Discount Aprilaire 50 Sensing Relay, 24-volt

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Sensing current for the GA50 is 4.0 amps which seems acceptable. If your blower draws less than that, loop the common wire from your blower motor (usually the white one) through the bracket twice. The problem with this unit is the load rating. Minimum load is 0.12 amps, which again seems acceptable, but max load rating is 0.42 amps, which seems way too low. If the load rating was advertised, I would have never purchased it. My humidifier has a 0.5 amp transformer, which probably explains why my relay is now stuck in the closed position after running it for several hours. These relays should handle up to a 1.2 amp load if they are to be used with larger humidifiers.

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I ordered an Aprilaire #50 Current Sensing Switch for my home, whole-house, dehumidifier system from the Buy It Now Store in Lenexa, Ks. The Aprilaire device was advertized on Amazon; the order, the acknowledgement, and the packing receipt all stated the product was made by "Aprilaire".

The device I received was from a company called "Generalaire". It looks the same as the Aprilaire switch, and may work. But is it NOT what I ordered. It is clearly a lesser-known brand than Aprilaire, and I have no idea whether the quality of the product, etc. are in fact identical.

I have tried to contact the Buy It Now Store and have heard nothing thus far.

Let the buyer beware.

My rating is for the store and the service, NOT the Aprilaire switch about which I know nothing.

UPDATED REVIEW:

The seller contacted me following the review above, and claims that Generalaire and Aprilaire are "the same company" but when asked if they could provide evidence for that, or that the device itself was identical from either company, declined to do so, saying the information must be out on the web somewhere, but that they did not have time to look for it.

Because returning the device was a hassle, I installed it and after two weeks, it seems to be working fine.

Nevertheless, it is not the product I ordered and paid for; and BuyItNow's behavior and response are clearly unacceptable. The company is not entitled to change products without announcement or explanation. The customer should get the product that was ordered. The packing slip was incorrect and misleading.

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I used this product to hook-up my humidifier. It worked well as stated in the description. One important note you have to coil the wire you are sensing around the bar to make it work properly.

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I bought this to control a 24v damper for an air supply. It work fine initially but then it was in a "continuously closed" position when the 24v power was applied. Testing with an ohmmeter while disconnected it shows open so somehow there's leakage that is sufficient to allow the damper motor to operate. Disappointed since I had to disassemble the Range Hood to get access to the relay and determine what the problem is. Range hood is to a 12' ceiling so it's not an easy fix. Time to figure out another solution I guess since I don't want to have the same problem happen again.

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Does just what it said it would. I used it to interlock my humidifier to my AC unit. I put it on the fan commom lead so if the fan goes off it locks out my humidifier. It was easy to install and was made to work with the humidistat and water valve.

I am sure you could use it for other interlocks that use 24 volt AC as well. Just two wires connect in series with the water valve.

UPDATE: 1/4/13 It quit working last week end. I replaced it with a differential pressure switch I got on E bay. Don't know what happened to it but it just stopped working. I would use a differential pressure switch as I have yet to see a DP switch stop working if installed and adjusted correctly.