Nirvana B50 Service manual

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MODELS B50
E607595116
C95110
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MADE IN
CANADA
CANADA
USA
INSTALLATION&INSTRUCTIONMANUALSWIMMINGPOOLHEATPUMPUNIT

WARNING
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Readandcomplywithallsafetyinformation.Makesureyouunderstandallinstructionsbefore
usingthisproduct.
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WARNING  DANGER
Inthismanual,thesewarningsmeanthereisasafetymessagetocomplywithorthat
improperusecouldresultindamagetotheunit.Whenyouseeone,readitcarefully.
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IMPORTANT!
Inthismanual,thisindicationreferstotheguaranteeandproceduresofservicecallsor
referredtoarecommendation.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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1.0INTRODUCTION5
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2.0PRINCIPALFEATURESOFYOURNIRVANASWIMMINGPOOLHEATER 5
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3.0OPERATINGPRINCIPLESOFTHETHERMODYNAMICHEATPUMP
FIGURE1
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4.0ENERGYSAVING6
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5.0INSTALLATIONOFYOURHEATPUMP7
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5.1CHOICEOFINSTALLATIONSITE
FIGURE2
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5.2CONNECTINGWATER
FIGURE3
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5.3BYPASSSYSTEM
FIGURE4
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5.4WATERPRESSUREGAUGE
FIGURE5
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5.5OPERATINGOFTHEHEATPUMP 11
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5.6ELECTRICALCONNECTION
FIGURE6
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5.7ECOENERGETICCONTACTOR
FIGURE7
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5.8OPERATINGOFTHEECOENERGETICCONTACTOR 14
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6.0HEATPUMPMAINTENANCE 15
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7.0POOLWATERMAINTENANCE 15
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7.1POOLWATERMAINTENANCE CHART
FIGURE8
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8.0WINTERIZING 16
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9.0OPERATIONOFTHEELECTRONICCARD 17
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9.1FRONTPANELDESCRIPTION(B&E‐SERIES) 17
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9.2FRONTPANELDESCRIPTION(C‐SERIES) 18
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9.3SELECTIONOFMODE(MODELC95ONLY) 19
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10.0TECHNICALINFORMATION20
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11.0WARRANTY21
11.1REGISTRATIONOFWARRANTY 21
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11.2CONSUMER’SRESPONSABILITY 21
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11.3MANUFACTURER’SLIMITEDWARRANTY 22
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11.4WARRANTYEXCLUSIONS23
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12.0TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE24
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13.0CONTACTINGTHEFACTORY28
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APPENDIX1OVERVIEWOFTHEUNIT
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APPENDIX2HEATEXCHANGEROVERVIEW
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APPENDIX3ELECTRICBOXOVERVIEW
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APPENDIX4ELECTRICPLANOFTHEELECTRICBOX (B&E‐SERIES)
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SUPERIORCOEFFICIENTOFPERFORMANCE(COP)
9SCROLL–DANFOSSCOMPRESSOR
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LUEFINEEVAPORATOR
EASYTOOPERATE
9CARRYHANDLES
pcomesequippedwithalargesurfaceheatcollector(A)thatallowsthemaximumheattobeextracted
isthentransferredtothewaterinyourswimmingpoolviatheheat
substantialenergysavingscomparedtoconventionalelectric,gasoroil
oolheaters.
1.0INTRODUCTION
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DearOwner,
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ThankyouforchoosingNIRVANAheatpumpinc.Youarenowtheproudownerofa«NIRVANA»poolheatpumpthat
isindustry‐recognizedforitsefficiencyandreliability.
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Veryeconomicalandextremelyeasytooperate,your«NIRVANA»heatpumpwillensureyourfullsatisfactionand
remainproblemfreeforyearstocomeifitisinstalledandmaintainedaccordingtothe
instructionsinthe«OWNER’SMANUALANDINSTALLATIONGUIDE».
Thisappliance
deliversthe
bestvalueon
themarket.
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TheManagement,NIRVANAheatpumpInc.
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2.0PRINCIPALSFEATURESOFYOURNIRVANASWIMMINGPOOLHEATER
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9FIBERGLASSCABINET(E&C‐SERIES)
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9R‐410AENVIRONNEMENTLYFRIENDLY
9OVERSIZEDB
9VERYQUIET
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9IGNNEWDES
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3.0 OPERATINGPRINCIPLESOFTHETHERMODYNAMICHEATPUMP
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hisheatpumT
fromthesurroundingair.Theheatthusrecovered
exchanger.Thismethodofheatinggenerates
p
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Finally,thecoldairis(B)expelledoftheunit.
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FIGURE1
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IMPORTANT!
SOLARBLANKET
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Inordertoincreaseenergysavings,westronglyrecommenduseofasolarblanketwhentheairiscooler,
especiallyatnightandatthebeginningandendoftheseason.Thiswillminimizeheatlossandhelpreduceyour
heatingcosts.
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4.0ENERGYSAVING
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Didyouknowthatatleast43%ofheatedpoolownerschooseheatpumpsaspoolheaters?Andwithgoodcause!This
ystemhasthehighestoutput,isthemosteconomicaltooperateandistheadvantageousformaintainingthewater
pcontinuouslytokeepthepool’swatertemperatureataconstant27degreesCelsius(80
greesFahrenheit)fromMaytoSeptemberinclusivelycostsonlyonefifthofwhatitcoststouseanaturalgasor
alsooffersotheradvantagessuchasnolongerworryingaboutenergysupply,notbeinginconveniencedby
ombustionodorsandprotectingtheenvironmentfromanecologicalpointofview.
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inyourpoolataconstanttemperature,dayandnight.
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Usingapoolheatpum
de
propanepoolheater.
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UMP
enchoosingtheinstallationsite,it
veryimportantmakesurethereisenoughroomaroundtheheatpumpthatisfreeofobstacles(wall,trees,hedges
tc).Thechoiceofsiteshouldalloweasyaccesstothetemperaturecontrolpanel.
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thestabilityoftheheatpump.Werecommendusingaconcreteslaborpatio
tone.Inadditiontodurability,thesewillnotbeaffectedbywatercondensation,*whichmaydripfromtheheat
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(1) Watercondensationistheresultofhot,humidaircomingintocontactwiththecoldsurfaceofyour
heatpump'sheatcollectingcoil.
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5.0INSTALLATIONOFYOURHEATP
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5.1CHOICEOFINSTALLATIONSITE
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Theinstallationsiteisaveryimportantelementingettingthemostoutofyourpoolheatpump.Asdescribedearlier,
theheatpumpcapturesenergyfromtheairandtransfersittothepoolwater.Wh
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FIGURE2
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Alevelsurfaceisrequiredtoensure
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pumpevaporatorduringoperation.

