alphainnoTec SWP Series User manual

UK
Brine/Water Heat Pumps
Professional
Operating Manual
SWP – Series
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Please read rst
These operating instructions provide information on
how to use the appliance. They are an integral element
of the product and must be kept within easy reach in
close proximity to the appliance. They must remain
available throughout the entire service life of the appli-
ance. They must be handed over to new owners or us-
ers of the machine.
Read the operating instructions before commencing all
work on and with the appliance. In particular, the Safe-
ty section. Follow all instructions to a full and unrestrict-
ed extent.
These operating instructions may contain descriptions
which appear unintelligible or unclear. If questions or un-
clear points arise, please contact the works customer
service or the local representative of the manufacturer.
As these operating instructions have been written for
several device types, you must always adhere to the pa-
rameters applicable for the relevant device type.
The operating instructions are only intended for persons
working on or with the appliance. Treat all elements in
condence. They are protected by copyright. They may
not be reproduced in any form, transferred, duplicated,
saved in electronic systems or translated into another
language, either in whole or in part, without the written
consent of the manufacturer.
Symbols
Symbols are used in the operating instructions. They
have the following signicance:
Information for uers.
Information or instructions for qualied
technicians.
DANGER!
Indicates a directly imminent hazard,
which will result in serious injuries or
death.
WARNING!
Indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion, which could result in serious injuries
or death.
CAUTION!
Indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion, which could result in moderate or
minor injuries.
ATTE NTION.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which
could result in material damage.
NOTE.
Emphasised information.
€ENERGY SAVING TIP
Indicates suggestions that help to save energy,
raw materials and costs.
Reference to other sections in the operating in-
structions.
Reference to other help tips by the manufac-
turer.

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Table of Contents
INFORMATION FOR USERS AND QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL
PLEASE READ FIRST..................................................................2
SYMBOLS .....................................................................................2
INTENDED USE..........................................................................4
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY......................................................4
EC CONFORMITY .....................................................................4
SAFETY.........................................................................................4
CUSTOMER SERVICE ................................................................5
WARRANTY / GUARANTEE...................................................5
DISPOSAL ....................................................................................5
HOW HEAT PUMPS FUNCTION ............................................5
AREA OF APPLICATION ..........................................................5
HEAT QUANTITY RECORDING ............................................6
OPE R ATI ON ................................................................................6
CARE OF THE DEVICE .............................................................6
DEVICE MAINTENANCE..........................................................6
Cleaning and Rinsing of device components ....................6
FAU LTS .........................................................................................7
INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS
SCOPE OF SUPPLY.....................................................................7
SET-UP AND INSTALLATION.................................................8
Installation area.....................................................................8
Transport to the installation site .......................................8
Installation..............................................................................9
ASSEMBLY OF THE HYDRAULIC CONNECTIONS.........10
RINSING, FILLING AND VENTILATING THE SYSTEM ...12
Rinsing, filling and bleeding the heat source ..................12
flushing and filling the heating circuit ..............................13
Water quality.......................................................................13
ISOLATION OF THE HYDRAULIC CONNECTIONS ......14
INSTALLATION OF THE CONTROL ELEMENT ...............15
INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF THE SCREEN.........16
BUFFER TANK...........................................................................17
CIRCULATION PUMPS ...........................................................17
DOMESTIC HOT WATER PREPARATION..........................18
DOMESTIC HOT WATER TANK ..........................................18
COMMISSIONING ...................................................................18
DEIN STA LL ATI ON ...................................................................19
TECHNICAL DATA/SCOPE OF SUPPLY
SWP 1100 – SWP 1600 ......................................................20
SWP 700H – SWP 1000H .................................................22
POWER CURVES
Heating Power/COP / Power Consumption /
Heat Pump Pressure Loss
S W P 110 0 .............................................................................24
SWP 1250 .............................................................................25
SWP 1600.............................................................................26
SWP 700H ..........................................................................27
SWP 850H............................................................................28
SWP 1000H .........................................................................29
DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS AND
INSTALLATIONS PLANS
Dimensional diagrams
SWP 1100 – 1250 / SWP 700H – 1000H ........................30
SWP 1600.............................................................................31
Installation plans .................................................................32
HYDRAULIC INTEGRATION
Separate buffer tank...........................................................34
Legend Hydraulic integration............................................35
TERMINAL DIAGRAM.............................................................36
CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS ..............................................................37
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY..............................41
TECHNICAL DATA ACCORDING ECODESIGN
DIRECTIVE
S W P 110 0 .............................................................................42
SWP 1250 ............................................................................ 44
SWP 1600.............................................................................46
SWP 850H............................................................................48
SWP 1000H .........................................................................50

