System Start-Up; Constant On Operation; Operation With Home Comfort Control; Operation With 8120 Ventilation Controller - Aprilaire 8100 Installation Instructions Manual

SySTEM START-Up

The Energy Recovery Ventilator has an on/off switch which enables the unit to be constantly on . There is also wiring access and wire leads
available in the unit for connection to the Aprilaire Home Comfort Control
24VAC, dry contact, normally open external control to allow the unit to provide fresh air when needed in accordance with the 62 .2-2010 ASHRAE
Standard . The 62 .2-2010 ASHRAE Standard uses home size and the number of bedrooms to determine the required ventilation rate .

CONSTANT ON OpERATION

1 . Plug in the power cord to a 120VAC grounded outlet .
2 . Turn on/off switch on .

OpERATION WITH HOME COMfORT CONTROl

1 . Remove the front panel of the ERV .
2 . Remove the wire nut from the two yellow wires .
3 . Run 2-wire cable (18-24 AWG) from the ERV to the Home Comfort
Control .
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4 . Insert the wire through the ERV wire access port .
5 . Use wire nuts to connect each end of the 2-wire cable to each of
the yellow wires from the ERV .
6 . Replace the ERV front panel .
7 . Connect the other end of the 2-wire cable to the VENT terminals
of the Home Comfort Control
8 . Reference the Home Comfort Control
set the ventilation timing per the 62 .2-2010 ASHRAE Standard .
9 . Plug in the ERV .
10 . Turn the on/off switch ON .
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Installation Instructions to
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, Aprilaire Model 8120 Ventilation Controller, or any third-party
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OpERATION WITH 8120 VENTIlATION CONTROllER OR
THIRD-pARTy CONTROl (fIGURE 20)
1 . Remove the front panel of the ERV .
2 . Remove the wire nut from the two yellow wires .
3 . Run 2-wire cable (18-24 AWG) from the ERV to the 8120 or
Third-Party Control .
4 . Insert the wire through the ERV wire access port .
5 . Use wire nuts to connect each end of the 2-wire cable to each of
the yellow wires from the ERV .
6 . Replace the ERV front panel .
7 . Connect the other end of the 2-wire cable to the A/A terminals
of the 8120 Ventilation Controller . If using a Third-Party Control,
reference the Third-Party Control Installation Instructions to
connect to the control .
8 . Use the tables below to determine the airflow requirement and
cycle time to meet the 62 .2-2010 ASHRAE Standard .
a . Table 2 on the following page shows the required ventilation
rate in CFM .
b . Table 3 on the following page shows the required ventilation
cycle time in minutes based on a 1 hour cycle using the airflow
determined in Table 1 .
9 . Plug in the ERV .
10 . Turn the on/off switch ON .
YELLOW WIRES
TRANSFORMER
RELAY
APRILAIRE MODEL 8120
VENTILATION CONTROLLER
A/A
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VENT
VENT
HOME COMFORT CONTROL
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THIRD-PARTY CONTROL,
24 VAC, DRY CONTACT,
NORMALLY OPEN
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