Air-O-Swiss AOS 2055A User manual

Brand: Air-O-Swiss

Model: AOS 2055A

Category: Humidifiers

Type: User manual

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Instructions for use

Important safety instructions

• Priortousingtheappliance,readthroughthein

structionsforcompleteuseandretaininasafeplace

forlaterreference.

• WARNING–Onlyusetheapplianceindoorsandwithin

thespecifiedtechnicaldata.Improperusecanbe

hazardousforthehealthandleadtocriticalinjury.

• Connecttheunitonlytoalternatingcurrentwith

voltageaccordingtotheratinglabel.

• Childrencannotrecognizethehazardsassociated

withtheusageofelectricalappliances.Forthisreason,

alwayssupervisechildrenwhentheyarenearthe

humidifier(image1).

• Neverusetheapplianceifthereisanydamagetothe

applianceorcable(2),aftermalfunction,afterthe

appliancehasbeendropped(3)ordamagedinany

otherway.

• Repairsofelectricalappliancesareonlytobemadeby

qualifiedserviceengineers(4).Improperrepairwork

cancauseconsiderabledangertotheuser.

• Placethehumidifieronadry,levelsurface(5).

• Donotplacetheappliancenexttoheatingvent.

• Placeappliancewhereitisnoteasilyknockedover(6).

• Alwaysunplugwhennotinuse.

• Onlyoperatethehumidifierwhenitiscompletely

assembled.

• ALWAYSunplugbeforeremoving/filling/emptyingthe

watertank,beforecleaning/maintaining,assembling/

dismantlingofindividualpartsandbeforemovingthe

appliance.

• Donotrunpowercordsundercarpets,anddonotco

verwiththrowrugs.Arrangecordsothatitwillnotbe

trippedover.

• Neverpulltheplugfromtheoutletbythecableorwith

wethands(7).

• Donotusetheappliancewherecombustiblegasesor

vaporsarepresent.

• Donotexposetheappliancetorain,orusenearwater,

inabathroom,laundryareaorotherdamplocation.

• Thisunitmustbeusedinitsuprightposition.

• Donotallowforeignobjectstoenterventilationor

exhaustopeningasthismaycauseelectricshockor

damagetotheappliance.Donotblockairoutletsor

intakes(8).

• Thisappliancehasapolarizedplug(onebladeiswider

thantheother).Toreduceriskofshock,thisplugis

intendedtofitinapolarizedoutletonlyoneway.Ifthe

plugdoesnotfitfullyintheoutlet,reversetheplug.Ifit

stilldoesnotfit,contactaqualifiedelectrician.DONOT

attempttoalterthissafetyfeature.

• AloosefitbetweentheplugandtheACoutlet

(receptacle)maycauseoverheatingandadistortion

oftheplug.Contactaqualifiedelectriciantoreplace

looseorwornreceptacles.

• Donotsit,standorplaceanyheavyobjectsonthe

appliance.

• Donotsubmergethemainbodyinwaterorother

liquids.

• Disconnectpowersupplybeforeservicing.

• Personswhoarenotfamiliarwiththeinstructions

foruse,aswellaschildrenandpersonsunderthe

influenceofmedication,alcohol,ordrugsarenot

permittedtooperatetheappliance,orareonlyper

mittedtooperateitundersupervision.

• Theuseofwateradditives,suchasethereal/essential

oils,fragrances,eucalyptus,waterconditionersetc.,

damagesthetankmaterialandasaconsequencethe

wholeunit.Anyuseofsuchadditivesinthetankwill

voidthemanufacturer’swarranty.Pleasereadchapter

«useoffragrances».

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Foreword

CongratulationsonpurchasingtheAIROSWISS2055A

AirWasher!

Didyouknowthatexcessivelydryindoorair

• driesoutmucusmembranesandcauseschappedlips

andstingingeyes?

• promotesinfectionsanddiseasesoftherespiratory

tract?

• leadstoweariness,tirednessandpoorconcentration?

• isaburdenonpetsandhouseplants?

• promotestheformationofdustandincreasestheelec

trostaticchargeoftextilesmadefromsyntheticfibers,

carpetsandsyntheticfloors?

