4.2 Fuel 12.7 Approve additional users 4.3 Product description 13 Remote access to the control 4.4 Spare parts 13.1 External access: SOLARFOCUS-connect 35 4.5 Accessories 13.2 Access from the home network 4.6 Type plate 4.7 CE declaration of conformity 14 Weatherman function 4.8 Safety devices...
– System may only be installed and brought into – Compliance with the specifications and infor- operation by certified qualified personnel mation in this manual. (SOLARFOCUS service technician or SOLARFOCUS service partner. Language The language of the original manual is German. Ver-...
– We are not liable for parts that were not produced by SOLARFOCUS. However, we are prepared to transfer our existing claims against the producer (relating to this defect) to the buyer. Operation manual maximus L...
– Only use fuel as specified in the next chapter – The repair and/or warranty replacement shall be Fuel. carried out on site or in the SOLARFOCUS fac- – The maximum running time per year is 3000 full- tory at our discretion.
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability 4.7 CE declaration of conformity The conformity of the product is declared by the manufacturer in accordance with the Machinery Direc- tive 2006/42/EC; the documents are available for inspection at the manufacturer. The product corresponds to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) and does not use any materials containing asbestos.
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability – After tripping, the overtemperature reset must be Safety valve (to protect against excess pres- manually released again by unscrewing the black sure in the system) sealing cap and pressing the button as soon as – The safety valve is a safety device for protecting the boiler temperature falls below 60°C.
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability Temperature monitor in the fuel storage If this device is not used, both connections room (TM) must be sealed shut. False air will otherwise be drawn into the burner, which will impair bur- ner performance. – The extinguishing device must be connected eit- her directly to a pressurised water supply or to a water reservoir (Note: Domestic waterworks may also be affected in case of power failure).
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability Rotary valve 4.9 Efficient and low-emission operation The rotary valve fulfils all normative requirements for Please note the following recommendations from the the approved fuels regarding fire protection, burn- EU Energy Efficiency Directive: back safety, backflow of gases: Use of a buffer tank Since maximum combustion is possible only in stan- dard operation of the boiler, and greater losses and...
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability 4.10 Functional components, combustion principle Burner Abb. 2-6: Section through the burner Functional components 1 Rotary valve 5 Ash auger burner Rotary drive for secondary air 2 Feeder unit 6 Ash container 10 Secondary air outlet 3 Push grate 7 Rotary drive for primary air 11 Flue gas recirculation line...
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability – Flue gas recirculation: Flue gas is introduced via the path of the flue gas recirculation line here and added to the primary air. This leads to cooling of the feed grate and the combustion chamber and thus to lower stress on the components.
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability 4.11 Technical specifications maxi Wood chips output [kW] Pellets output [kW] Boiler class (acc. to EN 305:5 2012) Dimensions Width [cm] Height inc. adjustable feet [cm] Depth with ID fan [cm] Burner transport dimension - width [cm] Heat exchanger transport dimension - [cm] width...
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability maxi Emissions according to test report: Wood chips Flue gas values (in relation to 13% O 18-IN-AT-UW-OÖ- 18-IN-AT-UW-OÖ- Interpolation accor- from test report:testing institute/test EX-205/3 EX-205/4 ding to EN 303-5 TÜV Austria TÜV Austria report No. CO full load [mg/m³] CO partial load [mg/m³]...
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability 4.12 Wood chipclassification according to EN ISO 17225-4 standard Property class > 14 Unit Woodland timber and plan- Complete trees without roots; tation wood as well as other Trunk wood; Origin, source natural timber; Woodland offcuts; Chemically untreated waste Chemically untreated waste timber timber Particle size P...
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability Bulk density (kg/m³) Water content 8 to 18 18 to 25 25 to 35 (with moist mass being reference base) Bulk volume [kg/m³] 160 to 180 180 to 200 200 to 225 Conifer tree species Property class BD150 BD150 BD200...
3 Warranty, guarantee, liability 4.13 Dimensions The following figures show the maxi L with attached intermediate pellet store. Top view Abb. 2-8 Operation manual maximus L...
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3 Warranty, guarantee, liability Front Abb. 2-9 Side view Abb. 2-10 Operation manual maximus L...
5 Use and operation 5 Use and operation Chimney sweep function This function is used to perform the emission mea- Touch display for operation surements prescribed by law. If the boiler is supplied with a mains power supply, the manager-touch boiler control starts eco .
5 Use and operation 5.3.1 Heating circuit output test 5.4 Customer menu The available electrical outputs can be switched on/off directly using the button. Can be used to test the function of individual components. ATTENTION - To be carried out by qualified personnel only.
On switches the function to standby. I.e. a connected external boiler may only start when it receives the release from the SOLARFOCUS boiler (e.g. on the basis of a lack of fuel, operating fault). 5.4.2 Automatic diverter for suction heads Optional, i.e.
Password reset The current password is reset to the value solarfocus. Adopt as new password Enter a new password in the input field and press the button.
5 Use and operation 5.4.7 Qualified personnel menu IP configuration screen ► To access the IP-VNC icon, select the following in the control – Selection menu screen – Customer menu screen – Qualified personnel button ► Enter the data for your router. Recommended process: –...
5 Use and operation Alarm configuration Settings for the alarm e-mails to be sent auto- matically. Abb. 2-25 Outgoing mail server Enter the access data for the e-mail server you use. Abb. 2-27 Alarm subject: is used for all alarm emails and status emails, therefore it should be as meaningful as pos- sible (e.g.
