DAB e.sybox mini3 Operating and maintenance manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS POUR L’INSTALLATION ET L’ENTRETIEN

Manual valid for firmware versions 2.x.y-4.x-1.x
Manuel valide pour les versions micrologiciel 2.x.y-4.x-1.x

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INDEX
Key 41
Warnings 41
Responsibility 42
1. General 42
1.1 Description of the Integrated Inverter 43
1.2 Integrated expansion vessel 43
1.3 Technical characteristics 44
2. Installation 45
2.1 Vertical Conguration 45
2.1.1 Hydraulic connections 46
2.1.2 Loading operation – Installation above head and below head 46
2.2 Horizontal Conguration 47
2.2.1 Hydraulic connections 47
2.2.2 Orientation of the interface panel 47
2.2.3 Loading operation – Installation above head and below head 48
3. Commissioning 49
3.1 Electrical connections 49
3.2 Conguration of the integrated inverter 50
3.3 Priming 50
4. The keypad and the display 51
4.1 Direct access with a combination of keys 52
4.2 Access by name with a drop-down menu 55
4.3 Structure of the menu pages 55
4.4 Blocking parameter setting by Password 56
4.5 Enabling and disabling the motor 56
5. Meaning of the individual parameters 57
5.1 User Menu 57
5.1.1 Status 57
5.1.2 RS: Rotation speed display 57
5.1.3 VP: Pressure display 57
5.1.4 VF: Flow display 57
5.1.5 PO: Absorbed power display 57
5.1.6 C1: Phase current display 57
5.1.7 SV: Supply voltage 57
5.1.8 SR: Supply range 57
5.1.9 TE: Dissipator temperature display 57
5.1.10 PKm: Pressure measured at suction 57
5.1.11 Operating hours and number of starts 57
5.1.12 PI: Power histogram 57
5.1.13 Output ow meter 58
5.1.14 VE: Version display 58
5.1.15 FF: Fault log display 58
5.2 Monitor Menu 58
5.2.1 CT: Display contrast 58
5.2.2 BK: Display brightness 58
5.2.3 TK: Backlight switch-on time 58
5.2.4 LA: Language 58
5.2.5 TE: Dissipator temperature display 58
5.3 Setpoint Menu 58
5.3.1 SP: Setting the setpoint pressure 59
5.4 Manual Menu 59
5.4.1 Status 59
5.4.2 RI: Speed setting 59
5.4.3 VP: Pressure display 59
5.4.4 VF: Flow display 59
5.4.5 PO: Absorbed power display 59
5.4.6 C1: Phase current display 59
5.4.7 RS: Rotation speed display 59
5.4.8 SV: Tupply voltage 60
5.4.9 SR: Supply range 60
5.4.10 TE: Dissipator temperature display 60
5.5 Installer Menu 60
5.5.1 RP: Setting the pressure fall to restart 60
5.5.2 OD: Type of plant 60
5.5.3 MS: Measuring system 60
5.5.4 AS: Association of devices 61
5.5.5 EK: Setting the low pressure function on suction 61
5.5.6 PK: Low pressure threshold on suction 61
5.5.7 T1: Low pressure delay (function detecting low pressure on suction) 61
5.6 Technical Assistance Menu 62
5.6.1 TB: Water lack blockage time 62
5.6.2 T2: Delay in switching off 62
5.6.3 GP: Proportional gain coefcient 62
5.6.4 GI: Integral gain coefcient 62
5.6.5 RM: Maximum speed 62
5.6.6 AY: Anti Cycling 62
5.6.7 AE: Enabling the anti-block function 62
5.6.8 AF: Enabling the anti-freeze function 62
5.7 Setting low pressure detection on suction 62
5.8 RF: Fault and warning reset 63
5.8.1 PW: Change password 63
6. Protection systems 63
6.1 Description of blockages 64
6.1.1 “BL” Anti Dry-Run (Protection against dry running) 64

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6.1.2 “Anti-Cycling (Protection against continuous cycles without utility request) 64
6.1.3 “Anti-Freeze (Protection against freezing of water in the system) 64
6.1.4 “BP1” Blockage due to fault of the delivery pressure sensor 65
6.1.5 “BP2” Blockage due to fault of the suction pressure sensor 65
6.1.6 “PB” Blockage due to supply voltage outside specications 65
6.1.7 “SC” Blockage due to short circuit between the motor phases 65
6.2 Manual reset of error conditions 65
6.3 Self-reset of error conditions 65
7. Reset and factory settings 66
7.1 General system reset 66
7.2 Factory settings 66
7.3 Restoring the factory settings 66
8. Particular installations 67
8.1 Inhibiting self-priming 67
8.2 Wall installation 68
9. Maintenance 68
9.1 Accessory tool 68
9.2 Emptying the system 68
9.3 Non-return valve 69
9.4 Motor shaft 69
9.5 Expansion Vessel 70
10. Troubleshooting 70
11. Updating the rmware 72
12. Disposal 72
13. Guarantee 72

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It is the responsibility of the installer to make sure that the power
supply system is equipped with an efcient grounding system
according to the regulations in force.