• damagesfurnishingsmadefromwood,especiallypar

quetfloors?

• makesmusicalinstrumentsgooutoftune?

General

Theindoorclimateisgenerallypleasantwhentherelative

humidityisbetween40and60%.Airhumidificationises

peciallysensibleinwinter,butdoesnotreplacetheregular

airingoflivingspaces.

How it works

Yourappliance

• washesandhumidifiestheairwithoutusingfiltermats

• worksquietlyintwooperationmodes

• ismanufacturedfromhighquality,longlife

components.

• hasalargecleansingcapacitythroughpreionization.

Theindividualdustparticlesareionized(charged)and

sticktothehumidifierdiscs.

Specialhumidifyingdiscsrotateinawaterbathinsidethe

unit;thiscleansestheairpassingoverthemofimpurities

inanaturalway–inthesamewaythatairiswashedby

theraininnature.

Theairhumidificationtakesplaceaccordingtotheself

regulating principle of cold evaporation. The appliance

thereforegeneratesidealairhumidity,withouttheneedfor

additionalcontrolunits.

Aspeciallytunedantimicrobialprotectionsystem (Ionic

Silver Stick

)prevents theformationofmicrobesinthe

waterofthebaseunit.Nochemicaladditivesarerequired

tokeepthewaterclean.

Unpacking

• Removetheappliancecarefullyfromthepackaging

 (10–12).Placeyourhandsunderneaththeproduct

topullitoutofthebox.Thetoppartoftheunitisonly

placedonthebase;itisNOTattached.

• Removetheplasticbagfromtheunit(13).

• Removeallcardboardpiecesfromthediscpack(14).

• Checkthedetailsoftheelectricalsupplyontherating

plate(15).

• Usetheoriginalpackagingtostoretheapplianceifyou

donotuseitthroughouttheyear.

Fragrancecontainer

androtarylockopener

forhumidifyingdiscs

Waterbase

Controlpanel

Airoutlet

Cover

Rotarylock

Description of the appliance

1discpackwith

16humidifyingdiscs

Watertank

Watertankcap

IonicSilverStick

(ISS)

Airinlet

Putting into operation

Thebestlocationforyourapplianceis:

• Onthefloor,oronalevel,drysurfaceintheroom.

• Payproperattentiontoeasyaccessibilityandsufficient

spaceforservicingandcleaningtheunit.

• Readthesection«Fillingthetank»onhowtofillthe

watertank(16–20).

• Placethewatertankonthelowerpart(20).

• Connectthepowercabletotheoutletandswitchthe

applianceonusingtheOn/Offswitch.

• Theunitwillreachfullhumidityoutputabout10–

15minutesafteryouswitchiton.

• Ensurethatthecableisnottrapped(9).Donotswitch

ontheunitifthecableisdefective(2).

Filling the tank

Alwaysunplugtheunitbeforeremovingthewatertank.Do

notoperatetheappliancewhenthewatertankisempty!

Onlyfillthewatertankwithfresh,coldtapwa

ter.Usewateradditivesatyourownrisk.Wedo

noacceptanyliabilityforpossiblereductionsin

performanceordamage.

Donotputthewatertankunderpressure,e.g.byfillingwith

carbonatedmineralwater.Donotaddanyessentialoilsor

fragrancestothewater;theplasticmaterialmightbecome

discoloredanddamaged.Closecaptightly(19)toprevent

waterfromleakingoutofthetank.

• Removethewatertank(16).

• Ensurethattherearenoforeignobjectsinthewater

tank.

• Removethewatertankcapfromthetank(17).Fillthe

tankwithfresh,coldtapwater(18).Fullyclosethe

watertankcaptopreventthewatertankfromleaking

(19).Placethewatertankonthewaterbase(20).

• Afterfillingthewatertank,mostofthewaterwill

emptyintothebase.Thewatertankmaybefilleda

secondtime(basewillnotoverflow).

• Connectthecabletotheoutletandswitchtheap

plianceon.

