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Thank you for purchasing a LIFEBREATH® Heat Recovery Ventilator
(HRV). The HRV provides fresh air to your home while recovering energy
from the air it exhausts.
There are numerous benefits to a properly installed, operated, and
maintained HRV:
• exhausts the stale, contaminated air, found in today’s tight buildings.
• recovers the majority of the energy contained in the exhausted stale air.
• uses the recovered energy to preheat or precool the fresh outdoor air
introduced into the house.
• distributes the fresh air throughout your home.
Getting to Know your MAX Series Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV)
The modes of operation and speeds are used to adjust your indoor
ventilation rate. Experiment with the ventilation levels in your home to
evaluate the ideal amount of ventilation to suit your home and personal
preferences. Your Lifebreath MAX SERIES HRV main control has
4 Modes of Operation* and 5 speeds on each mode.
I. CONTINUOUS VENTILATION
This mode of operation provides continuous ventilation within the home.
You may, for example, select
Continuous Ventilation
at a low speed (speeds
1 or 2) for normal operation and increase to a higher speed (speeds 3 to 5)
during increased activity levels, such as cooking and showering, etc.
II. 20 MINUTES ON, 40 MINUTES STANDBY
This mode of operation provides 20 minutes of ventilation each hour. You
can use this ventilation mode at low speed for low household activity levels
or when the home is unoccupied.
III. 20 MINUTES ON, 40 MINUTES RECIRCULATION *
Ventilates for 20 minutes and recirculates the household air every
40 minutes each hour. This mode is non-applicable if your HRV is
connected to a forced air system (the forced air system already circulates
household air).
IV. CONTINUOUS RECIRCULATION *
Continuously recirculates your household air (no ventilation). This mode is
non-applicable if your HRV is connected to a forced air system.
* If your HRV is connected to a forced air system, recirculation (modes III
and IV) is unavailable and non-applicable on all models.
RECIRCULATION
- recirculates existing household air without
introducing fresh air. Recirculation Modes (III and IV) are
non-applicable if your HRV is connected to a forced air system, since your
forced air system already circulates the household air. Recirculation Modes
are unavailable on some models.
Selecting the Ventilation Rate that is right for You
High indoor humidity levels, during the heating season, have become a
problem in many well insulated, tight homes. Excessive condensation on the
windows is a visual sign of high indoor humidity levels. High indoor
humidity levels can result in mold and mildew and the eventual degradation
of the building structure itself.
Your HRV reduces indoor humidity levels when the outdoor air is drier than
the indoor air. These conditions usually occur during the heating season
when outdoor temperatures are less than 15°C (59°F). During the heating
season, the operation of the HRV may reduce indoor humidity levels
sufficiently to eliminate the need for further dehumidification.
If your home requires further dehumidification, use the dehumidistat feature
located on the main control. This feature aggressively addresses high indoor
humidity levels by initiating high speed ventilation when the indoor
humidity levels rise above the adjustable set point on the control.
Refer to the main control instructions located in the
Operation and
Installation Manual
for instructions on how to set the dehumidistat.
The dehumidistat function should be set to OFF for all seasons except the
heating season, because a dehumidifying effect occurs only when the
outdoor air is dryer than the indoor air. Set the RH level to 80 to turn the
dehumidistat OFF. (Refer to the control instructions for information on how
to set the Dehumidistat).
DEHUMIDISTAT DISABLE
- automatically disables the dehumidistat
function on the main control when outdoor temperatures exceed 15°C
(59°F) for a full 24 hour period. All other HRV features and functions
operate normally while the dehumidistat function is disabled.
DEHUMIDISTAT RE-E ABLE
- automatically re-enables the
dehumidistat function if either the outdoor temperature drops below 15°C
(59°F) for a full 24 hour period or if the HRV is reset (unplugged for 30
seconds).
How the Dehumidistat Works
DEFROST MODE
- To ensure reliable operation during cold weather, the
HRV automatically cycles through its defrost mode when the outdoor
temperatures drop below freezing.
HRV
- a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) is designed to provide fresh air
into a building while exhausting an equal amount of stale air. During the
winter months, heat recovered from the stale air, before it is
exhausted to the outdoors, warms the incoming cold fresh air. During the
summer months, when the indoor space is air conditioned, the HRV helps to
cool the incoming fresh air with the cool exhausted stale air.
MAI TE A CE ROUTI E
- Homeowner maintenance should be
performed as per
"Maintenance Routine for HRV"
located in the
Operation and Installation Manual
.
OPERATIO A D I STALLATIO MA UAL
- Contains
instructions and important information regarding your HRV and controls.
You can download the manual at www.lifebreath.com.
SELF-TEST
- Each time the HRV is powered/energized, the self-test
function automatically initiates. The HRV cycles through the available
speeds and tests the damper motor operation. The HRV defaults back to the
previous operational mode and speed selection after the self-test
(approximately 60 seconds in duration).
STA DBY (Speed 0)
- The HRV is powered/energized and waiting for
ventilation to be initiated by either an external control (i.e. timer) or the
dehumidistat. Set the main control to speed 0 to set the HRV in standby.
TIMERS
- These optional controls may be installed at specific exhaust
locations (bathrooms etc.) to initiate high speed ventilation.
Lifebreath MAX Series Heat Recovery Ventilators carry a Lifetime
Warranty on the heat recovery core and a 5 (five) year replacement
parts warranty.
Register for your warranty at:
www.lifebreath.com or phone 1-855-247-4200 (toll free)
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: Airia will require the HRV Model and Serial Number(s) for
the registration of your HRV.
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