Honeywell F50E User manual

Honeywell

OWNER’S GUIDE

F50E

ELECTRONIC

AIR CLEANER

® U.S. Registered Trademark

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CONTENTS

PAGE

THE SOLID STATE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 2

OPERATING YOUR ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER 3

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER 5

CLEANING THE ELECTRONIC CELL(S) AND PREFILTER(S) 7

HOW ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANING WORKS 14

WHAT YOU CAN E PECT FROM ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANING 19

BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE 20

CLEAN COIL GUARANTEE 22

WARRANTY 25

1 69-0376— 4

THE SOLID STATE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

T his e lectr nic air cle a ne r is equipped

w ith a special s lid state circu it that

perates the pti na l W 86 0 0E S lid

S tate P erf rm ance In dica t r (see

ph t ). T he W 86 0 0 E In dica t r m ust be

rdered separately.

T he W 8 600 E In d icat r is d esig n ed t

m un t next t y u r th e rm stat, r in any

c nvenien t visible area (such as a utility

r m ) w h e re it can be seen as it

m n it rs the air cle a ner's perf rm a n ce.

T he thre e lig ht-e m ittin g di de s (LE D s)

n the W 8 6 0 0 E are la beled O N, W A S H

and C H E C K .

• T he O N LED is lit d urin g n rm al air clea n ing perati n. The

system fan is a ls n when th e air clean e r is running.

• If exce ssive dirt has a ccu m ula ted n the a ir cle ane r cell(s),

th e W A SH LE D w ill light t ale rt y u th at a cell and p refilte r

w ash is p ast due.

• E xtrem e dirt l a ding (bey n d th a t required t a ctivate the

W A S H LE D ), ele c tr nic m alfun cti n, r th er e q u ipm ent

pr blem s w ill cause the C H E C K LE D t light.

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OPERATING YOUR ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER

S et the O N -O F F sw itch in the p w er b x t O N.

T he air cle an e r w ill n w perate w he n ever y u r

fu rn a ce /a ir c n d iti nin g s yste m fan perates. F r

m a xim u m air cle anin g benefit and cle a ner air

c n d iti n er c ils, leave th e air clean e r sw itch ON

at all tim e s and the fan sw itch n y u r th erm stat

O N . Of c urse , c ntin u us fan p e rati n will add

t y ur electric bill each m nth.

M3263

W hen the fan and a ir cle a ner c m e n, the ne n

light in th e O N -O F F sw itch lights.

If y ur air cle ane r is e q u ip p e d w ith a w all-

m u n ted W 8 6 00E S lid S tate P e rf rm a n ce

Indica t r (see page 2), the O N LED w ill be n

whenever the air cleaner is in operation. Of

c urse, the system fan will als be running.

Y u m ay hear a sn a p p ing (electrical arcing)

s und ccasi n a lly as th e air clea n e r perates.

T his usually is cau sed by a larger dust particle

causing a high v lta g e discha rge . T he sn a p pin g

s und m eans tha t y ur air c le a n er is w rkin g as it

sh uld. T hear th e sna p p ing s u n d, m m e nta rily

press th e test butt n near the b tt m f the d r.

U se the te st b utt n any tim e y u w an t t p r ve

air cle a n e r p erati n.

M7740

W hen the fan and a ir cle a ner st ps, th e ne n

light g es ut, and th e O N LE D n the W 8 6 0 0 E

Indica t r a ls g es ut. T h e air cle an e r is ff until

th e heating r air c n d iti ning and fan start again.

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M3261

If y u d n 't w an t the air clea n er t run, se t the

O N -O F F sw itch t O F F t turn ff th e air cleane r.

Y u r furna ce and air c n d iti ne r w ill still perate

n rm a lly but w ith ut th e a d d e d b e n efit f air

cle a n in g . N rm ally, this sw itch sh uld be ON at

all tim es.

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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 r greatest e fficie ncy, the air c le a n er sh uld

run all the tim e. T d this, set the fa n sw itch n

y u r the rm stat t O N , and m ake sure the air

clean e r is sw itche d O N. The fa n and air cle a n er

w ill run even w hen the fu rn ace r air c n diti ne r

is ff.

N O TE : A m anual fan sw itch m ay be built int

th e furna ce r furna ce fa n c ntr ller.

T he air cle an e r uses less p w er than a 40 w att

light bulb (tw -ce ll m del— 33 w atts; single cell

m del— 22 w atts), and th e c st f runnin g the

system fan is a ls qu ite l w. The sm a ll a dded

c st is m re than ffset by the ad ded b enefits f

full tim e air clea n in g and full tim e a ir circulati n.

S m e pe ple feel that r m tem p e ra ture s stay

m re even w hen th e fan is a lw ays n.