• Theredemptyindicatorlightmaystayilluminatedfor

somesecondsuntilthebaseisfilledwithwater.

Theunitisfittedwithanautomaticcutoffswitch.Assoon

asthewatertankisempty,theunitswitchesoffautoma

tically; the emptyindicator illuminates (also see section

«Operating2055A»).

Use of fragrances

The basecontains a special fragrance container(21).A

cotton ball soakedwith fragrancecan beplaced inthis

container.Placefragrancesonlyinthecontainerprovided!

Donotpourfragrancesinfragrancecontainerdirectly!Use

withcottonballonly.Wateradditives(e.g.essentialoils,fra

grances,waterconditioners)mustNOTbeusedinthetank

oranywhereelseintheappliance!Evenasmallamount

candamagetheplasticorcausecracks.Thematerialis

notsuitablefortheuseofadditives.Onedropisenough

todamagethewatertankandthereforerendertheunit

unusable.Appliancesthataredamagedbyadditivesare

excludedfromthewarranty.Thefragrancecontainerisalso

usedasatoolforopeningtherotarylocksofthe humi

difyingdiscs.Tolearnmoreaboutremovingthediscs,refer

tosection«Cleaningthehumidifyingdiscs».

16 1817

D) Night mode

IfyouturntherotaryswitchtopositionD,theappliance

worksinnightmodeandisespeciallyquiet.

E) Operating light and Automatic Shut-Off

«Tank empty»

Thegreenlight(LED)(E)illuminateswhentheappliance

isswitchedon.Thewaterleveliseasytoseethanksto

thetransparentwatertank.TheredLEDlightontheap

pliancealsoshowswhentheunitshouldberefilledwith

water.Ifthewaterlevelfallsbelowtheminimumlevel,the

applianceautomaticallyswitchesoff.Theredsymbol(E)

appearsonthedisplay.Whenwaterisadded,theredLED

changestogreenandtheappliancecontinuesoperating.

Warning:Whenliftingtheupperpartoffthehousing,the

appliancealsoswitchesoff.Inthiscase,theredlightE

willalsoappearonthedisplay.Onlywhentheupperpart

isreplacedonthebasedoestheredLED(E)disappearand

theapplianceresumesoperation.

A) Rotary switch

Connecttheappliancetoanoutletandturnrotaryswitch

AfrompositionB(off)topositionCorDasrequired.Posi

tionDisespeciallyquiet(nightmode).PositionC(normal

mode)achievesmaximumhumidityoutput.Thediscrota

tionspeed remains constantwithboth mode selections.

ThefanrotationspeedincreaseswithlevelII(C).

B) Switching on/off

IftherotaryswitchisinpositionB,theapplianceisswit

chedoff.

C) Normal mode

IfyouselectpositionC,thennormalmodeisset,andthe

appliancereachesmaximumhumidityoutput.

Operating 2055A

Cleaning/maintenance

Switchtheapplianceoffandremovethepower

plugfromtheoutletbeforeyoucleantheappli

ance(24).

• Regularcleaningisapreconditionforhygienic,

troublefreeoperation.

• Theappliancecanbeunassembledforcleaningina

fewmoves.

• Neversubmergetheentireunitinwater(26).

• Emptyandrinsethebaseonceaweek(27).

• Theunitmustbecompletelyemptiedandcleanedif

ithasbeenfilledwithwaterforlongerthanaweek

withoutbeingused.

Recommended cleaning intervals

Therecommendedcleaningintervalsdependontheairand

waterquality,aswellasoperatingtimes.Athinfilmoflime

scaleonthediscsactuallyincreasesthehumidityoutput!

• oncetotwiceayear:upperpartofhousingandfan

• every2weeks:watertankandbase

• every4weeks:humidifyingdiscs

Cleaning the upper part of the housing

Removetheupperpartoftheunit(29)andwipeouttho

roughlyoncetotwiceayearwithadampcleaningcloth

(30).

Cleaning the fan

Thecovercanberemovedfromtheupperpartoftheunit

(31).Underthiscoveristhefan(32),whichcanbecleaned

withadampcleaningclothasrequired.

