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NIBE™ F470
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IHB GB 1540-3
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  • Page 1 Installer manual NIBE™ F470 Exhaust air heat pump IHB GB 1540-3 231494...
  • Page 2 Quick guide Navigation Ok button (confirm/select) Back button (back/undo/exit) Control knob (move/increase/reduce) A detailed explanation of the button functions can be found on page 31. How to scroll through menus and make different settings is described on page 33. Set the indoor climate The mode for setting the indoor temperature is accessed by pressing the OK button twice, when in the start mode in the main menu.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    11 Accessories Adjusting ventilation 12 Technical data 5 Electrical connections Dimensions and setting-out coordinates General Technical specifications Connections Energy labelling Settings Electrical circuit diagram Optional connections Connecting accessories Index 6 Commissioning and adjusting Preparations NIBE™ F470 Table of Contents |...

  • Page 4: Important Information Safety Information

    F470 is CE marked and fulfils IP21. NOTE! Use of silicone seals can hamper the efficiency The CE marking means that NIBE ensures that the of certain types of leak tracing equipment. Components product meets all regulations that are placed on it with built in safety do not need to be isolated before based on relevant EU directives.
  • Page 5 This process may need to be repeated and before any hot work is carried out. The area must several times. Compressed air and oxygen may not be used. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 1 | Important information...
  • Page 6 Fully functioning and calibrated scales must also be to parts. Good practice prescribes that all refrigerant is hand. collected safely. Before the work is carried out, samples Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 7 Warranty and insurance information Return the collected refrigerant to the refrigerant Thank you for installing a new NIBE heat pump in your supplier in the correct collection container and with home. the relevant Waste Transfer Note. Do not mix refriger- ants in collection devices or containers.
  • Page 8 This ensures a controlled ventilation system with heat recovery and offers a high degree of comfort. The discharge air duct work to outside must be insu- lated to ensure condensation does not form in the duct work. Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 9 Setting trim valve, number of turns from closed position Expansion vessel T&P valve Tundish Electricity (page 18) Fuses heat pump Fuses property Outside sensor Room sensor Safety breaker Earth circuit-breaker Miscellaneous Benchmark checklist NIBE™ F470 Chapter 1 | Important information...

  • Page 10: Delivery And Handling

    15 - 40 mm Assembly NOTE Ensure that there is sufficient space (300 mm) Position F470 on a firm base that can take the weight, ■ above the heat pump for installing ventilation preferably on a concrete floor or foundation. Use the hoses.

  • Page 11: Supplied Components

    1. Remove the air treatment hatch by pulling it straight out. 2. Remove the screws from the lower edge of the front cover. 3. Lift the cover out at the bottom edge and up. 4. Pull the hatch towards yourself. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 2 | Delivery and handling...

  • Page 12: The Heat Pump Design

    HQ11 QM21 HQ10 EP13 BT22 XL33 BT21 XL32 BT20 XL31 AA4-XJ4 AA101 XL34 AA100 AA4-XJ3 BT30 BT19 BT18 QM13 QN11 QM11 QM20 LE K QM32 QM31 AA102 GQ10 XL32 XL31 GQ10 Chapter 3 | The heat pump design NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 13 QM 13 Filler valve 2, climate system SF 1 Switch QM 20 Venting, heating medium W130 Network cable for NIBE Uplink QM 21 Venting, supply air coil QM 31 Shut-off valve, heating medium flow Cooling components QM 32 Shut off valve, heating medium return...

  • Page 14: Pipe And Ventilation Connections General Pipe Connections

    Usually, there should not be a problem in installing When the water heater and the climate system have F470 in areas of hard water as the operating temperat- been filled with water, F470 must operate at maximum ure is 50-60 °C.
  • Page 15 Before installing the heat pump in an existing system, System diagram it is important that the system is properly flushed F470 consists of a heat pump, water heater, immersion through. heater, fans, circulation pump and control system.F470 Even if the heat pump is to be installed in a new system, is connected to the ventilation system and heating the heat pump and system should be flushed.

  • Page 16: Dimensions And Pipe Connections

    Pipe dimensions Connection XL1-XL2 Heating medium ext Ø (mm) XL3 Cold water ext Ø (mm) XL4 Hot water ext Ø (mm) XL8 Docking ext. Ø (mm) WM2 Overflow water discharge (mm) Chapter 4 | Pipe and ventilation connections NIBE™ F470...

  • Page 17: Symbol Key

    Shunt / shuttle valve Safety valve Tundish Temperature sensor Expansion vessel Pressure gauge Circulation pump Particle filter Compressor Heat exchanger Heating medium side Connecting the climate system NIBE™ F470 Chapter 4 | Pipe and ventilation connections...

