Always keep the operating instructions in the unit's immediate vicinity at all times.
Ensure that the operating instructions are accessible to all people that have anything at all to do with
the unit at all times.
Ensure that the operating instructions are read and understood by all people that have anything at all
to do with the unit.
1.2Importance of the EN 378 series of standards – refrigeration systems and heat pumps – safety-related and environmental requirements
EN 378 deals with safety-related and environmental requirements for designing, constructing, producing, installing, operating, maintaining and disposing of refrigeration systems and cooling equipment.
EN 378 is oriented towards manufacturers, installers and operators of refrigeration systems and
cooling equipment (see section 1.2. Responsibilities).
The objective of EN 378 is to restrict the possible hazards of refrigeration systems, cooling equipment and their working fluids (refrigerants and coolants) for people, property and the environment
to a minimum.
Insufficient safety measures or non-compliance with safety-relevant regulations can result in:
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Breaks or ruptures on components with the danger of escaping materials (hazards caused by
the influence of low temperatures, excess pressure, direct influence of the fluid phase, moving
machine parts).
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Escaping working fluid after a break or leak because of defective design, improper operation, insufficient maintenance, repairs, filling and disposal (hazards caused by damage to health, frostbite, suffocation, panic).
1.3Responsibilities
1.3.1Manufacturer's responsibilities
The notes provided in these operating instructions on maintaining the unit's functional safety, preventing possible hazards when transporting, setting up and installing, start-up and operation, and
with maintenance activities (cleaning, servicing and repairing) refer exclusively to the unit.
The manufacturer's responsibilities are documented in the unit's version in acc. with EN 378-2 (design, manufacture and testing).
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The materials used in the construction and for soldering and welding are designed to withstand
the foreseeable mechanical, thermal and chemical stresses, and are resistant to the working fluids
used and to mixtures of such working fluids and the oils used to lubricate refrigeration compressors.
The working fluid-carrying parts of the unit (core tubes, distributor tube and header outlet) are configured so that they remain tight with the foreseeable mechanical, thermal and chemical stresses,
and withstand the maximum permissible operating pressure.
Material, wall thickness, tensile strength, corrosive resistance, shaping process and testing are suitable for the working fluid used and withstand the possible pressures and stresses that might occur.
All responsibility for the equipment into which the unit is integrated, are the exclusive responsibility
of the people involved in the individual workflows.
1.3.2Responsibilities of the system’s installer
The responsibilities of the system installer are documented in the system’s version (design, manufacture and testing – in accordance with EN 378-2.
Component supplier-system installer interfaces :
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In the event of any malfunction, inform Güntner GmbH & Co. KG :
Inform Güntner GmbH & Co. KG immediately if faults occur during the set-up, installation, startup and operation..
The responsibilities of the system installer in particular include:
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Planning and preparing emergency measures:
To avoid consequential damage caused by operational disruptions, a warning system which immediately signals all faults must be provided on-site. Prepare emergency measures that prevent
consequential damage for people and property should faults occur.
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Specify checking and maintenance intervals:
The system must be configured and equipped with all required equipment for maintenance and
sufficient servicing and testing in accordance with EN 378-4.
When the unit is integrated into the refrigeration system , the working fluid and version must not deviate from the order-related information specified in the order-related documents.
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The installer of the system must refer to the requirement for sufficient instruction of the operating
and supervision staff when operating and maintaining the equipment .
It is recommended that the future customer staff – if possible – be present during the set-up and installation, for tightness tests and cleaning, while the system is being filled with working fluid and for
the adjustment of the equipment .
1.3.3Owner or operator responsibilities
The owner or operator responsibilities are documented in the operation, maintenance, servicing
and recovery of the system in accordance with EN 378-4.
The owner or operator must ensure that the proper people are sufficiently trained and qualified for
operating, monitoring and servicing the system .
The operating personnel for the system must have sufficient knowledge and experience with regard
to the mode of operation, operation and daily monitoring of this system .
Before starting up the system, the owner or operator must ensure that the operating personnel are
sufficiently instructed about the system’s documentation (which is part of the operating instructions)
on the set-up, monitoring, mode of operation and servicing of the system and the safety measures
to be observed, and with regard to the properties and handling of the working fluid to be used.
The owner or operator must ensure that when operating, monitoring and maintaining the system
the working fluid and version must not deviate from the details specified in the order-related documents.
Planning and preparing emergency measures: To avoid consequential damage caused by operational disruptions, a warning system must be installed on the customer's premises. Prepare emergency measures that prevent consequential damage for people and property should faults occur.
