Outdoor condensing boiler for heating medium and large buildings and production of domestic hot water with a buffer tank (60 pages)
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Installation, use and maintenance manual Outdoor condensing boiler for heating Powered by natural gas/LPG...
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The rights of those who have legitimately filed the registered trademarks contained within this publication are not affected. With the aim of continuously improving the quality of its products, Robur S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the data and contents of this Installation, use and maintenance manual without prior notice.
▶ and must be handed to the end user together with the appliance. CONTROL DEVICE In order to work, the AY appliance requires a control de- RECIPIENTS vice to be connected by the installer. This Manual is intended for: SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS II.1...
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Do not touch the flue gas exhaust before it has may exclusively be carried out by a TAC, using only cooled down. original spare parts. In the event of failure of the appliance and/or Electrocution hazard Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
Warnings breakage of any component, do not attempt to Furthermore, they comply with the requirements of the repair and/or restore and immediately contact the following standards: TAC. EN 15502 Gas-fired central heating boilers. ▶ III.2.2 Other applicable provisions and standards Routine maintenance The design, installation, operation and maintenance of Proper maintenance assures the efficiency and...
Figure 1.2 Unit dimensions ble of producing hot water up to 88 °C. The range includes three models: AY 35, AY 50, AY 100. The boiler casing is approved to resist weathering with particular regard to the action of UV rays.
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GAS Gas connection Ø 1" M Figure 1.7 Service plate - Detail of bottom plate Boiler safety valve drain external Ø 20 mm, internal Ø 14 mm 1.2.2 AY 100 Figure 1.5 Unit dimensions Boiler safety valve drain external Ø 20 mm, internal Ø 14 mm...
Light blue Line SRi Heating return probe Yellow MP Control panel terminal block Antifreeze thermostat Grey Neutral TA Connector for optional room thermostat ma Brown PM Water pump TF Flue gas thermofuse ne Black Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
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Features and technical data 1.3.2 AY 50 Figure 1.12 Boiler electrical connections diagram JUMPER SHIELD BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL YE-GI WH-BI BN-MA GN-VE SCH2 YE-GI GN-VE YE-GI GN-VE Pacq connett. SAux CAN bus connection Pacq Water pressure switch...
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Light blue EV Blower SR Heating delivery probe Yellow FM Flowmeter SRi Heating return probe Grey Line Antifreeze thermostat ma Brown Neutral TF Flue gas thermofuse ne Black PM Water pump TS Safety thermostat Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
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Features and technical data Figure 1.14 Boiler electrical connections diagram - Module 1 BN-MA BU-BL JUMPER SHIELD BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL BN-MA BU-BL YE-GI WH-BI BN-MA GN-VE SCH2 Pacq connett. SAux Connection of TA2 connector to module PM Water pump TF Flue gas thermofuse Pacq Water pressure switch TS Safety thermostat...
▶ appliance. 1.5.2 DDC Controller The DDC control is able to manage one or more Robur ap- In the case of the AY 100 appliance, two separate pliances in ON/OFF mode (GAHP heat pumps, GA chillers) requests must be provided for the two thermal or modulating mode (AY boilers).
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1.6.1 Circulating pump characteristic curves Figure 1.15 Oversized pressure head circulating pump characteristic curves p/kPa max. 25/10, 30/10 1~230 V - Rp 1, Rp 1¼ Q/m³/h max. Q/m³/h Q/m³/h 2,5 Q/l/s Q/l/s There are two water pumps in the AY 100 appliance.
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1.6.3.1 AY 35 Figure 1.17 Available head and pressure drop of the boiler [bar] [l/h] 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 Boiler pressure drop with 20% glycol water Boiler pressure drop with no glycol in water Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
3500 Boiler pressure drop with 35% glycol water Boiler pressure drop with no glycol in water For AY 100 the curve is the same, as the boiler consists of pump. two thermal modules in parallel, each with its own water...
Read the warnings in Chapter III.1 p. 4 , pro- tion and maintenance of: viding important information on regulations and heating systems on safety. gas systems flue gas exhaust flue gas condensate discharge Compliance with installation standards Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
1.2 p. 7 ). 2. Open the system filling valve (to be provided on the 3.2.1.1 AY 35 and AY 50 system) and let out all the air. 3. Check with pressure gauge that system pressure Water outlet connection Ø...
