I'm hoping someone here has the info I need.
We just bought an older (1956) house. It has a "Chrysler Airtemp
Electronic (or Electrostatic) Air Cleaner". I could find nothing about
it online except for another person asking about one like it. The
response he got was essentially that he was SOL.
Does anyone here have any info on one of these that they could email me?
It would be greatly appreciated.
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
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> I'm hoping someone here has the info I need.
>
> We just bought an older (1956) house. It has a "Chrysler Airtemp
> Electronic (or Electrostatic) Air Cleaner". I could find nothing about
> it online except for another person asking about one like it. The
> response he got was essentially that he was SOL.
>
> Does anyone here have any info on one of these that they could email me?
> It would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like a clone of the Westinghouse Precipitron. If so, the
principle is simple--air passes through a grid of some kind that's
charged to a high positive voltage, then another that's charged to a
high negative voltage. The dirt gets charged and sticks to the negative
grid or plate or whatever. It's a super-efficient system--the only real
problem with it other than that it has active electronics is that
sometimes it sheds clumps of dirt off the collector. There should be
some way to remove the collector plates for cleaning.
You want to get it working if it's not. That technology is hard to find
these days--companies would rather sell you expensive HEPA filters that
aren't as good.
Larry Blanchard wrote:
> I'm hoping someone here has the info I need.
>
> We just bought an older (1956) house. It has a "Chrysler Airtemp
> Electronic (or Electrostatic) Air Cleaner". I could find nothing about
> it online except for another person asking about one like it. The
> response he got was essentially that he was SOL.
>
> Does anyone here have any info on one of these that they could email me?
> It would be greatly appreciated.
>
I installed a Sears electrostatic air cleaner in the late 80's. It
worked nicely. The units could be slid out and put in the dishwasher
for cleaning. They would be covered with black sooty dust.
Occasionally we would hear it pop as a spark jumped from one plate to
the other.
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Coincidence happens.
On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:30:27 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm hoping someone here has the info I need.
>
>We just bought an older (1956) house. It has a "Chrysler Airtemp
>Electronic (or Electrostatic) Air Cleaner". I could find nothing about
>it online except for another person asking about one like it. The
>response he got was essentially that he was SOL.
>
>Does anyone here have any info on one of these that they could email me?
>It would be greatly appreciated.
I could use a schematic and troubleshooting tips for a Totaline Star
CG1000 electrostatic filter unit, too. I found their data sheet
online and the TS section is as follows. I was wowed, fer sher.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the air cleaner does not seem to be functioning, check the
following:
1. Verify that the power supply light is on. If light is off,
check power supply and wiring connections.
2. If power supply light is on, perform maintenance procedure
and replace fiberglass filters.
Wiring is good, p/s putting out 25.6v. No power light on filter.
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On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:53:36 -0500, J. Clarke wrote:
> You want to get it working if it's not. That technology is hard to find
> these days--companies would rather sell you expensive HEPA filters that
> aren't as good.
Thanks for the info. It appears to be working. It's hard wired into the
furnace fan circuit so it only comes on when the fan runs. I've been a
little leery of taking the covers off since I can't unplug it and it has
a "high voltage" warning sticker. If I don't find out more I'll just
throw the breaker for the furnace and hope there's no large capacitors in
there.
And yes, I plan on keeping it as long as it works.
BTW, there's also a Carrier AC in the basement - a little rectangular box
that appears to be a water based heat pump. I've been too busy to
investigate it yet, but it ran when the inspection was done.
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On 12/28/2012 6:47 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:53:36 -0500, J. Clarke wrote:
>
>> You want to get it working if it's not. That technology is hard to find
>> these days--companies would rather sell you expensive HEPA filters that
>> aren't as good.
>
> Thanks for the info. It appears to be working. It's hard wired into the
> furnace fan circuit so it only comes on when the fan runs. I've been a
> little leery of taking the covers off since I can't unplug it and it has
> a "high voltage" warning sticker. If I don't find out more I'll just
> throw the breaker for the furnace and hope there's no large capacitors in
> there.
...
No info/experience w/ the particular unit but have had a Bryant since
the 80s on which the HV supply died a couple years ago, sadly. It
wasn't available any longer and the newer SS supplies were excessively
expensive so since were replacing furnaces/AC units shortly anyway, waited.
Did that summer before last w/ Carrier systems and reinstalled a new
Carrier unit.
They are an excellent choice, particularly for pollen and the like that
is smaller than picked up by conventional filters. My mother had
terrible hayfever allergies and in SW KS on a producing grain/cattle
farm/ranch that wasn't a good thing. When the original was installed it
made a world of difference for her.
As for yours--It'll have some way to remove the unit(s) for cleaning.
The electroplates will need to be cleaned monthly; the instructions will
undoubtedly say to wash w/ soap/water and dry but I have constructed a
set of long "brushes"--essentially a thin plastic blade w/ some of the
micro-fiber cloth attached to that will fit between the
plates/high-tension discharge wires and it collects the dust quicker and
more conveniently than washing.
The plates do not retain any capacitive charge when the power is
off--they're perfectly safe to handle as far as any discharge/shock.
Just be careful physically as the discharge wires are small and can be
broken if mishandled.
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