Honeywell F50E Owner's Manual page 18

The electronic air
cleaner vs. the
standard
furnace filter
Use a carbon
filter to remove
odors
The electronic
air cleaner
vs. the air
ionizer
69 -03 76— 4
T h e r e g u la r f u r n a c e f ilt e r c o lle c ts m a in ly la rg e ,
v is ib le p a r tic le s t h a t r e a c h th e filte r . Its m a in
p u r p o s e is t o p r o te c t th e fu r n a c e a n d a ir
c o n d it io n e r b lo w e r . T h e e le c tr o n ic a ir c le a n e r
c o lle c ts t h e s e la r g e p a r tic le s , p lu s m a n y o f th e
s m a lle r , m o s tly in v is ib le p a r tic le s . Its p u r p o s e is
to r e d u c e in d o o r a ir p o llu tio n a n d to p r o te c t th e
b lo w e r , a ir c o n d it io n in g c o ils a n d h e a t e x ­
c h a n g e r .
O d o r s a re g a s e s , n o t p a r tic le s . T h e y c a n n o t b e
r e m o v e d b y th e a ir c le a n e r o r b y a n y o th e r f ilte r
d e s ig n e d to r e m o v e p a r tic le s . H o w e v e r , s o m e
g a s e s c a n b e t r a p p e d b y a n a c tiv a te d c a r b o n
f ilt e r o r d ilu te d w ith o u t d o o r a ir. If o d o r s a re a
c o n c e r n , t a lk to y o u r h e a tin g a n d a ir c o n d it io n ­
in g d e a le r a b o u t in s ta llin g a c a r b o n f ilte r
d o w n s t r e a m o f th e a ir c le a n e r o r p r o v id in g a n
o u t d o o r a ir in le t.
A ir io n iz e r s h a v e b e e n m a r k e te d w ith c la im s
a b o u t p u r ify in g th e a ir a n d p r o m is in g m e d ic a l
b e n e fits . It s h o u ld b e n o te d th a t s u p p o r tin g
te s ts , if a v a ila b le , a re c o n t r o v e r s ia l a n d in c o m ­
p le te .
A ir io n iz e r s c a n g e n e r a te a b it o f o z o n e , a n d o f
c o u r s e s o m e io n s ( a ir m o le c u le s w ith a n e le c tr ic
c h a r g e ) . T h is is w h a t y o u r e le c tr o n ic a ir c le a n e r
io n iz e r d o e s , b u t w ith g r e a te r in te n s ity . H o w ­
e v e r, a ir io n iz e r s d o n o t h a v e g o o d c o lle c to r s , if
a n y . W ith a ir io n iz e r s , th e c h a r g e d d ir t p a r tic le s
a re " c o lle c t e d " b y w a lls , f lo o r a n d f u r n itu r e ,
r e q u ir in g fr e q u e n t c le a n in g o f th e e n tir e b u ild in g
to r e m o v e th e e ffe c ts o f c o lle c te d c o n t a m in a ­
tio n . B y c o m p a r is o n , a n e le c tr o n ic a ir c le a n e r
d e p o s its c o n t a m in a t io n o n th e c e ll( s ) a n d
p r e filte r ( s ) f o r e a s y c le a n in g .
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