Air-O-Swiss AOS W490 Datasheet

Brand: Air-O-Swiss

Model: AOS W490

Category: Dehumidifiers

Type: Datasheet

Air-O-Swiss AOS W490 is an air washer that humidifies and cleans the air without filter mats. It includes an innovative water quality maintenance system (ISS) that utilizes the antimicrobial property of silver and provides one season of optimum water quality maintenance. The AOS W490 runs with little noise at two operation modes, is suitable for room sizes up to 50 m2, and is manufactured with high-quality components with a long lifespan. The AOS W490 also features a built-in hygrostat, automatic display dim function (ADF), maintenance reminders, and a Cleaning Mode.

AOS W490

Instructions for use (15 – 20)

Gebrauchsanweisung (9 – 14)

Instructions d’utilisation (21 – 26)

Istruzioni per l’uso (27 – 32)

Illustrations (4 – 8)

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> 1 L HOT WATER

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Instructions for use

Foreword

Congratulations on choosing the Air Washer W490!

Proper use:

The appliance must only be used for the humidification and

cleaning of the air indoors.

The W490 features the following innovations:

• OneseasonofwaterqualitymaintenancewiththeIonic

Silver Stick

• Automaticallyswitchesoffifthewaterlevelistoolow

• DigitalDisplaywithTouch-Panel

• Built-inhygrostat

• Automaticdisplaydimfunction(ADF),Day/Night

• Maintenancereminders

• CleaningMode

Did you know that air that is too dry

•driesoutmucousmembranesandadditionallycauses

chapped lips and stinging eyes?

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

passages?

• leadstoalackofenergy,exhaustionandconcentration

weakness?

• burdenspetsandroomplants?

• encouragesdustdevelopmentandtheelectrostatic

chargeofsynthetictextiles,carpetsandsynthetic

flooring?

• damageswoodenfixtures,especiallyhardwoodfloors?

• putsmusicalinstrumentsoutoftune?

Description of the unit

The Air Washer W490

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

• includesaninnovativewaterqualitymaintenance

system(ISS)

• runswithlittlenoiseattwooperationmodes

• issuitableforroomsizesupto50m

• ismanufacturedwithhigh-qualitycomponentswith

a long lifespan

In the inside of the Air Washer, special humidifier discs

rotate through a water bath and in doing so clean the

air streaming by of impuritiesina natural way –as the

air is washed clean by the rain in nature. Air humidifi-

cationoccursfollowingtheself-regulatingprincipleofcold

evaporation. Therefore the Air Washer creates optimum air

moisture,withoutadditionalcontrolunitsbeingnecessary.

Humidifier discs

The honeycomb structure of the humidifier discs allows

provenreleaseoflargeamountsofwaterintotheair.The

unitcleanstheairwithnatureasitsmodel.Inaddition,the

unitalsoguaranteesfilteringofpollutantsaswellaspollen

and animal hair from the air.

Ionic Silver Stick

(ISS) (34)

TheIonicSilverStickutilizestheantimicrobialpropertyof

silverand providesoneseasonofoptimumwaterquality

maintenanceinallAIR-O-SWISSandBONECOhumidifiers.

TheISSbeginsworkingassoonasitcomesintocontact

with water –even if the unit isswitched off.The ISS is

intendedexclusivelyforuseinhumidifiers.

Safety instructions

• PriortoputtingtheAirWasherintooperation,read

the instructions for use thoroughly and retain them

wellforlaterconsultation.

• OnlyusetheAirWasherinlivingareasandwithin

the technical data specified. Unintended use can be

a danger to health or life.

• Childrencannotrecognizethedangerinhandlingelec-

tricappliances.Thereforealwayssupervisechildren

whoareneartheAirWasher(5).

• Thoseunfamiliarwiththeinstructionsforuseaswell

aschildrenandpeopleundertheinfluenceofmedicine,

alcoholordrugsmaynotoperatetheunit,oronlyope-

rate it under supervision.

• Iftheunitisknockedoversothatwaterleaks,the

powerplugmustbeunpluggedimmediately.Theunit

mustthenbedryforatleast3hoursbeforethepower

plug may be plugged in again.

• Donotaddanyadditivessuchasessentialoilsdirectly

intothewatertankorthewaterbase.Theseadditives

willdamageyourappliance!Appliancesthataredama-

gedbyadditivesareexcludedfromthewarranty.

Intheinstructions foruse, specialsafetyinstructions are

indicatedwiththefollowingsymbols:

Warning

Riskofinjurybyelectricshock.

Alwaysunplugthepowerplugbefore

•servicingandcleaning

•movingtheunit

•emptyingthewater

Caution

DamagetotheAirWasherormaterial

damage,e.g.duetoleakingwater.

Unpacking (1 –

• RemovetheAirWashercarefullyfromthepackaging;

the top assembly is only placed on the bottom base

loosely.

