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UHB EN 1918-6 USER MANUAL 231761 Control module NIBE SMO 40...
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To temporarily increase the amount of hot water (if a hot water heater is in- stalled to your SMO 40), first turn the control knob to mark menu 2 (water droplet) and then press the OK button twice. Read more about the settings...
2 The control module – the heart of the house Control module's function Contact with SMO 40 Maintenance of SMO 40 3 SMO 40 – at your service Set the indoor climate Set the hot water capacity Get information Adjust the heat pump...
Serial number Serial number, heat pump Installation date Installer Type of docking Accumulator/ water heater Heat pump/ capacity Add. heat type/power Name Default set- tings 1.9.1 heating curve (offset/curve slope) 0 / 9 Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE SMO 40...
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Specificați întotdeauna numărul de serie. Se certifică prin prezenta faptul că instalarea este realizată în conformitate cu instrucțiunile din manualul de instalare de la NIBEși regulamentele aplicabile. Date __________________ Signed _________________________ NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 1 | Important information...
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This symbol indicates danger to person or machine . Caution This symbol indicates important information about what you should observe when maintaining your installation. This symbol indicates tips on how to facilitate using the product. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 1 | Important information...
The serial number can be found on the top of the cover for the control module and in the info menu (menu 3.1). Serial number Caution You need the product's (14 digit) serial number for servicing and support. Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE SMO 40...
SMO 40 – An excellent choice SMO 40 is an electric control module, which has been introduced to supply your home with inexpensive and environmentally friendly heating. Heat production is reliable and economical with a NIBE air/water heat pump and accumulator/water heater.
2 The control module – the heart of the house Control module's function SMO 40 is a simple electrical control module, which, together with NIBE air/water heat pump, accumulator/water heater and additional heater (e.g. electric/oil/gas boiler), creates a complete installation. Among other...
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USB port There is a display unit behind the control module door, which is used to communicate with SMO 40. Here you: • switch on, switch off or set the installation to emergency mode. • set the indoor climate and hot water as well as adjust the installation to your needs.
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In this mode, the compressor in the heat pump switches off and any immersion heater engages. The control module display is not lit and the status lamp shines yellow. Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
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The USB port is used to update the software. Visit nibeuplink.com and click the "Software" tab to download the latest software for your installation. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house...
Display of temperature and other operating information and access to the alarm log. See page MY SYSTEM Menu 4 Setting time, date, language, display, operating mode etc. See page Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
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This symbol appears if periodic increase or lux mode for the hot water is activated. This symbol indicates whether "holiday setting" is active in 4.7. This symbol indicates whether SMO 40 has contact with NIBE Uplink. This symbol indicates the actual speed of the fan if the speed has changed from the normal setting.
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OK button. A new window then opens with sub menus. Select one of the sub menus by marking it and then pressing the OK button. Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
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Mark the applicable option. One of the options is pre-selected (white). Press the OK button to confirm the selected option. The selec- ted option has a green tick. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house...
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Press the OK button to confirm the value you have set. To change and return to the original value, press the Back button. Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
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Back button. If a menu only has one character set the keyboard is displayed directly. When you have finished writing, mark "OK” and press the OK button. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house...
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Use the control knob to select the help symbol. Press the OK button. The help text often consists of several windows that you can scroll between using the control knob. Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
• Open the thermostat valves completely (except in rooms where you want it to be cooler). The thermostats slow the flow in the heating system, which SMO 40 wants to compensate by increasing the tem- perature. The installation will then work harder and consequently also consume more energy.
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Spot light, Halogen (Operation 8 h/day) Cooling (Operation: 24 h/day) Freezer (Operation: 24 h/day) Stove, hob (Operation: 40 min/day) 1500 Stove, oven (Operation: 2 h/week) 3000 Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house NIBE SMO 40...
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= 6240 kWh domestic elec- tricity/year Energy meter Check the accommodation's energy meter regularly, preferably once a month. This will indicate any changes in power consumption. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 2 | The control module – the heart of the house...
