Quality Assurance And Safety; Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases; Responsibility For Safety; About This Manual - York YVAA Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Manual

SECTION 1 - GENERAL CHILLER INFORMATION AND SAFETY

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFETY

YVAA chillers are designed within EN ISO 9001 and
built within an EN ISO 9002 accredited manufacturing
organization.
Units conform with the following European Directives:
• Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
• EMC Directive (2004/108/EC)
• Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC)
• Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC)
• Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
(EN378-2(2008))
CE/PED marked units conform to the following
standards:
• Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC).
• EMC Directive (2004/108/EC).
• Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC).
• Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC).
• Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
(EN378-2(2008)).
ETL/ASME marked units conform to the following
standards:
• ANSI/ASHRAE 15 – Safety Code for
Mechanical Refrigeration.
• ANSI/ASHRAE 34 – Number Designation and
Safety Classification of Refrigerants.
• ANSI/NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code
(N.E.C.).
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section
VIII, Division 1.
GB marked units conform to the following standards:
• GB5226.1 Safety of machinery- Electrical equip-
ment of machines – Part 1: General requirements.
• GB25131 Safety requirements for water chiller
(heat pump) using the vapor compression cycle.
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FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES

• This equipment contains fluorinated greenhouse
gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
• The global warming potential of the refrigerant
used in this unit is 1300 for R-134a, and 630 for
R-513A.
• The refrigerant quantity is as stated in
Table 5 on Page 64 of this document.
• The fluorinated greenhouse gases in this equip-
ment may not be vented to the atmosphere.
• This equipment should only be serviced by
qualified technicians.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY

Every care has been taken in the design and manufac-
ture of the unit to ensure compliance with the safety
requirements listed above. However, the individual
rigging, lifting, maintaining, operating or working on
any machinery is primarily responsible for:
• Personal safety, safety of other personnel, and the
machinery.
• Correct utilization of the machinery in accordance
with the procedures detailed in the manual.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

The contents of this manual include suggested best
working practices and procedures. These are issued for
guidance only, and they do not take precedence over
the above stated individual responsibility and/or local
safety regulations.
This manual and any other document supplied with
the unit are the property of Johnson Controls which re-
serves all rights. They may not be reproduced, in whole
or in part, without prior written authorization from an
authorized Johnson Controls representative.

MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT

Suitability for Application

The unit is intended for cooling water or glycol solu-
tions and is not suitable for purposes other than those
specified in these instructions. Any use of the equip-
ment other than its intended use, or operation of the
equipment contrary to the relevant procedures may re-
sult in injury to the operator, or damage to the equip-
ment.
The unit must not be operated outside the design pa-
rameters specified in this manual.
FORM 201.28-NM1.1
ISSUE DATE: 1/31/2018
JOHNSON CONTROLS