Viessmann VITOVENT 300 User manual

Operating instructions
for the system user
VIESMANN
Domestic ventilation system with heat recovery
For max. air flow rate 180 m3/h, 300 m3/h, 400 m3/h
VITOVENT 300
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Please follow these safety instructions closely to prevent accidents and mate-
rial losses.
Safety instructions explained
Danger
This symbol warns against the
risk of injury.
!Please note
This symbol warns against the
risk of material losses and envi-
ronmental pollution.
Note
Details identified by the word "Note" con-
tain additional information.
Target group
These operating instructions are
designed for system users.
This appliance is not designed to be
used by persons (including children) with
limited physical, sensory or mental
capacities, or lacking experience and/or
knowledge, unless they are supervised
by a person responsible for their safety,
or have received instructions from such
a person as to how to use the appli-
ance.
!Please note
Children should be supervised.
Ensure that children never play
with the appliance.
Danger
Incorrect work on the system can
lead to life-threatening acci-
dents.
Work on electrical equipment
must only be carried out by a
qualified electrician.
In case of fire
Danger
With fire there is a risk of burn-
ing.
■ Shut down the system.
■ Use a tested fire extinguisher,
class ABC.
Installation room conditions
!Please note
Incorrect ambient conditions can
lead to system damage and can
put the safe operation at risk.
■ Ensure ambient temperatures
above 0 ºC and below 35 ºC.
■ Prevent air contamination by
halogenated hydrocarbons
(e.g. as contained in paints,
solvents or cleaning fluids) and
excessive dust (e.g. through
grinding/polishing work).
Safety instructions
For your safety
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Auxiliary components, spare and
wearing parts
!Please note
Components that are not tested
with the system may cause sys-
tem damage, or may affect its
functions.
Installation or replacement work
must only be carried out by quali-
fied personnel.
Safety instructions
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Introductory information
Device description................................................................................................ 6
■Domestic ventilation system............................................................................. 6
■Heat recovery.................................................................................................... 6
■ Bypass.............................................................................................................. 6
■Ice guard circuit................................................................................................. 6
■ Remote control.................................................................................................. 7
Commissioning..................................................................................................... 7
Your system is preset at the factory..................................................................... 8
Where to find the controls
Summary of controls and indicators..................................................................... 9
■Opening the remote control unit........................................................................ 9
■ Functions.......................................................................................................... 9
■Symbols on the display..................................................................................... 10
Selecting ventilation operating mode
Switching the system off....................................................................................... 11
■9 "Standby mode"............................................................................................ 11
Selecting the operating mode............................................................................... 11
Selecting the operating program.......................................................................... 12
Settings
Changing the operating settings........................................................................... 14
Setting an individual time program (P2)............................................................... 14
■ Setting switching points for ventilation times.................................................... 14
■ Example............................................................................................................ 15
■ Deleting switching points.................................................................................. 17
Reducing the ventilation stage for several days................................................... 18
■ Setting a holiday program (start and end times)............................................... 18
Changing the ventilation stage for a few hours only............................................ 19
■ Automatic reset of the temporarily modified ventilation stage........................... 19
Changing the bypass function.............................................................................. 20
Further adjustments
Time and date...................................................................................................... 21
Display version..................................................................................................... 21
Language............................................................................................................. 22
Standard settings / Reset..................................................................................... 23
■ Standard settings (remote control).................................................................... 23
■ Reset................................................................................................................. 23
Index
Index
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Scanning options
Scanning temperatures and further settings........................................................ 24
Scanning time programs...................................................................................... 25
■ Scanning current times for program "P1".......................................................... 25
■ Scanning switching times for program "P2"...................................................... 25
Scanning holiday program.................................................................................... 26
What to do if...
"FIL" appears on the display................................................................................ 27
"FAULT F2/F5/F9/F10" is shown alternately on the display with "CALL SERVICE" 27
Maintenance
Cleaning............................................................................................................... 28
Cleaning the ventilation/extract air valves............................................................ 28
Replacing filter mats and extract air filter............................................................. 30
■ Replacing extract air filter................................................................................. 30
■ Message in the remote control.......................................................................... 30
■ Cleaning or replacing filter mats....................................................................... 31
Keyword index.................................................................................................... 34
Index
Index (cont.)
