Inova Activent User Manual And Installation Manual

Electronic Room Temperature Regulator

User Manual and Installation Guide

Caution:

Do not a!empt to install or operate this product without reading this
manual. For additional information, please visit www.theactivent.com.

Innovation

95% of homes with central heating and/or air conditioning share a common problem. Some rooms
get too hot when the heat comes on or too cold when the air conditioning comes on.

An average home in North America has 9-12 rooms with typically 2-4 rooms being over heated or
over cooled.

Comfort

Installing an Activent in each of these rooms helps eliminate this problem. The homeowner simply
replaces an existing air register with an Activent unit complete with its own electronic louver
system. This louver system is controlled by a temperature controller (RTC) that is mounted on the
wall or simply placed in the room. The homeowner sets the desired temperature for the room and
the RTC will open or close the louver system in the Activent unit to maintain the desired tempera­ture.

Energy Savings

In addition to maintaining the desired temperature in Activent controlled rooms, the Activent
redistributes the hot or cold air to other rooms. This allows the rest of the home to reach its set
temperature in a more efficient manner, therefore helping reduce utility bills by up to 5% per
Activent equipped room (I.E. two rooms up to 10%, etc.).

Number of Vents Per Home

We recommend installing an Activent unit only in rooms that are too warm during the heating cycle
and/or too cold in the cooling cycle. However, we do not recommend installing Activent systems in
more than 1/3 of the air registers.*

*Activent can be used in multi-zoned HVAC systems. In such installations you may install Activent in
up to 1/3 of the air registers within each zone.

Number of air

registers in home

Maximum number of

Activents recommended

8 2
9 to 11 3
12 to 14 4
15 to 17 5
18 to 20 6
21 to 23 7

Installation: Step 1 – Unpack

The Activent package contains 3 items; (1) The Activent louver system, (2) Activent louver cover and
(3) a Remote Temperature Control (RTC).

Activent Louver System

Activent Louver Cover

Remote Temperature Control

Installation: Step2 – Matching the Activent and RTC combination codes

Locate the combination code switch on the Activent louver system (fig. 1) and the RTC (fig. 2). The
combination code is set by aligning a series of 5 micro switches. Slide the micro switches with the tip
of a ball point pen to match that of the RTC.**

(fig. 1) louver system
“micro” switches

(fig. 2) RTC
“micro” switches

**IMPORTANT! If you are installing more than one Activent in different rooms you must make sure
the combination code is set differently for each room. If you are installing 2 (or more) Activents in
the same room you must make sure all the combination codes are set the same for the RTC in that
room (one RTC per room).

Installation: Step 3 – Insert Alkaline Ba!eries into Activent

Activent – First remove the grill cover from the Activent louver system. Next slide the ba!ery case
latch to the open position while pulling gently on the warning label. The ba!ery case should come
out easily (fig. 3). Open the ba!ery case. (fig. 4)

(fig. 3) (fig. 4) (fig. 5)

Install 4 AA alkaline ba!eries (fig. 5) making sure the ba!eries are oriented in the right direction and
push the ba!ery case back into the Activent until it latches.

IMPORTANT! Alkaline ba!eries are recommended to ensure optimal performance. Alkaline
ba!eries should provide a run time of approximately one year.

Installation: Step 4 – Placing the Activent Unit into the Air Inlet

Remove old grill and register from the air inlet.

Place the Activent unit into the air inlet and secure with provided screws. Once the Activent unit is
secured place the Activent grill cover over the unit. The grill cover has four strong magnets which
a!ach to the metal mounting plate of the Activent unit.

Installation: Step 5 – Installing the Remote Temperature Control (RTC)

Select a location (preferably across the room from the Activent unit) to mount the RTC. Mount the
RTC at approximately shoulder height using the 2 screws provided with your RTC (a wall template is
included at the end of this instruction sheet).

The RTC may also be placed on a dresser or night stand (remember to keep the RTC away from the
air flow of the Activent so proper operation will occur).

Installation: Step 6 – Se!ing up the Remote Temperature Control (RTC)

Open the front cover of the RTC and insert 4 alkaline ba!eries making sure the ba!eries are
oriented in the right direction. (fig. 6)

(fig. 6)

IMPORTANT! Alkaline ba!eries are recommended to ensure optimal performance. Alkaline
ba!eries should provide a run time of approximately one year.

Set the heating/cooling slider to the desired position. If the central HVAC is on heat set the RTC
slider to the heating mode (red). If the central HVAC is on air conditioning set the RTC slider to the
cooling mode (blue). This se!ing is important because the RTC is designed to respond to tempera­ture increases during heating cycles and to temperature decreases during cooling cycles.

Auto Mode

When the Mode switch (fig. 7) is in the “Auto” position, the opening and closing of the Activent
louvers is controlled by the RTC.

= Closed

Auto

= Auto
= Open

(fig. 7) Mode switch

Manual Mode

The Activent may be opened or closed manually.

To open the Activent louvers, slide the Mode switch to the “Open” position. The Activent louvers
will now remain open.

To close the Activent louvers, slide the Mode switch to the “Close” position. The Activent louvers
will now remain closed.

Installation: Final Step – Se!ing the Room Temperature with the RTC

Make sure that the RTC is in the “Auto” position. Set the RTC slide to the desired temperature for
the room. When the room reaches the set temperature the Activent louver system will close
automatically. The Activent will open automatically once the temperature in the room changes back
by more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit.

Time to Change Ba!eries

Ba!eries for the Activent and the RTC should last for approximately one year. We recommend that
you change the ba!eries once a year to insure optimal operation. In the event that the ba!eries run
low, the RTC will emit a low ba!ery warning light. A yellow flashing light on the front of RTC
indicates it is time to change ba!eries in the RTC. A red flashing light indicates it is time to change
the ba!eries in the Activent louver system. Once fresh ba!eries are installed the light will
extinguish a$er approximately 5 minutes.

Limited Warranty

Inova Products, Inc warrants, to the consumer of this product, that it is free from defect in material
and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Inova Products shall not be liable for
incidental, indirect or consequential damages, due to improper installation and/or abuse. Inova
Products obligation is limited to repair or replacement of the purchased products. For warranty
service, please call Inova Products directly at 1 888 544-6682. Do not return products to the retail
store.

About Inova Products, Inc.

We at Inova Products are commi!ed to producing innovative products which save our environ­ment, conserve resources and provide added comfort for you the consumer. Our design team
spent many years researching and perfecting our products so they are easy to use and efficient.
We thank you for your purchase and invite you to help us save our environment by recycling the
packaging material.