York Electronic Air Cleaners Owner's Manual

Hybrid Electronic Air CleanerModel 3000

Owner’s Manual

Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner

Safety, Operating and Maintenance Instructions

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WARNING

• 120 Volts may cause serious injury from electrical shock. Disconnect power to the air cleaner before servicing.

• Arcing in electrical components may cause an explosion. Do not install unit where explosive gasses will be present.

• To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this equipment has a grounding-type (three prong) plug. This plug will fit only
into a grounding-type power outlet. If the plug does not fit into the outlet, contact qualified personnel to install the
proper outlet. Do not alter this plug in any way.

• To reduce the risk of electrical shock, locate product so that the power cord can be plugged into an electrical outlet
without the use of an extension cord.

CAUTION

Do not plug any other device into the outlet in which the air cleaner is plugged. This is a current sensitive outlet.
Damage to circuit components may occur if a device other than the air cleaner is operated from the air cleaner outlet.

Thank you for your recent purchase of a Model 3000 Hybrid
Electronic Air Cleaner. We sincerely appreciate your business
and are pleased to add your name to our growing list of
customers. With this purchase, you have invested in the highest
quality equipment available. Absolutely no other whole-house
air cleaner on the market today can provide cleaner, healthier
indoor air.

In addition to product quality and performance, we’re also
committed to customer satisfaction.

IMPORTANT: Scheduled replacement of the Source 1
Model S1-FM501 Electronic Air Cleaner filtering media
and cleaning of the control electrode is necessary.
See page 5 for details.

To obtain service parts and/or replacement media, please proceed with any of the following options:

Please take a few minutes and read this booklet. This will
familiarize you with the benefits you will receive from the
equipment you just purchased and help you understand the
routine maintenance that will be required.

Your Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner delivers the
cleanest, healthiest air ever available from a whole-house air
cleaner! It is an investment in healthful comfort for your family
and protection for your home and furnishings.

Your Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner features
patented, breakthrough “electrically enhanced air filtration”
technology that provides a unique combination of both electronic
and media air cleaner qualities. It permanently traps even the
smallest particles so they cannot re-enter the air stream.

• Call the installer of your Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner. This information is often found on your equipment.

• Call us at 800-910-9675.

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PERFORMANCE

Particle sizes in microns

*

(1 micron = 1/25,400 inches)

*American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Guide

0.01 0.1 1

POLLENS & SPORES

SMUDGING

DUST

SMOKE

AIRBORNE BACTERIA

5 10 50 100

Air cleaners are effective only when air is circulated through
them. The Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner operates
silently, removing a very high percentage of the pollutants from
the circulated air while maintaining its level of efficiency with
use. There is pollution in air everywhere – even in the air we
normally consider to be fresh outdoor air. The infiltration of
outside air into the home can be minimized by keeping doors
and windows closed as much as possible, thereby increasing
the indoor air quality.

You may have purchased your air cleaner for allergy relief.
Allergy cases differ widely – and not even the Model 3000
Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner is a sure cure for any allergy.
However, this air cleaner can be highly beneficial because it is
over 98.5% efficient at removing particles the same size as
allergy-causing pollen, fungus, mold, and spores (see Figure 1)
from the air passing through it, which makes it the healthy
choice for cleaner indoor air. It will also remove over 90% of
particles the same size as many disease-causing airborne
bacteria, and is 80% efficient at removing virus-size particles.
These are typically about 1,000 times smaller than can be seen
by the human eye.

The reduction of household dust, tobacco smoke particulate,
and smudging particles may have been the motivating
influence in your decision to have an air cleaner installed. The
Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner removes 86% of
cigar and cigarette smoke particulate. Since this air cleaner
reduces the amount of particles in the air, you can expect a
reduction in the need for dusting and cleaning and a longer
time interval between redecorating.

The efficiency of the Model 3000 Hybrid Electronic Air Cleaner
on the smallest particle which can be seen with the naked eye
(approximately 10 microns) is never less than 99%.

FIGURE 1 – COMMON POLLUTANTS

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE

The air movement function of a central air cleaner is performed
with the blower of your heating/air conditioning system.
Continuous air cleaning will be accomplished when your
thermostat is set for continuous air circulation. If continuous air
cleaning is not required, or desired, you can manually set your
control for any time period you desire. Many thermostats have
a switch position for manual fan. “Automatic” turns on the
blower only when heating or cooling is required. “Fan” or
“manual” allows you to control blower operation.

For those who choose periodic cleaning (as opposed to
continuous cleaning through continuous furnace blower
operation), the most important period is during – and for
several hours after – vacuuming your home. The vacuuming
process (unless you have a central vacuum system) stirs up a
large volume of dust particles which must be drawn into your
air cleaner.

The visible household dust particles, and nearly all pollen and
spore particles, therefore, can be caught and permanently and
easily held once they get to the air cleaner.

Many of the dust particles generated while vacuuming are so
heavy that they “fall” out of the airstream before they can be
drawn out of your living area. This is why it is important to do
household dusting several hours after vacuuming. Normally
once the heavy particles “fall out,” they are only reintroduced
to the air by vacuuming, or similar vigorous activity.

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