Venmar 3055, 5585 Compact, 2000 HE, 3000 HE, HE 1.3 Compact User Manual

User Manual

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VVI, 550 Lemire Blvd., Drummondville, Qc, Canada

J2C 7W9

HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATORS

MODELS

:

09/2004 #02053

VB0021

1000 HE
2000 HE
3000 HE

3055 Compact

HE 1.3
HE 1.8
HE 2.6

5585 Compact

Congratulations!

You have made an excellent choice! The operating principle of your
Heat Recovery Ventilator will protect your house and give you personnal
comfort you have never known before.

We have prepared this Operating Guide especially for you. Please read
it carefully to ensure you obtain full benefit from your Heat Recovery
Ventilator unit. Over the coming months, you will increasingly appreciate the
feeling of living in a more comfortable house.

Please take note that this manual uses the following symbols to empha-

size particular information:

NOTE: Indicates supplementary information needed to fully complete an

instruction.

We welcome any suggestions you may have concerning this manu­al and/or the unit, and we would appreciate hearing your comments on ways to
better serve you. Please forward all correspondence to us at the address
indicated on the product registration card included with this manual.

WARNING

Identifies an instruction which, if not followed, might cause serious
personal injuries including possibility of death.

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CAUTION

Denotes an instruction which, if not followed, may severely damage the
unit and/or its components.

CAUTION

Make sure at all times that the outside hoods are free from any snow
during the winter season. It is important to check your unit during a big
snow storm, so it doesn’t draw in any snow. If this is the case, please operate
the unit in the circulation mode, or OFF mode, for a few hours.
Do not use your HRV during construction or renovation of your house or
when sanding drywall. This type of dust may damage your system.
Since the electronic control system of the unit is incorporated with a
microprocessor, it may not operate correctly because of external noise or very
short power failure. If this happens, unplug the unit and wait approximately
10 seconds. Then, plug the unit in again.

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1.0 Functions of your HRV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Air Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 Heat Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.3 Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.0 Diagrams of air flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.0 Description of unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4.0 Operating the Wall Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.1 Basic and Venta Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4.2 Electro and Supra Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4.3 Ultima Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5.0 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5.1 Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

5.2 Annual Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

6.0 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table of contents

1.0

Functions of your HRV

Your Heat Recovery Ventilator eliminates the problems of excessive humidi­ty by exhausting stale and humid air to the outside and by drawing in fresh
air. The unit offers superior air quality and fresh air sensation, an important fac­tor to overall comfort, by eliminating the accumulation of pollutants and
humidity.

The unit also comes equipped with a heat recovery core which reduces
ventilating costs in winter.

The Heat Recovery Ventilator is a Ventilation system which carries out three
main operations:

The unit exhausts stale and humid air from the house and replaces it with
fresh air from the outside.

1.1 Air Exchange

1.2 Heat Recovery

During winter, the unit recovers the heat contained in the stale air before it is
exhausted, and transfers it to the fresh air drawn from the outside (reverse
process in summer).

Example: (in winter)

STALE AIR TO OUTSIDE

3°C/37°F

FRESH AIR TO BUILDING

19°C/66°F

FRESH AIR FROM OUTSIDE

0°C/32°F

STALE AIR FROM

BUILDING

22°C/72°F

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MODELS

1000 HE / HE 1.3 / 3055 Compact
2000 HE/ HE 1.8
5585 Compact
3000 HE / HE 2.6

RATES

30 to 60 l/s (65 to 130 cfm)
55 to 93 l/s (115 to 197 cfm)
55 to 92 l/s (117 to 195 cfm)
85 to 141 l/s (180 to 300 cfm)

2000 HE, 3000 HE, HE 1.8, HE 2.6

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1.0

Functions of your HRV (cont’d)

During the circulation mode, when the selected level of humidity is reached,
the unit stops to exchange air with the exterior. Continuous circulation is thus
undertaken inside the home and insures the purification of the ambiant air. A
mechanical filter traps the large dust particles (those visible to the eye).

1.3 Circulation (available with ULTIMA control only)

1.2 Heat Recovery (cont’d)

STALE AIR TO

OUTSIDE

4°C/39°F

FRESH AIR TO

BUILDING

18°C/64°F

FRESH AIR

FROM OUT-

SIDE 0°C/32°F

STALE AIR

FROM BUILDING

22°C/72°F

Example: (in winter)

1000 HE, HE 1.3, 3055 Compact, 5585 Compact

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