6 Heating circuit 5.4.7.6 Date and time 6 Heating circuit Abb. 2-29 Switchover from summer/winter time takes place Abb. 2-30 automatically when the Summer-Winter time switch parameter has the value Europe. Switchover takes 1 Outside temperature place on the last Sunday of the months of March and 2 Average outside temperature October.
5 Use and operation 6.1 Heating circuit settings Time switch In this operating mode, the timed switch-over bet- ween Heating mode and Reduced mode is defined. The times for heating mode can be entered per day or by block. Usage example: Heating mode should be active during the day.
5 Use and operation Buffer difference 2-point heating curve The burner starts when the tank temperature top falls below the required flow temperature minus the buffer difference. Example: - Current required flow temperature = 50°C - Buffer difference = 5°C The burner starts as soon as the tank temperature top <...
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5 Use and operation Example for calculation of required flow tem- Perceived Current Recommended adap- perature (see the following illustration): outside tem- room tem- tation of heating curve Flow temperature at outside temperature of -15°C = perature perature 45°C Increase temperature too cold Flow temperature at outside temperature of +15°C = +5°C to...
7 DHW heating 7.1.1 DHW tank settings 7 DHW heating Drinking water can be heated up in two ways: – With a DHW tank > 28 (the energy source of the DHW tank is the boiler or a buffer tank –...
7 DHW heating DHW tank operating mode Fresh water module settings Always off: The DHW tank charge pump is switched off permanently. Exception for frost protection mode: The DHW tank Pump control charging pump is activated if Always off: The fresh water module pump is per- - the outside temperature is <2°C, and manently switched off.
8 Recirculation control Release mode 8 Recirculation control Always off: The recirculation control is switched off permanently. Always on: The recirculation control is switched on permanently. The recirculation pump is only triggered (optional additional function) in consideration of the parameters Switch-on duration A recirculation line means that hot water can be and Hold-on time.
9 Buffer tank Temperature- and time-controlled recir- 9 Buffer tank culation Temperature-controlled recirculation is only available if a temperature sensor is connected for the recircu- lation temperature. The control takes the recirculation temperature (required recirculation temperature) into account within the time release. This means that the pump is only cycled if the recirculation temperature is below the required recirculation temperature minus 5°C.
10 Solar system 10 Solar system 11 Temperature difference charge control (optional additional function) The solar yield is charged into a solar tank. This tank (optional additional function) can be a buffer tank or a DHW tank. Abb. 2-42 Abb. 2-41 manager-touch –...
12.3 Registering on the web server 12.2 Connecting the control to the inter- The touch display must be registered on the SOLARFOCUS Web server: Create a network connection between the router ► Press the app button and the touch display ►...
12 mySOLARFOCUS app ► Press the Register new user button. ► Note the serial number and PIN ► Change the Send data parameter to Yes. Abb. 2-46 If the connection is faulty, possible causes include: Abb. 2-48 ► Check the connection from the display to the rou- ter.
You can enable access to your control for additional Two access options: users, for example heating engineers. – External access: via SOLARFOCUS-connect, for a fee Issuing approval. – Access from the home network: via VNC Viewer, ► Select the Approval menu item.
14 Weatherman function ► Press the Reset password button to reset the Requirements for use password to the default password solarfocus. – Maintenance contract concluded for the heating system (including the Remote access option); or order the item (Art. 60893) for a fee.
12 mySOLARFOCUS app Weather influence heating circuit 14.1 Information This area is only visible when the heating circuit The weatherman information menu visualises the cur- obtains its energy from a buffer tank enabled in the rent weather forecast. control. Activate the weather influence heating circuit function only if the buffer tank is connected to a solar power system.
15 Maintenance (and cleaning) If the Solar yield in the room function reduces the tem- 14.4 Buffer tank charging perature(s) due to good weather being forecast, then the weatherman icon appears in the main heating cir- cuit menu. 14.3 Domestic hot water Abb.
12 mySOLARFOCUS app ► Wait until the burner switches off (the burner still 15.1 Required activities - overview fulfils its heating requests, i.e. this can take lon- The implementation responsibility of the maintenance ger). activities is defined according to type and extent (sys- ►...
(shows the time of the last 5 boiler clea- months), the control shows an indication of the ne- ning operations). cessary professional maintenance of the boiler. Contact your heating engineer or the SOLARFOCUS 15.1.2 Check system pressure Service Hotline > 3...
16 Perform emissions measurement 16.1 Emission measurement for external 16 Perform emissions mea- boilers surement If necessary, use the menu output test heating circuit – The emissions measurement at the boiler is a > 19 to carry out the emission measurement on an legal requirement and must be performed by qua- external boiler.
18 Messages Possible messages 18 Messages No. Message manager- Messages that arise are shown in the eco 1 Internal memory is invalid touch control display, each message is saved in the 2 Feeder sensor short circuit message log > 3 Filling level sensor may be dusty 5 Flue gas temperature too low 6 Flue gas sensor disruption 7 Flue gas sensor wrong measured value...
19 Electrical fusing No. Message 19 Electrical fusing 73 Fault in reference switch, diverter DANGER - There is a risk of fatal electric 75 Room temperature sensor assignment shocks when working on electrical 900 Blockage of ash extraction heat exchanger components of the system 901 No current flow to ash extraction heat exchan- –...
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