Contents WARRANTY ...................................... 5 INSTALLATION RECORD ................................7 GROUND SOURCE HEAT AND COOLING ............................ 8 Ground source heat energy ............................8 Ground source cooling ............................8 Ground source heat pump’s operating principle...................... 8 Heating functions ..............................9 Tips for saving ................................. 9 DELIVERY AND HANDLING ................................
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The heat pump's measurements ..........................41 12.8 Vocabulary ................................42 12.9 Heat pump status information ..........................42 12.10 Special situations ..............................42 12.11 Heat pump status ..............................42 12.12 Heating circuit status information ......................... 42 Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
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12.13 Domestic hot water status information ........................43 MAINTAINING AND SERVICING THE GSHP ..........................44 13.1 Maintenance notice ............................... 44 13.2 Inspections ................................44 13.3 Draining the hot water accumulator (LVV1) ......................44 13.4 Draining the heating system ..........................44 13.5 Draining the collector ............................
1 WARRANTY Gebwell Ltd. Patruunapolku 5, 79100 LEPPÄVIRTA, tel 020 1230 800, info@gebwell.fi issues the product, QI heat pump a warranty regarding manufacturing and material faults, with the following contents. Warranty period and start date terms and conditions, and the warranty does not extend to...
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Appealing to a warranty-period manufacturer’s responsibility. notification is not valid after the warranty period is over, Gebwell Ltd. is not liable for the breakdown of a unless the notification has been submitted in writing wrongfully installed device.
More information on heat collection systems and their scaling can be found on the website of Gebwell Ltd. and Bored well as a heat source the Finnish Heat Pump Association.
2.5°C lower than the supply water set point. Charging is deactivated when the measurement value is 2.5°C higher than the set point. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
4 DELIVERY AND Storage HANDLING Before installation, the ground source heat pump must be kept in its delivery package in a dry and warm location. Safety instructions Transport The following safety instructions are to be taken into The heat pump may be temporarily tilted, but it must not account when handling, installing and using the be left inclined for a long period of time, not even in equipment.
The weight of the compressor unit: and disconnect the compressor unit plugs from the switchboard and the compressor unit. Qi 6 96 kg Qi 8 103 kg Qi 10 104 kg Qi 13 110 kg Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
Removing the packaging A variety of matters related to safety, comfort of use and maintenance must be considered when positioning the The product is packaged in protective plastic such that the ground source heat pump. installation can be performed without removing the The temperature of the location must be between +5°C plastic.
Qi6-10 ø22 mm, Qi 13 ø28 mm C1. Cold water ø22 mm C2. Domestic hot water ø15 mm C3. Hot water circulation ø15 mm E1. Electrical connections (outdoor sensor, flow sensor, actuators, etc.) Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
Heat pump sensors Domestic hot water Charge heating water supply Brine from the ground Brine to the ground Charge heating water return Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
6 PIPE INSTALLATION Collector When 40x4.2 PN6.3 PEM hoses are used. Device *Recommended Recommended length of active drilling collection piping depth (m) 300–400 110–130 350–2x250 130–160 Disconnect the collector pipes from the Qi10 400–2x300 160–200 elbow fittings by pressing the plastic collar Qi13 2x250 –...
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Do not make a connection to the side branch or otherwise so that air is not prevented from rising freely. Connection from left Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
Connecting ground cooling Collector installation in multiple loops When using multiple collectors, shut-off and balancing Ground cooling works best when heat is collected by valves must be included in all circuits. Observe the valve means of a bored well. The temperature of a loop installed manufacturer’s instructions when installing the balancing in the ground or in a lake may rise high enough to prevent valves.
If the liquid volume of the heating system is too small in proportion to OUTDOOR SENSOR ON NORTH WALL the heat pump’s power, a buffer accumulator can be used in the heating system. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
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Radiator heating HC1 Underfloor heating HC2 Buffer reservoir OUTDOOR SENSOR ON NORTH WALL Buffer reservoir OUTDOOR SENSOR ON NORTH WALL Connecting an heating convector post-heating radiator The ground source heat pump can be supplemented with an accessory QiIV1, which enables connection of post- heating radiator of water-circulating air convector.
Install shut-off valves in the pipe connections as close to the heat pump as possible. Water must not spill on the pump or in the electrical devices during operation. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
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The domestic water system must be equipped with a safety valve (max 10bar) installed in the cold water line as shown in the figure. It is recommended to lead the overflow pipe of the safety valves to the nearest floor drain. Install the overflow pipe so that the water can flow out of the pipe without obstructions.
"NO GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI), SOCKET IS TO BE USED FOR GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP ONLY" LED light Outdoor sensor The outdoor temperature sensor is equipped with connector X3. The sensor has been connected to the Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
control unit and the sensor head. The sensor is equipped Heating control group 2 (accessory) with a 15m cable. Mixing valve (X1) for heating circuit 2 and flow sensor The outdoor temperature sensor is already wired to the B12 (X2) are equipped with a connector. Heating circuit control centre.
Turning the switch off will activate the source pump. 7.15 Modbus 350 communication module MODBUS communication module enables the control and monitoring of the heat pump on a computer on your local network. With the help of the Modbus 350 Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
communication module you will get the heat pump connected to your home automation system. Connection: Connect the ribbon cable of the Modbus 350 FILLING THE GROUND LOOP communication module to X60 connector. 8 FILLING Filling the heating and domestic water circuits The coil of the heat pump’s accumulator contains water of the heating system.
