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- Page 1 An open vented mains pressure thermal store designed for use with heat pumps Design, Installation & Servicing Instructions All models comply with the Hot Water Association specifi cation for thermal stores Please leave these instructions adjacent to the appliance...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
9001:2008 Quality System audited by BSI. Gledhill fully supports the Benchmark aims to improve the standards of installation Gledhill’s fi rst priority is to give a high quality and commissioning of central heating systems in the UK and to encourage the regular service to our customers. -
Page 3: Design
All goods are sold subject to our Conditions of Sale and Warranty Terms, which are set out at the rear of this manual. In the interest of continuously improving the Torrent HP range, Gledhill Building Products Ltd reserve the right to modify the product without notice, and in these circumstances this document, which is accurate at the time of printing, should be disregarded. - Page 4 DESIGN Torrent HP Models The Torrent HP is insulated to a very high standard using high density HCFC free foam cased in a steel shell and therefore has an ozone F & E Cistern F & E Cistern Overflow pipe Overflow pipe deletion potential (ODP) of zero and a global warming potential (GWP) of 1.
- Page 5 DESIGN Figure 3 : Hot water performance of T150HP at 15 - 17 l/min draw off rate Draw-off volume (litres) 55°C Store temperature 60°C Store temperature 65°C Store temperature The performance fi gures shown above for the 150 litre store are increased accordingly as the cylinder capacity increases.
- Page 6 DESIGN F & Cistern F & Cistern Overflow pipe Overflow pipe 3-Port 3-Port diverter diverter valve valve Heat pump Heat pump Wood stove Wood stove (Option) (Option) Hot water outlet Hot water outlet Pump Pump Mains cold water inlet Mains cold water inlet Figure 6: Typical Torrent Figure 6: Typical Torrent system configuration with an optional wood burning stove...
- Page 7 DESIGN F & E F & E Cistern Cistern Overflow pipe Overflow pipe Expansion Expansion vessel vessel 3-Port diverter 3-Port diverter valve valve Solar pumping Solar pumping station station Heat pump Heat pump Wood stove Wood stove (Option) (Option) Pump Pump Hot water outlet Hot water outlet...
- Page 8 DESIGN General Heating System Arrangement • All Torrent HP models covered by this manual, are only suitable for open vented The Torrent HP models are designed to be primary (heat pump and space heating) circuits. Therefore the pressure in the heated directly by an air or a ground source primary circuit depends upon the height of the feed and expansion cistern and heat pump and the space heating can be...
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Page 9: System Design
DESIGN Plastic Pipe Work All the recommendations with regard to the heating systems in this manual are generally based on BS/EN Standard copper pipework and fi ttings. However plastic pipework system can be used in place of copper as long as: •... - Page 10 DESIGN Table 1a - Technical Specifi cation of Torrent HP THP150 THP180 THP210 THP250 THP300 THP450 Nominal volume litres Overall height 1440 1440 1675 1600 1800 1800 Overall diameter Height 1990 1990 2225 2150 2350 2350 Minimum cupboard size Width Depth Empty Weight...
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Page 11: Issue 2
DESIGN Table 1b - Technical Specifi cation of Torrent HP Solar THP180 THP210 THP250 THP300 THP450 Nominal volume litres Dedicated solar volume litre Overall height 1650 1675 1600 1800 1800 Overall diameter Height 2200 2225 2150 2350 2350 Minimum cupboard size Width Depth Empty... -
Page 12: Installation
INSTALLATION General • The Torrent HP is designed to be installed in an airing cupboard and the relevant minimum dimensions are given in table 1 ‘Technical data’ . Installation and maintenance access is needed to the front and top of the appliance and this should be considered when positioning the appliance in a cupboard. - Page 13 INSTALLATION Torrent HP Models A typical wiring arrangement for a system in which the space heating is supplied from a Torrent HP (fi gures 7 and 9), is shown in fi gure 10 and a typical wiring arrangement for a system in which the space heating is supplied from a heat pump circuit (fi gures 6 and 8), is shown in fi...
- Page 14 INSTALLATION Figure 10 : Typical schematic wiring diagram for the Torrent HP and Torrent HP-solar with space heating supplied from thermal store as shown in fi gures 7 & 9. Page 14...
- Page 15 INSTALLATION Figure 11 : Typical schematic wiring diagram for the Torrent HP and Torrent HP-solar with space heating supplied directly from the heat pump circuit as shown in fi gures 6 & 8. Page 15...
- Page 16 INSTALLATION Figure 12 : Typical schematic wiring diagram and system confi guration for the Torrent HP-solar. Page 16...
- Page 17 INSTALLATION Boost Immersion Heater Control By Programmer All Torrent HP models are fi tted with a 3kW immersion heater so that the store can be The operation of the boost immersion heater heated to a temperature above the heat pump delivery temperature to increase the hot can be controlled by means of an independent water performance of the unit if necessary.
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Page 18: Commissioning
INSTALLATION Commissioning Important Do’s and Don’ts Open the incoming stop valve and fi ll the domestic hot water system. Fill the whole DO - Check the incoming mains water of the primary heating system and the thermal store with potable water through the pressure. -
Page 19: Servicing
SERVICING Gas Council Description Stock Code Part Number Ballvalve Float FT429 370 506 Mixing Valve - Brawa XC007 385 872 Immersion Heater 3kW XB078 E39 184 Control Thermostat XC010 Page 19... -
Page 20: Appendix
APPENDIX Water Savings Water Related Costs Can Be Reduced By Good Plumbing Practice 2 tap 5, 6 or half open Over 8 l/m 20 l/m Unregulated Fitted with regulator TAPS & MIXERS 4 Fixing Options For Taps & Mixers 1. MK Range - Combined Regulators & Aerator for screwing onto Taps &... - Page 21 APPENDIX Page 21...
- Page 22 (c) Integrated Boiler and Storage Vessel Products and Stand Alone Boilers which becomes defective within two years after the In the case of the GulfStream range of products and the Gledhill boiler range of products, Gledhill guarantees date of the delivery by us and is returned to us at the the heat exchanger (boiler) for material and construction faults for two years.
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Page 23: Terms & Conditions
Gledhill will replace, free of charge, any plate heat exchanger fitted in or occupied by the Purchaser or in the possession of the appliance as original equipment in which scale formation occurs that materially reduces the effectiveness the Purchaser for the purposes of repossessing and of the plate heat exchanger. - Page 24 Huntingdon, Inverkeithing, Liverpool, Maidstone, Newport, Nottingham, Paignton, Reading, Southampton, Washington. Information on the full range of Gledhill products can be found on the internet at www.gledhill.net Due to a programme of continuous improvement Gledhill Building Products reserve the right to modify products without prior notice.