Humidifier refill system

I figured out a way to refill my humidifier without having to pull the container out of the unit. I have some wire shelving above my bed where I place a gallon jug of distilled water. I run a latex tube weighted with a barbed 1/4 inch tube fitting from the bottom of the jug. The tube hangs down to the top of my humidifier. I found a 7/8th's drill bit fits the mask hose outlet tube pretty well so I drilled out the inside of a 3/4 in. pvc fitting that has a screw-in feature on one end. The drilled out part fits on the outlet and a screw in pipe piece fits the mask hose. Into the side of the fitting, I drilled and tapped for a 1/8th nylon tube fitting with an 1/4 inch barbed end. I hook this all together with a tube clamp and start a syphon. Open the tube clamp until the water reaches the line in the container, snap the clamp shut to turn it off. I think a similar system could be improvised using a hobby store fountain water pump and a battery with an on-off button switch.

This is so funny to me. Only a man would work so hard to keep from picking up a jug and pouring water in the tank. I know you had to work really hard to make this and I am sure a lot of men will love your idea.

Whats wrong with a funnel? Seems a bit OTT to me, but hey each to thier own

That's doin too much..

Excellent... nice job! If possible please post some pics.

Next step would be to rig the unit with an auto-fill float system. Mine runs out of water in < 4 hours on a setting of 2. Refilling in the middle of the night is.........well.............doesn't usually happen. Thanks for the idea. This may start something really keen.

"Necessity is the mother of invention."

I was putting the distilled water into a smaller jug, but this just might work.
Maybe run a tube from a rooftop cistern?

Very interesting. My belief is that a majority of the contaminants that people see in tanks are introduced in the process of removing the tank and refilling it. I can see this based on where I grab the tank when removing it from the H5i.

If anyone needs an extra lid for a PRS1 humidifier for testing purposes. I have a few series 50 tops I would give away.

RandyJ wrote:"Necessity is the mother of invention."

And, "laziness is the father".


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