Aprilaire - 700

We have similar square footage, all solid oak flooring and the Aprilaire 700 has been plenty. We even have it paired with a variable speed air handler and inverter heat pump, all electric, which is the least ideal setup. I was also told we needed steam by some installers while others said the 700 was fine. Make sure it’s on the supply and using hot water if you go that route.

Weve installed a bunch of 720's since we swapped to them about two months ago. I think it's a better design than the 700, less waste, better blower design. How they hold up remains to be seen. I don't hate the hydro core idea, a lot of 700's should have been getting a new pad holder frequently that weren't and this will take some issues out of the equation. Hydrocore cost is 34.99 and it's way easier for a homeowner to change than on a 700. A generic pad from Lowe's for a 700 was still 12.99, cost difference is not that high.

Get the 720a. The 600 and 700 are good units but old designs. They are great and I recommend, install, and sell them all the time. I didn’t know April air came up with a new unit and I looked it up from seeing this post. The 720a looks like it solves A LOT of problems those two older models have. The old units use a ton of water, run a lot, and sometimes leak. The 600 is good if you don’t have a 120v plug nearby. The 700 is good for tight spaces, but you need a plug. If you really want a super high end humidifier you should get the steam model. You can make your 4600 sq ft house the Amazon rain forest with those. But they are expensive, have expensive maintenance, and are sometimes over kill.

A 600 can be 1300. 700 will be the same but in Maryland it has to have its own gfi plug so it ends up being 2300. The 720a should be the same. But honestly, anyone with a pair of tin snips and the ability to read the install manual should be able to do this on their own.

Thank you for the advice. Is there a recommended evaporative humidifier? I already have aprilaire 700 in the hvac, but that only gets us to 40-45%. Hoping for 50-60% for the young kiddos. Could I replace the aprilaire with something “bigger”? Or wider to have supplemental humidifiers (like I have…but evaporative so I can use tap water). Trying a Canopy in our primary bedroom now, but it appears to lack the ability to get us to our desired humidity levels. It seems to hold around 45%.

$1000 or so installed. Aprilaire 700 works great. Any HVAC company can install one but you'll need a hot water line nearby for them to tap into (make sure they do a quarter stop valve and NOT a saddle valve.)

Depends on what brands your getting quoted aprilaire is the king here and most others I've seen tend to junk out after a few years that's a fair price for the work being done

Aprilaire whole home system is the way to go…

Mines worked flawless with basic maintenance for 5 years strong so🤷‍♂️

And no one cut any wires, it was an easy install along with a new blower and heating coil being installed at that same time.

Get a quote from Buric! They did our HVAC replacement a few years ago and we added an AprilAire humidifier at that time. They were great and other family have used them since and also had good things to say.

That system is a piece of shit. Just Google the reviews or look on YouTube. Not only is it a piece of shit but they designed it so if you have it installed they will cut out your wires and you will not be able to replace it with a normal thermostat without getting expensive wires repulled through your walls.

The system uses a proprietary control panel with a touch screen that is not connect with the standard set of wires. They most definitely did cut the wires to interface the control panel at your furnace/air handler. There is no other way to wire it. Google install Aprilaire. They have a YT showing you exactly that.