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Intended use
The device must only be used in accordance with its in-
tended application. This is:
•for heating.
•for domestic hot water preparation.
The device may only be operated within its technical pa-
rameters.
Overview "Technical Data/Scope of Supply“.
NOTE.
Show operation of the heat pump or heat pump
system to the relevant power supply utility.
Exclusion of liability
The manufacturer is not liable for damage resulting from
improper use of the device.
The liability of the manufacturer is also invalidated:
•if work has been carried out on the device and its
components divergent from the specications of
these operating instructions.
• if work has been carried out improperly on the
device and its components.
•if work has been carried out on the device which
is not described in these operating instructions,
and this work has not been expressly authorised
in writing by the manufacturer.
•if the device or components in the device have
been modied, converted or removed without
the express written approval of the manufacturer.
EC Conformity
The device bears the CE marking.
EC Declaration of Conformity.
Safety
The device is safe to operate for its intended use. The
construction and design of the device correspond to the
prior art, as well as all relevant DIN/VDE regulations
and all relevant safety provisions.
Any person who carries out work on the device must
have read and understood the operating instructions be-
fore starting the work. This also applies if the person in
question has already worked with such a device or a sim-
ilar device or has been trained by the manufacturer.
Any person who carried out work on the device must
comply with the health and safety at work regulations lo-
cally applicable. This applies, in particular, in respect to
wearing personal protective clothing.
DANGER!
Danger of fatal injury due to electric
current!
Electrical connections may be installed
only by qualied electricians.
Before opening the unit, disconnect the
system from the power supply and secure
it from being switched back on!
WARNING!
Only qualied technicians (heating, refrig-
erating plant or coolant technicians and
electricians) may carry out work on the de-
vice and its components.
WARNING!
Observe the safety labels on and in the de-
vice.
WARNING!
Device contains coolant!
If coolant escapes due to a leakage, this
poses a threat to people and the environ-
ment. Therefore:
– Switch off system.
– Ensure installation room is well venti-
lated
– Inform the customer service author-
ised by the manufacturer.
ATTE NTION.
For safety-relevant reasons:
Never disconnect the device from the power
supply, unless the device is opened.

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ATTE NTION.
Use of pure water in a at-plate collector or a
borehole heat exchanger (vertical collector) is
not permitted .
Customer service
For technical assistance, please contact your qualied
technician or the manufacturer’s local service partner.
For a current list and additional partners of the manufac-
turer, please visit
DE: www.alpha-innotec.de
EU: www.alpha-innotec.com
Warranty / Guarantee
You can nd warranty and guarantee provisions in your
purchase documents.
NOTE.
Contact your dealer for all matters relating to
the warranty and guarantee.
Disposal
When decommissioning the end-of-life device, observe
locally-applicable laws, directives and standards for the
recycling, reuse and disposal of operating materials and
components of refrigerating devices.
"Deinstallation".
How heat pumps function
Heat pumps work following the principle of a refrigera-
tor: the same technology, only for the opposite use. Re-
frigerators remove heat from food. They then release
this into the room through slats on its rear.
Heat pumps extract heat from the air, earth or ground
water in our surroundings. This heat that is obtained
is prepared in the device and sent on to the hot water.
Even if it is bitterly cold outside, the heat pump will still
extract enough heat as is required for heating a house.
Example sketch of a brine/water heat pump with under-
oor heating:
4⁄4= usable energy
ca. 3⁄4= environmental energy
ca. 1⁄4= external electrical energy
Area of application
Each heat pump can be used in newly installed or existing
heating systems under consideration of the ambient con-
ditions, operating limits and applicable regulations.
Overview "Technical Data/Scope of Supply“.