• Usetheoriginalpackagingforstorageifyoudonotuse

theAirWasherthewholeyear.

• Allpackagingcomponentsconsistofenvironmentally

friendlymaterialsandcanbedisposedofwiththe

appropriatelocalwastemanagement.

Positioning (4

– 7)

Checkdataregardingthepowersupplyontheratingplate.

PlacetheAirWasheronthefloororonaflat,drysurface

in the room.

• Theratingplateislocatedontheundersideofthe

bottombase(4).

• Remembertoensureeasyaccessibilityandsufficient

room for servicing and cleaning the Air Washer.

Filling with water (8

– 10)

Onlyfillthewatertankwithfresh,coldtapwater.

Donotpressurizethewatertank,e.g.byfilling

itwithcarbonatedmineralwater.Donotaddes-

sentialoilsorfragrancestothewater;theplastic

material could possibly be discolored or dama-

ged.Closethescrewcapcompletelytoprevent

leakagefromthewatertank.

Putting into operation (11

– 15)

ConnecttheAirWashertothemains(signaltone)andpress

buttonA(12).Thedigitaldisplaycomesonandshowsthe

currenthumidity.TheAirWasherisinNormalmode.

The Air Washer

• operatesespeciallyquietlyinnightmode(PointG,

Symbol«L»Low)

• achievesmaximumhumidityoutput(PointG,

Symbol«H»High)innormalmode

Toswitchoff,pressbuttonA.

A) Switching on/off

Pressing buttonA switchestheappliance on.Pressing it

again switches the appliance off. Button A is also used

to start the Cleaning mode. See section «Cleaning mode»

(20–28).

B) Setting humidity level

Theapplianceisfittedwithahygrostat.Thismeasuresthe

relativeairhumidityandautomaticallyswitchestheappli-

anceoffwhenthedesiredvalueisreached.Whenswitching

theuniton,thedesiredvalueispresetto55%.

Thedesiredvaluecanbeadjustedinstepsof5%bypres-

sing button B. While selecting the humidity output, the

desiredvalueisblinking.The word DESIRED appearson

thedisplay(F).Thesettingfortherelativehumidityranges

fromaminimumof30% to a maximumof70%relative

humidity or «CO» continous mode. A relative humidity

of between 40 and 60% is recommended. After a few

seconds, the display automatically changes to show the

current value (CURRENT) (F). Upon reaching the desired

relative humidity, the unit automatically switches off

(displayshowsDESIREDandCURRENT)(F).Ifthedesired

relativehumidityfalls,theapplianceautomaticallyswitches

on again.

Quick display of current relative humidity

Whentheunitisswitchedoff(mainscableisconnected),

thecurrentrelativehumiditycanbeshowninthedisplay

bybrieflypressingoneoftheBbuttons.Thisdisplayauto-

maticallygoesoutafterafewseconds.

C) Changing the output level

TheAirWashercanbeoperatedontwooutputlevels.

Press button C to select between output levels Low «L»

(night-timemode)andHigh«H»(Normalmode).Thechosen

outputlevelisshowninthedisplaybysymbolG.

Operating W490

D) Change Ionic Silver Stick (ISS)

The letter D in thedisplay indicates thattheIonic Silver

Stick(ISS)mustbechanged.Thesymbolremainsvisible

untilbothBbuttonsarepressedsimultaneouslyandheld

downforapprox.5seconds.

E) Cleaning the appliance

TheletterEinthedisplayindicatesthattheappliancemust

be cleaned. The symbol appears as long as the cleaning

modeisactivatedorbothBbuttonsarepressedsimulta-

neouslyandhelddownforapprox.5seconds.

F) Current/Desired Display

IfDESIREDappearsonthedisplay,thevaluein%nexttoit

signifiesthedesiredrelativehumidity,i.e.thedesiredvalue

isshown.IfthedisplayshowsCURRENT,thenthecurrent

relativehumidityisshown.

H) Automatic switch-off

«Tank empty»

Thewaterquantityiseasytoseethankstothetransparent

watertank.Thedisplayontheappliancealsoshowswhen

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

belowtheminimumquantity,theapplianceautomatically

switches off. A red blinking symbol (H) appears on the

display.Whenwaterisadded,symbolHgoesoutandthe

appliance continues operating.

Warning:Whenliftingtheupperpartoffthebase,theap-

pliancealsoswitchesoff.In thiscase,thered blinkingF

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

part is replaced on the base does symbol H go out and the

appliance continues operating.

Cleaning the Air Washer (18 – 19)

• Regularcleaningisessentialforhygienic,fault-free

operation,despite the Cleaning mode.

• Recommendedcleaningintervalsdependonair

andwaterqualityaswellasoperatingtime.

• TheAirWashercaneasilybetakenapartfor

cleaningwithouttools.

The Air Washer must be emptied completely and

cleanediftheunitfilledwithwaterhasnotbeen

inoperationforlongerthanaweek.