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Domestic ventilation system
The domestic ventilation system compri-
ses the central ventilation unit Vitovent
300, a duct system with silencers for out-
side air/ventilation air and extract air/
expelled air, as well as air outlets for
ventilation and extract air.
Fresh air enters the living rooms and
bedrooms via ventilation air apertures.
Stale air from rooms where moisture and
odours are created (e.g. kitchen, bath-
room, WC) is routed away via the extract
air apertures.
Heat recovery
The extract air is routed through a coun-
tercurrent heat exchanger for the pur-
pose of heat recovery. This pre-heats the
fresh outside air without coming into
direct contact with the stale extract air.
To ensure heat recovery is as effective
as possible, keep windows and doors
closed while heating. This also applies to
doors to ancillary and cellar rooms that
are not included in the domestic ventila-
tion scheme.
Bypass
Appliances with a maximum air flow rate
of 300 m3/h and 400 m3/h have an inte-
gral temperature-controlled, motorised
bypass damper.
Subject to the outside temperature, this
bypass switches automatically between
operation with and without heat recov-
ery.
In operation without heat recovery, all
the outside air is routed past the heat
exchanger, so that in summer the cool
outside air is not heated by the extract
air.
However, a bypass cannot achieve the
same efficiency as active cooling.
Ice guard circuit
With heat recovery, the extract air is
cooled in the countercurrent heat
exchanger, which creates condensate.
The ice guard circuit prevents the extract
air side of the countercurrent heat
exchanger from icing up as a result of
this condensate.
With this ice guard circuit, the outside
and extract air flow rates are regulated
subject to the outside air temperature
and the pressure at the heat exchanger.
Initially, the outside air flow rate is
reduced to defrost the heat exchanger.
Introductory information
Device description
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Subject to the thickness of the ice, the
outside flow rate can be stopped com-
pletely. At regularly decreasing intervals,
the appliance control unit checks
whether the ventilation air fan can be
switched back on again.
To prevent the ice guard circuit respond-
ing, link an electric pre-heater bank
(accessory) or a geothermal heat
exchanger (on-site) into the domestic
ventilation system.
For a passive house, we generally rec-
ommend using a geothermal heat
exchanger.
Remote control
You can make all required settings at the
remote control.
The following operating programs are
available:
■ Constant reduced ventilation:
m
■ Constant standard ventilation:
s
■ Constant raised ventilation:
g
■ Operation according to time program:
"P1": Preset unchangeable time pro-
gram
"P2": Individually adjustable time pro-
gram
Display
The display either shows the current time
or the room temperature, the operating
program and messages (e.g. to change
the filter).
Commissioning
Commissioning and adjusting the
domestic ventilation system to suit local
conditions and the physical characteris-
tics of the building, plus instructions on
how to operate the system, must be car-
ried out by your heating contractor.
Introductory information
Device description (cont.)
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The remote control is factory-set to oper-
ating program "P1". Your domestic ven-
tilation system is therefore ready for
use:
Monday to Friday
■ 6:00 to 22:00 h:
Standard ventilation
Display: "P1 NORMAL"
■ 22.00 to 6.00 h:
Reduced ventilation
Display: "P1 REDUCED"
Saturday and Sunday
■ 7:00 to 23:00 h:
Standard ventilation
Display: "P1 NORMAL"
■ 23.00 to 7.00 h:
Reduced ventilation
Display: "P1 REDUCED"
Introductory information
Your system is preset at the factory
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Opening the remote control unit
P1
P2 P3
MENU
1234567
PERM KOMFORT
RES
Functions
P1 P2
MENU
RES
NORMAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A B C D
EFGHKL
AFlap open
BWeekdays (1 ≙ Monday etc.)
CChanging the settings
DRotary program selector
(page 11)
EConfirmation
FTerminating entries
GInformation (page 24)
HReset (only for language, time and
date) (see page 23)
KFan operating display
LPossible displays (page 21)
Where to find the controls
Summary of controls and indicators
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Symbols on the display
These symbols are not always dis-
played, but appear subject to the oper-
ating condition.