To improve immunity to possible noise radiating to other equip-
ment, it is advisable to use separate wiring to power the inverter.
The appliance may be used by children over 8 years old and by
persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities, or
who lack experience or knowledge, on condition that they are
under supervision or after they have received instructions con-
cerning the safe use of the appliance and the understanding of
the dangers involved. Children must not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and maintenance intended to be carried out by the user
must not be performed by children without supervision.
Safety
Use is allowed only if the electric system is in possession of
safety precautions in accordance with the regulations in force in
the country where the product is installed (for Italy CEI 64/2).
Pumped liquids
The machine has been designed and made for pumping water,
free from explosive substances and solid particles or bres, with
a density of 1000 Kg/m³, a kinematic viscosity of 1mm²/s and
non chemically aggressive liquids.
The power supply cable must never be used to carry or shift the
pump.
Never pull on the cable to detach the plug from the socket.
If the power cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manu-
facturer or by their authorised technical assistance service, so
as to avoid any risk.
Failure to observe the warnings may create situations of risk for persons
or property and will void the product guarantee.
KEY
The following symbols have been used in the discussioni:
SITUATION OF GENERAL DANGER. Failure to respect the
instructions that follow may cause harm to persons and
property.
SITUATION OF ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD. Failure to re-
spect the instructions that follow may cause a situation of
grave risck for personal safety.
Notes and general information.
WARNINGS
This manual refers to e.sybox mini³.
Read this documentation carefully before installation.
Installation and operation must comply with the local safety reg-
ulations in force in the country in which the product is installed.
Everything must be done in a workmanlike manner.
Failure to respect the safety regulations not only causes risk to
personal safety and damage to the equipment, but invalidates
every right to assistance under guarantee.
The products dealt with in this discussion fall within the type of
professional equipment and belong to insulation class 1.
Skilled personnel
The electrical and hydraulic connections may only be carried out
by skilled personnel in possession of the technical qualications
required by the safety regulations in force in the country in which
the product is installed.
The term skilled personnel means persons whose training, ex-
perience and instruction, as well as their knowledge of the re-
spective standards and requirements for accident prevention
and working conditions, have been approved by the person in
charge of plant safety, authorizing them to perform all the neces-
sary activities, during which they are able to recognize and avoid
all dangers. (Denition for technical personnel IEC 364).

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RESPONSIBILITY
The Manufacturer does not vouch for correct operation of
the electropumps or answer for any damage that they may
cause if they have been tampered with, modied and/or run
outside the recommended work range or in contrast with
other indications given in this manual.
The Manufacturer declines all responsibility for possible er-
rors in this instructions manual, if due to misprints or errors
in copying. The Manufacturer reserves the right to make any
modications to products that it may consider necessary
or useful, without affecting their essential characteristics.
1- GENERAL
The product is an integrated system composed mainly of a self-priming
multi-stage centrifugal electropump, an electronic circuit that controls it
and an expansion vessel. Cooling of the motor with water rather than air
ensures less noise in the system and the possibility of locating it even in
recesses without ventilation.
Applications
Water systems supply and pressure boosting domestic use or industrial
use. On the outside the product appears as a parallelepiped that presents
6 faces as shown in Fig.1.
Figure 1
Face A: a door allows access to the Technical Compartment.
