
UAB KOMFOVENT we reserve the right to make changes without prior notice
V_20-09 7
3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT
• Casings of air handling units are made of galvanized steel sheets, which are powder painted. Mineral
wool is used for thermal insulation and sound attenuation. Unit Verso Standard cover panels are
45–50 mm thick.
• The air handling units are intended for ventilation of medium-sized spaces (eg. single family houses,
oces, etc.), having operating ambient temperature and relative humidity. As standard, the unit is
designed for indoor placement. The operating temperature range for the unit is -30 °C ... +40 °C,
outdoor air temperature.
• Inside of the air handling unit it is integrated heat-exchanger and heater (or cooler), which compen-
sates losses of the heat/cold during ventilation of the premises, thus AHU is not recommended to
be used as main heating/cooling source of the building. AHU may not reach the supply temperature
setpoint if the actual room temperature diers a lot from the desired value, since in that case heat
exchanger capacity will be low.
• The air handling unit is not to be used to transport solid particles, even not in areas where there is a
risk of explosive gases.
• Before you open the door, the unit must be switched o and the fans must have been given time to
stop (up to 3 minutes).
• The unit contains heating elements that must not be touched when they are hot.
• We recommend to leave air handling unit in working mode (minimum 20 percent of power) during
the rst operation year. Due to moisture in building constructions, condensation may occur inside
and outside the air handling unit. Continuous operation of the equipment will signicantly reduce
the risk of condensation.
• To maintain a good indoor climate, comply with regulations and, to avoid condensation damage,
the unit must never be stopped apart from during service/maintenance or in connection with an
accident.
• If the unit is placed in spaces with high humidity, condensation might occur on the surface of the
unit when outdoor temperatures are very low.
• Under conditions, when the outdoor air temperature is low and humidity is high, risk of heat ex-
changer frosting may appear. For this reason anti-frost protection function is foreseen in the con-
troller of the Komfovent air handling units. Depending on the type of the air handling unit, dierent
methods of anti-frost protection are available: cold air by-passing, supply air fan speed reducing
and/or integrated preheater. Counter cross w heat exchanger is the mostly sensitive for low outside
air temperatures, as the risk of frosting appears in the temperature range from 0 to -5 °C and below.
Standard aluminium cross-w plate heat exchanger has better features, as the risk of freezing ap-
pears only at -10 °C. The lowest risk and the highest resistance to cold outside air is a competitive
feature of the rotary heat exchanger, as it is not freezing even at the temperatures of -30 °C if the
humidity level of the air is appropriate.
In the units with counter ow or cross ow plate exchangers with-
out integrated preheater, it is necessary to install additional duct
mounted preheater in the outside air intake duct, which will ensure
temperature of the intake air higher than -4 °C.
• If you choose to operate without the primary heater, it is necessary to increase the power of the
secondary heater through a cold air damper.