Aprilaire 76C User manual

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ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheModel76CDehumidifierControl.Yourcontrolallowsyou
toset therelativehumiditylevelforyourhomeandprovidescontrolofthedehumidifierfroma
convenientlivingspacelocation.TheModel76Cusesanonboardsensorto monitortherelative
humidityin thespacein whichit is locatedanddisplaysthemeasuredrelativehumidityonthe
digitaldisplay.
TheModel76Ccanalsoactasa remoteeentrelforyourdehumidifierif it is locatedinan
inconvenientorhardto accessarea.Forexample,whenthedehumidifierislocatedinand
dehumidifyingacrawl spaceora basement,theModel76Ccanbe installedwhereyouspend
mostofyourtime, allowingyoutomakechangestothesettingandto seewhat thehumidityis
in theseareaswithouthavingtoaccessthedehumidifier.
Thecontrolwill allowyouto setthe desiredhumiditylevelin yourhomeandcanbeusedto
turndehumidificationOnorOff.
Thematerialsina homeact likea sponge,sothemoisturein thematerialsof yourhomeis at
thesamelevelastheair.After dryingtheair,the materialsofthehomewifl releasemoisture
backintothe air untiltheyareagainat the samelevel.Asa result,it is notuncommonforthe
dehumidifierto operatefor anextendedperiodoftime whenfirst installed.
BeginbypressingtheONbuttonandONwill be displayedonthe LCDScreen(seeLCDdisplay
in Figure1).Usethearrowbuttonsto setthecontrolat 59%whenfirst installed.Allowthe
dehumidifierto runfor 24hoursbeforedecidingif youwant tochangethehumiditysetting.
A Raisethe setting ifyeupreferthe air te be Jessdry; thiswili reducetheamountof
timethat the dehumidifierruns.
yLewerthe setting if yeupreferthe air te be mere dry; thiswifl increasethe amount
oftimethat the dehumidifierruns.
BeginbypressingtheONbuttonandON
will be displayedontheLCDScreen(see
LCDdisplayinFigure1).Usethearrow
buttonsto setthecontroltoa dryness
levelof 3whenfirst installed.Allow the
dehumidifierto runfor 24hoursbefore
decidingifyouwant to changethedryness
levelsetting,
increase the dryness level setting
ifyouprefer the air te be meredry;
thiswill increasetheamountoftime
thatthedehumidifierruns.
TDecreasethe dryness Jevelsetting
if yeupreferthe air te be Jessdry;
thiswill reducetheamountoftime
thatthedehumidifierruns.
Dwness
LeveJ
Setting
1 84% 71% 60%
2 86% 73% 61% 52%
3 74% 63% 53% 45%
4 64% 54% 45% 39%
5 55% 46% 39% 33%
6 47% 39% 33% 28%
7 40% 34% 28% 24%
Nete: Thistable is for reference only.
Thedrynesslevelsettingscanbeapproximatedto relativehumidity(%RH}usingTabJe1.
LCDDisplay
ModeButtons- Use
to turncontrolOn/Off. ,A_V ' Buttons- Usetoview and
sethumidityor drynesslevelsetting.
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Numbersshow ,,
currentroomhumidity--_
ORhumiditysetting
Dehumidifying
OFF:ControlOff
SET_ SET_sdisplayed
whenA orY is
pressed.Thevalue
OFF displayedisthe
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See J:i_lure 5.
N+_: ControlLimitExceeded.
SeeCuntreJLimits, page6.
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Numbersshowremote _,,_
locationhumidityOR_,_
drynesslevelsetting
Dehumidifying OFF SETy-"- SETisdisplayed
whenA or_'is
pressed.Thevalue
displayedisthe
drynesslevel.
SeeFi_l_re7.
OFF:ControlOff
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®PressingtheONbuttonwiJJturnonthecontrol.
®Pressingthe OFFbuttonwill turn off thecontrok
®ThecontrolwiJlcontinueto displaythemeasured
humiditywhenOFR
®Thehumidityordrynesslevelsettingcannotbe
changedwhenthecontrolisOFR
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Thefirst pressofeitherthe,A or'_' buttonwill displaythe humidityordrynesslevel
settingontheLCD.
Eachsubsequentpushof theupordown
buttonswill changethe settingby 1%or 1
drynesslevel.
If a buttonishelddown,thesettingwill
continuallychangeby1% or 1drynesslevel
every1/2secondfor aslongasthebuttonis
pressed.
Thecontrolwill exitthe settingscreen5
secondsafter thelastbuttonpress/release.
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®Whenthemeasuredhumidityisgreaterthanthesetting,thecontrolwill turnonthe
dehumidifierand01'_1will blinkontheLCDdisplay.
®Whenthemeasuredhumidityfalls 3% belowthe setting,thecontrolwill turn off the
dehumidifierandONwill stopblinking.
®Thecontrolsendsthedrynessleveltothedehumidifier.
o OnceperCyclePeriod(setbyyourinstallerin thedehumidifier),the dehumidifierwill sample
theair intheareaservedbythe dehumidifier.
o If thedew pointoftheincomingair is abovethedrynesslevel,thedehumidifierwill turnon
andONwill blinkonthe LCDdisplay.
o Whenthedewpointofthe incomingair falls belowthesetting,the dehumidifierwill turn
off andOl'awill stopblinking.
Thecontrollimitsareusedto makesurethedehumidifierdoesnotrunwhenconditionsare
outsideoftheoperatinglimits.Dehumidifiersarenotaseffectivewhenconditionsareoutside
oftheoperatinglimits.Forexample,thedehumidifierwill notremovemuchmoisturewhen
conditionsarecoo!anddry.Controllimitsallowthedehumidifiertowork efficientlywithin the
operatingrangeandturnoff whenconditionsareoutsideof theselimits.
®Dew Peint Lewer Limit:40°FExternalControl
oTemperatureHigh Limit:99°FExternalControl
105°FRemoteControl
oTemperatureLow Limit:50°FRemoteOontrol
®Thedehumidifierwill turnoff ifoneofthe controllimitshasbeenexceeded.
o If thecontrolmeasuresa dew pointbelow40°FORa temperatureabove99°F,thecontrol
will deactivatethedehumidifieroutputif activelydehumidifying,thedehumidifierwill stop
dehumidifying,and01'_1and_- will blinkontheLCDscreen(seeFigure 2).
o Thecontrolwill resumenormaloperationwhenconditionsfall backwithin thecontrollimits.
o Thedehumidifierwill turnoff ifoneofthe controllimitshasbeenexceeded.
o If thedehumidifiermeasuresa temperaturebelow50°Forabove105°F,the dehumidifier
will stopdehumidifying.
o Thecontrolwill resumenormaloperationwhenconditionsinthe remotespacefall back
withinthe dehumidifiercontrollimits.
ThesurfaceoftheModel76CDehumidifierControlcanbecleanedwith wateror anomabrasive
householdcleaner,includingglasscleaner.Donet spray any liquid directly entethe eentrel.
Spraywateror acleanerontoasoftc!othandgentlywipethe surfaceofthecontrol.
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Gretchen,we've useda couple different footers for Carrier. Not sure
which one shouN be usedfor what, or if we shouN be usingthe same
one for everything. Ithink the bottomone is newer.
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