Essick Air 696 100 Humidifier User Manual


 
Assembly and Operation
1) Unpack humidifier from carton.
2) Remove all packaging materials.
Check to see that you have all of
the following items before
discarding packaging:
Fill hose
Bacteria treatment
Caster kit
Evaporative wick
Two water bottles with caps
Air Care filter if unit is an Air
Care model
Note: The wick and Air Care
filters are packaged to prevent
breakage in shipping. They must
be removed from the unit and
correctly installed according to
these instructions prior to
operation to prevent damage to
the unit.
CASTERS
3) Remove the water bottles,
chassis and evaporative wick
from the base of the humidifier.
Turn the base of the empty
humidifier upside down. Insert the
caster stem into the large caster
holes in the four corners of the
humidifier bottom. The casters
should fit snuggly and be
inserted as far as possible. Do
not force.
4) Turn cabinet right side up.
EVAPORATIVE WICK
5) The wick has a mounting rib on
the top edge which hooks over
a rib at the inside back of the
cabinet. This allows the wick to
hang in the water channel (see
illustration). Hang wick into
cabinet as shown.
AIR CLEANING FILTER
(Model 697 400)
6) The Air Care Filter has four
tangs that engage into four
keyhole slots that mount the Air
Care filter onto the outside of
the back of the cabinet.
CHASSIS/POWER PAK
7) Place the chassis/power pak
unit into the cabinet ensuring
that chassis/power pak seats
correctly onto the front and back
edges of the cabinet.
BOTTLES
8) Fill the bottles with cool, fresh,
preferably unsoftened water.
If you have only softened water
available in your home, you can
use it, but you will notice a
buildup of minerals on the wick
much sooner.
The bottles hold 2.6 gallons. each.
When filling the bottles,