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3. Connect a rubber hose to the drain tap (detail 2, Figure 3.2 p. 19 ). How to vent the water pumps of AY appliances 4. Open the drain tap (detail 2, Figure 3.2 p. 19 ) 1. Turn off the system by means of provided control de- counterclockwise.
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Pump anti-lock function the circulation pumps. In order to prevent the circulation pump from lock- Figure 3.3 Pump/Roma valve assembly on AY appliances ing, the boiler is equipped with an anti-lock func- tion which, every 24 hours of inactivity, operates the circulation pump for 30 seconds.
The appliance gas supply pressure, both static and dynamic, must comply with the values in the Table, with a tolerance of ± 15%. Gas not available for Caldaia 35 Tech, Caldaia 35 Tech ACS, Caldaria 35, AY 35. Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
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The appliance gas supply pressure, both static and dynamic, must comply with the values in the Table, with a tolerance of ± 15%. Gas not available for Caldaia 35 Tech, Caldaia 35 Tech ACS, Caldaria 35, AY 35. Before proceeding with the construction of the system, appliance.
C. 4. Poistion the flanged socket B over the gasket A and se- For the AY 100 appliance, the flue gas exhaust kit is double and the kit must be installed on both thermal modules.
45° Ø 80 mm the boiler. T connector Ø 80 mm 17,4 AY 50/AY 100 In case the check valves are installed outside, an extension pipe Ø 80 mm, length 1000 appropriate UV ray protection must be assured (if the valve is in plastic) as well as protection from elbow 90°...
1. Ensure the appliance is not live. 2. Remove the appliance front panel (Figure Earthing 5.1 p. 31 ). 3. Unscrew the two screws and remove the electrical Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
CAN bus signal cable, shielded, compliant to Table 4.1 p. 27 (admissible types and maximum distances). How to connect the power supply For lengths ≤200 m and up to 4 nodes (e.g. 1 DDC + 3 AY), a simple 3x0,75 mm shielded cable may be used.
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Paragraphs and in the DDC manual. Figure 4.5 Connection of the CAN bus cable to the electronic For the AY 100 appliance, the CAN bus connection board between the two modules is factory wired. Back of the electrical panel...
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Electrical installer Figure 4.6 CAN bus connection for systems with one unit JUMPER SHIELD 0 L H SHIELD DDC Direct Digital Controller Common data CAN bus cable shield SCH CAN-NDG board Data signal HIGH Insulating tape to protect the shield of the J11 CAN bus jumper on CAN-NDG board Data signal LOW CAN bus cable...
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Use a cable with a cross-section between 0,5 and 1,5 mm², with a maximum length of 50 metres. External request/room thermostat For the AY 100 appliance, two separate requests must be provided, one for each of the Ta1-Ta2 con- 4.4.5.1 Thermostat/chronothermostat location...
0-10 V Control via 0-10 V signal is alternative to control via DDC panel or external request. The 0-10 V signal connection is only available on AY 35 and AY 50 models. Either the water temperature setpoint or the power value can be communicated alternatively via a 0-10 V analogue signal.
1.001 for the CAN-NDG board and to the firmware A.10 for the MIAH410 board. The parameters and their values refer to the Table 5.1 AY 35 electronic board parameters Parameter Description Range Default Setting Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
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First start-up Boiler model selection 17 ÷ 18 17. AY 35 Mod0 type Do not change Not used Serial number Mod0 - 3 most significant digits 000 ÷ 999 Do not change Not used Serial number Mod0 - 3 intermediate digits 000 ÷...
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P69 and P70 based on the line passing For AY 100 all parameters must be set/edited inde- through the points (3 V, P69) and (10 V, P70). A volt- pendently on each of the two control panels.
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V, maximum power). A voltage lower than 3 V corre- the Kd value set in parameter P66 (Figure 5.3 p. 35 ). sponds to no service request. Control via 0-10 V input 3. With 0-10 V input active in temperature control mode, is not available for AY 100.
