Danfoss Termix Distribution unit Operating guide
OperatingGuide
TermixDistributionunit
1.0TableofContents
1.0TableofContents.............................................1
2.0Functionaldescription......................................2
3.0Safetynotes.....................................................3
3.1SafetyNotes–general............................................3
4.0Mounting........................................................4
4.1Mounting...........................................................4
4.2Start-up..............................................................6
4.3Electricalconnections.............................................7
5.0Wiring.............................................................8
5.1Wiringdescription.................................................8
5.2Wiringdiagram.....................................................9
6.0Design.............................................................10
6.1Design...............................................................10
6.2Schematicdiagram................................................11
7.0Controls..........................................................12
7.1CirculatorpumpUPM3...........................................12
7.2GrundfosUPM3AUTOLinstructions...........................13
7.3Maintenance........................................................14
9.0Danfossinstallationsguide...............................19
9.1Danfossinstallationsguide......................................19
10.0Declaration......................................................23
10.1Declarationofconformity........................................23
8.0Troubleshooting..............................................15
8.1Troubleshootingingeneral......................................15
8.2TroubleshootingHE...............................................16
8.3Disposal.............................................................18
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2.0Functionaldescription
TermixDistributionunit
Manifoldsystemforfloorheating
TheT ermixdistributionunitcanbedirectlyconnectedtothe
TermixVMTD,VMTDmixer,VXandVVXunits.Theunitissupplied
withmeterfittingpiecefordomesticwater,safetysetorCombiluk
asrequired.
TheTermixdistributionunitforconnectionofwaterandheating
pipesinconnectionwithhiddenpipeinstallationsallowsforalarge
numberofconnectionsforcoldwater,hotwater,radiatorsandfloor
heatingwithindimensionsof530x565x380mm(hxwxd).The
compactsolutionensuresthateventhoughallconnectionsarein
usetheunitstillfitsintoa60cmcupboard.TheTermixdistribution
unitcanbemountedwithaspearinthegroundintheearlystages
ofbuilding.Whenthebuildingisfinishedandprotectedagainst
thefttheTermixdistrictheatingunitcanbemounted.
Thereliabilityisveryhigh.Thewirelesscontrolscomplywiththe
newestEUstandards(868MHz)forelectronicequipment.Atthis
frequencytheriskofsignaldisturbancesfromotherelectronic
householdappliancesisverylow.
ThecontrolsfortheT ermixdistributionunitincludeaprogram
forexerciseofvalvesandpumpandapumpstoptoprotectthe
circulationpump.
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3.0Safetynotes
3.1SafetyNotes–general
Thefollowinginstructionsrefertothestandarddesignof
substation.Specialversionsofsubstationsareavailableon
request.
Thisoperatingmanualshouldbereadcarefullybeforeinstallation
andstart-upofthesubstation.Themanufactureracceptsno
liabilityfordamageorfaultsthatresultfromnon-compliancewith
theoperatingmanual.Pleasereadandfollowalltheinstructions
carefullytopreventaccidents,injuryanddamagetoproperty.
Assembly,start-upandmaintenanceworkmustbeperformedby
qualifiedandauthorizedpersonnelonly.
Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsissuedbythesystem
manufacturerorsystemoperator.
Corrosionprotection
Allpipesandcomponentsaremadeofstainlesssteelandbrass.
Themaximumchloridecompoundsoftheflowmediumshouldnot
behigherthan150mg/l.
Theriskofequipmentcorrosionincreasesconsiderablyifthe
recommendedlevelofpermissiblechloridecompoundsis
exceeded.
Energysource
Thesubstationisdesignedfordistrictheatingastheprimary
sourceofenergy.However,alsootherenergysourcescanbeused
wheretheoperatingconditionsallowitandalwaysarecomparable
todistrictheating.
Application
Thesubstationisdesignedtobeconnectedtothehouse
installationinafrost-freeroom,wherethetemperaturedoesnot
exceed50°Candthehumiditydoesnotexceed60%.Donotcover
orwallupthesubstationorinanyotherwayblocktheentrance
tothestation.
Authorizedpersonnelonly
Assembly,start-upandmaintenanceworkmustbeperformedby
qualifiedandauthorizedpersonnelonly.
Pleaseobserveinstructionscarefully
Toavoidinjurytopersonsanddamagetothedevice,itisabsolutely
necessarytoreadandobservetheseinstructionscarefully.
Warningofhighpressureandtemperature
Beawareoftheinstallation’spermissiblesystempressureand
temperature.
Themaximumtemperatureoftheflowmediuminthesubstationis
110°C.
Themaximumoperatingpressureofthesubstationis10bar.PN16
versionsareavailableonenquiry.
Theriskofpersonsbeinginjuredandequipmentdamagedincreases
considerablyiftherecommendedpermissibleoperatingparameters
areexceeded.