Even if y ur th e rm stat d esn 't have a fan ON

p siti n, y u can btain m axim um a va ilab le air

cle anin g benefit by m aking su re th e a ir cle ane r

is a lw ays sw itch e d O N s it pe rates w hene ver

th e furna ce r air c n d iti ne r is n.

A lth u g h the air cle a ne r is desig n ed t be

efficient ver a w id e range f cell dirt l ading

c n diti ns, regular cle a nin g is y u r best

assu ran ce f c nsisten t p e rf rm a n ce. A ls , a

ve ry dirty cell and p re filter reduces a ir fl w and,

in turn, this redu ce s the efficie n cy f th e furna ce

r air c nd iti ner. The cell w ash rem in d e r

sche d u le sh u ld be used t m ainta in a regula r

w ash sch e d ule.

An activated carb n (charc al) filte r is s m e 

tim e s installe d d w nstrea m f th e air clea n e r t

help c ntr l d rs. T his filte r sh u ld be changed

at least a n nually, r as re c m m en d e d by the

filter m an ufacturer.

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If you have a

humidifier If y ur syste m inclu d e s an at m izin g hum idifier,

y u m ay w a n t t install a standard fu rn ace filter

be tw een th e h u m idifie r and the air cleaner. T his

filter w u ld keep the hu m id ifie r sp ray m ineral

de p sits fr m c llectin g n the air cle a n e r. T his

filter sh uld be che cke d regularly and changed

w hen it sh w s sign s f m ineral r dirt buildup. If

y u d n t install a filter, y u will pr b ably need

t w ash the c e ll(s) and prefilte r(s) m re ften t

rem ve the m in eral buildup.

If an ultras nic r m h u m idifie r is used ften,

e sp e cia lly w hen fille d w ith ta p (und istilled)

w ate r, the cell(s) and prefilter(s) will require

m re frequ e n t w ashing. A w hite residue will

accu m u late n the cell(s) fr m th e m in e rals in

th e w ater. T his residue m ay als c n trib u te t

"w hite dust" (see p. 18).

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CLEANING THE CELL(S) AND PREFILTER(S)

A CAUTION

Sharp edges.

Can cause personal injury.

H and le the cell(s) ca re fu lly r w ea r pr tective

gl ves t av id cuts fr m th e sharp m etal

edg e s.

Setting a T en sure ptim u m perf rm a n ce fr m the air

regular cleaning cleaner, the cell(s) and prefilter(s) m ust be

schedule clea n e d re g ula rly— eve ry ne t six m nths.

W a sh in g freq u e n cy w ill va ry d epending n the

num b e r f fa m ily m em bers, pets, activitie s

(such as c kin g r w dw rkin g ) and s m king

habits. U se th e w ash re m ind e r schedule

m u n ted n t p f the air cle an e r r fu rn a ce t

help e stablish and m aintain a regular clea n in g

schedule.

If y ur air cle ane r has a W 86 0 0 E In dica t r (sh w n n page 2), the

W A S H LE D w ill light t rem ind y u that a cell and p refilter w ashin g is

past due. W hen the W A S H LED c m e s n, it m eans tha t the ce ll(s) are

l ade d w ith dirt t th e p int th a t air cleaning efficien cy is dim inished .

Y u s h uld plan t w ash the cell(s) and prefilte r(s) as s n as p ssible.

B u t by using the w ash rem in d e r sch e d u le, a w as h in g sch e d ule can be

estab lish e d tha t keeps the cell(s) clean en ugh s the W A SH LE D d es

n t c m e n.

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If y u fin d that th e W A S H LE D is c m ing n m re freq u e n tly tha n the

estab lish e d sche d u le n th e w ash re m ind e r sch e d u le , y u m ay have a

bu ild u p f residue n the i n izer w ires. If th e c lle ct r plates n the

cell(s) l k clean, y u can try w iping the i nize r w ires w ith a clea n cl th

instead f w ash ing the entire cell.

Y u m ight als c nsid e r w he th e r s m e activity in y u r h m e has

ch a n ged, ca u sing the cell(s) t bec m e dirty fa ste r. H ave the w ind w s

been pen m re ften? H as s m e ne been sm king m re ften? H as

s m e n e take n up w dw rkin g r s m e th er h bby th a t crea te s

dust?

N O TE : Y u m ay let th e hea ting r air c n d iti ning system pera te

n rm a lly w hile the cell(s) are being w ashed. Sim p ly turn ff the air

clean e r sw itch .

Cleaning the T he prefilter(s) sh u ld be va cuu m ed, brushed,

prefilter(s) spraye d w ith a g arden h se, r w a s h e d at the

sa m e tim e as the ele ctr nic cell(s).

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