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Installation and Servicing
Flurocyl
Solar Hot Water Cylinder
200 l
250 l
300 l
www.glow-worm.co.uk
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Guarantee Registration Thank you for installing a new Glow-worm solar system. Glow-worm products are manufactured to the very highest standard so we are pleased to offer our customers a Comprehensive Guarantee. This product is guaranteed for 4 months from the date of installation or 30 months from the date of manufacture, whichever is the shorter, for parts and labour. The second year of the guarantee, from the beginning of the 3th month onwards after installation or manufacture, is condi
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These instructions consist of, Installation, Servicing, Fault Finding and Replacement of Parts. The instructions are an integral part of the product and must, be handed to the user on completion of the installation. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION SECTION PAGE Warnings 4 Important Information 4 INTRODUCTION Statutory Requirements 5 Safety Instructions 6 Product Specifications 1 6 INSTALLATION Installation Commissioning 3 8 Inspection and Maintenance 4
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WARNINGS SAFETY The flurocyl must be installed by a competent person, who is responsible for adhering to the existing standards and regulations. ALTERATIONS Under no circumstances should you ever attempt to make alterations to these components or any other part of the system SEALED COMPONENTS Under no circumstances must the user interfere with or adjust sealed parts. Important Information Installation and Use Regulations Testing and Certification In your own interests and that of safety, it is t
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Statutory Requirements IMPORTANT: Domestic Hot Water Where no British Standards exists, materials and equipment All domestic hot water circuits, connections, fittings must be should be fit for their purpose and of suitable quality and in accordance with the relevant standards and water supply workmanship. regulations. The installation of this product must be carried out by a GB: Guidance G7 to G 4 and recommendation R7 to R4 competent person in accordance the rules in force in the of the
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Safety Instructions Safety instructions Frost protection of the twin coil solar cylinder NOTE: In the event of leaks in the water pipework close the You must drain the solar cylinder completely if it is to be shut main cold water stop valve. This is often located under a down in a room prone to frost. It is drained at the cold water kitchen sink. inlet with a T-piece with tap to be provided by the installer. IMPORTANT: A thermostatic mixing valve must be fitted to Also drain all heat exchanger
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1 Product Specifications 45 300 l 30 40 25 35 250 l 20 30 200 l 15 25 10 20 12 15 20 25 30 35 38 Heat input to cylinder (kW) Flurocyl cylinder heat-up times (boiler part) Diagram . Mixed water of 40 °C, mixed from 8 bar 4 bar 60 % hot water of 60 °C and 8 bar 40 3 bar 40 % cold water of 10 °C 40 4 bar 2 bar 3 bar 1 bar 2 bar 30 30 1 bar 20 20 10 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Flow available (litres/min) at entry to system Flow available (litres/min) at entry to sy
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1 Product Specifications 1.1 Intended use 1.7 Solar Cylinder Charicteristics The Glow-worm Flurocyl 00 l, Flurocyl 50 l and Flurocyl 300 Flurocyl solar cylinders are available in three sizes: 00, 50 l are unvented, indirectly heated hot water cylinders for use and 300 litres. The containers are made of stainless steel with solar systems and boilers for the provision of domestic and insulated with EPS.The cylinders are equipped with all hot water. necessary cold and hot water control devi
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1 Product Specifications Hot water connection Temperature and pressure relief valve Immersion heater Boiler Flow Boiler Return Solar circuit Flow Cold water supply Solar circuit Return 45° Dimensions Diagram .5 A B C D E F G H I Flurocyl 468 499 454 384 34 589 8 83 953 00 l Flurocyl 758 789 454 384 34 589 408 94 064 50 l Flurocyl 078 09 454 384 34 589 648 0 4 300 l Table . Dimensions 9 I H C D 554 E 598 F G A B 48
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1 Product Specifications Flurosorb Solar Pump Unit Protection Vessel (optional) Flow Solar Expansion Vessel Return DHW Flurocyl Immersion Heater 2 Port Valve M Drinking Water Expansion Vessel Automatic Air Separator System Boiler Flow Return M 2 Port Valve Diagram .6 0 46
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2 Installation A B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Diagram . Flurocyl pack contents Item Description Qty. Qty. Qty. Flurocyl solar cylinder 00 l 50 l 300 l Part no. 307 06 307 07 307 08 Cold water control pack with tundish 3 Motorised port valve 4 DHW expansion vessel 8 l 5 DHW expansion vessel 5 l 6 DHW Expansion vessel mounting bracket 7 Carrying handle 8 Compression Fittings 9 Drain valve 0 Thermostatic Mixing Valve Table . Flu
