ELECTRICAL SAFETY Electrical Supply and Wiring to the Air Curtain All electrical wiring and connections MUST be carried out by a competent qualified electrician in accordance with the latest edition of IEE wiring regulations and local statutory regulations if applicable. ...
INTRODUCTION Established in the 1960s, Thermoscreens is a leading air curtain manufacturer that exports to over 60 countries worldwide. As with all our products, the Designer PHV range of air curtains is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Designer PHV models suffixed E, W or A are designed to be surface mounted inside a building, located horizontally over a doorway or vertical close to door opening.
DELIVERY CONTENTS The following items are supplied in the box at delivery. NOTE: If any parts are missing or damaged contact your place of purchase. Designer PHV Air Curtain Ecopower Remote Control Supplied with 6m RJ Control Cable Horizontal or vertical plus fittings Outdoor Air Thermostat Accessories (Optional –...
INSTALLATION The Designer PHV air curtain should be surface mounted horizontally over a doorway and not exposed to the external environment or moist conditions. It should not be built-in or recessed in any way. Horizontal Installation Ensure that the unit is mounted within its height specification of 1.8m to 3.5m maximum (from floor level to the underside of the unit) with the air discharge grille positioned nearest to the door.
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For multiple air curtains joined together over a doorway an additional wall bracket (T6811940) or ceiling bracket T6811950 (T6811950) must be fitted at each T6811940 joining point, see Fig 3. Back and inlet grille panels should only be fitted after all functional tests have been completed and verified (See Commissioning).
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Using the base plate as a template, mark the location of the four holes, as indicated in the adjacent picture. Using a suitable masonry drill bit correctly drill the four marked out holes. Place M10 fixing bolts into each hole, Base plate ensuring all bolts are upright.
NOTE: Water flow rates and pressure drops at different water temperatures can be calculated using the Thermoscreens coil calculation programme. Visit the Thermoscreens website for details. For LPHW models ensure suitable water mains isolation valves, as Fig 9, are fitted to both the flow and...
REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLATION Mount the Ecopower remote control in a convenient position directly to the wall or onto a switch box. Wall mounting Step 1 Using a screwdriver undo the screw on the top of the remote control case and pull the back case away (see Fig 11). Step 2 Feed one end of the RJ control cable through the back case, secure it, then screw the back case to the wall using suitable fixings (not...
NOTE: The Ecopower Remote Control must stay plugged-in for the air curtain to keep working. An optional plug-in EEPROM is available from Thermoscreens so the Remote Control can be un- plugged and the air curtain stay working. Visit the Thermoscreens website for details.
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To promote increased energy saving a more advanced weather compensation control strategy is available from Thermoscreens. Using a heating curve, the discharge air temperature of the airstream coming from the air curtain is controlled against the outside air temperature. Visit the Thermoscreens website for details.
Master to the Slave unit(s). Horizontal application air curtains may be connected as indicated below. Thermoscreens 3m RJ extension leads are available and should be ordered separately. For horizontal Master/Slave configuration an independent mains supply as per Table 1 must be supplied to each air curtain.
NOTE: Black rectangle is moveable head of DIP switch. NOTE: A range of advanced factory fitted and plug-in control options are available from Thermoscreens to enhance the performance of the Ecopower PCB controller inside the air curtain. These include advanced weather compensation control using a heating curve, outlet air temperature control, ®...
14. FAN SPEED SELECTION Factory settings for the 3 fan speeds are shown in Table 5 below: (refer also to wiring diagrams in Appendix 3) Table 5 Maximum air Sound Pressure Air Volume Maximum air curtain velocity at Level of air Flow Rate Fan Speed mounting height...
15. REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION 15.1 Ecopower Remote Control Heating level scale Use the Remote Control to operate the air curtain as follows: 1 On/Off Turns the air curtain On or Off. NOTE: If an electric heated air curtain is heating when switched off the fan will run-on for approximately 2 minutes to dissipate excess heat.
16. COMMISSIONING THE SYSTEM 16.1 Verify system operation To commission the system, verify the following conditions are met: All fans are working. Fans operate at Low, Medium and High speeds. There is no excessive mechanical noise coming from the fans. ...
18. FAULT CONDITIONS 18.1 Overheat Safety cut-out An overheat fault in electric heated units may cause the overheat safety cut-out(s) to operate. This is indicated by flashing LEDs on the Remote Control and a red status LED on the Ecopower PCB inside the air curtain.
Before servicing, isolate and disconnect the air curtain from the electrical power. WARNING: The following servicing and maintenance must be carried out by a competent electrician or a Thermoscreens appointed technician. Clean and inspect the inside of the air curtain as follows: Step 1 Remove the back and inlet grille panels.
Failing this please contact the Thermoscreens warranty department. Care has been taken in compiling these instructions to ensure they are correct. Thermoscreens Ltd. disclaims all liability for damage resulting from any inaccuracies and/or deficiencies in this documentation.
Brown Black Grey 2 kW (x3) 2 kW (x3) Brown Black Grey 2 kW (x3) 2 kW (x3) F1 = F100mA F2 = T6.3A Healthy Alarm R 0 -10V Fan 2 Fan 1 T9901090-5-1 UK (v9) Page | 27...
B.S.I. Registered Firm Certificate Number FM 85224 SGS Test Report ELS150049/2/R/DC/11; SGS Test Report EMC150049/1 CE Marking Association Test Report 6799 and 6800 Responsible Person: Mr. P.Casey, Operations Director, Thermoscreens Ltd. Date: 20 March 2014 Signed: T9901090-5-1 UK (v9) Page | 30...
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