Thesubstationinstallationmustbeequippedwithsafetyvalves,
however,alwaysinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
Choiceofmaterial
Choiceofmaterialsalwaysincompliancewithlocallegislation.
Safetyvalve(s)
Werecommendmountingofsafetyvalve(s),however,alwaysin
compliancewithlocalregulations.
Connection
Thesubstationmustbeequippedwithfeaturesthatensurethat
thesubstationcanbeseparatedfromallenergysources(also
powersupply).
Emergency
Incaseofdangeroraccidents-fire,leaksorotherdangerous
circumstances-interruptallenergysourcestothestationif
possible,andseekexperthelp.
Incaseofdiscolouredorbad-smellingdomestichotwater,closeall
shut-offvalvesonthesubstation,informtheoperatingpersonnel
andcallforexperthelpimmediately.
REACH
AllDanfossA/SproductsfulfilltherequirementsinREACH.
OneoftheobligationsinREACHistoinformcustomersabout
presenceofCandidatelistsubstancesifany,weherebyinform
youaboutonesubstanceonthecandidatelist:Theproduct
containsbrasspartswhichcontainslead(CASno:7439-92-1)ina
concentrationabove0.1%w/w.
Storage
Anystorageofthesubstationwhichmaybenecessarypriorto
installationshouldbeinconditionswhicharedryandheated.
Warningofhotsurface
Thesubstationhasgothotsurfaces,whichcancauseskinburns.
Pleasebeextremelycautiousincloseproximitytothesubstation.
Powerfailurecanresultinthemotorvalvesbeingstuckinopen
position.Thesurfacesofthesubstationcangethot,whichcancause
skinburns.Theballvalvesondistrictheatingsupplyandreturnshould
beclosed.
Warningoftransportdamage
Beforesubstationinstallation,pleasemakesurethatthesubstation
hasnotbeendamagedduringtransport.
IMPORTANT-Tighteningofconnections
Duetovibrationsduringtransportallflangeconnections,screwjoints
andelectricalclampandscrewconnectionsmustbecheckedand
tightenedbeforewaterisaddedtothesystem.Afterwaterhasbeen
addedtothesystemandthesystemhasbeenputintooperation,
re-tightenALLconnections.
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4.0Mounting
4.1Mounting
Installationmustbeincompliancewithlocalstandardsand
regulations.
Districtheating(DH)-Inthefollowingsections,DHreferstothe
heatsourcewhichsuppliesthesubstations.Avarietyofenergy
sources,suchasoil,gasorsolarpower,couldbeusedasthe
primarysupplytoDanfosssubstations.Forthesakeofsimplicity,
DHcanbetakentomeantheprimarysupply.
Connections:
Floorheatingflowline(FHFL)
Floorheatingreturnline(FHRL)
Connectionsizes:
Authorizedpersonnelonly
Assembly,start-upandmaintenanceworkmustbeperformedby
qualifiedandauthorizedpersonnelonly.
FHFL+FHRL:
Dimensions(mm):
H710xW505xD175
Weight(approx.):20kg
G¾”(int.thread)
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4.1.1Installation
Mounting:
Adequatespace
Pleaseallowadequatespacearoundthesubstationformounting
andmaintenancepurposes.
Orientation
Thestationmustbemountedsothatcomponents,keyholes
andlabelsareplacedcorrectly.Ifyouwishtomountthestation
differentlypleasecontactyoursupplier.
Drillings
Wheresubstationsaretobewall-mounted,drillingsareprovided
inthebackmountingplate.Floormountedunitshavesupport.
Labelling
Eachconnectiononthesubstationislabelled.
Beforeinstallation:
Cleanandrinse
Priortoinstallation,allsubstationpipesandconnectionsshouldbe
cleanedandrinsed.
Keyholeformounting.
Tightening
Duetovibrationduringtransport,allsubstationconnectionsmust
becheckedandtightenedbeforeinstallation.
Unusedconnections
Unusedconnectionsandshut-offvalvesmustbesealedwitha
plug.Shouldtheplugsrequireremoval,thismustonlybedoneby
anauthorizedservicetechnician.
Installation:
Strainer
Ifastrainerissuppliedwiththestationitmustbefittedaccording
toschematicdiagram.Pleasenotethatthestrainermaybe
suppliedloose.
Connections
Internalinstallationanddistrictheatingpipesconnectionsmustbe
madeusingthreaded,flangedorweldedconnections.
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4.2Start-up
Start-up,Heatingwithmixingloop
Start-up:
1:Pumpspeed
Setthepumptohighestspeedbeforestart-up.
2:Startpump
Startthepumpandheatthroughthesystem.
3:Openshut-offvalves
Theshut-offvalvesshouldthenbeopenedandtheunitobserved
asitentersservice.Visualcheckingshouldconfirmtemperatures,
pressures,acceptablethermalexpansionandabsenceofleakage.
