Humidifier apparatus and control

Claim 1

A HUMIDIFIER SYSTEM AND CONTROL FOR SUPPLYING WATER VAPOR TO A FORCED AIR FURNACE SYSTEM WHEREIN SAID FURNACE SYSTEM INCLUDES DUCTWORK FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AIR, A THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT CONTROLLING THE HEATING MEANS OF SAID FURNACE, AND A THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT CONTROLLING MOTOR MEANS FOR IMPELLING SAID AIR THROUGH SAID DUCTWORK, COMPRISING:: A RESERVOIR FOR CONTAINING WATER HAVING A WATER INLET, A WATER VAPOR OUTLET, HEATING MEANS, AND A CONTROL FOR SAID HEATING MEANS, A FIRST AND SECOND VALVE IN SAID WATER INLET OF SAID RESERVOIR, SAID VALVES HAVING ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID VALVES; MEANS FOR SENSING AN UPPER LIMIT OF WATER LEVEL IN SAID RESERVOIR; MEANS FOR SENSING A LOWER LIMIT OF WATER LEVEL IN SAID RESERVOIR; A HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS COMPRISING A CIRCUIT CONNECTING SAID THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT CONTROLLING SAID MOTOR MEANS FOR IMPELLING SAID AIR, INCLUDING, SAID CONTROL FOR SAID HEATING MEANS OF SAID RESERVOIR, SAID MEANS FOR SENSING SAID LOWER LIMIT OF WATER LEVEL THEREIN, AND SAID ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS OF SAID SECOND VALVE IN SAID WATER INLET; SAID HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS COMPRISING A SECOND CIRCUIT, INCLUDING, SAID MEANS FOR SENSING SAID UPPER LIMIT OF WATER LEVEL IN SAID RESERVOIR, AND SAID ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS OF SAID FIRST VALVE IN SAID WATER INLET; AN ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS IN SAID THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT OF SAID MOTOR MEANS; AN AUXILIARY CIRCUIT CONNECTING SAID HUMIDISTAT SENSING MEANS CIRCUIT AND SAID THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT OF SAID MOTOR MEANS WHEREBY SAID THERMOSTAT OF SAID CIRCUIT IS BYPASSED; A SWITCH MEANS IN SAID AUXILIARY CIRCUIT OPERABLE BY SAID ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS IN SAID THERMOSTAT CIRCUIT OF SAID MOTOR MEANS; A SECOND HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS COMPRISING A CIRCUIT CONNECTING SAID AUXILIARY CIRCUIT; AN ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS IN SAID SECOND HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS CIRCUIT; AND A SECOND SWITCH MEANS IN SAID AUXILIARY CIRCUIT OPERABLE BY SAID ELECTROMOTIVE MEANS IN SAID SECOND HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS CIRCUIT.