" off". advanced Setting of heat curve, adjusting with external contact, minim- um value for supply temperature, room sensor and cooling function. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Use the control knob to set a new value. Confirm the new setting by pressing the OK button. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Default value: normal normal(50%) speed 1 (0%) speed 2 (40%) speed 3 (80%) speed 4 (100%) The ventilation in the accommodation can be temporarily increased or reduced here. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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If a room sensor is installed and activated, the desired room temperature (°C) is set during the time periods. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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If a room sensor is installed, the desired room temperature is set in °C. Conflict: If two settings conflict with each other, a red exclamation mark is dis- played. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Here you can schedule when cooling is permitted in the accommodation for up to two different time periods per day. Schedule Activated SCHEDULING COOLING 1.3.2 schedule 1 schedule 2 activated tues thur 21:30 - 06:00 Time period Adjusting Conflict NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Scheduling always starts on the date that the start time is set for. VENTILATION (ACCESSORY REQUIRED) Menu 1.3.3 Increases or decreases in the ventilation to the accommodation can be scheduled here for up to two time periods per day. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Conflict: If two settings conflict with each other, a red exclamation mark is dis- played. If you wish to set similar scheduling for every day of the week start by filling in “all” and then changing the desired days. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Setting own curve for heating and cooling. point offset Setting the offset of the heating curve or cooling curve at a specific outdoor temperature. night cooling Setting night cooling. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Select the heating curve and read off how the supply temperature changes at different outdoor temperatures here. If there is access to cooling the same settings can be made for the cooling curve. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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5 °C at all outdoor tem- Utetemperatur Outdoor temperature peratures. A corresponding change (°C) to the cooling curve results in a reduc- tion of the supply temperature. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Curve 0 means that own curve (menu 1.9.7) is used. Press the OK button to exit the setting. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Cooling in 2-pipe system SMO 40 contains a built-in function for operating cooling in a 2-pipe system down to 7 °C, factory setting 18 °C. This requires that the outdoor module can perform cooling. (See the Installer Manual for your air/water heat pump.) If the outdoor module is permitted to run cooling, the cooling menus are activated in the display on SMO 40.
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Setting range: 7-30 °C Factory setting: 18 °C climate system 1 °C climate system 2 °C °C climate system 3 climate system 4 °C NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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In menu 1.9.3 you select heating or cooling, in the next menu (min. supply temp.heating/cooling) set the minimum temperature on the supply temperature to the climate system. This means that SMO 40 never calculates a temperature lower than that set here.
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Too high a set value for "factor system" can (depending on your climate system) produce an unstable room temperature. If several climate systems are installed the above settings can be made for the relevant systems. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
Setting range: 0.5 – 10.0 °C Default value: 1.0 cool at room over temp. Setting range: 0.5 – 10.0 °C Default value: 3.0 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Setting range: 0 – 48 h Factory setting: 2 You can use SMO 40 to control the cooling in your house during hot periods of the year. Caution Certain setting options only appear if their function is installed and activated in SMO 40.
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Here you can set how high the room temperature can increase above the desired temperature before SMO 40 switches to cooling operation. larm rumsgivare kyla This is where you set whether SMO 40 is to initiate an alarm if the room sensor is disconnected or breaks during cooling operation. start active cooling Here you can set when active cooling is to start.
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This selection is only available when cooling in 2-pipe systems. Here you can set how long SMO 40 is to wait before it returns to heating mode when the cooling demand has ceased or vice versa.
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°C Default value: 0 °C change in curve °C change in curve flow temperature °C Setting range: -10 – 10 °C Default value: 0 °C outdoor temp. °C Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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("min diff. outdoor-exhaust") and the exhaust air temperature is higher than the set value ("start temp. exhaust air") run the ventilation at speed 4 until one of the conditions is no longer met. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Caution Night cooling can only be activated when house heating has been de- activated. This is done in menu 4.2. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
When hot water requirement has temporarily increased this menu can be used to select an increase in the hot water temperature to lux mode for a selectable time. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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OK button. The remaining time for the selected setting is shown to the right. When the time has run out SMO 40 returns to the mode set in menu 2.2. Select “off" to switch off temporary lux...
