Air Purge Function - Daikin ERLA11D V3 Series Installer's Reference Manual

12.4.2 Air purge function

ERLA11~16D + EBVH/X11+16S18+23D
Daikin Altherma 3 R F
4P643602-1B – 2022.05
If operation is...
Cooling
Heating/defrost
Domestic hot water production
To check the minimum flow rate
1 Check the hydraulic configuration to find out which space
heating loops can be closed by mechanical, electronic, or other
valves.
2 Close all space heating loops that can be closed.
3 Start the pump test run (see
4 Read out the flow rate
reach the minimum required flow rate + 2 l/min.
(a)
During pump test run, the unit can operate below the minimum required flow rate.
Purpose
When commissioning and installing the unit, it is very important to remove all air in
the water circuit. When the air purge function is running, the pump operates
without actual operation of the unit and the removal of air in the water circuit will
start.
NOTICE
Before starting the air purge, open the safety valve and check if the circuit is
sufficiently filled with water. Only if water escapes the valve after opening it, you can
start the air purge procedure.
Manual or automatic
There are 2 modes for purging air:
▪ Manual: You can set the pump speed to low or high. You can set the circuit (the
position of the 3-way valve) to Space or Tank. Air purge must be performed for
both space heating and tank (domestic hot water) circuits.
▪ Automatic: The unit automatically changes the pump speed and switches the
position of the 3-way valve between the space heating and the domestic hot
water circuit.
Typical workflow
Purging the air from the system should consist of:
1 Performing a manual air purge
2 Performing an automatic air purge
INFORMATION
Start by performing a manual air purge. When almost all the air is removed, perform
an automatic air purge. If necessary, repeat performing the automatic air purge until
you are sure that all air is removed from the system. During air purge function, pump
speed limitation [9‑0D] is NOT applicable.
The air purge function automatically stops after 30 minutes.
Then the minimum required flow rate
"12.4.4 Actuator test
(a)
and modify the bypass valve setting to
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16 l/min
22 l/min
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