The Humid-Aire Electra Console humidifier is a console style humidifier. This unit is designed to sit in a room of a home and will humidify that room. It is not a whole house humidifier. Maintenance on the Humidaire Electra Console humidifier consists of soaking the water pan and rotating disk assembly in white vinegar for 24 hours and rinsing it off with lots of clear water. This should be done annualy. Dumping the water out of the water pan on a monthly basis.