Ifthesystemoperatesinaccordancewithdesign,itcanbeput
toregularuse.
4:Ventsystem
Switchoffthepumpandventtheinstallationaftertheradiators
havebeenwarmedup.
5:Adjustpumpspeed
Setthepumptothelowestspeedconsistentwithcomfortand
electricityconsumption.
Normallythechange-overswitchissetinthemidposition(default).
Howeverforsystemswithunderfloorheatingorsinglepipeloop
systems,itmaybenecessarytoturnthechange-overswitch
upwards.
Higherpumpspeedsareonlyusediftheheatingrequirement
increases.
Re-thightenconnections
Afterwaterhasbeenaddedtothesystemandthesystemhasbeen
putintooperation,re-tightenALLconnections.
Pump
Thepumpmustbeswitchedoffduringsystemfill.
Underfloorheating:
Pumpstopfunction
Ifthesubstationisusedinconnectionwithunderfloorheating,the
circulationpumpmustbeconnectedtothepumpstopfunctionin
theunderfloorheatingcontroller.Thepumpmustbestoppedif
allunderfloorheatingcircuitsareclosed.
Warranty
Ifthisisnotpossible,thenflowmustbecontinuedthroughthe
by-pass.Failingthis,thepumpwillbeatriskofseizureandany
remainingwarrantywillbewithdrawn.
Summeroperation:
Switchoffpump
Insummerthecirculationpumpmustbeswitchedoffandthe
shut-offvalvetoHEsupplyclosed.
Runningpumpbi-weekly
Itisrecommendedtostartupthecirculationpump(for2minutes)
onceamonthduringsummer;theshut-offvalveoftheHEsupply
mustbeshut.
Electroniccontroller
Mostelectroniccontrollerswillstartupthepumpautomatically
(pleasenotemanufacturer´sinstructions).
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4.3Electricalconnections
Beforemakingelectricalconnections,pleasenotethe
following:
Safetynotes
Pleasereadtherelevantpartsofthesafetynotes.
230V
Thesubstationmustbeconnectedto230VACandearth.
Potentialbonding
Potentialbondingshouldbecarriedoutaccording
to60364-4-41:2007andIEC60364-5-54:2011.
Bondingpointonthemountingplatebelowrightcornermarked
withearthsymbol.
Disconnection
Thesubstationmustbeelectricallyconnectedsothatitcanbe
disconnectedforrepairs.
Outdoortemperaturesensor
Outdoorsensorsshouldbemountedsoastoavoidexposureto
directsunlight.Theyshouldnotbeplacedclosetodoors,windows
orventilationoutlets.
Theoutdoorsensormustbeconnectedtothestationonthe
terminalblockundertheelectroniccontrol.
4.3.1Thermoactuators
Activatingthethermoactuators
Thethermoactuatorsaresuppliedwitha“firstopen”function,such
thattheyareslightlyopenforfrostprotectionuntiltheelectrical
controllerisinstalled.Duringcommissioning,the“firstopen”
functionisdisabledbyremovingtheredmountingsplitonthe
thermoactuator.
Pleasecheckthatthethermoactuatorscanfullyclosefollowing
disablementofthe“-firstopen”function.
Seetheinstallationguideincludedwiththethermoactuator.
Authorizedelectrician
Electricalconnectionsmustbemadebyanauthorizedelectricianonly.
Localstandards
Electricalconnectionsmustbemadeinaccordancewithcurrent
regulationsandlocalstandards.
4.3.2IMITThermostat
IMITThermostat
TheIMITThermostatisusedtolimittheunderfloorheatingflow
temperature.TheIMITThermostatispresetto60°C,shutting
offthepumpandtheprimaryon/offvalvewhentheflowtothe
underfloorheatingexceeds60°C.
TheIMITThermostatis(ifnotalreadyfactory-fitted)tobefittedon
thesecondaryflowpipeasclosetotheheatinginterfaceunitas
possibleusingthesteelbandprovided.
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5.0Wiring
5.1Wiringdescription
Connectingthesystem’ scirculationpump
Thesystem’scirculationpumpshouldbeconnectedtothe
contactrelayintheelectricalfloorheatingcontroller,sothe
pumpcanautomaticallystartandstop,dependingonwhether
thethermoactuatorsareopenorclosed.Ifthepumppushes
againstclosedvalvesitcanoverheatandburnout.Theelectric
floorheatingcontrollerisnotapprovedtosupplypowertothe
circulationpump.
Thepumpmustthereforebesuppliedfromanexternalconnection
box,suchthatonlythe230Vphase(active)isfedthroughtherelay
contactontheelectricalfloorheatingcontroller.
Theneutralandearthconnectionsmustnotenterthefloorheating
controller.
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