Water quality maintenance

TheIonicSilverStick(ISS)usestheantimicrobialeffect

ofsilvertopreventthegrowthofmicrobesinthewater

base.Itbeginstofunctionassoonasitcomesintocontact

withwater,eveniftheunitisswitchedoff.TheIonicSilver

Stickshouldbechangedeveryyear.Lookatpicture22for

thepositionoftheISSinthebasepartoftheunit.Donot

touchthewaterinthebaseduringoperation!Switchoffthe

unitfirst.Contactyourlocalretailerorcheckourwebsite

www.airoswiss.netforreorderinformation.

Lifecycle indicator

Yourappliancecomeswithalifecycleindicatorontheback

oftheupperpartforchangingtheIonicSilverStick

.To

remindyourself ofwhenyou put theISSinto operation,

pleasecrossthecurrentmonthontheindicatorandwrite

thecurrentyearonthelineprovided(23).

ACID

2825 31

2926

Cleaning the water tank and base

(every 2 weeks)

• Liftthewatertankoutoftheunit,openthewatertank

capandcleanthetank(33–35).

• Lifttheupperpartoftheunitoffthebaseandremove

theIonicSilverStick

(36).

• UseAIROSWISSEZCalcustomcleaninganddescaling

agentonlytoremovedepositsfromthewaterbasere

gularly(37).ThereisasampleofEZCalincludedinthe

packagingofyourhumidifier.Instructionsforusingare

onthepacket.Rotatethediscassemblyafewtimesby

hand(37)tocleanthemineraldepositsonthehumi

difyingdiscs.Onlyuse1packetfor32ozofwater.Do

notchangetheratio.DoNOTruntheunitwhenusing

EZCal.Thiscancausedamagetotheproductandvoids

thewarranty.Thoroughlyrinsethebasewithpotable

waterafterusingEZCalandmakesurenoEZCalresi

duesremaininthebase.

• Emptythewaterbase(38),removethediscassembly

(39)andrinse(40).

• Removedepositsfromthebaseusingaplasticor

woodenbrush(41).

Cleaning the humidifying discs

(every 4 weeks)

Athinfilmoflimescaleonthediscsactuallyincreases

thehumidityoutput!Toclean,unscrewtheindividualhumi

difyingdiscsfromeachother.Rotarylocks(toothedwheels)

canbeeasilyremovedusingthemultifunctionalfragrance

container(42).

Next,thediscscanbewashedindividually(43–44).For

bestresultsuseEZCalcustomcleaningagentforAIRO

SWISSproducts.Refertosection«Cleaningthewatertank

andbase»formoreinformationofhowtouseEZCal.

• Thetoothedwheelcanonlybeassembledinone

position.

Aftercleaning,reassembletheapplianceinthereversese

quence.Note:rotarylockshavetworestpositions.Warning:

Donotovertighten!

30 min

140° F / 60°C

Storing the appliance for extended periods

Cleantheapplianceasdescribedearlierandallowtodry

thoroughly.Preferablystoretheapplianceinitsoriginalbox,

inadryplaceawayfromhightemperatures.

Legal notice

ThehumidifieriscULlisted.

Subjecttotechnicalchange.Theinstructionsforuseare

protectedbycopyright©PLASTONAG.

Accessories

Contact your local retailer or check our website www.

airoswiss.netforreorderinformation.

Customer Service

CustomerService(USA)18003360326

www.airoswiss.net

Technical specifications

Electricalvoltage 120V/60Hz

Powerconsumption 29W

Humidityoutputupto 3gallons/24h

Suitableforroomsupto 600sqft/55m

2

Dimensions 14.2x14.2x14.2in

  36x36x36cm

Weight(empty) 13lbs/5.9kg

Operatingnoiselevel <25dB(A)

Accessories IonicSilverStick

Problem Possible cause What to do

Appliancedoesnotwork Powerplugnotinserted Connectpowerplugtotheoutlet

  TurnrotaryswitchtopositionON

 Nowaterinthewatertank Fillwithwater

Brushingnoise Discassemblyisnotcorrectlyinserted Insertthediscassemblycorrectly

 inthewaterbase.

