Maintenance - Aprilaire 5000 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
(CONTINUED)
FIGURE 4
LED Base
The Model 5000 is designed to clean the air only when the furnace/air handler blower is running, so make sure the ON/OFF
switch is in the ON position, and that the blower is operating before checking for the "FILTERING" indicators.

MAINTENANCE

FILTER LIFE INDICATOR – SETTING THE REPLACEMENT FREQUENCY
Bars are added to the filter life indicator section of the display
in increments until it is time to change the filter, at which time
all the bars will flash. Your filter will generally last a year, but
this depends on a number of factors including your environment,
construction details, pets, how often you run your air cleaner
and of course personal choice. Because the life of the filter is
dependent on so many factors, the amount of time between
filter changes is selectable.
To change the setting (see Figure 5):
1. Remove the front of the Air Cleaner Control from the base.
2. Move the jumper to the desired position.
3. Replace the front of the Air Cleaner Control on to the base.
OFF
Filter change frequency is once per year
A, B & C
If you run your fan continuously, these settings will result in
filter change reminders more frequently than once per year
(A = 9 months, B = 6 months, C = 3 months).
If you do not run your fan continuously, these settings can be
used to have the filter change reminders optimized to what you
feel is best for your home (A is less frequent, C is more frequent).
Again, how often you should change your filter is dependent on
a number of factors, and a little experimenting may be required
to set it to your optimum change frequency.
90-1355
FIGURE 5
Jumper Position
Unit OFF
Blue Light OFF
TABLE 1 – Filter Change Frequency
Filter Change Setting
OFF One calendar year (365 days)
A
B
C
90-1150
Unit ON
Blue Light ON
Jumper
90-1338
6570 hours of use
4380 hours of use
2190 hours of use
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