  • Page 18: Supply Air Battery

    If possible, choose a cold day to adjust the trim valve. Installation alternative F470 can be installed in several different ways, some of which are shown below. Further option information is available at www.nibe.co.uk and in the respective assembly instruc- tion for the accessory used.

  • Page 19: General Ventilation Connection

    General ventilation connection Ventilation flow Ventilation installation must be carried out in accord- Connect F470 so that all exhaust air except exhaust air ance with current norms and directives. duct air (kitchen fan) passes the evaporator (EP1) in the heat pump. The lowest ventilation flow must To prevent fan noise being transferred to the ventila- comply with the applicable national standards.

  • Page 20: Electrical Connections

    ■ of the house wiring is carried out. If the building is equipped with an earth-fault ■ breaker, F470 should be equipped with a separate one. If a miniature circuit breaker is used it should have ■ at least motor characteristic “C”. See page 62 for fuse size.
  • Page 21 Use a suitable tool to release/lock cables in the heat Removing the cover, immersion heater circuit pump terminal blocks. board 1. Insert the screwdriver (A) and pry the catch care- fully downwards (B). 2. Angle out the cover and remove it. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 5 | Electrical connections...

  • Page 22: Connections

    If a conduit is used it must be sealed to prevent con- densation in the sensor capsule. Power connection F470 must be installed via an isolator switch with a minimum breaking gap of 3mm. Minimum cable area External F470 must be sized according to the fuse rating used.
  • Page 23 Room sensor F470 is supplied with a room sensor enclosed (BT50). The room sensor has up to three functions: 1. Show current room temperature in F470's display. 2. Option of changing the room temperature in °C. 3. Makes it possible to change/stabilise the room temperature.

  • Page 24: Settings

    AA1-X3 NOTE Switch (SF1) must not be moved to " " or " " AA1-SF2 until F470 has been filled with water. Other- wise the temperature limiter, thermostat and the immersion heater may be damaged. AA1-X7 Power in emergency mode...
  • Page 25 A closed contact results in the electrical output being ted to the correct connection in the software in F470. disconnected. Caution Contact for external tariff blocking...
  • Page 26 Contact for activation of “temporary lux" at full capacity at over capacity (very low price) with An external switch function can be connected to F470 the electricity supplier (effect on the system is set- for activation of the hot water function "temporary table in menu 4.1.5).

  • Page 27: Connecting Accessories

    External circulation pump or hot water circulation pump connected to the buzzer alarm relay as illustrated below. NOTE Mark up any junction boxes with warnings for external voltage. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 5 | Electrical connections...

  • Page 28: Commissioning And Adjusting Preparations

    (QM20) and (QM21) or the safety valve (FL2). 7. Check that there is water in the overflow cup (WM1). If the overflow cup requires topping up: 1. Turn the safety valve (FL1) anticlockwise carefully. Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE™ F470...

  • Page 29: Start-Up And Inspection

    1. Use the control knob to select the help symbol. 2. Press the OK button. The help text often consists of several windows that you can scroll between using the control knob. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
  • Page 30 Power Effekt output Power direct current fan supply air (watt) 90/100% Airflow Luftflöde (l/s) (l/s) Tillgängligt Capacity direct current fan supply air Available pressure tryck (Pa) (Pa) 90/100% Airflow (l/s) Luftflöde (l/s) Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 31 Vent the coil using the venting screw (QM21) NOTE repeatedly in order to ensure the circulation through the coil. Select operating mode "auto" or "manual" when the heat pump is to run on recovery again. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
  • Page 32 Vent the heat pump through venting valve (QM20), and through the supply air coil's venting valve(QM21). When venting, F470 must be off. Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...

  • Page 33: Control - Introduction

    The control knob can be turned to the right or left. You can: ■ scroll in menus and between options. ■ increase and decrease the values. ■ change page in multiple page instructions (for example help text and service info). NIBE™ F470 Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction...

  • Page 34: Menu System

    Setting and scheduling hot water production. See page setting" is active in 4.7. Menu 3 - INFO This symbol indicates whether F470 has contact with NIBE Uplink™. Display of temperature and other operating informa- tion and access to the alarm log. See page 44.
  • Page 35 To select another option: 1. Mark the applicable option. One of the options is pre-selected (white). 2. Press the OK button to confirm the selected option. The selected option has a green tick. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction...
  • Page 36 (at the page number) has been marked. 2. Press the OK button to skip between the steps in the start guide. If the start guide is left on this page it closes automatically in 60 min Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction NIBE™ F470...

