Emerson 16C26S-010 owner manual How The Air Cleaner Works, Construction Of The Air Cleaner

HOW THE AIR CLEANER WORKS

Dirt particles flowing through the ducts (Figure 1) first enters the pre-filters (A) where large particles (hair, lint, etc.) are trapped. Smaller particles (smoke, dust, pollen, etc.) pass through these pre-filters and enter the ionizing section (B). Here each tiny particle receives a positive electrical charge. These charged particles then enter the collecting section (C). This section consists of a series of aluminum plates which are alternately charged negative and positive.

The positive charge of the particles cause them to be repelled by the positive plates and attracted to the nega- tive plates where they are collected . . . just as a magnet attracts iron filings.

Clean-filtered air re-enters the supply duct system.

A B C

Dirty Air In Clean Air Out

Figure 1

CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIR CLEANER

Not only is your air cleaner easy to install, it is also easy to operate and maintain. Its basic components, and their functions, are as follows: (See Figure 2)

Cabinet - mounts to existing duct work and houses the collecting cells and pre-filters.

Collecting Cells - are made in two sections and perform the actual collecting of dust, dirt, and other impu- rities from the air. They contain the ionizing and collection sections described above.

Cabinet	Pre-Filters
	Handle

Each cell must be installed with the ionizing wires on the air entering side. Each cell must be ori- ented with the handles and contact button (Fig- ure 2) toward the operator.

Pre-filters- are in two sections which are interchange- able. They serve as a pre-filter to trap large particles such as hair and lint before they can enter the cell sections.

Power Pack- contains operating and power on lights as well as the solid state components that convert the 120 volt power supply to the high-voltage, direct current required for the collecting cell.

Contact

Button

Collecting Cells	Contact
	Button

Figure 2

Power Pack

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