Air-O-Swiss AOS2055A Humidifier User Manual


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General Humidifier Questions
Q. Why isn’t there enough moisture in my room?
A.Howoftendoyouruntheunit?Iftheunitisonlyrunat
night,thenduringthedaythemoisturelevelwilldropif
moistureisnotconstantlyaddedtotheair.
A.Do you leave your door open or closed when the
unit is running?
a.Byleavingthedooropen,thisallowsmoisturetoleave
theroomandgointootherareasofthehouse.Ifyou
wouldlikethemoisturetostaywithinonespecific
roomyoushouldconsiderclosingthedoorwhilethe
unitisrunning.
b.Wood,leather,carpet,curtains,andothertypesoffa
bricsoakupalotofmoisture,thusnotleavingenough
moisturefortheair.Ifthewindowisleftopen,then
thisallowsmoisturetoescapetheroom.Anotherfac
torisalotoftimestheunitisplacednexttoaheating
device.Theideaisthattheairblowingintotheroom
willquicklyplacemoisturearoundtheroom.Unfortu
nately,thisconceptdoesnotworkbecausethehotair
comingoutofaventwillsoakupmostofthemoisture,
andnoneoftheairwithintheroomwillreceiveany.
Q.How much moisture do I need in my room?
A.Suggestedhumiditylevelsarebetween40–60%.
Q.What are the effects of too little or too much
humidity?
A.Dryaircancausedryskin,staticelectricity,outoftune
musicalinstruments,increasedlevelsofdust(dryair
causesdusttorise),damagetowoodenobjects(dry
outandeventuallycracksappear),discomfort,sick
ness,anddriesoutnasalmembranes.
Overhumidifyingtheaircancausemoldandwallpaper
topeel.
Q. Why do I need a humidifier when I can just open
my window?
A.Themoisturelevelwithintheoutsideairisnothigh
enoughtohumidifyaroom.Thecoldertheairtheless
moistureitiscapabletohold,andthemoretheairis
heatedupthepercentageofrelativehumidityislower.
Relativehumiditymeanstheamountofwatervaporin
theair,comparedtotheamounttheaircouldholdifit
wastotallysaturated.Thedifferenceishigherbetween
outsideandinsidetemperatures;morehumidification
isneededbecauseofthedryairintheroom.
Q.Where should I place my humidifier?
A.Theunitshouldbefreestandingandnotclosetoa
wall,window,door,orthermalbridgesothatairmay
circulatearoundtheunit.
2055A FAQ’s
Q.If there is no water left in my water tank, for how
many hours will the water in base last?
A.Anexactanswercannotbegivenforthisasthereare
manyfactorsthatdependonhowlongthewaterwill
lastfor.Italldependsonthesizeoftheroom,ifitis
verydry,amongotherthingstoknowhowquicklywa
terwillevaporateintotheair.Ifyounoticethatthereis
nowaterleftinthewatertank,itisalwaysagoodidea
torefillthetanktohaveextrawateravailable.
Q.Red LED light is illuminated – what does it mean?
A.TheredLEDlightontheapplianceshowsyouwhen
theunitshouldberefilledwithwater.Ifthewaterlevel
fallsbelowtheminimumlevel,theapplianceautoma
ticallyswitchesoff.Theredlightappearsonthedis
play.Whenwaterisadded,theredLEDchangesto
greenandtheappliancecontinuesoperating.
Pleasenote:Whenliftingtheupperpartoffthehousing,
theappliancealsoswitchesoff.Inthiscase,thered
LEDwillalsoappearonthedisplay.Onlywhenthe
upperpartisreplacedonthebasedoestheredLED
(E)disappearandtheapplianceresumesoperation.
Q.I fill the water tank, and when I place it back on
the unit all of the water goes into the base. Why is
that?
A.Waterisneededinthebaseoftheunitfortheremoval
ofparticlesfromtheair,andforthehumidificationof
theair.Thefirsttimethetankisfilledupandplaced
ontheunit,allofthewaterwillgointothebaseofthe
unit.Thewatertankactsasareserve,andmaybe
filledupasecondtimetohaveextrawateravailable.
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