 Discswarped Replacediscs

Nohumidification Nowaterinthewaterbase Fillthewatertank

Trouble shooting

General Humidifier Questions

Q. Why isn’t there enough moisture in my room?

A. Howoftendoyouruntheunit?Iftheunitisonlyrunat

 night,thenduringthedaythemoisturelevelwilldropif

 moistureisnotconstantlyaddedtotheair.

A.Do you leave your door open or closed when the

unit is running?

a. Byleavingthedooropen,thisallowsmoisturetoleave

 theroomandgointootherareasofthehouse.Ifyou

 wouldlikethemoisturetostaywithinonespecific

roomyoushouldconsiderclosingthedoorwhilethe

 unitisrunning.

b. Wood,leather,carpet,curtains,andothertypesoffa

bricsoakupalotofmoisture,thusnotleavingenough

moisturefortheair.Ifthewindowisleftopen,then

thisallowsmoisturetoescapetheroom.Anotherfac

torisalotoftimestheunitisplacednexttoaheating

device.Theideaisthattheairblowingintotheroom

willquicklyplacemoisturearoundtheroom.Unfortu

nately,thisconceptdoesnotworkbecausethehotair

comingoutofaventwillsoakupmostofthemoisture,

andnoneoftheairwithintheroomwillreceiveany.

Q.How much moisture do I need in my room?

A. Suggestedhumiditylevelsarebetween40–60%.

Q.What are the effects of too little or too much

humidity?

A. Dryaircancausedryskin,staticelectricity,outoftune

 musicalinstruments,increasedlevelsofdust(dryair

 causesdusttorise),damagetowoodenobjects(dry

 outandeventuallycracksappear),discomfort,sick

 ness,anddriesoutnasalmembranes.

 Overhumidifyingtheaircancausemoldandwallpaper

 topeel.

Q. Why do I need a humidifier when I can just open

my window?

A. Themoisturelevelwithintheoutsideairisnothigh

enoughtohumidifyaroom.Thecoldertheairtheless

moistureitiscapabletohold,andthemoretheairis

heatedupthepercentageofrelativehumidityislower.

Relativehumiditymeanstheamountofwatervaporin

theair,comparedtotheamounttheaircouldholdifit

wastotallysaturated.Thedifferenceishigherbetween

outsideandinsidetemperatures;morehumidification

isneededbecauseofthedryairintheroom.

Q.Where should I place my humidifier?

A. Theunitshouldbefreestandingandnotclosetoa

wall,window,door,orthermalbridgesothatairmay

circulatearoundtheunit.

2055A FAQ’s

Q.If there is no water left in my water tank, for how

many hours will the water in base last?

A.Anexactanswercannotbegivenforthisasthereare

manyfactorsthatdependonhowlongthewaterwill

lastfor.Italldependsonthesizeoftheroom,ifitis

 verydry,amongotherthingstoknowhowquicklywa

terwillevaporateintotheair.Ifyounoticethatthereis

nowaterleftinthewatertank,itisalwaysagoodidea

torefillthetanktohaveextrawateravailable.

Q.Red LED light is illuminated – what does it mean?

A.TheredLEDlightontheapplianceshowsyouwhen

theunitshouldberefilledwithwater.Ifthewaterlevel

fallsbelowtheminimumlevel,theapplianceautoma

ticallyswitchesoff.Theredlightappearsonthedis

play.Whenwaterisadded,theredLEDchangesto

greenandtheappliancecontinuesoperating.



 Pleasenote:Whenliftingtheupperpartoffthehousing,

theappliancealsoswitchesoff.Inthiscase,thered

LEDwillalsoappearonthedisplay.Onlywhenthe

upperpartisreplacedonthebasedoestheredLED

(E)disappearandtheapplianceresumesoperation.

Q.I fill the water tank, and when I place it back on

the unit all of the water goes into the base. Why is

that?

A.Waterisneededinthebaseoftheunitfortheremoval

ofparticlesfromtheair,andforthehumidificationof

theair.Thefirsttimethetankisfilledupandplaced

ontheunit,allofthewaterwillgointothebaseofthe

unit.Thewatertankactsasareserve,andmaybe

filledupasecondtimetohaveextrawateravailable.

