Model 5000 Electronic Air Cleaner Owner’s Manual Model 5000 Safety, Operating and Maintenance Instructions READ AND SAVE THIS MANUAL
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.
PERFORMANCE A whole-house air cleaner, like the Aprilaire model 5000 is installed by your heating and air conditioning contractor as one of the components in your heating and cooling system. It cleans the air that circulates through your home (see Figure 1).
OPERATION The exclusive Aprilaire Air Cleaner Control (see Figure 3) is installed by your contractor at a location that is convenient for you. It may be located next to your thermostat, on the air cleaner or near your heating and cooling equipment.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) FIGURE 4 LED Base Unit OFF Blue Light OFF 90-1355 Unit ON Blue Light ON 90-1150 The Model 5000 is designed to clean the air only when the furnace/air handler blower is running, so make sure the ON/OFF switch is in the ON position, and that the blower is operating before checking for the “FILTERING” indicators.
MAINTENANCE (CONTINUED) TO CHECK AND/OR CLEAN THE CONTROL ELECTRODE: WARNING 1. At the thermostat, turn the Fan to Auto and the Mode (Heat-Off-Cool) to Off. Fan and Mode setting changes are usually done with a switch or button on the thermostat. 120 Volts may cause serious injury from electrical shock. Disconnect power to the air cleaner before servicing. Maintenance of your Model 5000 is simple, involving only periodic replacement of the filtering media, and cleaning of the control electrode. 2.
MAINTENANCE (CONTINUED) REPLACE BATTERY When “REPLACE BATTERY” appears on the display, remove the battery cover (see Figure 8) and replace both AA alkaline batteries. FIGURE 8 – Open Battery Compartment Press here, then pull off battery cover 90-1340 APRILAIRE 10 YEAR CLEAN COIL COMMITMENT Aprilaire Air Cleaners are so effective at removing particles and contaminants that are harmful to your family and your HVAC equipment, we offer you this guarantee.
LIMITED WARRANTY Your Research Products Corporation Aprilaire Electronic Air Cleaner is expressly warranted for five (5) years from the date of installation to be free from defects in materials or workmanship, except, however, for the disposable media which will have to be replaced from time to time depending upon the use, and the inner housing seals.
