Product Description
Principles of Operation
Today's houses are constructed using “Green” techniques and energy saving systems. These practices and innovations help reduce utility bills but can prevent the introduction of fresh air. Without ventilation, stale air and contaminants from cleaning, painting, and exhaust from attached garages can remain in the air for extended periods.
Your Aprilaire ventilation controller brings in fresh air and circulates it through your home around the clock to help reduce the stuffy effects of trapped stale air. The actual rate of ventilation is determined by the size of your home and the number of occupants. With this ventilation controller, you have a dependable way of automatically providing fresh air to your home.
The controller continuously monitors indoor humidity and outdoor temperature, operating according to timer settings adjusted to your preference, local codes, or the HVAC industry recognized ASHRAE 62.2-2010 guidelines.
The ventilation controller will not allow outside air to enter if it could potentially raise the indoor humidity to high levels. To prevent this, the controller has an upper limit of 55% RH when the outdoor temperature is above 50°F. It can also prevent ventilation in extreme high or low temperatures. Consult your installing contractor to enable or disable these limits.
? Please Note: Ventilation will not occur if the inlet is clogged with debris. Clean this regularly.
Setting Instructions
Your ventilation controller is installed in the return duct of your furnace or heat pump. The primary user-adjustable setting is the ventilation time per hour. For example, if the controller knob is set to 20 minutes, you will receive 20 minutes of ventilation every hour. Ventilation occurs during heating and cooling calls. If the heating or cooling system does not initiate ventilation, the controller will turn on the furnace blower to provide the set ventilation time.
- The dial is labeled in 10-minute increments but can be set to any estimated value within 5-minute accuracy. The installer will have pre-set this according to your home's size and number of occupants. If you feel more or less time is needed, turn the knob a maximum of 5 minutes either way. Allow ventilation at the new setting to operate for 24 hours before making further adjustments.
- The TEST/RESET setting is used to check the device for proper installation. This setting will activate the controller for only 1 minute. Do not leave the knob at TEST/RESET.
Limited Warranty
Research Products Corporation warrants your Aprilaire® Digital Ventilation Controller to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for five (5) years from the date of installation.
Research Products Corporation's exclusive obligation under this warranty is to supply, without charge, a replacement for the Controller found to be defective within the five (5) year period, provided it is returned not later than thirty (30) days after the end of the five (5) year period to your original supplier or to Research Products Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin 53701, along with the installation date.
This warranty does not obligate Research Products Corporation for any labor costs and does not apply to defects in workmanship or materials furnished by your installer, as opposed to defects in the Controller itself.
Implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are limited to the duration of the aforesaid five-year period.
Research Products Corporation's liability for incidental or consequential damages, other than damages for personal injuries, resulting from any breach of the implied warranties or this limited warranty is expressly excluded.
This limited warranty is void if defects result from failure to have this unit installed by a qualified heating and air conditioning contractor. If the limited warranty is void due to failure to use a qualified contractor, all disclaimers of implied warranties become effective upon installation.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions or limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state.
Warranty Registration
? Visit us on-line at www.aprilaire.com to register your Aprilaire product. If you do not have on-line access, please mail a postcard with your name, address, phone number, product purchased, and date of purchase to: Research Products Corporation, P.O. BOX 1467, Madison, WI 53701.
Your Warranty Registration information will not be sold or shared outside of this company.