Q.Is it ok to put my humidifying discs in the dishwas-

her?

A.ThemanufacturerofthisappliancedoesNOTrecom

mendit.Theplatescanonlybeplacedinadishwasher

wherethetemperatureisnogreaterthan131°F/55ºC.

Ifthetemperatureisanyhotterthanthis,theplateswill

melt.Placetheplatesinasinkfilledwithwarmwater

andwhitevinegarorEZCalandeitherletthemsoakor

spintheplatesinthissolution.Or,addwhitevinegar

orEZCaltothewaterinthebaseoftheunitandletthe

unitrunforanhourtocleantheplates.

 Itisgoodtohavecalciumdepositsbuiltuponthe

platesasitwillcapturemoreparticlesfromtheairand

addmoremoisturetotheair.

Q.Humidity level is not changing or does not reach

the desired humidity level

A. Ifthewatertankneedsrefillingmorethanonceper

day,theunitisworkingproperlyandtheclimaticcon

ditionintheroomhasaninfluenceonthehumidity.



Reasonsforlowhumiditylevel:

• aircirculationisveryhigh(airisfullyexchangedse

veraltimesperday–thehumidifierneedstostartsits

workfromscratch)

• insulationofhome(seeaircirculation)

• openspacewithhighceilings(notonlythefootageof

theroomcountsbutalsotheheight)–highrisebuil

dingsrequiremorehumidification.

• openwindows–workssimilartoaircirculation(ifit

isverycoldoutsidedon’topenthewindowmorethan

2timesperdayfor3minutes)

• bigdifferencebetweenoutsidetemperatureandinside

temperature–thecoldertheairthelessmoistureit

iscapabletoholdandthemoretheairisheatedup

theloweristhepercentageofrelativehumidity(=

theamountofwatervaporintheair,comparedtothe

amounttheaircouldholdifitwastotallysaturated)

• positionoftheunit–ifitisplacedclosetoadoor,win

doworairvent.Thisincreasestheaircirculation.

Q.Can this unit be used all year round?

A.Yes,theunitcanbeusedallyearround.Theunitpro

ducesrelativehumiditywhichmeansthattheairwill

onlytakeasmuchmoistureasitcanhold.Theunit

willnotoverhumidifytheair.

For troubleshooting, see chapter «Troubleshooting».

Accessories

Q.What is the Ionic Silver Stick (ISS) and how long is

it good for?

A.TheIonicSilverStick(ISS)usestheantimicrobial

effectofsilvertopreventthegrowthofmicrobesinthe

waterbase.Itbeginstofunctionassoonasitcomes

intocontactwithwater,eveniftheunitisswitchedoff.

TheIonicSilverStickshouldbechangedeveryyear.

Q.Placement of the Ionic Silver Stick

A.Pleaseseepicture22forinstructions.

Q.Replacement reminder

A.IneachISSboxandonallthenewproductsthereis

anISSlifecycleindicator.Checktheboxofthemonth

whenstartingtousetheISSandwritetheyearonthe

lineindicated.Exchangeitafteroneyear.

Q.What is EZ Cal?

A. ThereisasamplepacketofEZCalincludedinthe

packagingofyourhumidifier.EZCalisusedforcleaning

anddescalinganyoftheAIROSWISShumidifiersand

cleansmineralbuildup.EZCalistheonlyrecommen

dedcleaninganddescalingsolution.DoNOTuseany

othercleaningsolutionssinceitcandamagethepro

duct.AnyuseofcleaningsolutionsapartfromEZCal

willvoidthewarranty.Instructionsforusingareonthe

packet.Onlyuse1packetfor32ozofwater.Donot

changetheratio.Itcanalsobeusedforotherhumi

difierbrands.Thorouglyrinsethebasewithpotable

waterandmakesurenoEZCalresiduesremaininthe

base!EZCalisavailableatselectedretailstoresand

onlinewww.airoswiss.net.

Please check our website www.airoswiss.net

for further information.

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