Inside the technical compartment you can access (see Fig.3):
1. Rapid Guide;
2. Technical data plate;
3. Filling cap (only for vertical
conguration);
4. Accessory tool;
5. Motor shaft;
6. QR-code
Face B: A rubber cable gland allows the exit of the power cable to be con-
nected to the power mains.
Face C: the 4 brass threads form the seat for the 4 support feet in the case
of vertical installation. The two 1” screw caps can be removed to make the
connections towards the system, depending on the installation congura-
tion you want to adopt. If applicable, connect to the connection marked
“IN” the system from which you want to draw water (well, cistern,…) and
connect the delivery system to the connection marked “OUT”. There is also
a ventilation grid. The 3/8” cap allows drainage of the system in the case of
horizontal installation. There is also a ventilation grid.
Face E: the 4 brass threads form the seat for the 4 support feet in the case
of horizontal installation. The main function of the 1” cap is drainage of the
system in the case of vertical installation. There are also 2 ventilation grids.
Figure 2
Figure 3
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Face F: as indicated by the label to be removed, the 1” cap next to the
word “IN” on face C has a dual function: in the case of horizontal installa-
tion, the outlet that is closed by the cap acts as the system’s loading door
(see below “loading operations”, par. 2.2.3); in the case of vertical installa-
tion, the same outlet can act as the input hydraulic connection (exactly like
the one marked “IN” on face C and as an alternative to it). The other 1” cap
gives access to a second delivery connection that can be used at the same
time as or alternatively to the one indicated with “OUT” on face C. The user
interface panel is composed of a display and a keyboard and its function is
to set the system, query its status and communicate any alarms. The door
closed by 2 screws gives access to a special maintenance compartment:
cleaning of the non-return valve and resetting of the tank preload pressure.
The system can be installed in 2 different congurations: horizontal (Fig.4)
or vertical (Fig.5).
1.1 Description of the Integrated Inverter
The electronic control integrated in the system is of the type with inverter
and it makes use of ow, pressure and temperature sensors, also inte-
grated in the system.
By means of these sensors the system switches on and off automatically
according to the utility’s needs and it is able to detect conditions of mal-
function, to prevent and indicate them.
Figure 5
Figure 4
The Inverter control ensures different functions, the most important of
which, for pumping systems, are the maintaining of a constant pressure
value in delivery and energy saving.
•The inverter is able to keep the pressure of a hydraulic circuit con-
stant by varying the rotation speed of the electropump. In operation
without an inverter the electropump is unable to modulate and, when
there is an increase of the request for ow, the pressure necessarily
decreases, or vice versa; this means the pressures are too high at
low ow rates or too low when there is an increased request for ow.
•By varying the rotation speed according to the instantaneous request
of the utility, the inverter limits the power supplied to the electropump
to the minimum necessary to ensure that the request is satised. In-
stead, operation without an inverter contemplates operation of the
electropump always and only at maximum power.
For the conguration of the parameters see chapters 4-5.
1.2 Integrated Expansion Vessel
The system is complete with an integrated expansion vessel with a total
capacity of 1 litres. The main functions of the expansion vessel are:
•to make the system elastic so as to protect it against water hammer;
•to ensure a water reserve which, in the case of small leaks, maintains
the pressure in the system for a longer time and spreads out needless
restarts of the system which otherwise would be continuous;
•when the utility is turned on, ensure the water pressure for the sec-
onds that the system takes to switch on and reach the correct rotation
speed.
It is not a function of the integrated expansion vessel to ensure a water re-
serve such as to reduce interventions of the system (requests from the util-
ity, not from a leak in the system). It is possible to add an expansion vessel
with the capacity you prefer to the system, connecting it to a point on the
delivery system (not a suction point!). In the case of horizontal installation
it is possible to connect to the unused delivery outlet. When choosing the
tank, consider that the quantity of water released will also depend on the
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The expansion vessel is preloaded with pressurised air through the valve
accessible from the special maintenance compartment (Fig.1, Face F).
