Oreck Air3000 Owners Guide - Page 3

INTRODUCTION Your Oreck air cleaner has been designed to let you enjoy a refreshing experience in clean air living. Airborne particles and odors are removed from air passing through the unit by the process of electrostatic precipitation and the revolutionary Germastat® filter which combines antimicrobial treatment and activated charcoal. NOTE: This owner's manual should be read thoroughly before your air cleaner is operated. Retain your owner's manual for future reference. HOW ORECK'S TRUE ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER WORKS The air around you is filled with thousands of particles of air pollution. Some of the pollutants - dust, smoke and lint are visible to the naked eye, but most of the pollutants - pollen and bacteria, to name a few, are microscopic in size. DIRTY AIR IN Polluted air enters the air cleaner through the top front grille of the air cleaner (Figure 1). As shown in Figure 2, the fan pulls in dirty air and the pre-filter (#1) CLEAN AIR OUT traps large particles (hair, lint, etc.). The smaller particles (dust, smoke, pollen) in the dirty air receive an electrical charge as they pass through the ionizer (#2). Figure 1 The charged particles then enter the collector (#3) which uses a series of 0 Pre-filter alternately charged aluminum plates to attract and retain the particles. It works I Y7 Collector like a powerful magnet and the particles remain there through natural adhesion until removed by the washing process. The air then passes through the Germastat® filter (#4) that helps control ® Ionizer ® Germastat® Filter microorganisms and remove household Figure 2 odors. Finally, electronically cleaned air passes back into the room through the bottom front grille (Figure 1).