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A versatile by-pass humidifier assembly utilizes the flow of air therethrough as the driving force to rotate a fluid carrier subassembly, but may also be adapted for use with an electric motor as the driving force. The water carrier subassembly has a unique “drop-in”design which permits easy removal

A versatile by-pass humidifier assembly utilizes the flow of air therethrough as the driving force to rotate a fluid carrier subassembly, but may also be adapted for use with an electric motor as the driving force. The water carrier subassembly has a unique “drop-in”design which permits easy removal and replacement, all without the use of tools or fasteners. Similarly, the fluid reservoir is removable for maintenance and cleaning and the cover is removable for access to the humidifier assembly interior, both being removable and replaceable without the use of tools or fasteners of any sort.

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A humidifier assembly comprising: A. a housing defining at leaSt a pair of operative apertures and comprising a rear wall adapted to be secured to an associated hot gas heating system, a stationary front section, a movable top cover section, and end walls, said front section having an opening therei

A humidifier assembly comprising: A. a housing defining at leaSt a pair of operative apertures and comprising a rear wall adapted to be secured to an associated hot gas heating system, a stationary front section, a movable top cover section, and end walls, said front section having an opening therein remote from said top section, said rear wall and said heating system each having a port therein, said ports being in gaseous communication with each other, said rear wall port comprising one of said operative apertures; B. an open-topped reservoir means slidably received in said housing through said opening and accessible at the front of said housing for removal and replacement; C. a rotatable fluid carrier subassembly rotatably received in given position in said housing between said end walls with a portion thereof adapted to contact fluid within said reservoir means via the open top thereof, said reservoir means and said fluid carrier subassembly each being removable from said housing separately from each other; D. means for rotating said fluid carrier subassembly through at least 360°; and E. means for operatively connecting said rotating means with said fluid carrier subassembly; whereby gas to be humidified enters said housing through one of said apertures, passes through said fluid carrier subassembly to absorb moisture therefrom, and exits said housing through another of said apertures.