Operating Your ELE 6400

 

Unpack & inspect your ELE 6400 for damage – Do not use if damaged.

 

Your ELE 6400 has four 115volt cords. When looking at the control panel the cord on the left controls the fan & heating elements #1. The next cord to the right controls heating elements #2. The next cord to the right controls heating elements #3 and the next cord to the right controls heating elements #4.

 

Each cord should be connected to a dedicated 20 amp 115v circuit. You can connect up to 3 cords to a 230volt splitter box that is plugged into the dryer 30 amp 230volt circuit. You can connect all 4 cords to a 230volt splitter box that is plugged into the range 50 amp 230volt circuit.

 

You must have the cord that controls the fan plugged in or the unit will not operate. None of the heating elements will turn on if the fan is not on. If you block the inlet or the outlet of the unit the heating elements will shutoff or will not turn on. This safety feature insures that proper minimum airflow must be maintained so the heating elements do not overheat. The heating elements also have a temperature breaker that will keep the air in the heater tube from exceeding a certain temperature. Lastly the heating elements have a fail safe that will cause the heating elements to permanently shutdown in the event that all safety mechanisms fail.

 

Temperature Controller

 

See the instructions of the thermostat.

 

Your ELE 6400 comes with a state of the art digital temperature controller on 12’ of cable. Within seconds of turning on the fan you will notice the ambient temperature will appear on the screen of the digital controller.

 

Press the set button once and you will be able to change the temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius. F = Fahrenheit

 

Press the set button again and this is the screen to change the temperature to the high temperature limit you want for your drying area. You should never set the high temperature limit above 120F degrees. Once this temperature is achieved in the airspace your ELE 6400 will cycle the heating elements to maintain this temperature.

 

Press the set button again and you will be able to set the differential temperature. This setting will turn the heating elements back on when the temperature has fallen by the number of degrees you set. If you set one degree as differential, then the elements will shut off when the temperature achieves the high limit set temperature and will turn back on when the temperature drops one degree below the high temperature set point.

 

Press the set button again and you can change the screen from H1 to C1. You must be on the H1 setting or your heating elements will not work.

 

Press the set button again and you will be back at the ambient temperature and this will also activate your settings.

 

Basic Conventional Drying Setup

 

Always extract as much water as possible before placing any drying equipment.

 

Place the ELE 6400 in the area you wish to dry. Each of the power cords on the ELE 6400 will give you an approximate temperature rise of 25 degrees Fahrenheit coming out of the heater versus the ambient room temperature. As the temperature in the drying area rises, so will the temperature coming out of the ELE 6400. Connecting 3 or 4 cords will heat the airspace faster and may be necessary in colder conditions. Limit the temperature to 100 degrees Fahrenheit maximum in this setup.

 

Heat Drying Setup

 

Place the ELE 6400 outside the area you wish to dry. Use 6” Mylar ducting or equivalent ducting non-collapsible ducting. Duct the hot air into the drying chamber. In one scenario you can connect 6” ducting to the intake of the ELE 6400 sucking air from the drying chamber. This will create a continuous loop pumping hot air into the drying area and recirculating that air through the ELE 6400. In another scenario you can pump the hot air into the drying chamber without connecting ducting to the intake side of the ELE 6400 creating positive pressure within the drying chamber. Always place the ELE 6400 outside the drying chamber if you are going to heat the drying chamber over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

What about the humid air

 

Increasing the air temperature will cause an increase in water evaporation. It is important to exhaust the air from the drying area to the outside of the building or into a dehumidifier, thus removing the humid air from the drying area. Without proper ventilation the drying area can become very humid defeating the purpose of using the ELE 6400. You can also duct the air in the drying area to the intake of a high temperature LGR dehumidifier using non-collapsible ducting. The VapairVent system is excellent for removing humid air from the drying area. Do not duct out more air than the ELE 6400 can process or you will have a hard time keeping your temperature settings.

 

Lay flat ducting on a small air-mover connected to the clothes dryer vent to exhaust humid air from the drying area. Collapsible ducting cannot be used on the ELE 6400.

