Kenmore Quiet Comfort 7 Manual
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forFutureReference 8EARS owners manual ModelNo. 758.144510 7Gallon FORYOUR SAFETY READALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ® QUIETCOMFORT WHOLEHOUSE HUMiDiFiER 7GallonOutput ,OperatingInstructions •PartsList J Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A. PartNo.SP6054PrintedinCanada
Seam,RoebuckandCo.,D/817VAIHoffmanEstates,tL60179 GENERALSAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS SafetySignalWords4 DANGER:meansifthesafetyinformation5. isnotfollowedsomeonewiltbeseriously injuredorkilled,6. WARNING:meansifthesafetyinforma- tionisnotfollowedsomeonecouldbe seriouslyinjuredorkilled, CAUTION:meansifthesafetyinforma- tionisnetfollowedsomeonemaybeseri- ouslyinjured. 1,Toavoidfireorshockhazard,plug humidifierdirectlyintoa120V,A.C.elec- tricaloutlet.Donotuseextensioncords. 2.Keeptheelectriccordoutoftraffic areas.Toavoidfirehazard,neverput theelectriccordunderrugs,nearheat registers,radiators,stovesorheaters. 3.Alwaysunplugthehumidifierbefore movingit,removingthehousingsec- tion,beforecleaning,orwheneverthe humidifierisnotinservice. TableofContents Keepthehumidifierclean, Donotputforeignobjectsinsidethe humidifier, Neveruseyourhumidifierwhileanypart ismissingordamagedinanymanner. 7.Toavoidelectricalhazardordamage tohumidifier,donottilt,joltortip humidifierwhileunitisrunning, 8.Toavoiddamagetohumidifier,unplug humidifier,whenwaterreservoiris emptyorwhenthehumidifierisnotin use, 9.Toavoidaccidentalelectricalshock, donottouchthecordorcontrolswith wethands. 10.Notethewarninglabelshownbelow andonthehumidifier, WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffire, electricshock,orinjuryalwaysunplug beforefilling,servicingorcleaning. HH WarrantyInformation.............................2WaterFill............................................6-7 GeneralSafetyInstructions..................2OperatingHumidifierControls...............7 ToSaveaServiceCall..........................2UsingYourHumidifier............................8 KnowYourHumidifier............................3OperatingTipsforBestPerformance....8 HumidifierOperations............................4ReplacementandCareofFilters......9-10 Assembly...............................................4CleaningofHumidifier...................11-t2 LocationInstructions...............................5Troubleshooting..................................13 ElectricalHook-Up.................................5RepairParts...................................14-15 ToSaveaServiceCall Checkfollowingifyourhumidifierwillnot .operate. 1.Ispowercordattachedtooutlet? 2.isthereelectricalpowertooutlet? 3.lsairflowcontrolinoperatingposition? 4.tshumiditycontrolsethighenough? 5.Isthecabinetsettingonatevelsurface?
KnowYourHumidifier..... Controls Fan Assemb_y Housing Filters ReplacementFilter 42-14909 Description758.t44510 GallonOutput/24Hrs, CapacityofBottle Sq.Ft,Coverage RunTime FanSpeeds Filters FillLight WaterLevelIndicator AutoHumidistat 7 2,5Gallons t500 25Hours 3 2 Yes Yes Yes AutoShutOff Controls U.L.Listed AHAMCertified Volts Hertz Amps Watts Yes Rotary Yes Yes 120A.C. 6O 1.14 65
waterintotheair_ Afterwate:rSaddedtothebottletheill-.:._o er:iiJryAr_nters tsbegntosoakup:thewaterandThmu-hthe becometotallysaturatedinapproxi-Rear mately30minutes.Airisdrawninfrom_, therearofthehumidifier,thenpasses:1_ throughthefiltersbymeansofacircula-_. tionfan.Asairpassesthroughthefilters,_Jk.. moistureisabsorbedintotheairandthen: releasedthroughthetopofthehumidifier. Thismoistairisreleasedintheformof vapor.Nowaterdropletswillenterthe home.Allevaporationintotheairtakes placeinthehumidifier,whichmeansthat theresidueleftbyevaporatingwaterisnot passedintothehome,butremainsinthe filter. CAUTION:Useonly42-14900EPAI RegisteredBacteriostatavailable fromSEARSRetailstore.Underno circumstancesshouldyouusewater treatmentproductsdesignedfor RotobeltorUltrasonichumidifiers. Assembly YournewSearsKenmorehumidifierJs completelyassembledforyoutouse iii_iiiHumidifiedAiris .:__,:::ThenReleased _i_.iiiThroughtheTop ,T ,t%t CAUTION:Keepyourhumidifier clean.Whilehumidifiersdonot causecolds,somestudiessuggest thatdirtyhumidifierscancausecold- likesymptomsinsomepeople.To avoidthis,werecommendyouclean yourhumidifierweeklywithHumidi- tierCleaner42-14713anduseBacte- riostat42-14900.Theseareavailable atyourlocalSearsstore. Followtheinstructionsofthisowners manualforproperusage,