Remove the ISS from the bottom base before

cleaning(20).

OnlyuseCalcOfffordecalcificationandcleaning

of the product.Damage that is caused bythe

use of other cleaning agents is not covered by

thewarranty.

Cleaning mode (20 – 28)

Cleaning mode enables simple cleaning and decalcification

ofthehumidifierdiscsandthewatertank.

Humidificationdoesnottakeplacewhentheapplianceisin

Cleaning mode. The fan remains deactivated and only the

humidifier discs rotate.

BeforeswitchingtheappliancetoCleaningmode,thewater

basemustbefilledwithhotwaterandthedecalcification

agent CalcOff (21). Pressing and holding button A for 5

seconds switches the appliance to Cleaning mode (22).

Cleaningmodeisshowninthedisplaybyflashingsymbol

E(23).Thevalue«1h»flashesinthedisplay.ButtonBcanbe

usedtochangethecleaningperiodfrom1to9hours,de-

pendingonthelevelofsoiling(23).After3secondswithout

furtherinput,thesetvalueistakenasthe«desiredvalue»

andflashingdisplayFchanges back to «CURRENT».The

cleaning period is now permanently displayed and swit-

chestominuteswhenthetimeremainingfallsbelowthe

1hourmark.Thecleaningperiodcanbechangedatany

timebypressingbuttonB.Attheendofthecleaningperiod,

thedisplayshows thevalue«0h» andcleaningsymbolE

flashes faster (24).Pressing button A ends the Cleaning

modeandswitchesofftheappliance(24).Thewaterbase

mustnow beemptiedoftheCalcOffandrinsed(25–27)

(seesection«Cleaningthewatertankandbottombase»).

Thenexttimetheapplianceisswitchedon,itwilloperate

in normal mode.

Donotcleanthesoileddiscpackageinthedish-

washer!

Cleaning the water tank and water base –

every 2 weeks

(29 – 34)

• Removedepositsfromthewaterbasewithaplastic

orwoodenbrushandadilutedcommercialdishdeter-

gent.

• PuttheAirWasherbacktogetheraftercleaninginthe

opposite order.

Cleaning the housing –

once or twice annually (35)

• Firstcleanthehousingwithadampcleaningragand

wipeitdry;ifnecessary,useplasticcleaningagent.

• Wipeouttheinsideofthehousingtopassemblywith

a damp cleaning rag.

Storage

Empty water tank. Clean Air Washer as described and

allow it to dry completely. Remove screw cap from the

water tank completely and store separately to preserve

the seal. Store Air Washer preferably in the original

packaging in a dry location that is not too hot.

Disposal

PasstheoutdatedAirWasherontoyourspecializedretailer

for professional disposal. You can find out about further

disposal possibilities from your municipality.

Spare parts and accessories

Youcanpurchasesparepartsfromspecialized

retailers and replace them on the Air Washer

yourself.Onlyoriginalpartsfromthemanufac-

turer can be used.

Repairs (36

– 38)

All further repairs may only be carried out from pro-

fessionals or the service department. This also applies

to a faulty power cord.Through improper repairs,consi-

derable danger for the operator can resultand warranty

claims lapse.

Warranty

Warranty stipulations are determined by our national

representation.

• Contactyourdealerwithconfidenceifthereisa

problemwiththeAirWasherdespitestrictquality

control.

• Itisabsolutelynecessarytopresentproofofpur-

chaseforwarrantyvalidity.

Legal information

TheunitisCEcompliantandadherestothefollowingguide-

lines:

• 2006/95/EGforelectricsafety

• 2004/108/EGforelectromagneticcompatibility

• 2002/95/EGfortherestrictionoftheuseofcertain

hazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic

equipment

• 2002/96/EGconcerningwasteelectricaland

electronicequipment

Subjecttotechnicalmodifications.Theinstructionsforuse

are protected by copyright.

Technical data

Electricalvoltage 230V/50Hz

Powerconsumption 18W

Humidityoutputupto 300g/h

Suitableforroomsizesupto 50m

/125m

Watercapacity 7Liter

Dimensions(mm) 336x323x407

Weight(empty) 6.0kg

Operatingnoise <25dB(A)

Accessories IonicSilverStick(ISS)A7017

 CalcOffA7417

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible cause Was tun

Nofunction Powercordnotpluggedin Plugthepowercordintothesocket.

Draggingnoise Discpackagenotinsertedinthebottombase

correctly

Insertthediscpackagecorrectly

Nohumidification/

Fandoesnotwork

Discpackagenotinsertedinthebottombase

correctly

Insertthediscpackagecorrectly

Nowaterinthebottombase Refillwatertank

Cleaning mode activated Switchoffunitandswitchonagain

37402-00

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Air-O-Swiss AOS W490 Datasheet

Brand: Air-O-Swiss

Model: AOS W490

Category: Dehumidifiers

Type: Datasheet

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