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Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner Question jhurlbut 09-19-2007
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Posted by on September 19, 2007, 6:32 pm
Hi, I have a Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner in my home. Model
Number F300A. The unit was installed when the home was built (2006)
and sits on top of a Trane XB80 Downdraft Gas Furnace. I've noticed a
number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
furnace is running. The power to it is supplied by a 120V power cord
and is plugged into the outlet directly beside the furnace. Power to
the outlet is fine and not controlled by any timer switches so I know
there is power to the outlet 100% of the time.

My question is: Shouldn't the electronic air cleaner be on 100% of
the time? Since it seems to be a wholly separate unit from the
furnace, it has no mechanism to detect if the furnace is on or not.
So shouldn't the orange power light be on all the time and the test
button function as well? When the power light IS on, I can hear it
zapping debris and the test button functions correctly.

Thanks for any help.

John


Posted by Mumble Jumble on September 19, 2007, 8:04 pm

> Hi, I have a Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner in my home. Model
> Number F300A. The unit was installed when the home was built (2006)
> and sits on top of a Trane XB80 Downdraft Gas Furnace. I've noticed a
> number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
> the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
> furnace is running. The power to it is supplied by a 120V power cord
> and is plugged into the outlet directly beside the furnace. Power to
> the outlet is fine and not controlled by any timer switches so I know
> there is power to the outlet 100% of the time.
>
> My question is: Shouldn't the electronic air cleaner be on 100% of
> the time? Since it seems to be a wholly separate unit from the
> furnace, it has no mechanism to detect if the furnace is on or not.
> So shouldn't the orange power light be on all the time and the test
> button function as well? When the power light IS on, I can hear it
> zapping debris and the test button functions correctly.
>
> Thanks for any help.

You don't have power to the outlet _all_ of the time. Try plugging anything
into the outlet, while the fan _isn't_ running. You'll get the
point.........



Posted by on September 19, 2007, 10:05 pm

>
> > Hi, I have a Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner in my home. Model
> > Number F300A. The unit was installed when the home was built (2006)
> > and sits on top of a Trane XB80 Downdraft Gas Furnace. I've noticed a
> > number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
> > the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
> > furnace is running. The power to it is supplied by a 120V power cord
> > and is plugged into the outlet directly beside the furnace. Power to
> > the outlet is fine and not controlled by any timer switches so I know
> > there is power to the outlet 100% of the time.
> >
> > My question is: Shouldn't the electronic air cleaner be on 100% of
> > the time? Since it seems to be a wholly separate unit from the
> > furnace, it has no mechanism to detect if the furnace is on or not.
> > So shouldn't the orange power light be on all the time and the test
> > button function as well? When the power light IS on, I can hear it
> > zapping debris and the test button functions correctly.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
>
> You don't have power to the outlet _all_ of the time. Try plugging
anything
> into the outlet, while the fan _isn't_ running. You'll get the
> point.........


You didn't...

Quote:
"I've noticed a
number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
furnace is running."



Posted by Moe Jones on September 19, 2007, 8:26 pm
jhurlbut@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, I have a Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner in my home. Model
> Number F300A. The unit was installed when the home was built (2006)
> and sits on top of a Trane XB80 Downdraft Gas Furnace. I've noticed a
> number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
> the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
> furnace is running. The power to it is supplied by a 120V power cord
> and is plugged into the outlet directly beside the furnace. Power to
> the outlet is fine and not controlled by any timer switches so I know
> there is power to the outlet 100% of the time.
>
> My question is: Shouldn't the electronic air cleaner be on 100% of
> the time? Since it seems to be a wholly separate unit from the
> furnace, it has no mechanism to detect if the furnace is on or not.
> So shouldn't the orange power light be on all the time and the test
> button function as well? When the power light IS on, I can hear it
> zapping debris and the test button functions correctly.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> John

There may be a air flow switch which is acting up.Call out your HVAC tech.
--
Moe Jones
HVAC Service Technician
Energy Equalizers Inc.
Houston, Texas
www.EnergyEqualizers.com



Posted by Zyp on September 19, 2007, 9:07 pm
jhurlbut@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, I have a Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner in my home. Model
> Number F300A. The unit was installed when the home was built (2006)
> and sits on top of a Trane XB80 Downdraft Gas Furnace. I've noticed a
> number of times that the orange power light to the unit is not on and
> the "test" button does not function. This is true whether or not the
> furnace is running. The power to it is supplied by a 120V power cord
> and is plugged into the outlet directly beside the furnace. Power to
> the outlet is fine and not controlled by any timer switches so I know
> there is power to the outlet 100% of the time.
>
> My question is: Shouldn't the electronic air cleaner be on 100% of
> the time? Since it seems to be a wholly separate unit from the
> furnace, it has no mechanism to detect if the furnace is on or not.
> So shouldn't the orange power light be on all the time and the test
> button function as well? When the power light IS on, I can hear it
> zapping debris and the test button functions correctly.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> John

Because of the corona creating ozone, you wouldn't want the EAC on all of
the time. You'd only want it on during the fan operation. I'd suggest you
do as Moe says, call your local tech. These EAC's produce 8700 volts and
really should be approced by a pro.

--
Zyp



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