Maintaining Your Sd 2000 Humidifier - Carel SD Installation & Maintenance Manual

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11. Maintaining Your SD 2000 Humidifier

Although your SD 2000 humidifier is designed to take care of its normal operation, and even to provide you with
diagnostic capability, good operation always means good maintenance. Periodic cleaning or replacement of the steam
generating cylinder, and fill and drain valves is required as indicated by the controller with an E08 alarm.
Also, at the end of each humidification season, it is good practice to shut off the humidifier and manually
drain the cylinder of water to prevent premature rusting and corrosion of the electrodes during the nonuse
season.
To clean or replace the steam cylinders:
1. Drain the steam cylinder of all water by pressing and holding the
DRAIN button on the controller until the cylinder is completely
empty.
2. Shut off the humidifier with the On/Off switch on the front, and
disconnect power to the unit at the external fused disconnect.
CAUTION: If you have an RDU, there may be more than one
disconnect.
3. After allowing the cylinder to cool, loosen the hose clamp(s)
around the steam hose(s) on top of the steam cylinder and remove
the hose(s). Loosen any steam cylinder hold-down clamps.
4. Remove the power wires to the top of the steam cylinder.
Remove the red cylinder full wires. Twist and lift the steam cylinder
straight up and out of the drain fitting, and then out of the
humidifier.
5. In models SD101 through SD313, remove the steam cylinder
drain screen, rinse out all loose mineral debris. Cap off the steam
outlet. Invert the steam cylinder and pour in a solution of either 5%
phosphoric acid solution, or a 50% solution of Lime-Away®. If the
electrodes are deteriorated, replace the steam cylinder rather than
cleaning it. Models SD323 and up do not have removable drain
screens, but may be cleaned in the same way.
6. Reassemble the steam cylinder and reinstall in the humidifier. If
the unit does not restart and go to normal operation, then the
electrodes may be too badly deteriorated to be reused and the
cylinder must be replaced. Carel assumes no liability for problems
related to cleaned and reused cylinders.
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