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REQUIRED SEPARATELY PURCHASED PARTS FOR DRAINAGE

INSTALLATION:

•

/8”OD

/2” ID DRAIN HOSE, LENGTH AS PER YOUR

INSTALLATION.

• HOSE CLAMP FOR

/8” OD HOSE.

1. Measure the required length of drain tube from the bottom of

the humidifier to an appropriate floor drain.

2. Prepare the drain fitting at the rear of the water pan before

installing the water pan onto the furnace.

3. Referring to figure 26, first drill a small hole (

/8” dia) centered

from the bottom of the drain fitting up through the pan.

4. Then using a

/8” drill bit

carefully enlarge the hole to allow

for free flow of water.

5. Once the drain fitting has been

drill and the water pan installed

onto the furnace you may install

the drain tube (

/8”OD,

/2”ID)

not supplied.

6. First install a

/8” hose clamp

(not supplied) over the end of the

drain tube, then push the drain

tube up over the drain fitting and

secure in place with the hose

clamp. (Fig. 27)

7. Feed the other end of the drain

tube to a floor drain, secure to the

floor drain using a tie strap or

cable tie (not supplied).

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STEP #5: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

This unit is supplied with a 24 volt plug in transformer. The

transformer must be plugged into a constant (one that will not be

shut off) 120 volt outlet. The transformer is supplied with 10 feet

of low voltage wire which must feed the humidistat and the

humidifier’s drum motor. Select an outlet within the 10 feet.

HUMIDISTAT

The humidifier is supplied with an exclusive universal humidistat

which can be either wall mounted as furnished or, with a few

minor changes, be mounted on the return (cold) air plenum/duct.

Either wall mounting or plenum/duct mounting works equally

well for humidity sensing and control. Wall mounting provides

easy access to adjust the humidistat setting since it is located in

the living area. Plenum/Duct mounting provides a simple

installation (you should not have to purchase extra low voltage

wire or fish the wires through the wall).

WALL MOUNTING

1. Your humidistat is furnished in the “wall mounting” mode, no

changes to the humidistat are necessary, because the circuit is

low voltage (24 V), no switch box is required.

2. Select a location about five (5) feet above the floor on an inside

wall where normal air circulation exists. (In most residential

installations, the humidistat is installed near the heating

thermostat for easy adjustment and wiring.)

3. Because the humidistat will be located further away from the

humidifier you will have to purchase approximately 15 to 20

feet of 20 ga low voltage wire.

4. Drill a small hole in the wall and then fish the low voltage wire

out thru the hole. Leave approximately 6 inches of low voltage

wire leads outside the hole for humidistat connection.

5. Remove the cover plate

from the humidistat and

you will see four holes

at the corners of the

base plate mount the

humidistat on the wall

using the (4) 1” long

screws provided. Make

sure it is level and the

low voltage wire is

coming out thru the

/8”

hole on the base plate.

(Fig. 28)

6. Strip the low voltage wires and make connections to the

humidistat using the two 90˚ wire terminals provided. Replace

the cover plate.

7. Install the knob onto the humidistat control shaft.

PLENUM/DUCT MOUNTING

1. As shipped, the humidistat is ready for wall mounting. You

must first convert the humidistat from wall mounting to

plenum/duct mounting. The control mechanism must be in

the air stream in order to sense and control the humidity.

2. Remove the cover plate and discard it.

3. Remove the control

mechanism from the

base plate by removing

the two holding screws

at the back, and then,

turning the control

mechanism 180˚

upside down to allow

the shaft to protrude

out through the

/2”

hole on the base plate

(NOTE: base plate

remains in the same

position and only the control mechanism is turned (Fig. 29).

4. Replace the two screws to hold the control mechanism to the

base plate.

5. Attach the two 90˚ electrical terminals to the humidistat.

6. Use adhesive tape (not provided) to affix the humidistat

opening template to the pre-selected location and then drill

the 4 mounting holes and a

/8” hole in the area mark

humidistat cutout.

7. Using the

/8” hole as a starting point make the cutout cutting

on the outside of the line.

8. Skip to low voltage wiring section.

Furnace Humidifier

Figure 26

Figure 27

DRAIN FITTING

HOSE CLAMP

DRAIN HOSE

Figure 28

90˚ WIRE TERMINALS

FOR LOW VOLTAGE

WIRE CONNECTIONS

4 SCREWS PROVIDED

FOR MOUNTING TO

THE WALL

BASE

PLATE

KNOB

CONTROL

LABEL

COVER

PLATE

3/8” HOLE

Figure 29

HOLDING SCREWS

PRE-CUT

PLENUM

HOLE

CONTROL

MECHANISM

KNOB

CONTROL LABEL

BASE PLATE

SHAFT

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::kitchensource.com Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada Furnace Humidifier 7 REQUIRED SEPARATELY PURCHASED PARTS FOR DRAINAGE INSTALLATION: installations, the humidistat is installed near the heating thermostat for easy adjustment and wiring.) • 5/8” OD 1/2” ID DRAIN HOSE, LENGTH AS PER YOUR INSTALLATION. 3. Because the humidistat will be located further away from the humidifier you will have to purchase approximately 15 to 20 feet of 20 ga low voltage wire.
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Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada ::kitchensource.com 8 Furnace Humidifier STEP # 7: COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION. LOW VOLTAGE WIRING The 24 volt plug in transformer has 10 feet of low voltage wire attached. Your 120 Volt outlet should be located close enough to connect the end of the low voltage wire to the drum motor and have the duct mounted humidistat located in between. DO NOT PLUG THE TRANSFORMER IN UNTIL INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE. 1.
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::kitchensource.com Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada Furnace Humidifier HUMIDIFIER OPERATION 9 RECOMMENDED MANUAL HUMIDISTAT SETTINGS OUT SIDE AIR TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SETTING ROTATING DRUM HUMIDIFIER -20°F /-30°C 15% Because this rotating drum humidifier utilizes a water pan/reservoir the unit is 100% efficient, all the water used is delivered to the air.
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Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada ::kitchensource.com 10 Furnace Humidifier CLEANING OR REPLACING THE EVAPORATOR PAD (Figures 40 a, b, c) To clean or replace the evaporator pad follow the steps below. NOTE: Do not rotate the drum assembly by hand this may cause damage to the gears in the drum motor. 1. Unplug the transformer (turn power off to the humidifier). Figure 40 a) DEFLECT LEFTHAND FLANGE OUT b) DEFLECT RIGHTHAND FLANGE OUT DRUM EVAPORATOR PAD ASSEMBLY OPEN END FIRST 2.
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::kitchensource.com Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada Furnace Humidifier neck of the float squeeze firmly and this will disengage the 2 pivot pins from the holes at the sides of the valve jet shield. (Fig. 42b) NOTES 5. Remove the drum and evaporator pad assembly bearing end first (see instructions above). 6. Remove the two screws which secure the water pan to the side panels, the screws are located at the front, on the underside of the water pan’s side flanges.
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::kitchensource.com Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada MODEL AK5000 AK5500 & AK7000 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION SHEET WARNING: THIS UNIT IS INTENDED TO BE INSTALLED BY AN LICENCED HVAC PROFESSIONAL – FOR THIS UNIT TO OPERATE PROPERLY THE SUPPLIED 24 VOLT TRANSFORMER MUST BE INTERLOCKED WITH THE FURNACE HEATING CYCLE – THE 24 VOLT TRANSFORMER SHOULD BE ENERGIZED ONLY WHEN THE FURNACE IS IN HEATING CYCLE.