American Aldes DHV-150H manual

F: W06 AldesW06 DOCFILES 782DHV - 150HInst.doc 782DHV150H - 10 - 00 Rev: 10 / 30 / 2002 DHV - 150H DEHUMIDIFYING VENTILATOR INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE 782DHV12 - 00 DHV - 150H Indoor Air Quality System Installation, Operation & Service Instructions Table of Contents 1. Specifications .............................................[...]

2 • Avoid dischargi ng the air directly at people, or over the water in pool areas. • If used near a pool or spa, be certain there is NO chance the unit could fall into the water or be splashed and that it is plugged into a GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTER. • DO NOT use the DHV - 150H a s a bench or table. • A drain pan MUST be placed under the uni[...]

3 An optional condensate pump kit may be installed if a lift is required to dispose of the condensate. The cond - ensate pump kit can be ordered direct from the factory. See the optional par ts list for information on the kit. 2.4 Ducting 2.4A Installing Duct Collars The DHV - 150H is equipped with 10” and 6” round inlet collars and a 10” rou[...]

4 posit ively or negatively, depending upon the inside and outside air conditions. Consult the factory by calling 1 - 800 - 255 - 7749 for recommendations regarding the use of higher flows with your specific application. The outside air duct should be connected to the 6” round collar on the filter enclosure of the unit. The 6” round collar incl[...]

5 2.5 Quiet Ins tallation Remove Shipping Restraints The compressor is attached to the cabinet with two cable ties to secure it during shipment. This rigid attachment is not necessary once the unit is installed and may cause noise from compressor vibration . AFTER INSTAL LATION, CUT THE CABL E TIES TO FREE THE COMPRESSOR FROM THE CABINET. RE MOVE T[...]

6 Figure 1: DHV - 150H in a Basement With a Forced Air System Incorporating a Central Return Figure 2: DHV - 150H in an Attic with a Forced Air System Incorporating a Cent ral Return[...]

7 3 Operation The DHV - 150H can be equipped with various accessories to enhance its operation. A remote control panel must be used with the DHV - 150H. There are two remote control panels from which to choose. The humidity/fan control panel is use d to control humidity and the fan. The ventilation timer and humidity control panel is used to contro[...]

8 The ventilation timer is an electronic timer that displays the current time. This timer has a battery backup, so it will not req uire resetting after a power outage. Following a prolonged power outage the display of the timer will flash on and off indicating a power outage has occurred. The one - minute time increments of the ventilation timer al[...]

9 4 Maintenance 4.1 Standard Air Filter The DHV - 150H is equipped with a pleated cloth air filter. This filter should be checked semi - annually. Operating the unit with a dirty filter will reduce dehumidifier capacity and efficiency and may cause the co mpressor to cycle off and on unnecessarily on the defrost control. To access the air filter, r[...]

10 maintain nearly constant pressure and temperature across the entire coil, from inlet to outlet. The mixture of gas and liquid refr igerant enter the accumulator after leaving the evaporator coil. The accumulator prevents any liquid refrigerant from reaching the compressor. The compressor evacuates the cool refrigerant gas from the accumulator an[...]

11 6. Turn on the fa n switch; the fan should run. Turn off the fan switch. 7. Turn on the humidity control; the compressor and fan should run. 8. If these tests work, the problem is most likely in the field control wiring. 5.4 Refrigerant Charging If the refrigerant charge is los t due to service or a leak, a new charge must be accurately weighed [...]

12 in the compressor mot or, the resulting high temperature arc causes a portion of the refrigerant oil mixture to break down into carbonaceous sludge, a very corrosive acid, and water. These contaminants must be carefully removed otherwise even small residues will attack replacem ent compressor motors and cause failures. The following procedure is[...]

13 5.7B Programmable Ventilation Timer The ventilation timer controls the fan and the motorized fresh air damper. When the ventilation timer is activate d, the central conditioning unit will circulate the indoor air, and bring in fresh air from outside. The ventilation timer should be set for the required ventilation of the residence. The home shou[...]

14 Figure 4. Electric Schematics of the DHV - 150H[...]

15 Figure 5: Pictorial Electrical Diagrams of DHV - 150H[...]

16 SERVICE PARTS LI ST: DHV - 150H Indoor Air Quality System ITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION 1 AL98996 1 Air Filter, Pleated Cloth 2 4017777 2 Capillary Tube, .059" X .124" X 32.00" (not shown) 3 4023645 1 Compressor Service Kit, Carlyle (EBA120111A) (Includes Compresso r, Capacitor & Overload) 4 4022595 1 Compressor Overload (EBA[...]

17 OPTIONAL PARTS LIST: DHV - 150H Indoor Air Quality System ITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION 25 AL9899 5 1 Air Filter, High Efficiency, Pleated Microglass Paper, 90 % - 95 % 26 AL99027 1 Check Damper, 10" Diameter (not shown) 27 AL99006 1 Condensate Pump Kit, External 28 4024155 1 Control Panel Assembly, Humidity/Fan 29 4024125 1 Control Panel [...]

18 Limited Warranty American ALDES Ventilation Corporation warran ts to the original end user of the Dehumidifier or Dehumidifying Ventilator model referred to below, to be free from manufacturing defects. It is limited to the original end - user and may not be assigned or transferred. First Year Warranty: If the produc t exhibits a defect in mater[...]

19 Date Service Notes[...]