Responsibility remains with the owner or operator of the system , if the system are used by anybody else, unless there is a contrary agreement on sharing responsibility.
1.4Legal notes
Warranty claim expires as follows:
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With faults and damages that can be attributed to non-compliance with the specifications of
these operating instructions.
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With complaints that can be attributed to use of spare parts other than the original spare parts
specified in the order-related offer documents.
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With changes to the unit (working fluid, version, function, operating parameters) vis-a-vis the or-
der-related information specified in the order-related offer documents without the manufacturer's
prior consent.
The operating instructions may not be reproduced electronically or mechanically, circulated,
changed passed on to third parties, translated or used otherwise, in full or in part, without Güntner
GmbH & Co. KG’s prior explicit written approval.
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1.5Operating instructions
1.5.1Scope
1.5.2Set-up and other applicable documents
These operating instructions apply to all CO2evaporators of the CXGDF.1 series.
You will find the precise type of your unit in the attached order-related documents.
The unit's operating instructions include the following parts:
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These instructions
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Order-related documents
The order-related documents are included with these instructions and contain the following in-
formation:
– The order-related proper use as specified
– The order-related scope of delivery
– The order-related technical data
– The order-related drawings specifying customer, project number and order number
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Motor connection wiring diagram in terminal boxes
These operating instructions are part of the operating instructions manual of the system, provided
by the system’s installer .
CO2 is an irritant gas and when inhaled causes agitation, dizziness, vomiting and
cramps; with heavy concentrations suffocation and life-threatening pulmonary oedema.
Irritation of the respiratory centre with 30,000 to 50,000 ppm (3 to 5 vol %).
Unconsciousness with 70,000 to 100,000 ppm (7 to 10 vol%).
Safety measures and procedure:
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In the event of serious unexpected leakage of refrigerant, leave the set-up room immediately and activate the emergency measures provided, e.g. if:
– Visibly escaping refrigerant liquid or vapour from the heat exchanger or tube
components.
– Sudden large release (release and evaporation of the greater part of the entire
refrigerant filling in a short time, e.g. in less than 5 minutes).
– Sudden irritation of the respiratory centre
– Activation of the NH2 alarm device (NH3 concentration > 5,000 ppm - MAC val-
ue):
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Have experienced, trained personnel with appropriate protective clothing perform all
necessary protective and other measures:
– Use respiratory protection.
– Use a room air-independent breathing apparatus for maintenance work in high
CO2concentrations in the room air.
– Ensure the set-up room is well ventilated.
– Divert escaped refrigerant vapour and escaped refrigerant liquid safely.
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WARNING
2.2.2Personnel, care requirements
The unit may be installed, put into operation, operated, maintained and repaired only by trained, experienced and qualified personnel. In order to be considered qualified, people who are to be responsible
for the operation, maintenance, repair and evaluation of systems and their components must have the
necessary training and specialist knowledge for such work, as stipulated in EN 378-1. Qualified or expert means the ability to satisfactorily perform the activities required for the operation, maintenance, repair and evaluation of refrigeration systems and their components.
The unit may be operated by operating personnel that have no specific knowledge of refrigeration engineering, but have sufficient knowledge and experience with regard to the mode of operation, operation
and daily monitoring of this system, . This operating personnel may not make any interventions or settings on the system.
Changes to the unit, which the manufacturer has first agreed to in writing, may only be made by the instructed and qualified personnel.
Electrical installation:
Work on the electrical equipment may only be performed by personnel that have the required expertise
(e.g. an electrician or an electro-technically instructed person), and who are authorised by the operator,
in compliance with the respective VDE regulations (and national and international provisions) and the
TCCs of the EPCs.
2.3Proper intended use
2.3.1Proper intended use
CO2 evaporators of the CXGDF.1 series are intended for installation in a refrigeration system and
are used for cooling and circulating the room air e.g. in cold storage rooms and cold storage cells,
etc. The slimline design of these evaporators, and the CXGDF.1 in particular, enables optimum
room use. The CXGDF.1 series is ideal for deep-freeze applications (with a recommended fin spacing of 7 mm).
The unit is delivered for operation with a specific operating point:
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Evaporation temperature
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Airflow volume
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Air inlet temperature
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Relative air humidity.
The specified operating point is given in the order-related documents.
