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Model 5000 Electronic Air Cleaner
Installation Instructions
SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS
Read the safety and installation instructions carefully. They will help ensure a correct and SAFE installation of the
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Aprilaire Electronic Air Cleaner.
WARNING CAUTION
120 Volts may cause serious injury from electrical shock.
To prevent component failure, do not install the air
Disconnect power to the furnace/air handler before
cleaner on the warm air supply or in an area where
starting installation. Leave po
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SPECIfICATIONS TAblE 1 – Model 5000 Specifications 0.3-0.4 µm Particle filtration Efficiency @ 347 fpm 94% Replacement Media Model 501 Airflow Capacity up to 2000 CFM maximum Electrical – Voltage 120 VAC ± 15% @ 50/60 Hz Electrical – Current/Power Consumes less than 50 watts with high voltage active Max. Equipment Weight Cabinet will support 400 lb. static load TAblE 2 – Model 5000 Initial Airflow Resistance (inches w.c.) Airflow (CfM) 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 .10 .14 .17 .21 .25 .29 DIMENS
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COMPONENTS fIGURE 2 – Model 5000 Electronic Air Cleaner Inner Housing Assembly Control Electrode Ionizer frame Outer Housing with Door Retainers Inner latches Housing #501 Media On/Off Switch Power Pack/Door Assembly Pleat Spacers (6) 90-1152 3
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lOCATING THE AIR ClEANER The Model 5000 can be installed in a fIGURE 3 – Clearance for Inner Housing Removal variety of ways. The figures below show some of the possibilities. The air cleaner may be installed on the It is important to leave enough room to remove left or right side of the air handler. If and re-install the Inner Housing. installed on the right, the ON/OFF switch Allow Clearance for Removal of Inner Housing will be on top and the nameplate will be for Filter Replacement.
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INSTAllING THE OUTER HOUSING AND INNER HOUSING ASSEMbly WARNING 120 Volts may cause serious injury from electrical shock. leave power disconnected until installation is complete. 1. Turn the system OFF at the thermostat by changing the mode selector to OFF – fIGURE 10 this may be a switch or a pushbutton, depending on the type of thermostat. 2. Disconnect power service to the furnace or air handler. 3. Remove air cleaner power pack / door assembly and pull inner assembly out of the outer
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WIRING AND START UP WARNING 120 Volts may cause serious injury from electrical shock. leave power disconnected until installation is complete. 1. Install a grounded (earth ground) 120-volt single receptacle outlet in accordance with NEC Standards and local codes, into whic h the EAC will be plugged. This outlet is to be live only when the furnace/air handler blower is running. for equipment with EAC terminals: A. Install a single-receptacle outlet to the furnace/air handler wired as shown
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fIGURE 12 fIGURE 13 IT IS COMMON TO SEE SPADE LINE TERMINALS ON THE HVAC VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT CONTROL CENTER CIRCUIT BOARD. REFER TO THE WIRE USE ONLY FULLY INSULATED INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED NUT FITTINGS (FEMALE QUICK WITH THE MODEL 51 FOR DISCONNECTS SHOWN). WIRING DETAILS HVAC Equipment BLK WIRE Control Center MODEL 51 NUT Circuit Board RELAY EAC LINE COM NEUTRAL LOW HI GND GND GRN GND JUNCTION BOX 3-PRONG OUTLET WIRED TO HVAC SYSTEM EAC HVAC EQUIPMENT 3-PRONG OUTLET TERMINAL WI
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TROUblESHOOTING GUIDE PROblEM POSSIblE CAUSE(S) SOlUTION(S) ON/OFF switch not in ON position Turn switch ON. Air cleaner not plugged in Plug in air cleaner. Light does not come on at all after Insufficient current to activate Wrap blower common wire around relay bracket more – see 90 seconds Model 51 relay figure 14 on page 7 for wire wrapping method. Furnace/air handler not running Turn blower on by making a heat call or turning Fan ON. Ensure components are dry. Excessive humidity - run c
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MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Whenever performing maintenance on the air cleaner, turn off the HVAC system, then turn off and unplug the air cleaner. before performing any maintenance item listed below: 1. At the thermostat, turn the Fan to Auto (this is done with a switch or a button on the thermostat – refer to thermostat Operating Instructions for details) and the Mode (Heat-Off-Cool) to Off (also done with a switch or a button at the thermostat – refer to thermostat Operating Instructions
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fIGURE 16 – Maintenance Bus Bar Ionizer Wires Control Electrode Ionizer Frame Control Electrode Media Ground Contacts Inner Housing Ionizer Frame Control Electrode Ground 90-1151 Contact 10
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APPlICATIONS WITH A HUMIDIfIER ® An Aprilaire Automatic Humidifier can be mounted upstream from the air cleaner. CAUTION Do not install an atomizing humidifier upstream from the air cleaner. 11
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P.O. Box 1467 • Madison, WI 53701-1467 • Phone: 800/334-6011 • Fax: 608/257-4357 • www.aprilairepartners.com 10007971 2.14 Printed in U.S.A. B2701048B © 2014 Aprilaire – A division of Research Products Corporation