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Heat quantity recording
In addition to the proof of the unit’s efciency,
EEWaermeGalso meets the demand for a heat quantity
recording (hereafter refered to as HQR). The HQR
is mandatory with air/water heat pumps. With brine/
water and water/water heat pumps, a HQR may only be
set up when a forward ow temperature of ≥ 35 °C has
been reached. The HQR must record the total warm
energy release (heating and hot water) in the building. In
heat pumps with heat quantity recording, the analysis is
conducted by the regulator. The regulator displays the
thermal energy that is exchanged from the heating system
in kWh.
Operation
Your decision to opt for a heat pump or heat pump sys-
tem means you can now make a contribution to sparing
the environment over many years thanks to low emis-
sions and lower primary energy use.
You operate and control the heat pump system via the
control panel of the heating and heat pump control.
NOTE.
Ensure that the control settings are correct.
Operating instructions for the heat and heat
pump control.
To ensure that your heat pump or heat pump system op-
erates efciently and ecologically, the following are espe-
cially important:
€ENERGY SAVING TIP
Avoid unnecessarily high ow temperatures.
A lower ow temperature on the hot water side
increases the efciency of the system.
€ENERGY SAVING TIP
When letting in fresh air, do not leave windows
open for an extended period in order to save
energy and reduce your heating costs.
Care of the device
You can clean the surface of the device exterior with a
damp cloth and standard cleaning agents.
Do not use cleaning and care agents which scour or
which contain acid and/or chlorine. Media of this type
would irreversibly damage the surfaces and possibly
cause technical damage to the device.
Device maintenance
The cooling circuit of the heat pump requires no regu-
lar maintenance.
According to EU regulation (EC) 517/2014, leak
inspections and maintenance of a log book are required
by law for certain heat pumps!
Log book for heat pumps, Section “Information
on use of the log book”.
The components of the heating circuit and the heat
source (valves, expansion vessels, circulating pumps,
lters, dirt traps) should be inspected as well as cleaned
as needed - at the very least annually - by a qualied
heating or cooling system technician.
The best solution is to conclude a service agreement
with a heating installation company. This will carry out
all the required maintenance work at regular intervals.
CLEANING AND RINSING OF DEVICE COMPONENTS
CAUTION!
Only customer service personnel author-
ised by the manufacturer may clean and
rinse device components. Only liquids rec-
ommended by the manufacturer may be
used for this.
After rinsing the condenser with chem-
ical cleaning agents, a neutralisation of
residues and intensive rinsing with water
will be necessary. When doing so, observe
the technical data of the relevant heat ex-
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Faults
In the event of a fault, you can read off the cause of the
fault via the diagnosis program of the heating and circulat-
ing pump control.
Operating instructions for the heat and heat
pump control.
WARNING!
Only customer service personnel author-
ised by the manufacturer may carry out
service and repair work on the compo-
nents of the device.
Scope of supply
Typical scope of supply arrangement:
Compact device with fully-
hermetic compressor, all safety-
relevant components for cold
circuit monitoring, built-in heating
and heat pump control, sensors
mounted in the device for recording
the hot gas and hot water ow
and return temperature
What to do rst:
Check the supplied product for signs of external
damage during delivery…
Check that nothing is missing from the scope of
supply…
Immediately submit a complaint in the event of de-
livery defects.
NOTE.
Note device type.
Overview "Technical Data/Scope of Supply" or
rating plate on the device.

