem is that the water runs almost constantly in winter. Is it necessary for all the water to be running down the drain? I talked to my installer who said that this is a necessary price of having humidity, which I don’t know if that’s so.
Sounds like a valve is stuck open. Flow Through / Drum Style or others should have some type of level control valve to stop flow of water when the tray is full or when water is not required.

it should not be running continuously...
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