The preload value with which the expansion vessel is supplied by the man-
ufacturer is in agreement with the parameters SP and RP set as default,
and anyway it satises the following equation:
Pair = SP – RP – 0.7 bar Where:
- Pair = air pressure value in bar
- SP = Set Point (par. 5.3.1) in bar
- RP = Reduction of pressure to restart
(par. 5.5.1) in bar
So, by the manufacturer: Pair = 3.0 – 0.3 – 0.7 = 2.0 bar
If different values are set for the parameters SP and/or RP, regulate the
valve of the expansion vessel releasing or letting in air until the above
equation is satised again (e.g.: SP=2.0bar; RP=0.3bar; release air from
the expansion vessel until a pressure of 1.0 bar is reached on the valve).
Failure to respect the above equation may lead to malfunctions
of the system or to premature breakage of the diaphragm inside
the expansion vessel.
Considering the expansion vessel capacity of only 1 litres, any
operation to check the air pressure must be performed by con-
necting the pressure gauge very rapidly: on small volumes the
loss of even a limited quantity of air can cause an appreciable
drop in pressure. The quality of the expansion vessel ensures
the maintenance of the set air pressure value, proceed to check
it only at calibration or if you are sure of a malfunction.
Any operation to check and/or reset the air pressure must be
performed with the delivery system not under pressure: discon-
nect the pump from the power supply and open the utility nearest
to the pump, keeping it open until it no longer gives any water.
The special structure of the expansion vessel ensures its quan-
tity and duration over time, especially of the diaphragm which
is typically the component subject to wear for items of this type.
However, in the case of breakage, the entire expansion vessel
must be replaced and exclusively by authorised personnel.
1.3 Technical characteristics
Topic Parameter e.sybox mini³
ELECTRIC
POWER SUPPLY
Voltage*1x220-
240 V
1x230 V 1x110-
127 V
Frequency 50/60 Hz
Maximum power 850 W
Leakage current to
earth <2 mA
STRUCTURAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Overall dimensions 445x262x242 mm without feet
support
Empty weight
(excluding packaging) 14 kg / 30,8 lb
Protection class IP x4
Insulation class of the
motor F
HYDRAULIC
PERFORMANCE
Maximum head 55 m / 180 ft
Maximum ow rate 80 l/min / 21 U.S. GPM
Priming <5min at 8m / 26 ft
Maximum working
pressure 7.5 bar / 109 psi
WORKING
CONDITIONS
Max liquid temper-
ature 40 °C / 104 °F
Max environment
temperature 50 °C / 122 °F
Environment tempera-
ture of storage -10÷60 °C / 14÷140 °F

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FUNCTIONALITY AND
PROTECTIONS
Constant pressure
Protection against dry running
Antifreeze protection
Anticycling protection
Motor overload protection
Protection against abnormal supply voltages
Protection against excess temperature
*: refer to the technical plate on the pump
2- INSTALLATION
The system is designed for indoor use: do not install the system
outdoors and/or directly exposed to atmospheric agents.
The system is designed to be able to work in environments
where the temperature remains between 1°C and 50°C (on con-
dition that the electric power supply is ensured: see par. 5.6.8
“anti-freeze function”).
The system is suitable for treating drinking water.
The system cannot be used to pump salt water, sewage, inam-
mable, corrosive or explosive liquids (e.g. petroleum, petrol, thin-
ners), greases, oils or food productsi.
The system can suck up water with a level that does not exceed
the depth of 8 m (he height between the water level and the
pump suction mouth).
If the system is used for the domestic water supply, respect the
local regulations of the authorities responsible for the manage-
ment of water resources.
When choosing the installation site, check that:
•The voltage and frequency on the pump’s technical data plate
correspond to the values of the power supply system.
•The electrical connection is made in a dry place, far from any
possible ooding.
•The earth system must comply with the regulations.
If you are not sure of the absence of foreign bodies in the water to be
pumped, install a lter on the system intake that is suitable for catching
impurities.
The installation of a lter on intake causes a decrease of the
system’s hydraulic performance proportional to the loss of load
caused by the lter itself (generally the greater the ltering pow-
er, the greater the fall in performance).
Choose the type of conguration you intend to use (vertical or horizontal)
considering the connections to the system, the position of the user inter-
face panel, and the spaces available according to the indications below.
Wall installation is possible, see par. 8.2.
2.1 - Vertical Conguration
Screw the 4 rubber feet supplied loose in the package into the brass seats
in face C. Put the system in place, taking into account the dimensions in
Fig.6.
Figure 6