Refrigerated air dryer, low gwp refrigerant air dryer (72 pages)
Summary of Contents for SMC Networks IDF22E-20
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Initial issue: March, 2006 6th edition: November, 2016 PRODUCT NAME Refrigerated Air Dryer MODEL / Series IDF22E-20 IDF22E-30 IDF37E-20 IDF37E-30 IDF55E-30 IDF75E-30 ...
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To Customers Thanks for purchasing SMC Refrigerated Air Dryer. This opertion manual must be read and understood throughoutly before handling. It provides all essential information for maximizing product operating efficiency, as well as, for safe and longer life span operation. For safety operation of SMC Refrigerated Air Dryer, read thoroughly and follow stated safety instructions, as well as regulation stated within ISO 4414 &...
Air Dryer Table of Contents Table of Contents To Customers Chapter i Safety Instructions Warning: Before Using Air Dryer ................i - 1 i - 1 - 1 Meanings of signs: Caution, Warning, Danger ............i - 1 Danger Classifications / Position of Danger warning label ......
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i Safety Instructions Before use, read and comprehend important cautionary notification well on this operattion manual. i – 1 Warning: Before Useing Air Dryer In this chapter, the stated contents are especially about safety way to use the product. for customer. An Air Dryer is installed on the downstream of the air compressor to remove moisture.
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Air Dryer i Safety Instructions Warning Statements with the “Danger” sign explain about possibilities that can result in serious injury or loss of life if someone handle wrongly during operation or maintenance and did not follow the procedure to avoid danger. Caution Statements with the “Danger”...
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 2 Danger Classifications / Position of Danger Warning Label To protect operator’s sefety, we group danger into some types uniquely and attached labels indicating those types. Comfirm the contents of the danger types and positions of the labels before operation. Warning No one but professionals should operate an air dryer.
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 2 – 2 Danger of Electricity Inside of this product, there is power-supplying section with high voltage separated by the cover panel. Do not operate the product without the cover panel. No one but trained qualified person should operate or inspect in the power transmission sections.
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 2 – 6 Positions of Danger Warning Label Warning Read with caution and pay attention to the notations of danger warning labels. Do not remove or rub danger warning labels. Confirm the positions of danger warning labels. WARNING 警告...
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 2 – 7 Danger of Refrigerant Caution This product uses Fluorocarbon (HFC) as a refrigerant. This product is specified by “Class 1 Fluorocarbon Collection and Destruction Law in Japan.” It is strictly forbitten to emit Fluorocarbon to the atmosphere. Before you repair this product, you should collect the refrigerant with “Refrigerant collector.”...
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 2 – 8 Cautions about Usage Warning Read with caution and pay attention to the notations on danger warning labels. Do not remove or rub danger warning labels. Cimfirm the positions of danger warning labels. CAUTION 注...
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 3 Disposal refrigerat oil enclosed in the When you dispose of the product, you shoud collect the refrigerant and the refrigerant circuit. Caurion A sort of Fluorocarbon (HFC) is used for this product as refrigerant. This product is specified by “Class1 Fluorocarbon Collection Destruction Law in Japan.”...
Air Dryer i Safety Instructions i – 4 Limited warranty and Disclaimer / Compliance Requirements The product used subject to the following “Limited warranty and Disclaimer“ and “Compliance Requirements. Read and accept them before using the product. Limited warranty and Disclaimer The warranty period of the product is 1 year in service or 1.5 years after the product is delivered.
Terminal block You can see the terminal block when you remove front panel. Connect the power cablethrough the rubber grommet. IDF22E-20, IDF37E-20 IDF22E-30, IDF37E-30, IDF55E-30, (Single phase AC200V) ...
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Air Dryer 1 Name and Functions Parts Front Fixing Screw for Front Panel Another one is on the right side. Rubber Grommet Power cord outlet Left Side Ventilation Grille (Inlet) Breathe in cooling air from this grill. Do not bung up with wall and so on. 1 - 2...
Air Dryer 2 Transportation / Installation 2 Transportation / Installation Warning Use the product in the right way. During Installation, operation, maintenance, and check, you should be careful in keeping the safety of human body. Caution Transportation, installation, and maintenance including dangerous work must be done by a personnel who has enough knowledge and experience about the product and the sysytem.
Air Dryer 2 Transportation / Installation 2 - 2 Installation 2 - 2 - 1 Location The product should not be used or stored in the circumstances as follows. Those circumstances will cause not only malfunction but also failures. • •...
Air Dryer 2 Transportation / Installation 2 - 2 - 3 Air piping • Connection to the inlet and outlet of compressed air should be made removable by using union and so • Pressing the hexagonal fitting with screw wrench and so on, connect the air piping fittings to the body. •...
Power cable: 1.25mm (16AWG), External diameter: about 8 to 12mm IDF22E-20, IDF37E-20(single phase power supply) …3 cores (including grounding) IDF22E-30, IDF37E-30, IDF55E-30, IDF75E-30(3 phase power supply) …4 cores (including grounding) Additional length of about 0.2m is needed to wire inside of the product.
Air Dryer 2 Transportation / Installation 2 - 3 Cautions about Reinstallation Caution No one but someone who has enough knowledge about the product and incidental devices should reinstall in another place. And following instructions must be executed. If you move the product and reinstall it into another place after some operations (including trial running), instructions that are not only following ones but also all of those in the chapter 2 should be followed.
Air Dryer 3 Operation / Shutdown 3 Operation / Shutdown Caution No one but someone who has enough knowledge and experience about the product and incidental devices should operate or shut down the product. 3 - 1 Check points before operation Before a trial running, check following points.
Air Dryer 3 Operation / Shutdown Caution Avoid frequent On/Off operation, which can cause troubles. The auto drain used for the product has a structre that closes the valve with air pressure higher than 0.15MPa. Therefore, until the pressure increase, air will be emitted form the drain outlet at the begining of opening the IN side valve.
Air Dryer 4 Maintenance 4 Maintenance 4 - 1 Daily Inspection Check following points during usual operations. If you find some problems, immediately stop the operation and refer to “Chapter 5 Troubleshooting”...
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Air Dryer 4 Maintenance Warning ・ Maintenance of the air dryer should only be carried out by someone with sufficient knowledge and experience of air dryers and related equipment. ・ ...
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Air Dryer 4 Maintenance Ball valve Ball valve Bleed valve Bleed valve Auto drain strainer Lock button Turn to 45° Drain tube ( right or left) release bush Drrain tube Float assembly...
Air Dryer 5 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting 5 - 1 Cause and countermeasure of errors Should any problem occur, inspect the following table, and if the problem cannot be solved, shut off the power supply and then contact one of our sales offices for further instructions. Problem Probable Causes Remedy...
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Air Dryer 5 Troubleshooting Installation place is poorly Improve the ventilation system to lower the ambient Evaporation ventilated. Ambient temperature temperature. thermometer points the is too high. value exceeding a green range under the The ventilation grilles are Install the air dryer more than 600mm away from the condition where no hot obstructed by wall or clogged wall.
Air Dryer 5 Troubleshooting 5 - 2 How to reset the thermal relay and high pressure switch If light goes off during operation and refrigerating compressor stops, the thermal relay or high pressure switch (for only the IDF55E and IDF75E) to protect the refrigerating compressor starts operating and needs to be reset manually.
Air Dryer 6 References 6 - 5 Compressed Air and Refrigerant Circuit / Operation Principles Drain Compressed Air Circuit Hot and humid air which has come in an air dryer firstly enters reheating part, exchanges its heat with dehumidified cold air and becomes cooler.
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