LocationInstructions WARNING:Foryourownsafety,do notusehumidifierifanypartsare damagedormiss!n . Step1 Placehumidifieronaflatlevelsurfacein areaofhousewheremosthumidityis needed,oronewhichwouldlikelyresultin moistairbeingcirculatedthroughoutthe housesuchasnearacoldairreturn. Placingtheunitlevelisveryimportantif thehumidifierislocatedoncarpeting. Moistair(humidity)producedwiildisperse intothewholehouse,butareaclosestto unitwillhavethehighesthumidity.Ifthe unitispositionedclosetoawindow,con- densationmayformon_hewindowpane, Ifthisisnotappropriatetheunitshouldbe repositionedinanotherlocation. NOTE:Duetoreleaseofcoot,moistair fromhumidifier,itisbesttodirectairaway fromhomethermostatandhotairregis- ters.ttisbesttopositionhumidifiernextto aninsidewall.Hotairregistersandcold airfromoutsidewailscanaffecttheeffi- cienciesofthecontrols.Unitshouldnot beplacedwherewarmairfromahotair registerblowsdirectlyonunit. iiiiiiiiiii Step2 Thehumidifiershouldbepositionedwith theback(cordexitside),atteast2inches awayfromthewall.Airneedstoenter throughlouversintherearpanelinorder forthehumidifiertooperateatpeakeffi- ciency. AtLeast 2FromWall •J,...:..::-,.i_ ElectricalHook-Up Locatenearest_20VA.C.wallsocketin thelocationdesired,preferablyoninside wall.Plugintheelectricalcord. WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffire orshockhazard,humidifiershould bepluggedintoa120VA.C.outlet. Donotuseextensioncords.
WaterFill WARNING:Toreducetheriskof shock,alwaysunpug:humtdifier before_cleaning,Orservicing. Closethecontrolcover.Ifcontrols getwetletthemdrycompletelyand haveunitCheckedbyauthorized servicepersonnelbeforeplugging in. Thishumidifierisdesignedforusewith thewaterbottlelocatedunderthebottle covertotheleftofthefanassembly.The unitshouldbepositionedwhereitwillbe operating. Tofillthewholehousehumidifier,close thecontrolcoverandremovethebottle cover.Toremovethewaterbottle,liftthe bottlestraightupandoutofthecabinet ]-hewaterbottleisdesignedwithan E-Z-FillSide-Cap.RemovetheE-Z- FillSide-Caponthesideofthewaterbot- tlebytwistingcounterclockwise. PlacetheopeningofthewaterbotUeunder awaterfaucet(thebottleshouldfitundera four-inchOearancefaucet).Fillwithrecom- mendedmixtureofcoldwaterandSears BacterioStat#42:14900only.Soliddebris couldmakethevalveleak. tnstalltheE-Z-FillSide-Capbytwisting clockwise.Handtightenonly. Checkforpossibleleaksbyperforming thefollowing: 1.Graspbottlehandleandholdthebottle Uprightoverasink.: 2_Pressuponvalvecapplungerforabout onesecondtoletoutalittlewater. 3,ReleaSetheplunger. i4_Listenforairbubbles.Lookforleaks around_E-Z-FillSide-Cap. :51!fyou:hearairbubblesorseeleaks, retightenE-Z-FillSide-Capandrepeat :Stepst-4_ Wipeoffexcesswaterfromthebottle. Positionthewaterbottlebackintotheunit. 6 TurnCounterclockwise _Valve CapPlunger
Graspthewaterbottlehandle,andlower intothecabinetTheE-Z-FillSide-Cap mustbefacingthecenterofthecabinet, Whenpositionedproperly,theplungerwilt openandwaterwillftowintothecabinet. Thewaterlevelwillautomaticallyremainat approximately1untilthebottleisempty. Theunitisnowreadyforoperation. OperatingHumidifierControls........ TheoperatingcontrolsofyourKenmore QuietComfortwholehousehumidifierare locatedonthetoprightofthehumidifier. Thecontrolsarefoundunderthesmoked controlcover. Liftthecontrolcoverbyplacingyourfinger intheroundcutoutandlifting.Thecover willstayopen.Nov;youcanclearlyseethe controlarea.Familiarizeyourselfwiththe controlsandreferencethediagramofthe controlareaforthecorrectnamingusedin thismanual: ToOperatetheControls HumidityControl: Adjusttheamountofhumiditydepending onyourneeds.Thehumidifierwillturnon andoffasrequiredtomaintainlevelof humidityselected.MEDIUMsettingisrec- ommended,buttherearetimeswhentow orhighamountofhumiditymaybepre- ferred.Forconstantoperationofhumidi- fier,MAXallowsforthemaximumamount ofhumiditytobeevaporatedintotheair continuously. IMPORTANT:Waterdamagemayresultif condensationstartstoformonwindows orwalls.HumidityControlsettingshould betowereduntilcondensationnolonger forms. SpeedControl Thehighertheairflowspeed,themore waterisevaporatedandreleasedintothe air.Lowspeedisthequietestandispro- videdforconditionsthatmaynotrequire ashighanevaporationrate. FillLight Whentheunithasasmallamountof waterleftinit,thefilllightwiltcomeon andtheunitwillautomaticallyshutoff. FanControl YourKenmoreQuietComfortWhole Househumidifierhasathreespeedfan contro[switch.(Low,MediumandHigh) Themaximumhumidityoutputisobtained withthefancontrolonhigh. \ °l//le .VJ,; OMt,x e_ SPEEDMI_D O RLIL HumidiferControl 7
