Fresh air vent/exhaust control removes odors? Frigidaire website says NO fresh air, NO exhaust vent. Does this bring air from outside or not?
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It does bring air from outside, but only via the fan. The hot air from inside is vented out when the A/C is on. It does not have a separate vent! Some A/C's have a vent which allows it exchange outside air like opening the window. I live in Seattle and it gets cool at night and I'd rather open the window to get fresh air but I have to turn on the noisy fan only mode in the A/C to get outside air. I hope that helps.
806549
Yes air is brought in from the outside. It can be dehumidified / cooled or just fresh air in. It does not reverse and only blow air out
806550
I don't believe this unit has a vent/exhaust control. If it did, you would see an adjustable lever at the bottom of the louvers! Ventilation featuresare not installed on small window units.
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When you set the A/C on for cool air, it vents(pulls) the hot air from inside and blows cooled air from the outside. If you turn the unit on in the fan only setting, it will blow(normal, ambient) air from the outside without venting(pulling) the air from inside the room. If you only want ambient outside air, the fan only setting will do that, but won't recycle the air like it would if you set the unit to cool the room. Good luck.
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Hi Diana, yes, the unit has to be vented outside the area you are trying to cool off. It comes with the materials to vent the unit outside a window. If the office you have has a dropped ceiling you maybe able to vent into the space above your office space. I did that, vented exhaust into roof space.
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There is a small white knob behind the louvers you can pull out to (in theory) bring fresh air in - it does not really work in my experience - it has a tiny cross section. The fan setting will not bring in outside air, it only shuts off the compressor and draws room air through the filter, over the (room temperature) evaporator coils, and out the outlet, circulating the existing room air. It works well to cool the air but does not really bring in outside air in my experience.
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The exhaust always has to be vented somewhere. And it gets rather hot so It would be counter productive to not vent the exhaust outside. I believe that when there is water to be collected its because of extreme humidity. Otherwise it should be necessary to collect the water
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Mine had the odor for maybe a couple days but if you use it frequently, the odor goes away. I try to run it with the "COOL" setting off for a few minutes before shutting it down when I am done with it. That seems to work for me as I haven't had any odor from it for weeks.
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The machine will stay on the lowest fan setting when on auto until it detects the presence of dirty air...then it ramps up the fan speed to clean the air and then cycles back to lowest fan speed again. The million dollar question is, is your sensor sensitive enough to detect when the air needs to be cleaned? I had this problem and will share with you the instructions I received from Surround Air. Do the odor, dust, or allergen sensors ever light up? Or, does only one light up and not the others? I was told by Surround Air that I set up my machine in a room without fresh enough air for the machine to "know" what clean, fresh air is. When it's set up in a room without fresh air, the sensor doesn't know what clean air is and thereby lacks the sensitivity to detect the smallest amounts of pollutants. I was told to leave the machine unplugged for several hours and then train the sensor by running the machine outside or in front of an open window to draw in the freshest air possible. That clean air would set the sensor at a high sensitivity level to the presence of pollutants in the air. It makes sense. I hope this helps.
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i was useing two of these - it worked but maid a hell of alot of noise - so i just bought another hydrofarm active air 6 inch in-line fan 400 cfm, i also use a speed control to adjust the amount of air out of my exhaust - i also use another one as my intake or cooling fan - both are attached to carbon filters - filter in - filter out - also in my exhaust i use a silicon based aromatic to remove the smell. HOPE THIS HELPS
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This unit can be installed with or without external vent. If you can not install external vent just do not do any changes. It will exhaust from it top front through a charcoal filter which is already installed by manufacturer. Aman
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Dont have that problem, but having installed it myself i can tell you on top of the unit is a section where air can vent thru from the coil, if anything falls in there or its not clean, every time you heat up the coil and anything thats fallin in there can heat up and of course smell, hmmmmm, take a flashlight and look in there or perhaps take the cover off and take a look, other than that it may be a venting problem thru to the outside, the pipe is double, one inside the other, one is for venting the other for fresh air intake, hope this helps, Mike
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Close the vent. Most newer cars have an inside and outside vent closure. If I close the inside vent, I can still mount it to the outside vent. It has not bee cold enougb yet for me to try it.
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It is a standard exhaust Does not require a power vent. I have one I a enclosed room in a barn with no vent on it and have never had a fumes or heat problem with it. The one we have in our outdoor kitchen has a pipe but not sure it really made any difference It only runs a minute at a time so no long run times on either of mineI really like these units and how hot they get so fast.
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Taffy, we don't smoke so I can't answer that but the previous owners did smoke and we don't smell anything. Also I had the ducts cleaned and sanitized several times and still smelled a musty odor. With the installation of the RGF I don't smell it anymore. We are very pleased with the results..
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To use it as an an air condioner, you do need to run the hose to the outside. Hot air is vented out thru the hose, and cold air comes out of the vent into the room. When using as a dehumidifier, the exhaust hose does not need to vent outside, but you will get no cooling.
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I have one with the airflow adjustment. You need to make sure it stays closed or you can be vacuuming along and not notice it open. You soon find out that you left the dirt laying there because the vent was open!
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mine has fake vent type indentations on the side, but no external open areas for fan exhaust. If there is a tiny fan inside, I sure don't know about it. I have used the USB ports, they work well
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Hello MPollack, Thank you for contacting Tools for Wellness. Sometimes a new unit will emit a light odor, it's because of the heat of the ceramic core and the outer shell of the Air Purifier being plastic. This occurs generally when a heat source is first introduced into a closed area. Please be assured that the smell is not harmful in anyway and will dissipate within 1 week, if not sooner. If we can be of further assistance let us know. Thank you ! Gail
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There is a flapper in the vent exhaust on the fan. It may be stuck. Those fans really work well. Just my guess.