 

Using Positive Pressure

 

You can setup your ELE 6400 outside the drying area and using 6”, non-collapsible ducting, and Mylar ducting works great, duct the hot air into the drying area. Do not use more than 10’ of ducting and avoid turns or kinks in the ducting. Take the digital temperature controller into the drying area to set the temperature inside the drying area. Setup a positive exhausting of humid air slightly less than the incoming air from the ELE 6400.

 

If you are drying a room, setup sheet plastic at doorways, vents, etc… Zip poles for great for setting up plastic containments almost anywhere.

 

Wall & Cabinet Drying

 

Your ELE 6400 works easily with wall drying systems that attach to an air-mover (whistle or snail style). Vent the heated air from the ELE 6400 into the intake of the air-mover on the non-motor side. The air-mover will then take the heated air and blow it into the wall or cabinet, etc… You can monitor/control the inside temperature of the wall by placing the temperature wire from the temperature controller into the hole along with the shortest hose from your wall drying system.

 

You can use contain the cabinets with sheet plastic and vent the heated air from the ELE 6400 into the containment. Make sure to place the thermostat sensing cord inside the contained area for accurate temperature control.

 

Using a Dehumidifier with your ELE 6400

 

You can place the dehumidifier in the same room with your ELE 6400. Make sure that you set the high temperature limit on your ELE 6400 so that the temperature in the drying area won’t exceed the manufacturer’s recommended working temperature of the dehumidifier or 100 degrees Farhenheit.

 

You can place your ELE 6400 and the dehumidifier outside of the drying area. Vent the dehumidifier exhaust into the intake of your ELE 6400 and then vent your ELE 6400 into the drying area. This works extremely well on positive pressure drying of contained areas and with wall drying systems.

 

While the dehumidifier is outside of the drying area you can duct the humid air from the drying area to the dehumidifier. Using high temperature LGR dehumidifiers in this application works great, especially if you cannot vent the humid air out of the building using a bath or laundry vent, clothes dryer vent, etc… Make sure to allow for some makeup air coming into the dehumidifier. This will lower the temperature of the overall air from the drying area and make it easier for the dehumidifier to process the hot humid air.

 

 

Depending on the temperature you will be drying, you may want to remove certain items from the area to be heated prior to heating:

 

 

Living Plants

 

Animals, fish, turtles, etc…

 

Candles, wax, crayons, lipstick and other items that melt

 

Medicines and vitamins

 

Software, records, CD’s, tapes (audio & video)

 

Batteries, writing pens

 

Aerosol cans, fire extinguishers, and all combustible items

 

Cigarette lighters

 

All fresh foods, chocolates, carbonated beverages, wines, liquors, artificial sweeteners, canned foods

 

Oil paintings, acrylics (art work), paintings & pictures

 

Antique furniture

 

Computer (towers), printers (anything with ink)

 

Refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, etc…

 

Anything you would not leave in your car on a hot summer day

 

Anything you may suspect that could be affected by heat drying process

 

Things to be cautious of:

 

Musical instruments (may detune due to expansion & contraction from heat/humidity)

 

Heat should not be used in or around wine cellars that are stocked

 

Fire sprinkler systems (usually not set below 155F degrees), keep lots of air movement to blend air if fire sprinklers present. This will avoid heat rising and causing ceiling to be substantially hotter than rest of room.  Not a big issue unless you have little to no air movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K & J Representatives, LLC

32728 N. 43^rd Street * Cave Creek, AZ  85331 * USA

602-723-2534  Fax 480-219-3657

Energedry ELE 6400

Electric Heat Drying System

 

Operations Manual

 

 

 

 

K & J Representatives, LLC

32728 N. 43^rd Street * Cave Creek, AZ  85331 * USA

602-723-2534  Fax 480-219-3657

Energedry ELE 6400

Electric Heat Drying System

 

 

 

Read this owner’s manual carefully before using your ELE 6400

 

 

Caution:  ELE 6400 Safety Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

K & J Representatives, LLC

32728 N. 43^rd Street * Cave Creek, AZ  85331 * USA

602-723-2534  Fax 480-219-3657

 

 

 

 

 

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