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G2.350 AY 100 Caldaria 35, Caldaria 55.1, Caldaria 100.2: check parameters P10 and P11 for DHW, P12 and P13 for heating. AY 35, AY 50, AY 100: check parameters P62 and P63 for heating. Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
First start-up 5.3.4.1 AY 35 Figure 5.4 Heat input/blower frequency diagram G25.3 Freq (Hz) Ti Thermal input Freq Frequency 5.3.4.2 AY 50 and AY 100 Figure 5.5 Heat input/blower frequency diagram G25.1 G25.3 G2.350 Freq (Hz) Ti Thermal input Freq Frequency COMBUSTION PARAMETERS CHECK...
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(detail PF, Figure 5.7 p. 37 ). Figure 5.7 Socket for flue gas analysis For the AY 100 model, each thermal module has its own flue gas outlet and consequently its own flue gas analysis socket. The checks of each module must be carried out separately.
ONLY the antifreeze function (system water) and the 6. Deactivate the chimney sweep function by switching boiler pump anti-lock function remain active. For AY 100, remember to act on both modules. the boiler to OFF mode using the button ( symbol appears on the display).
NORMAL OPERATION This section is for the end user. The use of the device by the end user is only per- mitted after the Robur authorised TAC has com- pleted the first start-up. Figure 6.1 Boiler control panel Heating temperature adjustment...
Normal operation 4. The fixed symbol that appears on the display, corre- First start-up may exclusively be carried out by a Robur TAC (Chapter 5 p. 30 ). sponding to the operating mode, indicates that the function has been activated. Never power the appliance off while it is run-...
Water temperature probes maintenance operation" must be performed with Periodic analysis of combustion, in accordance with ▶ a frequency according to current regulations or, regulations in force if more restrictive, according to the provisions set Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
Diagnostics HYDRAULIC BOILER EMPTYING Figure 7.1 Drain tap position Whenever there is a need to empty the boiler, proceed as follows: Switch off the boiler by pressing the button. ▶ Only after the water pump has completed its post-cir- ▶ culation cycle, cut off the power supply via the main switch.
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Incompatibility of boiler board FW version Contact the TAC. NA: Not Applicable The special functions listed below are also shown on the DDC control, if any, as warnings, always adding the hun- dreds digit "1" to the code. Installation, use and maintenance manual – AY...
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Diagnostics Table 8.2 Function codes Code Function Description It is activated by pressing the reset key for 7 seconds and it is deactivated by turning off the boiler. Chimney sweep Brings the boiler to the minimum and maximum power for 15 minutes by deactivating the modulation function. function active Generally used for combustion and calibration tests.
(**) Low temperature means for condensing boilers 30 °C, for low-temperature boilers 37 °C and for other heaters 50 °C return temperature (at heater inlet). Contact details Robur SPA, Via Parigi 4/6, I-24040 Zingonia (BG) Additional information required by COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 813/2013, Table 1: mg/kWh Emissions of nitrogen oxides: Installation, use and maintenance manual –...
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(**) Low temperature means for condensing boilers 30 °C, for low-temperature boilers 37 °C and for other heaters 50 °C return temperature (at heater inlet). Contact details Robur SPA, Via Parigi 4/6, I-24040 Zingonia (BG) Additional information required by COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 813/2013, Table 1: Emissions of nitrogen oxides:...
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(**) Low temperature means for condensing boilers 30 °C, for low-temperature boilers 37 °C and for other heaters 50 °C return temperature (at heater inlet). Contact details Robur SPA, Via Parigi 4/6, I-24040 Zingonia (BG) Additional information required by COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 813/2013, Table 1: mg/kWh Emissions of nitrogen oxides: Installation, use and maintenance manual –...
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Robur mission Robur is dedicated to dynamic progression in research, development and promotion of safe, environmentally-friendly, energy-efficiency products, through the commitment and caring of its employees and partners. Robur S.p.A. advanced technologies for air conditioning via Parigi 4/6 24040 Verdellino/Zingonia (BG) Italy +39 035 888111 - F +39 035 884165 www.robur.it robur@robur.it...
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