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GENERAL INSTALLATION STEPS
1. Remove existing equipment filter and clean
blower compartment: Thoroughly clean the blower
compartment since your Air Cleaner cannot remove
dirt from the blower chamber and distribution ducts.
2. Leave sufficient room around your Air Cleaner:
There must be adequate room to remove the filter.
Additional room must be left above the Air Cleaner, if
this space will be later upgraded to a High Efficiency
Media or Electronic Air Cleaner.
NOTE: Once your Air Cleaner has been installed,
do not allow the placement of a new hot water
heater, water softener, gas pipe, or electrical cable to
be put in front of or within 12 in (30 cm) from the top
of the Air Cleaner. Otherwise, this will not allow for
the removal of the Air Cleaner filters, which are
necessary for maintenance or upgrading later.
3. Installing the cabinet: Make sure rivets or screws
do not protrude into the cabinet, causing filters to
catch.
4. Transitions: When the air duct does not fit the Air
Cleaner
opening,
recommended to reduce air turbulence through the
Air Cleaner and to increase its efficiency. There
should not be more than 20
each side of the transition fitting, approximately 4
inches per running foot (10 cm per 30 cm).
Do not reduce ductwork to fit a smaller Air
Cleaner.
This will increase the velocity of air
flow and may decrease cleaning efficiency.
5. Turning vanes:
adjacent to an elbow or angle fitting, turning vanes
are recommended to improve air distribution across
the filter.
6. Seal the joints in the return air system: All joints
between the Air Cleaner and the heating/cooling
equipment should be sealed to prevent dust from
entering the clean air stream.
To improve the performance of your Air Cleaner,
these simple steps should be followed:
•
Run your heating/cooling system fan continuously,
on low speed if available, since your Air Cleaner only
removes particulate matter which passes through to
the filter.
•
Remove furniture or carpets from the front of the
return air grilles so that air moves freely to the
heating/cooling equipment.
•
Check the fan belt on the furnace blower and see
that there is no more than approximately 1/2 in (1.3
cm) of play on each side. A loose belt slips on the
pulley.
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If the Air Cleaner is installed
Turn off your heating/air conditioning system fan
before performing maintenance to your Air Cleaner.
The media filter needs to be replaced once or twice a
year depending on the amount of contaminants in the air.
If the filter is allowed to become too clogged, it may
cause a restriction to the air flow through the system.
This may cause poor circulation of conditioned air or the
evaporator coil of the air conditioning system to freeze
up.
1. Remove Air Cleaner door.
2. Remove filter and discard.
3. Install new filter. Arrow must point toward the system
fan.
4. Close Air Cleaner door.
UPGRADE TO ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER
Your Media Air Cleaner has the same dimensions as a
High Efficiency Electronic Air Cleaner. When you are
is
ready to upgrade, the Builder's Box cabinet can be
removed and the Electronic Air Cleaner can utilize the
same space and fittings. There is no need to make new
transitions.
Some of the features of the Electronic Air Cleaner are:
•
Effectively removes particulate such as tobacco
smoke, bacteria and viruses down to 0.01 micron
(1/2,540,000 of an inch).
•
Environmentally-friendly and economical. There is
no replacement filter to change.
system simply washes clean.
For more information on upgrading your Media Air
Cleaner, contact your local Dealer.
MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
Lifetime filter
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