Flashing displays indicate that modifica-
tions can be made.
PROG
P2 STANDARD
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
C
D
A
B
F E
1234567
AWeekdays (1 ≙ Monday etc.)
BMenu line:
UBypass function
uTime and date
PROG Individual time program P2
jHoliday program
ÄService settings
CText line
Display subject to menu level and
display of messages
DFan operating display
EDisplay subject to display version
Version 1: Room temperature
Version 2: Time (delivered condi-
tion)
FVentilation time of the selected time
program, shown as slot graphic
Where to find the controls
Summary of controls and indicators (cont.)
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9"Standby mode"
P1 P2
MENU
!Please note
If the system is shut down for a
prolonged period (9), it may suf-
fer moisture damage.
■Only select operating program
9 to replace the filter mats.
■ If you will be away from home
for a prolonged period, select
reduced ventilation m.
Selecting the operating mode
If you want to ventilate constantly with a ventilation stage independently of a set time
program.
m: Constant reduced ventilation
P1 P2
MENU
Operating mode for example for nights
or prolonged absences.
The air flow rate for reduced ventilation
is set by your contractor during commis-
sioning. For example, it may be set to 0.3
air changes per hour, i.e. in 3¼ h, the air
inside the accommodation will be
changed once.
s: Constant standard ventilation
P1 P2
MENU
Operating mode for example for normal
use of the accommodation.
The air flow rate for standard ventilation
is set by your contractor during commis-
sioning. For example, it may be set to 0.5
air changes per hour, i.e. in 2 h, the air
inside the accommodation will be
changed once.
Selecting ventilation operating mode
Switching the system off
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g: Constant raised ventilation
P1 P2
MENU
Operating mode for high relative humid-
ity, e.g. because a shower is in use, there
are many visitors, or the air contamina-
tion level is high (e.g. due to smokers).
The air flow rate for raised ventilation is
set by your contractor during commis-
sioning. For example, it may be set to 0.7
air changes per hour, i.e. in 1.5 h, the air
inside the accommodation will be
changed once.
Selecting the operating program
If you want to ventilate with a preset or individually set time program.
P1: Preset unchangeable time program
P1 P2
MENU
Room ventilation in accordance with the
following time program:
Monday to Friday
■ 6:00 to 22:00 h:
Standard ventilation
Display: "P1 NORMAL"
■ 22.00 to 6.00 h:
Reduced ventilation
Display: "P1 REDUCED"
Saturday and Sunday
■ 7:00 to 23:00 h:
Standard ventilation
Display: "P1 NORMAL"
■ 23.00 to 7.00 h:
Reduced ventilation
Display: "P1 REDUCED"
Selecting ventilation operating mode
Selecting the operating mode (cont.)
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P2: Individually adjustable time program
P1 P2
MENU
Room ventilation in accordance with an
individually adjustable time program,
see page 14.
You can choose from 3 ventilation
stages:
■ Reduced ventilation: "Reduced" (cor-
responds to m)
■ Standard ventilation: "Normal" (cor-
responds to s)
■ Raised ventilation: "Party" (corre-
sponds to g)
The air flow rate for the 3 ventilation
stages is set by your contractor during
commissioning.
Selecting ventilation operating mode
Selecting the operating program (cont.)
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MENU "Settings"
P1 P2
MENU
Changing operating settings.
Example:
Time settings for P2.
Setting an individual time program (P2)
Setting switching points for ventilation times
Set switching points for the whole
week.
Enter the time and ventilation stage for
every switching point. You can set up to
32 switching points.
There are different input options:
■ "MO–FR" the same for Monday to Fri-
day
■ "SA/SU" the same for Saturday and
Sunday
■ "DAILY" the same for every day
■ "SINGLE DAY" different for individual
days
Should you wish to change the selected
switching points for single days, first
delete the set switching points for that
day. Then enter new switching points for
the individual day ("SINGLE DAY").