Pressure test of the collector Perform a pressure test on the filled collector as follows: Increase the pressure to 2bar and check the pressure in 30 minutes. The system has a leak if the pressure has dropped Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
The device is mainly used on End user –level. The mechanic installing the heat pump uses device on Expert –level. Different user levels can be accessed from Service/settings –menu. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
10 ACTIVATING THE 10.3 Operation without a collector and at a worksite GROUND SOURCE HEAT The ground source heat pump can be used for heating even PUMP before the collector is connected. In this case, all heat is generated using direct electrical resistor power, and the Upon delivery, all the pump’s motor protection switches maximum heating power is 3 kW/6 kW/9 kW (see and circuit breakers are in the 0 position.
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• Ensure that there is a sufficient amount of liquid in the system’s expansion vessel. • Once the venting is complete, continue running the source pump (P1) and repeat the procedure Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
11 HEAT PUMP SETTINGS 11.4 Domestic hot water settings The unit controls the DHW temperature according to the 11.1 Time and date time program, or constantly according to the current set point. "Hot water temperature 1" on heat pump's menu The controller features a year clock that indicates the time, indicates the temperature at the bottom of the accumulator weekday and date.
The first circuit of the heat pump is the internal circuit of Frost protection the pump. Heating circuit 1 is on as a factory setting. If the system is installed with a mixing heating circuit, the Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
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Protection operation automatically prevents the room automatically without the user having the turn the heating temperature from dropping too low. The temperature is at on or off. The annual periods can be shortened or the level defined by the frost protection set point. lengthened by changing the set values.
NOTE! This menu may only be used to change the control rows advised in this manual. Changing the Allowed adjustment range: 4 - 20°C other values may cause incorrect functions resulting in equipment malfunction. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
11.7 Settings for the electric resistor (SV1) The electrical resistor of the heat pump operates in 2 phases according to factory settings. 2-phase resistance means that two resistors with different power operate at different times. If more resistor power is needed, the power can be increased to 3-phase.
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(2882 and 2883). here. Adjustment range: 0 - 500°C min Adjustment range: (---)** -30 - +30°C min Factory setting: 200°C min Factory setting: --- ** No release temperature defined Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
12 HEAT PUMP OPERATION Alarm Alarm acknowledment/requires maintenance Notification Manual Usage rights (1-3) Heat source in process (e.g. oil/gas burner, heat pump...) 12.3 Setting the heating The setting of room temperature is performed in 12.1 Navigating in the menu “Temperatures” - menu. Turn the navigation roller →...
If a thermostat is in the control range, it may cause unnecessary consumption of electricity. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
The hot water accumulator's water temperature varies Other displays: between the values set (nominal set point - switching Heating circuit 1 status differential 5°C). Heating circuit 2 status Domestic hot water temperature is set on “Domestic hot Outdoor temperature -menu water”...
Condenser temperature difference °C 8773 Supply water set point 2 °C 8426 Evaporator temperature difference °C 8830 Domestic water temperature 1 °C 8427 Source incoming temperature °C 8832 Domestic water temperature 2 --- * Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
Maintenance or deviating behaviour Running hours of domestic water 8840 pump If this symbol appears on the display, the device has issued a maintenance notification or is operating in an abnormal The start-up counter of domestic 8841 way. Press the info button to view additional information. water pump 12.11 Heat pump status * Not in use on Qi heat pump...
CHARGING ACTIVE: The heat pump produces hot water. ELECTRIC HEATER CHARGING: Hot domestic water charging is active with the help of electric heater. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
13 MAINTAINING AND General appearance and leaks SERVICING THE GSHP Check the interior and exterior of the ground source heat pump for liquid leaks, oil and other deviations from In order to ensure your heat pump’s long service life and normal operation.
Connect a hose to drain valve VT2 in the lower connection of the evaporator • Loosen the connection of shut-off valve VS1 between the heat pump and collector so that some air can enter the system Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
14 FAILURES • Valves closed between the accumulator and the heating circuit In most cases, the controller detects a malfunction of the Open the valves heating system and indicates this with a failure • External switch for the room temperature drop notification appearing on the display.
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Automatic restart 5 min after the failure Over current after start-up Automatic restart 5 min after the failure Asymmetrical input voltage Automatic restart 5 min after the failure, if all phases are connected Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
10: Outdoor sensor or it is not connected. system technician. connected. If necessary, contact Gebwell service. Check that the connecter 31: Supply water sensor The supply water sensor for Failure in the electrical Contact a qualified...
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Air in the heating the heat supply network. of heating. Check that the system. The heating system charging pump is pressures are too low. A running. If necessary clogged strainer. contact a qualified technician. Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
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No: Failure message Sensor Description Cause Measure Measure Vent the heating network. Check the network pressure. Check the functioning of High pressure switch has tripped Too low a flow in charging Clean the strainer. 224: Hot water start-up the change-over valves. in connection with the start-up circuit.
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RESET FOR THE OVERHEAT PROTECTOR IS UNDER THE FUSE BOX Gebwell Qi Installation, operation, and maintenance manual...
17 MAINTENANCE RECORD Date: Measure: *Fault code: Performed by: *Fault code: If the device fails. enter the fault code issued by the controller in this column. v3-8 23052017...
Declaration of Conformity We, Gebwell Ltd, hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the product Gemini E-Flex Taurus to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE 2006/96/EC ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC and the following harmonised standards and technical speci cations have been applied:...
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