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3.4Winterstorage
Winterstorageisessentialduetotheriskofthecondenserfreezingandbreaking.Thissituationisnot
coveredbythewarranty.
Toavoiddamagingthedevicewithcondensation,donotcoveritwithanair‐tightcover.
switchthedigitalcontrolpanelto"stand‐by"modebypressingfor3seconds,andcutthepowersupply,
openvalve1,
closevalves2and3,andopenvalves4and5(iffitted),
ensurethatnowaterisflowingthroughtheheatpump,
drainthewatercondenserbyunscrewingthetwopoolwaterinletandoutletconnectionsatthebackofthe
heatpump,
inthecaseoffullwinterstorageconditionsforthepool:re‐connecttheinletandoutletconnectionstoavoid
foreignbodiesenteringintothecondenser,
inthecaseofwinterstoragefortheheatpumpalone:donotreconnecttheinletandoutletconnectors,instead
placetwoplugs(supplied)onthecondenserwaterinletandoutlet.
covertheheatpumpwithamicro‐breathingoverwinteringcover(optionalaccessory,see§4.3).
4.Maintenance
4.1Maintenanceinstructions
Itisrecommendedthatthedevicebegeneralservicedonayearlybasistoensureproperoperation,
maintainperformancelevelsandpreventsomepotentialfailures.
Thisistheresponsibilityoftheuserandmustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician.
Donotuseahigh‐pressurewaterhose.
ensurenoforeignbodiesobstructthefangrid.
cleantheevaporatorwithasoftbrushandafreshwaterjet(disconnectthepowercable),donottwistorbend
themetalblades,thentocleanthedischargepipeofthecondensatesinordertoevacuatetheimpuritieswhich
couldblockit,
cleantheoutsideoftheunitwithasolvent‐freeproduct.AspecificPACNETcleaningkitisavailableasan
optionalextra(see§4.3),
checkthatthewatercondensationflowsoutproperlyduringtheoperationofthedevice.
checktheproperoperationoftheregulator,
checkelectricalcomponents,
checkthatallmetalelementsaregrounded,
checkthetighteningandconnectionsofelectriccablesandthecleanlinessoftheelectricalcompartment.
4.2Additionalrecommendations
inrelationtothePressureEquipmentDirective(PED‐97/23/CE)
4.2.1Installationandmaintenance
theunitmaynotbeinstalledclosetocombustiblematerials,ortheairductinletofanadjacentbuilding.
withsomedevices,itisessentialtofitprotectiongridsiftheunitisinstalledinanareawithuncontrolledaccess.
duringinstallation,troubleshootingandmaintenance,pipesmaynotbeusedassteps:thepipecouldbreak
undertheweight,spillingrefrigerantandpossiblycausingseriousburns.
whenservicingtheappliance,thecompositionandstateofheatcarryingfluidmustbechecked,aswellasthe
absenceofanyrefrigerant.
duringtheannualunitsealingtestinaccordancewithapplicablelegislation,thehighandlowpressureswitches
mustbecheckedtoensurethattheyaresecurelyfastenedtothecoolantcircuitandthattheycutoffthe
electricalcircuitwhentripped.
duringmaintenancework,ensuretherearenotracesofcorrosionoroilaroundcoolingcomponents.
beforebeginningworkonthecoolingcircuit,stopthedeviceandwaitforafewminutesbeforefittingthe
temperatureandpressuresensors.Someelementssuchasthecompressorandpipingmayreachtemperatures
inexcessof100°Candhighpressureswiththeconsequentriskofseverescalding.