  • Page 37: Control - Menus

    Heat is not recovered for example, underfloor heating, may not be from the exhaust air when the compressor is suitable for control using the heat pump's blocked. room sensor. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
  • Page 38 (of setting in menu 1.1). One step is usually enough to change the room temperature by one degree, but in some cases several steps may be required. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 39 Select the heating curve and read off how the supply temperature changes at different outdoor temperat- ures here. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
  • Page 40 Curve 0 is an own heating curve created in menu 1.9.7. systems. "temperature" (heating curve offset) in menu 1.1 must be set to -2. The value in brackets refers to under floor heating ■ systems** installed in concrete floor structures. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 41 ** Under floor heating can be dimensioned very differently. The example above refers to a system where the flow temperature must be approx 35-40 °C resp. 45-50 °C on the coldest day. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
  • Page 42 Default value: 20 °C Menu 1.9.7 - own curve Set the minimum temperature on the supply temper- ature to the climate system. This means that F470 supply temperature never calculates a temperature lower than that set here.
  • Page 43 4 until one of the conditions is no longer met. Caution Night cooling can only be activated when house heating has been deactivated. This is done in menu 4.2. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...

  • Page 44: Menu 2 - Hot Water

    The remaining time for the selected setting is shown to the right. Schedule: The schedule to be changed is selected here. When the time has run out F470 returns to the mode Activated: Scheduling for the selected period is activ- set in menu 2.2.
  • Page 45 During the set periods the hot water cir- culation pump will run according to the settings above. "operating time" decide how long the hot water circu- lation pump must run per operating instance. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...

  • Page 46: Menu 3 - Info

    Menu 3.3 - add. heat info Information about the additional heat's settings, oper- ating status and statistics can be obtained here. No changes can be made. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...

  • Page 47: Menu 4 - Heat Pump

    NOTE Menu 4.1.3 - internet After disconnecting all users none of them can monitor or control your installation via NIBE Here you make settings for connecting F470 to the in- Uplink™ without requesting a new connection ternet. string. NOTE Menu 4.1.3.8 - tcp/ip settings...
  • Page 48 Make settings for the accessory SMS 40 here. Add the mobile numbers that are to have access to change and receive status information from the heat pump. Mobile numbers must include country code e.g. +46 XXXXXXXX. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 49 You can select what icons should be visible when the op. mode door to F470 is closed. You can select up to 3 icons. If Setting range: auto, manual, add. heat only you select more, the ones you selected first will disap- pear.
  • Page 50 If you wish to set similar scheduling for every Caution day of the week start by filling in “all” and then It cannot be set "stop additional heat" higher changing the desired days. than "stop heating". Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 51 Scheduling then stops at the set stop time the day after. Scheduling always starts on the date that the start time is set for. Caution Long term blocking can cause reduced comfort and operating economy. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...

  • Page 52: Menu 5 - Service

    Factory setting stop temp. lux: 58 °C NOTE Incorrect settings in the service menus can stop temp. per. increase damage the heat pump. Setting range: 55 – 70 °C Factory setting: 60 °C Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 53 35 and 45 °C. Here you set the max. electrical output of the internal electrical addition in F470 and the fuse size for the in- Check the max floor temperature with your stallation. floor supplier.
  • Page 54 Menu 5.8 - quick start Mark “search installed acc." and press the OK button It is possible to start the compressor from here. to automatically find connected accessories for F470. Caution Menu 5.3 - accessory settings There must be a heating or hot water demand The operating settings for accessories that are installed to start the compressor.
  • Page 55 Language settings can be made regardless of this selec- tion. NOTE This option locks after 24 hours, restart of dis- play or program updating. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...

  • Page 56: Service

    (FL1) and connect a hose to a draining pump in- with the necessary expertise. stead. Where no draining pump is available, the When replacing components on F470 only water can be released into the overflow cup replacement parts from NIBE may be used.
  • Page 57 12.51 2.399 10.00 2.245 8.045 2.083 6.514 1.916 5.306 1.752 4.348 1.587 3.583 1.426 2.968 1.278 2.467 1.136 2.068 1.007 1.739 0.891 1.469 0.785 1.246 0.691 1.061 0.607 0.908 0.533 0.779 0.469 0.672 0.414 NIBE™ F470 Chapter 9 | Service...
  • Page 58 (always in English) of the most probable update that the update software has selected form the USB F470 is equipped with a USB socket in the display unit. memory. This USB socket can be used to connect a USB memory...
  • Page 59 Setting range: 1 s – 60 min Factory setting range: 5 s Here you can choose how current measurement values from F470 should be saved onto a log file on the USB memory. 1. Set the desired interval between loggings.