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2 Installation Solar pump thermal Immersion heater Domestic hot water Immersion heater cut out thermal cut out outlet connection thermostat Legionella loop Temperature and Immersion return connection Pressure relief valve heater switch Expansion vessel 65° REAR VIEW 65° Flow (boiler) Pressure controlled cold water outlet Expansion vessel Cold water connection supply Pressure Return limiting (boiler) Expansion valve relief Cylinder thermostat valve Cylinder thermostat Immersion
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2 Installation THERMOSTAT MIXER PUMP HOT WATER LEGIONNELLA CONNECTION LOOP (optional) TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (95 °C, 7 BAR) BOILER EXPANSION VESSEL FLOW RETURN EXPANSION COLD RELIEF WATER VALVE SUPPLY (6.0 BAR) PRESSURE LIMITING VALVE (3.5 BAR) WITH LINE STRAINER MOTORISED MOTORISED 2 PORT VAVE 2 PORT VAVE TUNDISH FLUROCYL DRAIN VALVE Diagram .3 Example: The available flow rate of mixed water at 40°C is 25 2.6 Mains water supply l/min (5 l/min hot wat
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2 Installation 2.7 Cold water inlet controls and pipework PRESSURE LIMITING Connect both parts of the water control pack. BALANCED VALVE WITH LINER HOT WATER When installing the valves, make sure they are aligned in PRESSURE STRAINER EXPANSION such a way that the 5mm connection of the expansion relief COLD WATER VESSEL valve can be connected to the tundish. CONNECTION CONNECTION Install the assembled water control pack in the cold water supply at an appropriate place next to the solar cyli
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2 Installation Minimum diameter Maximum Resistance due SAFETY DEVICE of the discharge permissible to each elbow (E.G. TEMPERATURE pipe from the total resistance, or bend (straight RELIEF VALVE tundish expressed as length equivalent) VENTIL) METAL DISCHARGE PIPE FROM straight pipe TEMPERATURE RELIEF VALVE length (without TO TUNDISH elbows or bends) mm Up to 9m 0.8m DISCHARGE 500 MM BELOW 8mm Up to 8m .0m MINIMUM TUNDISH FIXED 35mm Up to 7m .4m GRATING 300 MM Table . Resista
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2 Installation 2.10 Electrical installation IMMERSION HEATER IMMERSION HEATER Remove the front fascia panel. THERMAL CUT OUT THERMOSTAT WITH RESET BUTTON Wiring should be performed by a competent person in (FACTORY SET) accordance with the building regulations, Part P of the current IEE regulations and further applicable regulations and 65° IMMERSION directives. HEATER The discharge pipes of the tundish, drain valves, motorised CONNECTION valves etc. should be laid at a safe distance to
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2 Installation KEY BROWN br BLUE b BLACK bl ORANGE or WHITE w NTCA TAC2 230v~ PCSA R TAC1 GAIN PURPLE p ENL EN L 21 GREEN gn FUSED GREY g AT 3A GREEN /YELLOW g/y FLUROPRO CONTROLLER ADDITIONAL E N L L LINK TERMINAL BLOCK g/y bl bl TERMINAL BLOCK E N L 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 br COMMON 230V MAINS TERMINAL BLOCK Double L N E pole isolator AT 3A FLUROCYL 230V~50Hz MAINS SUPPLY RETURN PIPE Wiring diagram Diagram .0 7 438
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3 Commissioning 3.1 Filling the secondary circuit IMPORTANT: Risk of damage! Do not manually open the temperature/pressure relief valve or the expansion vessel for venting purposes. Any foreign matter in the pipework may LEVER cause damage to the valve seats. A B Make sure the cylinder drain valve is closed. Open all cold and hot water taps and the corresponding outlets. Open the mains water supply to the Flurocyl and fill it with water until it flows freely out of the outlets. Make sure
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4 Inspection and Maintenance 4.1 Checking the temperature / pressure relief valve and expansion relief valve Actuate each valve manually by turning the valve cap and check whether the water flows unhindered to the discharge point via the tundish. Make sure both valves fit properly in idle position. 4.2 Checking the charge pressure of the expansion vessel Block the water supply and open the nearest hot water tap to reduce the pressure from the secondary water system. Check the pressure of
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5 Fault Finding The following tables provide information on possible malfunctions during the operation of the solar cylinder as well as their cause and remedy. NOTE: Only use original spare parts from Glow-worm. for the replacement of parts. We recommend making a maintenance agreement. Malfunction Cause Remedy Solar cylinder The cylinder cools down at night. The . The gravity brake is blocked. . Check the position of the blue handle. flow and return temperatures vary after . Check the