Using Step1 Besureunitisfullofwaterandpluggedin. Step2 SettheFanselectionswitchtothedesired fanspeed. Step3 SetHumidityControltomediumposition. NOTE:Humidifiershouldoperatewith humiditycontrolontherecommended MEDIUMsetting,ifitdoesnot,thehumidity isatarelativelyhighlevel.Totesttheunit underthiscondition,turnHumidityControl allthewaytoMAXandunitshouldbeginto operate.Afterunithasbeentested,set HumidityControltoMEDIUMordesired level. Allow24hoursforhumidifiertoadjust. Ifhumiditylevelinhomeissufficient,the humidifierwillonlyoperatewithHumidity Controlsetonmaximum. IMPORTANT:Waterdamagemayresultif condensationstartstoformonwindows orwalls.HumidityControlsettingshould belowereduntilcondensationnolonger forms. YourHumidifier-- Step4 Ifhumidifierstopsrunning,thehumidity leverisatthenormalrequirementsforthat settingoritisadjustingtothehomecondi- tions.Thetablebelowshowsapproximate relativehumiditypercentageswhichcor- respondtothevarioussettingsofthe HumidityControl. Recommended WhenOutdoorIndoorRelative Temperatureis:Humidityis: -10°F20% 0°F25% 10°F30% 20°F&above35% HUMIDgTY OperatingTipsforBestPerformance 1.Positionthehumidifieratleast2inches4.Regularcleaningasinstructedinthe fromanywattandawayfromanyheatCleaningofHumidifiersectionofthis registers,manualisrecommended. 2.Donotrestrictairflowfromenteringor5,Replacementoftheevaporativewicking exitingthehumidifier.:filteratleastonceperhumidification 3.UseSearsrecommendedbacteriostatseason=ormoredependingonwater 42_14900t0retardbacteriagrowththatconditionsinyourarea. rni_ycause0d0rsandmaybeharmfulto.... your5ealth.i......... 8
ReplacementandCareofFilters WARNING:Toreducetheriskof shockorinjuryfrommoving parts,alwaysunplughumidifier beforeremovingorreplacingany parts. CAUTION:Tohelpretardbacteria growthandkeepmaximumeffi- ciency,thefiltersshouldbe replacedatleastonceaseason,or moreoftenunderhardwatercondi- tions.UseSearsrecommended replacementfilter. J Allfiltersmayberinsedinclearwater only.Takecarenottodamagepaper. Toreplacetheevaporativewickingfillers inyourKenmoreQuietComfortWhole Househumidifier,followtheinstructions below. 1.Unplughumidifier,andproceedto clean, Beforeremovingthefilters,werecom- mendmovingthehumidifiertoanarea wherefloorcoveringsarenotsuscepti- bletowaterdamage,i,e,kitchenor bathareas, 2.Toremoveparts Removethewaterbottlecover,Liftthe fanassemblyandsetasideonaclean flatsurface.Removethewaterbottle, Liftandremovethefitterhousingfrom thecabinetandsettotheside.The paperfiltersarenowaccessible.
ReplacementandCareofFilters(continued) 3ia_Removethetwofiltersanddisposeof proPerlY,i b_Cteaninternatp_rts0fhumidifierper theCleaningofHumidifier``section ofyourOwnersmanual c.Installnewfiltersinsidethecabinet withthegluebeadsonthefitterfac- ingthecenterofthecabinet.Thefil- tersshouldsetintothechannel areasinsidethecabinet,Makesure thefiltersarerestingonthefloorof thecabinet. d,Returnthefilterhousingtothecabi- net.Positionthefilterhousingonto thefilters.AIigethebackofthefilter housingoverthefiltersandbetween therearribsofthecabineLPlace thefilterhousingdownontothefit- ters,Makesurethefiltersarecap- turedinsidethesideflangesofthe filterhousing, e.Positionfanassemblyontothecabi- net,MakesurethefanventurJ(low- estcylindersectionbelowthefan)is placedinsidethefilterhousing.The leftedgeofthefanassemblyhous- ingshouldrestinthegrooveofthe cabinet, f.Replacethewaterbottleandthe waterbottlecover.Therightedgeof thebottlecoverwillrest_nthe grooveofthecabinetmentioned above, gTheunitisreadyforuseort_be Storedawayfornextseason. ChannelArea Cabinet t Glue Beads 10