Operation
MODELS 2200, 2250 & 2400
 Household dust is typically an accumulation of particles in a size range of .01 micron (1/2,540,000th of an inch - invisible to the naked eye) up to 100 microns (the diameter of a human hair). Pollens and spores, which can aggravate allergy symptoms, are usually in the 10-100 micron size range. The efficiency of the APRILAIRE Air Cleaner Media on the smallest particle which can be seen with the naked eye (approximately 10 microns) reaches 99%.
The visible household dust particles, and nearly all pollen and spore particles, therefore, can be caught and permanently held, very easily, if you can get them to the air cleaner. With central high efficiency air cleaners, the blower of your heating/air conditioning system performs the air movement function.
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. Many of the dust particles generated, while vacuuming, are so heavy 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 similarly vigorous activity.
Where allergy symptoms, which are aggravated by pollens and spores, are a concern, continuous cleaning is strongly encouraged.
To recap, when removing household dust is the major benefit you are seeking, you should operate your air cleaner during and following periods when dust is being generated or "stirred up". For pollens and spores which aggravate an allergy condition, your cleaner must be operated continuously when these pollutants are in the environment. The air cleaner can only be effective when air containing the
contaminants is drawn through the high efficiency media.
Maintenance
MODELS 2200, 2250 & 2400
 The APRILAIRE Air Cleaner requires no electrical component service, generates no ozone, and is not affected by
relative humidity or temperature. The only maintenance required is the periodic replacement of the disposable APRILAIRE Media which the homeowner can do in a few minutes.
Detailed instructions on the easy replacement of the APRILAIRE Media are furnished with each replacement media. Or Click here for online instructions.
Always remember that your APRILAIRE Air Cleaner Media is at its lowest efficiency point when it is new. Efficiency increases with usage. There is no efficiency or performance benefit from replacing your media too often.
The frequency of replacement will vary with operation time, the amount of pollution generated in
the home is affected by: number of people and their activities, the amount of carpeting, pets, size of home, number of smokers, the pollution level of the area.
We recommend replacing the media once to twice each year. However, if you do not run your blower continuously (24 hours per day, 365 days per year) the media may last up to two years. Air conditioning systems larger than 3.5 tons, or heating systems larger than 130,000 BTU's per hour (1400 cfm), will require more frequent attention if operated continuously.
Online Orders
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