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Set-up and Installation
For all work to be carried out:
NOTE.
Observe the locally-applicable accident pre-
vention regulations, statutory provisions, ordi-
nances and directives.
NOTE.
Observe the noise data of the relevant device
type.
Overview "Technical Data/Scope of Supply", sec-
tion "Sound".
INSTALLATION AREA
ATTE NTION
Install the heat pump only indoors.
The installation room must be frost-free and
dry.
WARNING!
Please note and follow the respective
relevant local standards, directives and
regulations applicable, especially the
minimum volume necessary depending
on the refrigerant capacity of the relevant
heat pump system (EN 378-1).
Refrigerant Limit
R 134a 0.25 kg/m³
R 404A 0.48 kg/m³
R 407C 0.31 kg/m³
R 410A 0.44 kg/m³
Overview “Technical data / scope of delivery”,
“General unit data” section.
Minimum volume = Refrigerant capacity [kg]
Limit [kg/m³]
NOTE.
If several heat pumps of the same type are in-
stalled, only one heat pump must be considered.
If several heat pumps of different types are in-
stalled, the heat pump with the largest refriger-
ant capacity must be considered.
TRANSPORT TO THE INSTALLATION SITE
Always comply with the following safety information
during transport:
CAUTION!
Wear protective gloves.
WARNING!
Work with several persons during trans-
port. Remember the weight of the device.
Overview "Technical Data/Scope of Supply", sec-
tion "General Device Data".
WARNING!
The unit can tip when being removed from
the wooden pallet and during transport.
This can result in personal injury and dam-
age to the unit.
– Take suitable precautionary measures
to eliminate the danger of tipping.
ATTE NTION
Never use the components and hydraulic con-
nections on the device for transportation pur-
poses.
ATTE NTION
Do not tilt the device more than 45° maximum
(applies for every direction).

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To avoid damage during transport, you should transport
the unit to the nal installation location in its original
packaging (with packaging on the wooden pallet), using
a lifting truck.
Remove packaging and set extra box aside (will be
needed later on!)...
Transport the unit using a lifting truck...
INSTALLATION
CAUTION!
Several people are required to install the
unit.
NOTICE:
Always comply with the dimensional drawings
for the respektive size.
Overview “Dimensional drawings” and “Clear-
ance dimensions”.
ATTE NTION
The heat pump must be placed on a load-bear-
ing, horizontal base. Ensure that the base is de-
signed for the weight of the heat pump.
Do not use a rigid foam boiler platform!
Overview “Technical data/scope of delivery”,
“General unit data” section.
NOTE.
Set up the device so that the control side is ac-
cessible at all times!
ATTE NTION
Do not tilt device more than 45° - applies for
every direction!
NOTE.
The openings for the lifting truck must be closed
with the covering plate supplied!.
Proceed as follows at the installation site:
Place the device on a load-bearing and horizon-
tal base, preferably insulated from structure-borne
sound…
Detail drawing of concrete foundation:
1 Screed
2 Approx. 100 mm according
to weight of heat pump
3 Insulation from structure-
borne sound according to
weight of heat pump
4 Concrete foundation
5 Edge insulation strip
6 Impact sound insulation
7 Concrete cover

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Assembly of the Hydraulic
Connections
ATTE NTION
The heat source system must be designed cor-
responding to the specications of the planning
manual.
Heat pump guide and “Hydraulic connection” in-
structions.
NOTICE:
Check to make sure that the diameters and
lengths of the pipes for the heating circuit and
for the heat source are sufciently dimensioned.
NOTICE:
Circulating pumps must be multi-stage. They
must be able to deliver at least the minimum
ow rate required for your model.
Overview “Technical data/scope of delivery”,
“Heat source “ and “Heat circuit” section.
ATTE NTION
The hydraulic system must be equipped with a
buffer tank, the required volume of which de-
pends on the model of your unit.
ATTE NTION
When installing the connections, always secure
the connections on the unit from twisting, in or-
der to prevent damage to the copper pipes in
the interior of the unit.
Mount shutoff devices on the heating circuit…
Mount shutoff devices on the heat source…
NOTE.
The evaporator and liqueer of the heat pump
can be rinsed, if necessary, when mounting the
shutoff devices.
Position a ventilator at the highest point of the heat
source in the heat source outlet…
You need to make the connection to the xed pipe-
work via the compensators (accessories)…
The compensators serve for vibration isolation…
We recommend mounting a dirt lter (screen size
0.9 mm) at the heat source inlet connection (re-
turn)…
The hot water and heat source connections are
marked correspondingly on the device.
For the positioning of the connections, see di-
mensional diagram for the relevant device type.
Screw the compensators onto the connections on
the unit until they bear against the rubber gasket…
Screw the compensators by hand onto the pipes of
the heating circuit and the heat source until they
bear against the rubber gasket…
Tighten all connections one or two turns to achieve
a tight seal…
Do not overtighten. The rubber part of the com-
pensators must not become twisted (torsion). This
could cause malfunctions and even serious damage
to the unit.