Ravenheat Energycatcher Safety Instructions & Symbols Manual

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ENERGYCATCHER

ENERGYCATCHER

INSTALLATION AND SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS
TO BE LEFT WITH THE USER

This is an energy saving product

SAP RECOGNISED
CERT ACCREDITATION

Technical and illustrative data are not binding and can be modifi ed without prior notice.
The descriptions and illustrations in the present booklet are for guideline purposes only.

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Thank you for purchasing Energycatcher combiplus or combistore
patented energy saving system which when used in conjunction with the
arrangement listed below will save substantial amounts of energy along with
meaningful carbon reductions.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

All Ravenheat appliances have been designed and manufactured to the highest quality and standards to be both
reliable and to save on operating costs.

The Energycatcher must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines. Failure to do so could negate
the warranty supplied with this unit.

Energycatcher must be installed and serviced by a competent person in accordance with the following
recommendations:

- Current Gas Safety (Installation and Use) regulations

- All current Building Regulations issued by the department for the Enviroment i.e. Approved Document L1.

- Building Standards (Scotland) (Consolidation) Regulations issued by the Scottish Development Department.

- UK Water Regulations/Bylaws (Scotland)
The installation should also be in accordance with the following British Standards Codes of practice:

- BS 5440:1:2000 Flues

- BS 5449:1990 Forced Circulation Hot Water System

- BS 5546:2000 Installation of Hot Water Supplies for Domestic Use

- BS 6700:1997 Design, Installation, Testing & Maintenance of Suppling Water

- BS 6798:2000 Installation of Gas Fired Hot Water Boilers

- BS 6891:1998 Gas Installation

- BS 7593:1992 Code of practice for treatment of Water In Heating System

- BS 7671:2001 Requirements for electrical Installation, IEE Wiring Regulations

Energycatcher is designed to be used on water systems not exceeding 6.0 bar static pressure. If the pressure is
greater than this, a 6.0 bar limited pressure reducing valve must be fi tted prior to the Energycatcher pipework
(item 11 page 20).

Note:
Energycatcher is designed to fi t Ravenheat 120/150 models only. It can be fi tted to any Band A condensing combi

though the installer must have written approval from manufacturer of the boiler and the manufacturer of
Energycatcher.

IMPORT ANT :

2.5 bar pressure reducing valve (supplied) must be fi tted on mains
inlet supply before the Energycatcher or boiler see fi g. 11 - 12 - 13.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTIONS

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COMBIPLUS COMBISTORE

INTRODUCTION
GENERAL LAYOUT
TECHNICAL DATA
OPERATING
DELIVERY
INSTALLATION
ENERGYCATCHER FIXING
WATER CONNECTIONS
ENERGYCATCHER WITH REMOTE TANK
STORE ENERGYCATCHER PIPEWORK
SERVICING
ALTERNATIVE ENERGYCATCHER
SYSTEMS
LIST OF SPARE PARTS

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PFGHRD FGHRS

A0-1

System

PFGHRD : Passive Flue Gas Heat Recovery Device
FGHRS : Flue Gas Heat Recovery System

B1-1

System

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Section 1 INTRODUCTION

Energycatcher is an ingenious patented unit which

requires no electrical connection, has no running costs,
and no maintenance costs.

All Ravenheat boilers conform to SEDBUK band A, they

are over 91 % effi cient in converting gas to heat. When
Energycatcher is fi tted to a boiler, it adds up to 7 % to
the boiler effi ciency and thereby an overall 7% saving
on gas per year. Which, apart from the costs of buying
the unit delivers FREE domestic hot water. This saving
is good news for the householder’s gas bill, and the
environment.

In addition, the fl ue exhaust temperature, or plume, is

also considerably cooler with Energycatcher.

UK building Regulations demand that this plume is

exhausted from the house so as not to affect either the
home’ s fabric or people. Tests by Ravenheat show
that the plume temperature is reduced by up to 45 °C,
making it far safer and resulting in much less heat being
pumped into the atmosphere.

When Energycatcher is attached to a condensing boiler,

the low temperature of this exhaust results in the polluting
gases condensing to the drain, rather than going into the
atmosphere;

1.1
Summary savings using Energycatcher:

1.2
Summary of benefi ts of Energycatcher:

- Fuel bills reduced.

- CO2 saving

- Pluming is almost eliminated due to operation
(thermal gain).
Outlet fumes are too low to support water vapour.

- Less cold water usage.

- Instant hot water delivery .

- Payback of initial outlay around 2 to 3 years.

- Delivers substantial heat savings (twice that of solar)
when there are no thermal gains due to poor
weather.

- Compatible to work with solar system in conjunction
with Energycatcher for all year round savings.

- Uses no power to recover heat.

- No electrical power connections.

- Energy neutral (free energy).

- The Energycatcher is effi cient at extracting heat to
water.

- Extra heat is extracted from outlet fumes reducing
them

to as low 23°C.

- When the boiler is working in hot water mode the
outlet

fl ue fume temperatures are no greater than 3-5 °C

higher

than the incoming cold feed.

- Extra boiler effi ciency whenever the boiler is operating

(DHW or CH). This effi ciency is stored as thermal

gain.

- Saves on gas bills.

- Helps the environment.

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Section 2 GENERAL LA Y OUT

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