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Humidification system design guidelines

A properly humidified building offers many benefits, but these benefits are realized only when a humidification system is designed and specified correctly.

When designing or specifying a humidification system consider the following issues:

Calculating load

Energy source

Supply water

Equipment location

Control

 

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