Posted on Nov 18, 2007

Water not running through humidifer

I have a honeywell he220 that worked great last season. This season the water will not run through it. The sail switch seems to be ok.Could it be the solenoid switch? How can I tell?

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Anonymous Nov 18, 2007

Same problem. Same problem.
timkiernan Nov 19, 2007

I have the same problem. Pricing for the solenoid is more than half the cost of a new unit.
JPlacidi Nov 27, 2007

I am having the same problem. I would change my filters religiously and this year when I went to turn on the humidifier , the water would not run thru it, why?

How do I check to see if the solenoid is working?
Anonymous Nov 28, 2007

I have the same exact problem. I had the unit installed last year and it worked great. This year...I turn it on and no water will pass through the solenoid valve. The saddle valve works just fine, but it appears the solenoid valve is shot. Wow...I've only used it about 4months.
author Dec 03, 2007

Thanks so much for the tip. Cleaning the needle hole did the trick and the unit works great!
amtur Nov 17, 2008

I too have the same problem every year. When the repairman fixes it they do not charge much. I am not home when they are here so do not get the oppty to ask what to do when I restart. It must be a simple solution
humd Nov 27, 2008

Does anyone know how to clean the needle hole? I am not able to unscrew the water pipe inlet side!

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I will try cleaning out the intake side of the solenoid
I will let you know the outcome

Anonymous

Mine had the same problem no water through the solenoid. It turned out to be the little adapter with the needle hole on it, attached to the solenoid on the intake side. It was clogged, cleaned it out and works great now.

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