Note
The ventilation appliance operates in
"Reduced" mode if no times and no oper-
ating program are entered for the indi-
vidual time program P2.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P2 STANDARD
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
Display example for operation with P2
Settings
Changing the operating settings
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Example
From Monday to Friday and on Sunday,
you want to ventilate from 8:00 to
22:00 h and on Saturday from 9:00 to
23:00 h with the "normal" ventilation
stage. For the rest of the time, you want
to operate the system with the
"reduced" ventilation stage.
This requires the following control steps:
1. For Monday to Sunday ("DAILY"):
Set switching points 8:00 h and
22:00 h
2. For the individual day, i.e. Saturday:
Delete switching points 8:00 h and
22:00 h
3. For the individual day, i.e. Saturday:
Set switching points 9:00 h and
23:00 h
Re: 1.) Settings for "DAILY"
Turn the rotary program selector to
"MENU" and press the following keys:
1. xfor "PROGRAM P2"; the
symbol "PROG" flashes.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PROG
2. dto confirm; "NEW" flashes.
3. dthe available memory slots
(up to 32) are shown briefly,
then "MO–FR" flashes.
4. xw for "DAILY"
5. dto confirm; "HOUR"
flashes.
6. xw for "8" (8:00 h).
7. dto confirm; "MINUTE"
flashes.
8. xw for "00" (8:00 h).
9. dto confirm; "NORMAL" is
displayed.
10. dto confirm; "END" is dis-
played and approx. 3 s later
"NEW" flashes.
11. dto confirm; the available
memory slots (max. 31) are
shown briefly, then "MO-
FR" flashes.
12. xw for "DAILY"
13. dto confirm; "HOUR"
flashes.
14. xw for "22" (22:00 h).
15. dto confirm; "MINUTE"
flashes.
16. xw for "00" (22:00 h).
17. dto confirm; "REDUCED" is
displayed.
Settings
Setting an individual time program (P2) (cont.)
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18. dto confirm; "END" is dis-
played and approx. 3 s later
"NEW" flashes.
Re: 2.) Deleting the settings for "SIN-
GLE DAY" Saturday
Direct continuation of the previous key
sequence (last step 18: d to confirm; ...
"NEW" flashes):
1. xw for "CLEAR".
2. dto confirm; "SINGLE"
flashes.
3. dto confirm; the first switching
point for Monday is dis-
played.
4. xfor selecting the switching
point "Saturday 8:00 h".
5. dto confirm; "CLEAR"
flashes.
6. dto confirm; the selected
switching point has been
deleted.
The next switching point
"Saturday 22:00 h" appears.
7. dto confirm; "CLEAR"
flashes.
8. dto confirm; the selected
switching point has been
deleted. The next switching
point "Sunday 8:00 h"
appears.
9. xuntil "END" is displayed.
Approx. 3 s later, "PRO-
GRAM P2" appears; symbol
"PROG" flashes.
Re: 3.) Settings for "SINGLE DAY"
Saturday
Direct continuation of the previous key
sequence (last step 9: x until "END" is
displayed, ... "PROG" flashes):
1. dto confirm; "NEW" flashes.
2. dto confirm. Wait until "MO–
FR" flashes.
3. xw for "SINGLE DAY"
4. dto confirm; "MONDAY" is
displayed.
5. xw for "SATURDAY"
6. dto confirm; "HOUR"
flashes.
7. xw for "9" (9:00 h).
8. dto confirm; "MINUTE"
flashes.
9. xw for "00" (9:00 h).
10. dto confirm; "NORMAL" is
displayed.
11. dto confirm; "END" is dis-
played and approx. 3 s later
"NEW" flashes.
Settings
Setting an individual time program (P2) (cont.)
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12. dto confirm. Wait until "SIN-
GLE DAY" flashes (after a
brief display of available
memory slots).
13. dto confirm; "MONDAY" is
displayed.
14. xw for "SATURDAY"
15. dto confirm; "HOUR"
flashes.
16. xw for "23" (23:00 h).
17. dto confirm; "MINUTE"
flashes.
18. xw for "00" (23:00 h).
19. dto confirm; "REDUCED" is
displayed.