  • Page 60: Disturbances In Comfort

    Enter menu 2.2 and select "economy" or "normal". ■ selected in the menu 5.1.4. "Holiday mode" activated in menu 4.7. ■ Enter menu 4.7 and select "Off". ■ External switch for changing the room heating activ- ■ ated. Chapter 10 | Disturbances in comfort NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 61 The heat pump does not call on heating nor hot ■ water. The heat pump defrosts. ■ Temperature conditions tripped. ■ Wait until the temperature condition has been re- ■ set. Minimum time between compressor starts has not ■ been reached. NIBE™ F470 Chapter 10 | Disturbances in comfort...

  • Page 62: Accessories

    Docking kit gas DEH 41 Part no. 066 102 Extra shunt group ECS 40/ECS 41 This accessory is used when F470 is installed in houses with two or more different heating systems that require different supply temperatures. ECS 40 (Max 80 m²) Part no.

  • Page 63: Technical Data

    12 Technical data Dimensions and setting-out coordinates Avoid routing pipes through the Undvik rördragning marked area inom markerat område Ø125 NIBE™ F470 Chapter 12 | Technical data...

  • Page 64: Technical Specifications

    Sound pressure levels Sound pressure level in the boiler house (L dB(A) 47.5-50.5 P(A) Pipe connections Heating medium ext Ø Hot water ext Ø Cold water ext Ø Docking ext Ø Ventilation Ø Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 65 The value varies with the selected fan curve. For more extensive sound data including sound to channels visit www.nibe.eu.. The value can vary with the room’s damping capacity. These values apply with a damping of 4 dB. A20(12) exhaust air flow150 m NIBE™ F470 Chapter 12 | Technical data...

  • Page 66: Energy Labelling

    The reported efficiency of the package also takes the controller into account. If an external supplementary boiler or solar heating is added to the package, the overall efficiency of the package should be recalculated. Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 67 For heat pump combination heater Declared load profile for water heating Water heating energy efficiency ƞ Daily energy consumption 5.92 Daily fuel consumption elec fuel Annual energy consumption 1,299 Annual fuel consumption NIBE™ F470 Chapter 12 | Technical data...

  • Page 68: Electrical Circuit Diagram

    Electrical circuit diagram 1x230V Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F470...
  • Page 69 NIBE™ F470 Chapter 12 | Technical data...
  • Page 70 Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F470...
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  • Page 72 Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F470...
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  • Page 74: Index

    Electrical addition - maximum output, 22 External connection options, 23 Back button, 31 General, 18 Miniature circuit-breaker, 18 Cable lock, 19 NIBE Uplink™, 22 Cleaning the water heater, 54 Optional connections, 22 Cold and hot water, 15 Outdoor sensor, 20 Commissioning and adjusting, 26...
  • Page 75 Cleaning the water heater, 54 Miniature circuit-breaker, 18 Draining the climate system, 54 Draining the hot water heater, 54 Standby mode, 54 NIBE Uplink™, 22 Temperature sensor data, 55 USB service outlet, 56 Setting a value, 33 OK button, 31...
  • Page 76 EXHAUST AIR HEAT PUMP COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST This Commissioning Checklist is to be completed in full by the competent person who commissioned the heat pump and associated equipment as a means of demonstrating compliance with the appropriate Building Regulations and then handed to the customer to keep for future reference. Failure to install and commission this equipment to the manufacturer’s instructions may invalidate the warranty but does not affect statutory rights.
  • Page 77 MAINS PRESSURE HOT WATER STORAGE SYSTEM COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST This Commissioning Checklist is to be completed in full by the competent person who commissioned the storage system as a means of demonstrating compliance with the appropriate Building Regulations and then handed to the customer to keep for future reference. Failure to install and commission this equipment to the manufacturer’s instructions may invalidate the warranty but does not affect statutory rights.
  • Page 78 Service Record It is recommended that your heating system is serviced regularly and that the appropriate Service Interval Record is completed. Service Provider Before completing the appropriate Service Interval Record below, please ensure you have carried out the service as described in the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 79 Återvinning Lämna avfallshanteringen av emballaget till den installatör som installerade produkten eller till särskilda avfallsstationer. När produkten är uttjänt får den inte slängas bland vanligt hushållsavfall. Den ska lämnas in till särskilda avfallsstationer eller till återförsäljare som tillhandahåller denna typ av service. Felaktig avfallshantering av produkten från användarens sida gör att administrativa påföljder tillämpas i enlighet med gällande lagstiftning.
  • Page 80 WS name: Niklas WS version: a4 (working edition) Publish date: 2015-09-10 07:55 NIBE Energy Systems Ltd 3C Broom Business Park Bridge Way Chesterfield S41 9QG Phone 0845 095 1200 Fax 0845 095 1201 info@nibe.co.uk www.nibe.co.uk 231494...

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