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Set the stop time earlier than the start time so that the period extends beyond midnight. Scheduling then stops at the set stop time the day after. Scheduling always starts on the date that the start time is set for. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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2.9.2 Setting range: 1 - 60 min Default value: 60 min operating time downtime downtime Setting range: 0 - 60 min period1 period2 Default value: 0 min period3 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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"downtime" decide how long the hot water circulation pump must be stationary between operating instances. Hot water circulation is activated in menu 5.4 "soft inputs and outputs". NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
-5.6 °C the pages. runs ext heat. med. pump charge pump speed 57 % This figure shows the number of com- pressors that are needed for the current demand. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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No changes can be made. The information is on several pages. Turn status: time factor: the control knob to scroll between the pages. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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OK button. alarm log 3.4 outdoor temp. condenser return condenser out addition hot water charging heat medium flow evaporator operating time op. mode Information about an alarm. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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You can now select to take read outs for different weeks by turning the control knob to the right or left and read off the average temperature. Press the OK or Back button to exit read off mode. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
Settings of control module work mode. PLUS FUNCTIONS Menu Settings for any additional functions in- plus functions4.1 stalled in SMO 40 can be made in the sub menus. pool1 pool 2 internet Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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When the pool temperature drops below the set start temperature and there is no hot water or heating requirement, SMO 40 starts pool heating. Untick "activated" to switch off the pool heating.
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Request new connection string To connect a user account on NIBE Uplink to your installation, you must request a unique connection code. Mark “request new connection string" and press the OK button. The installation now communicates with NIBE Uplink to create a connection code.
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NOTE After disconnecting all users none of them can monitor or control your installation via NIBE Uplink without requesting a new connection string. TCP/IP SETTINGS Menu 4.1.3.8 You can set TCP/IP settings for your in- tcp/ip settings4.1.3.8 stallation here. Automatic setting (DHCP)
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+46 XXXXXXXX. If you want to receive an SMS message in the event of the alarm mark the box to the right of the telephone number. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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With over capacity mode on "SG Ready" and cooling operation, the parallel offset for the indoor temperature is reduced by "-1". If a room sensor is installed and activated, the desired room temperature is instead reduced by 1 °C. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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1 °C. With over capacity mode on "SG Ready" the desired pool temperature (start and stop temperature) is increased by 2 °C NOTE The function must be connected and activated in your SMO 40. SMART PRICE ADAPTION™ Menu 4.1.6 affect room temperature smart price adaption 4.1.6...
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24 hours being retrieved via NIBE Uplink and therefore an internet connection and an account for NIBE Uplink are required. Deselect "activated" to switch off Smart price adaption™. SMART HOME (ACCESSORY IS REQUIRED) Menu 4.1.7...
Menu 4.1.8.1 settings 4.1.8.1 smart energy source™ Setting range: Off/On Factory setting: Off smart energy source control method control method Setting range: Price / CO Factory setting: Price Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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The setting is made for each individual energy source. Spot price can only be used if you have an hourly tariff agreement with your electricity supplier. *The currency varies depending on the country selected. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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(Monday to Friday) or four period period different periods on weekends (Sat- period urdays and Sundays). Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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(Monday to Friday) or four period period different periods on weekends (Sat- period urdays and Sundays). NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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For EME 10, you enter if it is connected as 3-phase. For EME 20, you can select whether you want domestic electricity to be priorit- ised ahead of room temperature and hot water, provided that SMO 40 is equipped with an external energy meter.
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If you choose mode "add. heat only" the compressor is deselected and there is a higher operating cost. Caution You cannot change from only additional heat if you do not have a heat pump connected. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Time and date are set automat- ically if the heat pump is con- month nected to NIBE Uplink. To ob- year tain the correct time, the time zone must be set. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Set the vacation setting in advance and activate just before departure in order to maintain the comfort. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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The indicator marks where in the cycle the installation is. If 0 minutes is selected it means that requirement is not prioritised, but will only be activated when there is no other requirement. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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It cannot be set "stop additional heat" higher than "stop heating". filtering time: You can also set the time (filtering time) over which the average temperature is calculated. If you select 0, the current outdoor temperature is used. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Caution Higher value on "start compressor" gives more compressor starts, which increase wear on the compressor. Too low value can give uneven indoor temperatures. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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Blocking: The desired blocking is selected here. Conflict: If two settings conflict with each other, a red exclamation mark is dis- played. Blocking the compressor in the outdoor module. Blocking additional heat. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
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Schedule Activated schedule silent mode 4.9.6 schedule 1 schedule 2 activated tues thur Conflict Time period Schedule: The period to be changed is selected here. Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service NIBE SMO 40...
