HE360A1075 HE360A Whole House Humidifier, For homes up to 4,500 square feet, light gray

Installed this unit Oct 2012 along with the Honeywell Prestige 2.0 Honeywell YTHX9321R5061 Prestige® 2.0 HD Comfort System Kit. Couldn't be happier!Needed the upgraded thermostat so that we could enjoy humidification. We had a heat pump installed in 2009, and ever since I've been electrocuted if I touch the cat, move on the couch, or touch the granite counter top! It didn't matter. God help you if I touched you! Also, some of the furniture joints were shrinking (bed frames were quite obvious).Just two weeks into the new atmosphere I haven't been shocked one time.I did install a clear 1/2" drain line (based on other reviews) on the output so that I could observe the excess flow of water from the unit. This was a fantastic idea. The electric valve is off/on only. It does not adjust water flow based on your humidification setting, so being able to manually minimize waste is essential. To effect manual control then I obviously installed a throttle valve between the water input and the humidifer.Observations: The instructions are quite clear that the unit should be installed on the supply side, not the return side. Also, there are vents on the outside of the unit which are visible in the marketing photos. These vents ONLY provide air flow for the humidifier's motor -- the internal part of the unit where water is passing by is sealed off and no conditioned air is escaping out the visible vents.Also installed:- the wireless module to support the wireless connectivity of the thermostat with the furnace control Honeywell YTHM5421R1002 Prestige IAQ 2.0 EIM Module Kit- the Redlink Internet interface to support access via smartphone (which provides access to basic system controls) and/or the Honeywell website (you have to create an account and then input the code you input from the bottom of the Redlink) -- you can then have FULL control of the heating/cooling settings and scheduling from anywhere!Honeywell THM6000R1002 Red Link Enabled Internet GatewayFor my part, setup of the thermostat and the Redlink was a breeze.This Honeywell product line is fairly new at the time of my review -- I couldn't find any contractors with actual experience installing it so I offered a deal to the folks who were nicest on the phone: How's about a reduction in the installation rate for the privilege of using mine as a learning opportunity. They took me upon the deal so for $130 the wiring of the EIM (wireless module) and overall verification of system performance we were done! (One contractor bid $600 and another bid $300 -- I had already physically installed the humidifier, and it only took the tech two hours to complete his portion, so some of those HVAC contractors are accustomed to making $150 to $300 an hour -- but not off me!)Again, couldn't be happier with the Honeywell product.

Our home is approximately 3,500+ square feet which is why I opted for this humidifier.It took me almost four hours to install, although I did take my sweet time. Instead of using the manual humidistat which came with the unit, I purchased and installed the Honeywell H6062A1000 HumidiPro Digital Humidistat/Dehumidistat (automatically adjusts) instead so I would not have to make continual adjustments to the manual humidistat. Since I had little room to install the humidifier directly above my high boy HVAC, I placed it on the return adjacent the high boy. I contacted Honeywell service support who confirmed that this type of installation was acceptable. My unit came with a pressure sensor switch v. the sail switch, which was easy to install. Instead of using tin snips to cut the hole in the duct for the humidifier, I used a jig saw which made short work for cutting the opening and the edges were much smoother for mounting the humidifier. The provided clips (2) which affix the base to the duct were a bit of a challenge installing, but that was the worst part in the entire installation. I used a pair of linesman pliers which helped installing the clips.Instead of using the 24v DC transformer lead from the humidifier, I tied directly into the mother board of my HVAC for my 24 v DC power/common supply to the Honeywell H6062A1000 HumidiPro Digital Humidistat/Dehumidistat.I didn't use the saddle valve which came with the unit, instead I chose to manually plumb w/shut off valve on the down side of our water softening unit, which should also reduce the maintenance on the unit. Needless to say, I am pleased, and all functions test on the humidifier were flawless.It was nice that this system affords you different options for wiring as well as the water supply. All the needed parts came with the humidifier, obviously I had some leftovers since I chose alternative methods. I also noticed a 2% RH increase inside my home after the heater cycled one time.Feel free to reach out to me with any questions.