20. dto confirm; "END" is dis-
played and approx. 3 s later
"NEW" flashes.
21. xw for "END"
22. dto confirm.
23. Turn the rotary selector to "P2"; the
selected switching points are shown
on a time slot graphic.
Deleting switching points
You can delete all switching points simul-
taneously or individually.
Deleting individual switching points
Turn the rotary program selector to
"MENU" and press the following keys:
1. xfor "PROGRAM P2", the
symbol "PROG" flashes.
2. dto confirm.
3. xw for "CLEAR".
4. dto confirm; "SINGLE"
flashes.
5. dto confirm; the first switch-
ing point for Monday is dis-
played.
6. xfor selecting the switching
point for the required day.
7. dto confirm; "CLEAR"
flashes.
8. dto confirm; all selected
switching points have been
deleted. The next switching
point is displayed.
9. dxif you want to delete further
switching points
or
10. xuntil "END" is displayed.
11. Turn the rotary selector to the
required program.
Settings
Setting an individual time program (P2) (cont.)
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Deleting all switching points
Turn the rotary program selector to
"MENU" and press the following keys:
1. xfor "PROGRAM P2", the
symbol "PROG" flashes.
2. dto confirm.
3. xw for "CLEAR".
4. dto confirm; "SINGLE"
flashes.
5. xw for "ALL"
6. dto confirm; "CONFIRM"
flashes.
7. dto confirm; all switching
points have been deleted.
8. Turn the rotary selector to the
required program.
Reducing the ventilation stage for several days
You can set the ventilation system to the lowest possible energy consumption. To do
so, select the holiday program "j".
For the selected duration, the ventilation system operates in "REDUCED" mode.
Setting a holiday program (start and end times)
Turn the rotary program selector to
"MENU" and press the following keys:
1. xw for "HOLIDAY PROG."
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
HOLIDAY PROG
PROG
2. dto confirm; "START-DATE"
or "END-DATE" is briefly dis-
played.
3. xw to enter the start and end
"YEAR", "MONTH", "DAY",
"HOUR".
4. drespectively to confirm.
5. dto confirm,
"END" is displayed.
Settings
Setting an individual time program (P2) (cont.)
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6. Turn the rotary selector to the
required program. As soon as the
start time has been reached, the dis-
play shows, for example:
PROG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
HOLIDAY PROG
Terminating the holiday program
■ The holiday program terminates auto-
matically when the end time has been
reached.
■ If you want to terminate the holiday
program early, turn the rotary program
selector to "MENU" and press the fol-
lowing keys:
1. xw for "HOLIDAY PROG"; sym-
bol "j" flashes.
2. dto confirm; "SCAN" is dis-
played.
3. xw for "CLEAR".
4. dto confirm.
The holiday program is
deleted.
5. Turn the rotary selector to the
required program.
Changing the ventilation stage for a few hours only
In programs "P1" and "P2", you can select a higher or lower ventilation stage,
depending on the current ventilation stage, without changing the settings perma-
nently.
This setting is automatically reset (manual reset not possible; see below).
Three ventilation stages can be selec-
ted:
■ "REDUCED"
■ "NORMAL"
■ "PARTY" (raised ventilation)
Press the following keys:
xif a higher ventilation stage is
required.
wif a lower ventilation stage is
required.
Automatic reset of the temporarily modified ventilation stage
As soon as the next switching point of the
active program is reached ("P1" or "P2"),
the ventilation setting of that program is
applied again.
See switching points on page 12.
Settings
Reducing the ventilation stage for several days (cont.)
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For appliances with a maximum air flow rate of 300 m3/h and 400 m3/h, the integral
bypass damper can be opened or closed manually. In standard mode, "BYPASS
AUTO" should always be selected.
For further information on the bypass function, see page 6.
Turn the rotary program selector to
"MENU" and press the following keys:
1. xw for "BYPASS".
PROG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BYPASS MODE
2. dto confirm; "BYPASS
CLOSED", "BYPASS
OPEN" or "BYPASS
AUTO" is briefly displayed.
3. xw for the required position of
the bypass damper.
4. dTo confirm.
Settings
Changing the bypass function
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