Sears 758.144131 - Manual (Page 11)

Cleaning Your Humidifier
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
injury, fire or damage to humidifier,
use only cleaners specifically rec­
ommended for humidifiers. Never
use flammable, combustible or poi­
sonous
materials to clean your
humidifier. To reduce the risk of
scalds and damage to humidifier,
never put hot water In humldlflw.
CAUTION: Local water purity varies
from area to area and under certain
conditions water Impurities and air­
borne bacteria may promote the
growth of microorganisms In the
reservoir of the humidifier.
To retard bacteria growth that may
cause odors and be harmful to your
health,
use only Sears replacement
filters. We also recommend using
ERA approved bacterlostat, 42-14900
and humidifier cleaner 42-14713,
available at your local Sears store.
NOTE; If it is necessary to use approved
bacteriostat, follow directions correctly.
The cabinet of the wbt !e house humidifier
will hold 5 gallons.
Step 1
To make cleaning easier, the humidifier
cabinet should be empty and completely
dried out. To accomplish this, use the fol­
lowing method:
a. On the back side of the humidifier cab­
inet, find the float retainer. In normal
operating mode, the retainer will be
positioned in the bottom of the slot in
the cabinet. Push the retainer up to the
top slot position in the cabinet until it
locks into place. (See “Manual Dryout“
section on page 7.)
Allow the humidifier tp run until there is
no water left in the cabinet.
Unplug humidifier.
b.
c.
WARNING: If humidifier Is not un­
plugged, fan could start after housing
Is removed.
Step 2
To Remove Parts
a. Remove the fan assembly by opening
the pivoting lid. Grasp the fan assem­
bly front center and rear center. Lift off
and set aside on a clean flat surface.
b. Before removing the interna) parts of
the humidifier cabinet, we recommend
moving the humidifier to an area where
floor coverings are not susceptible to
water
damage, i.e. kitchen or bath
area,
c. Deflect the two vertical tabs on top of
the ft'ont filter housing to release the
top filter housing. Lift top filter housing
straight up and out of cabinet. Repeat
for other top filter housing.
d. Remove old filters and dispose of prop­
erly.
e. Remove the water level float from the
humidifier cabinet by pinching the float
retainer to disengage it from the rear of
the cabinet.
f. Empty cabinet of any remaining water.
g. Proceed to “Bi-Weekly Maintenance’
or “End of Season Maintenance* and
then continue as described below.
steps
Install new filters (Kenmore 42-14912
Replacement Filters) into the location
where the old filters were positioned.
Reinstall the float into the cabinet.
NOTE: Float retainer should be positioned
in normal operating mode. Assure that it is
positioned in the bottom of the slot in the
back of the cabinet. (See page 7 for dia­
gram of slot.) Reposition top filter hous­
ings on top of fitters and snap onto front fil­
ter housings. Position the fan assembly on
top of the cabinet and return the humidifi­
er to the desired location for use. Refill
humidifier cabinet with fresh cool water.
Plug the unit into a 120 volt A.C. power
outlet
and set the controls per the
“Operating Humidifier Controls" section of
this manual.
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