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Thankyou for purchasing a Field Control Heat/Energy Recovery
Ventilator(HRV/ERV). The HRV/ERV provides fresh air to your
homewhile recovering energy from the air it exhausts.
Thereare numerous benefits to a properly installed, operated, and
maintainedHRV/ERV:
•Exhausts the stale, contaminated air, found in today’s tight
buildings.
• Recovers the majority of the energy contained in the exhausted
staleair.
• Uses the recovered energy to preheat or precool the fresh outdoor
airintroduced into the house
• Distributes the fresh air throughout your home.
Getting to Know your Heat and Energy Recovery Ventilator (FC Series)
OptionalControls are available to adjust the amount of ventilation
inyour home:
•The Healthy Home System™ Control (HHSC) will automatically
deliverfresh air to your home.
•The Dehumidistat Control (DHI) can be used in conjunction with
theHHSC to provide additional ventilation for high indoor
humiditylevels.
•The Dehumidistat Ventilation Control (DHVC) is a manual
controlwhich features ON/OFF, High speed, Low Speed, and an
electronicdehumdistat.
*Referto the individual control pages of this manual for more
informationabout these controls.
Ventilation and Control Options*
Highindoor humidity levels, during the heating season, have
becomea problem in many well insulated, tight homes. Excessive
condensationon the windows is a visual sign of highindoor
humiditylevels. High indoor humidity levels can result in mold and
mildewand the eventual degradation of the building structure itself.
YourHRV/ERV reduces indoor humidity levels when the
outdoorair is drier than the indoor air. These conditions usually
occurduring the heating season when outdoor temperatures are less
than15°C (59°F). During the heating season, the operation of the
HRV/ERVmay reduce indoor humidity levels sufficiently to
eliminatethe need for further dehumidification.
Ifyour home requires further dehumidification, use the
dehumidistatfeature located on any optional main control (refer to
theOperation and Installation Manual for Optional Control
information).This feature aggressively addresses high indoor
humiditylevels by initiating high speed ventilation when the indoor
humiditylevels rise above the adjustable set pointon the control.
Referto the main control instructions located in the Operation and
InstallationManual for instructions on how to set the dehumidistat.
Thedehumidistat function on the main control should be set to OFF
forall seasons except the heating season, because a dehumidifying
effectoccurs only when the outdoor air is dryer than the indoor air.
Setthe RH level to 80 to turn the dehumidistat OFF. (Refer to the
controlinstructions for information on how to set the
Dehumidistat).
DEHUMIDISTATDISABLE - automatically disables the
dehumidistatfunction on the main control when outdoor
temperaturesexceed 15°C (59°F) for a full 24 hour period. All other
HRVfeatures and functions operate normally while the
dehumidistatfunction is disabled.
DEHUMIDISTATRE-ENABLE - automatically re-enables the
dehumidistatfunction if either the outdoor temperature drops below
15°C(59°F) for a full 24 hour period or if the HRV is reset
(unpluggedfor 30seconds).
How the Dehumidistat Works (Colder Climates)
DEFROSTMODE - To ensure reliable operation during cold
weather,the HRV automatically cycles through its defrost mode
whenthe outdoor temperatures drop below freezing.
HRV/ERV- a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV/ERV) is designed
toprovide fresh air into a building while exhausting an equal
amountof stale air. During the winter months, heat recovered from
thestale air, before it is exhausted to the outdoors, warms the
incomingcold fresh air. During the summer months, when the
indoorspace is air conditioned, the HRV/ERV helps to cool the
incomingfresh air with the cool exhausted stale air.
SELF-TEST- Each time the HRV/ERV is powered/energized, the
self-testfunction automatically initiates. The HRV/ERV cycles
throughthe available speeds and tests the damper motor operation.
TheHRV/ERV defaults back to the previous operational mode and
speedselection after the self-test (approximately 60 seconds in
duration).
STANDBY- The HRV/ERV is powered/energized and waiting for
ventilationto be initiated by an external control.
TIMERS- These optional controls may be installed at specific
exhaustlocations (bathrooms etc.) to initiate high speed ventilation.
HeatRecovery Ventilators (HRV) carry a Lifetime Warranty on the
heatrecovery core and a 5 (five) year replacement parts warranty.
EnergyRecovery Ventilators (ERV) carry a 5 (five) year warranty
onthe energy recovery core and a 5 (five) year replacement parts
warranty.
Glossary and Additional Information
Warranty