Honeywell F50F Owner's Manual page 12

F50F AND F300E ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANERS
Electronic air
cleaner vs
standard
furnace filter
Ozone and the
electronic air
cleaner
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the charged particles stick to the collector plates, having an
opposite electric charge.The air leaving the air cleaner contains
very few particles.
PREFILTER
DIRTY
AIR
IN
IONIZER WIRES
(CHARGING
SECTION)
Each time the air circulates through the heating/air conditioning
system and air cleaner, more particles are removed. These
particles are generated by normal household activities and also
enter the house from outside. That is the reason we
recommend that you use the air cleaner as much as possible.
The regular furnace filter collects mainly large, visible particles
that reach the filter. Its main purpose is to protect the furnace
and air conditioner blower. The electronic air cleaner collects
these large particles plus many of the smaller, mostly invisible
particles. Its purpose is to reduce indoor air pollution as well as
to protect the blower, air conditioning coils and heat exchanger.
Electronic air cleaners generate a very small amount of ozone,
about 0.005 to 0.010 parts per million (ppm). The amount is
highest when the air cleaner is new.
The average person can detect the odor of ozone in
concentrations as low as 0.003 to 0.010 ppm. The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration, and Health and Welfare Canada
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CELL
CLEANER
COLLECTOR PLATES
(COLLECTOR SECTION)
AIR
OUT
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