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Page 1: User Manual
DS 50 / DS 50 LC Elite Steam Residential Humidifiers User manual Revision 1.2... - Page 2 Warning If present, remove the following items:...
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Page 3: Important Warnings
INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL AND ON THE LABELS ATTACHED TO THE DS 50 / DS 50 LC. THIS HUMIDIFIER MUST BE INSTALLED BY A QUALIFIED HVAC, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. ALL WARRANTIES ARE VOID IF INSTALLED BY A NON-TECHNICIAN. - Page 4 DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
OPERATING THE ELITE STEAM ISPLAYING NFORMATION HANGING AXIMUM RODUCTION CTIVATING ANUAL RAIN ESETTING THE HOUR COUNTER UMIDISTATS LARMS TROUBLE SHOOTING MAINTENANCE ERIODIC CHECKS YLINDER MAINTENANCE EPLACEMENT ARTS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 6: How The Elite Steam Works
A strainer (12) in the cylinder helps to prevent mineral debris from jamming the drain pump (11). In case DS 50 / DS 50 LC remains powered but idle, i.e. without producing steam, for more than 72 hours (3 days), the cylinder will be emptied to not have stagnant water inside. -
Page 7: Cylinder Life
Humidity Load in lbs./hour 0.00019 0.00022 0.00025 0.00028 * Based on .5 air charges per hour. x 2.88 convert to gallons/day Gallons per Day Humidity Load *Based on .5 air changes per hour. DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 8: Models
(20 Lbs per hour) 220-240V DS 50 LC Duct steam injections 58 gallons per day Humidifier for Low Conductivity water. Includes Duct Mount (20 Lbs per hour) 220-240V Kit and GFX50 control. DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 9: Installation
445 mm 17.5“ 290 mm 12“ 790 mm 32“ Kilograms Pounds Weight empty 11kg 24 lbs Weight packaged 13kg 29 lbs Weight installed with water 23kg 51 lbs Tab. 3.c Fig. 3.d DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... - Page 10 Fastening to the wall Drill the wall according to the drilling template supplied; then secure DS 50 / DS 50 LC firmly to the wall by the screws and anchors supplied. Do not mount on furnace, air handler or ductwork.
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Page 11: Plumbing
Length of 1/4” tube should be kept to less than 1M or 3 ft. Fill valve and filter Water drain Fig. 3.h DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 12: Steam Distribution
CPVC or polypropylene. The drain line is not glued or otherwise attached to the humidifier so it must be supported by itself. A coupling should be used. The DS 50 / DS 50 LC includes a drain tempering valve that runs whenever the drain pump runs and flushes cool water into the drain line to insure the drain water temperature never exceeds 60°C or 140°F. - Page 13 Route the manifold drain hose through the top of the humidifier, into the top of the fill cup. This is just above and to the right of the steam cylinder. See. Fig. 3.l Fig. 3.l DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2...
- Page 14 Steam hose, 8 feet Condansate hose, 9 feet. Hose Clamps, 4. Steam manifold 12-inch. Sheet Metal Screws, 4. Water supply tube kit. Fill Connector. Code Valve Ball valve. Pressure Switch. GFX50 Humidistat. Mounting Template. DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2...
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Page 15: Power Wiring
If on-off operation is enabled (see section 5.1.1): • closed: steam production starts if contact AB-AB is closed • open: steam production is stopped after 5 sec. Fig. 3.r Pressure switch MODULATING HUMIDISTAT Fig. 3.s DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... - Page 16 Fig. 3.v Thread control wiring through the bottom of the unit and the strain relief (Fig. 3.m and 3.n) then up the side of the control module to the wiring terminal blocks. DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2...
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Page 17: Wiring Connections
Amp max with inductive load 24GND Power for external humidistat Power supply for external humidistat 24 Vac; 2 Watt Contactor Amperometric transformer Setting TAM 500 with pin strip 3.7.1 Wiring diagram of controller Fig. 3.w DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 18: Start-Up
The Elite Steam is now ready to operate. • When there is a call for humidity, DS 50 / DS 50 LC will close its power relays and send power to the electrodes in the plastic steam generator. The green Operation LED will light, indicating that operation has begun. -
Page 19: Operating The Elite Steam
0 = On-Off humidistat such as the GeneralAire “M” or “E” series humidistat. 1 = external 0...10 Vdc modulating signal such as the GeneralAire ADCD series humidistat Press “drain” (minimum 1 second) when done to confirm the new value of P1 and exit to the normal operating mode. -
Page 20: Humidistats
Check drain pump and drain connection (current does not decrease within timeout) Cylinder exhausted The warning is automatically reset if DS 50 / DS 50 LC Change cylinder (urgent) (critical performance detected) can produce the demand, otherwise turn off and then Foam detected Press “reset/sel”... -
Page 21: Trouble Shooting
4. Water conductivity is very high. 5. Check cylinder - replace if exhausted. If feed water 5. Water is foaming excessively. contains silica or nitrates, install a 1 micron water filter. Tab. 6.b DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 22: Maintenance
Re-start the humidifier and perform a number of cleaning cycles (from 2 to 4, read chap. “Starting with a new cylinder”), then check for any water leaks. DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 23: Replacement Parts
4 - Screws for small cable clamp 1 - Large cable clamp 2 - Screws for large cable clamp 1 - 90 Deg drain adapter 1 - Kit of 4 Mounting screws and anchors DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 24: Technical Specifications
Adjustable from horizontal to vertical. May be from back or bottom of unit. Drain water temp < 140°F drain tempering device (< 60°C) Drain flow Max 5.1 gpm (max 21 l/min) Serial communication RS485 DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... -
Page 25: Limited Warranty
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. General Filters, Inc. Canadian General Filters, Inc. 43800 Grand River 400 Midwst Road Novi, MI 48375-1115 Scarborough, ON M1P 3A9 www.generalfilters.com www.cgfproducts.com DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 Rev. 1.2... - Page 26 NOTES _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
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Page 28: Ds 50 / Ds 50 Lc +030222065 Rev
GENERAL FILTERS, INC. Agency: 43800 GRAND RIVER AVE NOVI, MICHIGAN 43875-1115 248-476-5100 WWW.GENERALAIRE.COM CANADIAN GENERAL FILTERS, INC. 400 MIDWEST POAD SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1P3A9 416-757-3691 WWW.CGFPRODUCTS.COM DS 50 / DS 50 LC +030222065 REV 1.2...
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