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EB101 performed automatically. Activation takes fan de-icing place by ticking "de-icing fan” in the menu, after which de-icing is performed once. NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 3 | SMO 40 – at your service...
4 Disturbances in comfort In most cases, SMO 40 notes a malfunction (a malfunction can lead to disruption in comfort) and indicates this with alarms, and instructions for action, in the display. Info-menu All the installation’s measurement values are gathered under menu 3.1 in the control module’s menu system.
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Start by checking the following items: • The switch's position. • Group and main fuses of the accommodation. • The property's earth circuit breaker. • Correctly set load monitor (if installed). NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 4 | Disturbances in comfort...
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• Mixing valve (if there is one installed) set too low. – Adjust the mixer valve. • SMO 40 in incorrect operating mode. – Enter menu 4.2. If mode "auto" is selected, select a higher value on "stop additional heat" in menu 4.9.2.
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• SMO 40 in incorrect operating mode. – Enter menu 4.2. If mode "auto" is selected, select a higher value on "stop heating" in menu 4.9.2. – If mode "manual" is selected, select "heating". If this is not enough, select "addition".
THE AIR/WATER HEAT PUMP’S COMPRESSOR DOES NOT START • There is no heating requirement. – SMO 40 does not call on heating or hot water. • Compressor blocked due to the temperature conditions. – Wait until the temperature is within the product’s working range.
5 Technical data Detailed technical specifications for this product can be found in the in- stallation manual (nibe.eu). NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 5 | Technical data...
CONDENSER Heat exchanger where the hot gas state refrigerant condenses (cooled and becomes a liquid) and releases heat energy to the house heating and hot water systems. Chapter 6 | Glossary NIBE SMO 40...
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Indicates the time the average outdoor temperature is calculated on. FLOW PIPE The line in which the heated water is transported from the heat pump out to the house heating system (radiators/heating coils). NIBE SMO 40 Chapter 6 | Glossary...
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Pressure switch that triggers an alarm and/or stops the compressor if non-permitted pressures occur in the system. A high pressure pressostat trips if the condensing pressure is too great. A low pressure pressostat trips if the evaporation pressure is too low. Chapter 6 | Glossary NIBE SMO 40...
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RADIATOR Another word for heating element. They must be filled with water in order to be used with SMO 40. RETURN PIPE The line in which the water is transported back to the heat pump from the house heating system (radiators/heating coils).
Installation data, 4 External information, 10 Safety information, 6 Menu system, 14 Serial number, 8 Control knob, 12 SMO 40 – An excellent choice, 9 Control module's function, 10 Information window, 10 Installation data, 4 Display, 12 Display unit, 11...
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Serial number, 8 Set the hot water capacity, 47 Set the indoor climate, 24 Setting a value, 18 SMO 40 – An excellent choice, 9 SMO 40 – at your service, 24 Adjust the installation, 56 Get information, 52 Set the hot water capacity, 47 Set the indoor climate, 24 Status lamp, 11–12...
NIBE Energy Systems OY, Juurakkotie 3, 01510 Vantaa Tel: +358 (0)9-274 6970 E-mail: info@nibe.fi www.nibe.fi NIBE Energy Systems France Sarl,Zone industrielle RD 28, Rue du Pou du Ciel, 01600 Reyrieux Tel : 04 74 00 92 92 E-mail: info@nibe.fr www.nibe.fr...
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WS release date: 2019-03-21 09:55 Publish date: 2019-05-27 15:57 This manual is a publication from NIBE Energy Systems. All product illustrations, facts and data are based on the available information at the time of the publica- tion’s approval. NIBE Energy Systems makes reservations for any factual or printing errors in this manual.
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