Getting The Most From Your Electronic Air Cleaner - Honeywell F50E Owner's Manual

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER

Run the electronic
air cleaner as
much as possible
Keep the cell(s)
and prefilter(s)
clean
Replace any
activated carbon
filters in the
ductwork
regularly
F o r g r e a te s t e ffic ie n c y , th e a ir c le a n e r s h o u ld
ru n a ll th e tim e . T o d o th is , s e t th e fa n s w itc h o n
y o u r t h e r m o s t a t to O N , a n d m a k e s u r e t h e a ir
c le a n e r is s w itc h e d O N . T h e fa n a n d a ir c le a n e r
w ill ru n e v e n w h e n th e f u r n a c e o r a ir c o n d it io n e r
is o ff.
N O T E : A m a n u a l fa n s w itc h m a y b e b u ilt in to
th e fu r n a c e o r f u r n a c e fa n c o n tr o lle r .
T h e a ir c le a n e r u s e s le s s p o w e r t h a n a 4 0 w a tt
lig h t b u lb ( tw o - c e ll m o d e l— 3 3 w a tts ; s in g le c e ll
m o d e l— 2 2 w a tts ) , a n d th e c o s t o f r u n n in g th e
s y s t e m fa n is a ls o q u it e lo w . T h e s m a ll a d d e d
c o s t is m o r e t h a n o ffs e t b y th e a d d e d b e n e fits o f
f u ll t im e a ir c le a n in g a n d fu ll t im e a ir c ir c u la tio n .
S o m e p e o p le f e e l th a t r o o m te m p e r a tu r e s s ta y
m o r e e v e n w h e n th e fa n is a lw a y s o n .
E v e n if y o u r t h e r m o s t a t d o e s n 't h a v e a fa n O N
p o s itio n , y o u c a n o b ta in m a x im u m a v a ila b le a ir
c le a n in g b e n e fit b y m a k in g s u r e th e a ir c le a n e r
is a lw a y s s w it c h e d O N s o it o p e r a te s w h e n e v e r
th e fu r n a c e o r a ir c o n d it io n e r is o n .
A lth o u g h t h e a ir c le a n e r is d e s ig n e d to b e
e f fic ie n t o v e r a w id e r a n g e o f c e ll d ir t lo a d in g
c o n d itio n s , r e g u la r c le a n in g is y o u r b e s t
a s s u r a n c e o f c o n s is t e n t p e r f o r m a n c e . A ls o , a
v e r y d ir ty c e ll a n d p r e f ilt e r r e d u c e s a ir f lo w a n d ,
in tu r n , t h is r e d u c e s th e e f f ic ie n c y o f th e fu r n a c e
o r a ir c o n d itio n e r . T h e c e ll w a s h r e m in d e r
s c h e d u le s h o u ld b e u s e d t o m a in ta in a r e g u la r
w a s h s c h e d u le .
A n a c t iv a t e d c a r b o n ( c h a r c o a l) f ilt e r is s o m e ­
t im e s in s ta lle d d o w n s t r e a m o f t h e a ir c le a n e r to
h e lp c o n tr o l o d o r s . T h is f ilt e r s h o u ld b e c h a n g e d
a t le a s t a n n u a lly , o r a s r e c o m m e n d e d b y th e
f ilt e r m a n u fa c tu r e r .
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