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INGWATER
waterlinefromtheswimmingpoolfiltertothe«WATERIN»connectorlocatedatthebaseofthe
heatpump.
thebaseofthe
arewatertight.Theflowratemustbeatleast208litters/minute(55U.S.GPM/46imperialGPM).
npumpthatreachestopperformancewithaflowof208litters/minute(55U.S.GPM/46imperialGPM)
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byyouoraqualified
chnician.Allyouwillneedisflexiblepipe,1½”indiameterinside,andstainlesssteelclamps.
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ItisalsopossibletouserigidPVCpipebutthismethod generallymoredifficultandexpensive.
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5.2CONNECT
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1. Connectthe
2. Connectthewaterlinereturningtotheswimmingpooltothe«WATEROUT»connectorlocatedat
heatpump.
3. Onceallconnectionsaremade,turnthefilterpumpontocheckwatercirculationandensurethatallconnections
Acirculatio
mustbeinstalledtoensureyouachievesufficientwaterflow(minimumof1.5HPcirculationpumpisrecommended).
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FIGURE3
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Connectingyourheatpumptoyourpool’swaterlineisasimpleoperationthatcanbedone
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WARNING
NIRVANAheatpumpsmustneverbeinstalledinanenclosedareasuchasagarageorshed.

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exchangerthatprovidesoptimumperformancewitha
dinthewater(sand,chlorine,etc).
hedesignoftheheatexchangermakesiteasytodrainoffthewaterinside.Whenthewaterpipesaredisconnected
preparationforwinterizing,becausethepoolwaterintakeisdirectlyatthebaseofthecylinder,thecylinder
freezingduringcoldweather.
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CAUTION
Thetitaniumheatexchangerhasasinglewall.notsuitableforpotablewater.Thisis
CAUTION
Theheatpumpmustbeinstalledbetweenthepoolfilteroutletandtheswimmingpool,ascloseaspossibletothe
filterpumpandtheelectricalhook‐upcircuittominimizeconnectioncostsandincreaseperformance.Notethat
useof90°elbowsandshortelbowsshouldbekept minimum(FIGURE).toa
CAUTION
CHEMICALPRODUCTSDISTRIBUTOR(CHLORINATOR)(FIGURE )
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Thetitaniumcondenserhasthegreatadvantageofofferingalmosttotalprotectionagainstthewater’sacidityor
chemicalproductsinthewater.
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Furthermore,inordertodecreasetherisksofcorrosion,ifachemicalproductdispenser(forchlorineorbromine)
isincludedwiththefiltrationsystem,aninsulatedche valvemustbeinstalleddownstreaminadditiontotheck
checkvalveintheautomaticdispenser.
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ATTENTION
NEVERINSTALLTHEHEATPUMPUPSTREAMFROMTHEFILTER
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5.3BYPASSSYSTEM
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Theuseofabypassvalvesystemisnotnecessaryforyourheatpumptooperateproperly.
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Yourheatpumpisequippedwitha“FullFlow”typeheat
waterflowof208litters/minute(55U.S.GPM/46imperialGPM).Theheatexchangerwasspecificallydesignedto
reducetoerosiontolessthan2%.Erosioniscausedbywaterflowingathighspeedandthesandingeffectproduced
byparticlessuspende
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Tofacilitatemaintenanceandwinterizing,however,westronglyrecommendinstallingabypassand/orservice
valvesystem.
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T
in
emptiescompletelybyitself,thuseliminatingtheriskofburstingdueto

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FIGURE4
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TABLE1
ILLUSTRATIONOFPARTS
AOUTLETWATERVALVE
B1,B2&B3 ASSEMBLYVALVEBYPASS
CINLETWATERVALVE
DPARTNOTREQUIRED,ONLY
FORTEMPORARYASSEMBLY
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TABLE2
BYPASSSYSTEMASSEMBLY
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TABLE3
POSITIONOFVALVESFORCIRCULATIONINTOTHEHEATPUMP
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TABLE4
POSITIONOFVALVESFORDIVERSIONOFWATER
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