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2.3.2Operating conditions
The unit is a component a cooling system including its working fluid circuit. The purpose of these
operating instructions, as part of the operating instructions manual (of which these operating instructions are a part), is to minimise the danger to people and property and the environment from
the unit and the working fluid used in it. These dangers are essentially connected with the physical and chemical properties of the working fluid and with the pressures and temperatures that occur in the working fluid-carrying components of the unit see Residual hazards due to carbon dioxide
(CO2), page 23.
Danger of injuries and damage to property!
The unit may be used only in accordance with the proper intended use. The operator must ensure that
when operating, monitoring and maintaining the unit, the fluid used and the mode of operation do not
deviate from the order-related information specified in the order-specific documents.
The operator must ensure that maintenance measures are performed in compliance with the system’s
operating instructions manual.
Filling the unit with a different fluid is permitted only following written approval by the manufacturer. You
will find the order-related proper use as intended in the order-specific documents.
Do not exceed the max. operating pressure given on the unit’s type plate.
Working fluids and their combinations with water or other substances in the working fluid-carrying components have chemical and physical effects from the inside on the materials surrounding them. The unit
may be pressurised only with CO2. Pressurising the unit with another working fluid would have the effect
that
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the structural, soldering and welding materials used do not withstand the foreseeable mechanical,
thermal and chemical stresses, and the pressure that can occur during operation and when shut
down is not withstood.
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material, wall thickness, tensile strength, corrosive resistance, shaping process and testing are not
suitable for the working fluid used and do not withstand the possible pressures and stresses that
might occur.
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the unit would not be resistant to the other working fluid and the combination of the other working fluid and
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the unit not remaining tight during operation and when shut down.
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a possible sudden escape of working fluids could directly endanger people and/or property and the
environment.
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WARNING
The maximum permissible operating temperature specified on the type plate must not be exceeded! If
the operating temperature is exceeded,
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the unit would be exposed to an impermissibly high pressure (pressure/temperature correlation),
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signs of material fatigue would emerge,
The maximum permissible operating pressure specified on the type plate must not be exceeded! If the
operating pressure is exceeded,
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the parts of the unit carrying the working fluid might not withstand the foreseeable mechanical, thermal and chemical stresses and the pressures that may occur during operation and when shut down,
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the unit would not remain tight during operation and when shut down,
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there may be a possible sudden escaping of working fluids after a break or leakage on working fluid-carrying components, which would result in the following dangers:
– Danger of escaping materials
– Fire hazard (caused by refrigerator oil parts)
– danger of frostbite (caused by liquid coolant squirting/splashing),
– Suffocation hazard
– hazards caused by panic reactions, agitation, dizziness, vomiting and cramps,
– Environmental pollution
WARNING
CO2evaporators may not be used
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where it is possible that short or prolonged effect caused by contact, inhalation or ingestion of the
working fluid CO2 might result in harmful hazards.
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where the possibility exists of a sudden large release (release and evaporation) of the greater part of
the entire working fluid filling in a short time (e.g. in less than 5 minutes).
where the possibility exists that the longest time that people are exposed to a large release of the
CO2 refrigerant is more than 60 minutes when the refrigerant concentration exceeds 5,000 ppm
(MAC value) and the number of clearly identified emergency exits for the number of usually present
people are not available.
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where the number of clearly identified emergency exits for the number of usually present people are
not available.
The unit must not be changed without the prior written consent of Güntner GmbH & Co. KG . Changes
to the unit are:
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Changing the operating point (as specified in section see Unit, page 31)
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Changing the fan capacity (air volume)
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Changing the working fluid flow-through volume
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Changing over to another working fluid
The unit must not be operated if safety devices recommended by the manufacturer are not available, not
properly installed or not fully functional.
The unit must not be operated if it is damaged or demonstrates faults. All damage and faults must be
reported to Güntner GmbH & Co. KG immediately and dealt with promptly.
Work on the unit must not be performed without the personal protective equipment specified in these operating instructions.
2.4Mechanical residual hazards
2.4.1Fins, sharp unit corners and edges
Warns against hand injuries!
Danger of cuts on hands and fingers on the fins and on sharp corners and edges of
the unit.
Use reliable hand protection!
2.4.2Flap down drip tray
WARNING
WARNING
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Warning against personal injury and damage to property!
Danger of falling unit parts, masses of water or ice when the drip tray is flapped out.
Nobody is allowed to be in the danger area below the unit during cleaning or maintenance work.
The drip tray can be flapped down for cleaning and is protected from falling down by a safety catch.
Unit parts, masses of water or ice can nonetheless fall down when it is flapped down.