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  • Page 1 Biopel Pellet Boiler Installation manual...
  • Page 2 Dear Customer. Thank you for choosing Robus Biopel pellet boiler system. This product is designed and manufactured to the highest standards in the EU. In order for you to get the most out of your product, we strongly recommend that you carefully read this manual prior to installation and operation.
  • Page 3: Comments On The Manual

    Comments on the manual Never handle the auger, blower, nor crawl in the hopper when the system is powered. There will be no warning prior to the activation of these components. The boiler must not be operated without the shield on the burner. The system is provided with an electrical current of 230V/50Hz.
  • Page 5: The Clean Air Act 1993 And Smoke Control Areas

    Clean Air Act requirements” Fuel and warranty The Robus Biopel pellet boilers are designed for use with EN-plus A grade wood pellets only. The use of substandard fuels will compromise the efficiency, reduce the life span and invalidate the warranty of the appliance.
  • Page 6: General Installation Guidelines

    Fire sensor detects the light of flame. When the fire sensor detects the light during ignition process, the control unit switch off the igniter and the boiler starts normal operation mode (PID work). There are different sizes of Biopel pellet burner (10 – 200 kW) but main function is always the same. Installation of the burner Installing the burner on the boiler: Check that the burner is not damaged during transport.
  • Page 7 First check proper position of the grate (see picture) and then place burner into the boiler flange. On all Biopel boilers you can choose left or right side of the boiler for burner installation. However the opposite flange on the boiler bust be always sealed.
  • Page 8 Insert burner into the burner flange and secure with wing nuts. Connect burner pipe into the hole located on the top of the burner and secure with 2 x burner pipe screws. Attach PVC tube on the burner pipe and from the other side on the external auger outlet.
  • Page 9: Plumbing Schematics

    The use of a buffer tank or thermal store will prevent frequent ignition of the boiler and will prolong the life of the igniter. The min buffer/thermal store capacity should be; 10 litres/kW output (eg. 200 litres for Biopel 20)
  • Page 10 Biopel V8 controller The V8 controller comprises of two main components: 1. Controller screen 2. Connection board All interconnecting cables between the screen and connection board are pre-wired with simple plugs to allow for quick installation. The V8 controller has two different mounting options depending on the type of pellet hopper...
  • Page 11 Control board wiring connections Most of the electrical connections on the board are factory wired to allow for a simple and quick installation on “standard” installations. Connections that will need to be made by the installer are: • CH PUMP – This is the boiler pump •...
  • Page 13: Menu Structure

    CONTROL UNIT V8 MENU DESCRIPTION The V8 control unit is designed to offer the home owner and installer a series of simple menus to give full control of all boiler settings and parameters. The controller has 3 levels of PIN protection in order to prevent the home owner unintentionally altering boiler parameters.
  • Page 14 1.1.1 Basic settings Main screen o Display CH o Display service CH temperature – central heating temperature, which is maximum boiler flow temperature. DHW temperature – domestic hot water temperature, which is maximum temperature inside water tank. DHW sensor must be connected into the Connection board. Room temperature decrease –...
  • Page 15 Max of ignitions – max number of ignitions. Can be reset back to zero. Factory setup – reset to factory setup. Program version – version of uploaded software. 1.1.1 Plumber settings Fan correction – correction of fan speed +- 50% Fan max work correction...
  • Page 16 2.0 FIRST BOILER START UP 1. There is function called First boiler start up which is functuon used for exact setup of main boiler functions. Installer is responsible for this setup. First boiler start up has to be done before turning on the burner for the first time.
  • Page 17: Flame Parameters

    3.0 COMBUSTION ADJUSTMENT Preset values for proper combustion are set during First boiler start up by choosing Burner size. However there are situations where correction has to be made for good combustion. Chimney draft, pellet types or oxygen inside the room can influence proper combustion. There is function inside Plumber settings for this reason, where you can change fan speed and number of pellets going on the grate by %.
  • Page 18 4.0 Fan correction Fan correction is responsible for changing the flame size. You change fan speed only for max burner power, but by changing this you basicly change all modulation range for fan speed. Service settings Plumber settings Fan correction Auger settup, Work, What you change Max fan...
  • Page 19 The table is only a suggestion and applies only to the Biopel 15, 20, 30 and 40 kW boilers! Always use personal protective equipment. Dust, ash and soot are hazardous to health! Turn off the controller and allow the boiler to cool for approx.
  • Page 20: Service And Maintenance

    Service and Maintenance. Proper maintenance of your system reduces the risk of unnecessary downtime. The controller has service indicators that informs you when to change parts and perform service. Please note that service indicators are only expectations based on experience. Components can easily have a longer lifetime than suggested by the service indicator.
  • Page 21 Burner grate incorrect positioning Burner grate upstand at wrong end Burner grate upstand at correct end but not resting on support ledge and not locked in Robus Energy Ltd. Unit 2, Church Lane, Pleasley, Nottinghamshire. NG19 7TD. 01246 807806 www.robusenergy.co.uk...
  • Page 22: Warranty

    Robus Energy. To the extent that Robus Energy is liable to the purchaser, Robus Energy’s liability is limited only to direct loss and not to damages incurred by connected equipment and/or indirect damage, loss of earnings, operating losses, connection costs, etc.

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