If you still have a 43-5208 humidifier, you are going to have a problem the next time you need to replace the drive belts in the back. There are two that connect from the motor through a step down to drive the drum.
The belts are hard to find, if you can find them at all, and they are ridiculously expensive. What makes matters worse is that they last about a year.
The problem is they are inexpensive neoprene and not the right material for a drive belt. They are really just an O ring. O rings are common place but the 5" size is unusual.
I found an excellent replacement that will likely last many years. It is made of urethane, 70 durometer (can stretch) and is slightly bigger in the O. I paid less than $12 for a pair of them. I found them at Able O-Rings (Toronto and Rochester). Their part number 155P700
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