COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions COPYRIGHT All the information and drawings in this manual are the property of Biddle and may not be used (other than for the actual operation of the device), photocopied, duplicated, translated and/or be brought to the attention of third parties without Biddle’s prior written permission.
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual describes the installation, operation and maintenance of the Invisidor Style Compact air curtain unit. The manual also provides information on service and fault conditions. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 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 national and local wiring regulations and/or local statutory...
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions DELIVERY CONTENTS The following items are supplied in the box at delivery. Any missing or damaged parts should be reported to the place of purchase: • Invisidor Style Compact Air Curtain •...
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions TECHNICAL DATA TABLE Rated Current Electrical Heat Power Weight Air Curtain Supply Output Input phase (kg) (V/ph/Hz) (kW) (kW) Ambient Units STYLE C 100 A 230/1/50 0.15 STYLE C 150 A 230/1/50 0.20 STYLE...
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions INSTALLATION Horizontal Style Compact Air Curtain The Invisidor Style Compact Air Curtain should be surface mounted inside the doorway and not exposed to the external environment or moist conditions. It should not be built-in or recessed in any way.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Back and inlet grille panels should only be fitted after all functional tests have been completed and verified (See Commissioning). For multiple air curtains joined together over a doorway a wall bracket must be fitted at each joining point.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Vertical Style Air Curtain The air curtain must be surface mounted within the building and not exposed to the external environment or moist conditions. Do not install the air curtain in a doorway situation where there is a likelihood, or there has been a history of, rain ingress.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Using the foot 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, ensuring all bolts are upright.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Stacking Air Curtains Only a single 1.0m stacking vertical air curtain should be mounted on top of another vertical unit. The maximum overall height for stacking is 2.78m (1.5m + 1.0m vertical). All units higher than 1.5m must be secured with a wall bracket at the top of the stack.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions LPHW Models For LPHW models ensure suitable water mains isolating valves, as detailed below, are fitted to both the flow and return pipework. When fitting the 3-port valve ensure that the pipe connections are fitted as detailed below and are in accordance with the manufacturers leaflet supplied with the valve.
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions MOUNTING AND CONNECTING CONTROLLER Mount the Touch Controller in a convenient position directly to the wall or onto a switch box. Wall Mounting Step 1 Press release button on side of Controller case and pull the back case away. Figure 1.
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions USING THE SYSTEM Basic (Wall Controller) Operation The air curtain can be operated using the wall controller. The wall controller must be connected via RJ communications lead to CCS PCB. Home Speed Up Down On/Off...
Setting up Wifi connectivity 1. Download and install the Biddle air curtain app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store 2. Follow on screen instructions to link the device to your app.
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Remote control Settings Touch Controller with four default software Flag settings provide optional features detailed in Table 2. If required, software Flag values can be changed by entering advanced settings as below. With Controller ON, long press both Up and Down touchpad –...
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions EXTERNAL CONTROLS Remote switch contacts IN0, IN1 Figure 3 Terminals IN0 and IN1 on the CCS PCB inside the air curtain can be used to provide different control strategies using remote volt-free contacts (see Fig 9). This could be to provide remote On/Off from a timer or BMS Digital/Output contact, to work with a door switch or for simple weather compensation control to disable heating when outdoor air temperatures become warmer.
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The Controller must stay plugged-in for the air curtain to keep working. An optional plug-in EEPROM is available from Biddle so the Remote Control can be un- plugged and the air curtain stay working. Visit the Biddle website for details.
NOTE: To promote increased energy saving a more advanced weather compensation control strategy is available from Biddle. 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 Biddle website for details. MULTIPLE AIR CURTAIN SYSTEMS...
INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Optional features WARNING: Isolate and disconnect air curtain from the power source before making any changes. DIP switches on the air curtain CCS PCB (see Fig 6) provide the following optional features, as explained below: •...
COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions NOTE: A range of advanced factory fitted and plug-in control options are available from Biddle to enhance the performance of the CCS PCB inside the air curtain. These include advanced weather compensation ®...
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Instruct customer and hand over Before leaving site, hand over the installation to the customer/end user or their representative. Explain that any person operating the air curtain must be given supervision and instruction by the person responsible for their safety, concerning the safe use of the unit and to understand any hazards involved.
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INVISIDOR STYLE COMPACT AIR CURTAIN: Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions FAULT CONDITIONS Touch Controller Reset Overheat Safety cut-out This is indicated by flashing warning symbol on Touch Controller and a red status LED on the CCS PCB inside the air curtain. To reset a overheat safety cut-out: Step 1 Switch off the electrical supply to the air curtain.
The following servicing and maintenance must be carried out by a competent electrician WARNING: or a Biddle appointed technician. Always disconnect and isolate the mains electrical supply before installing, maintaining or repairing this equipment. With 2.5m vertical air curtains there are two air curtains, one stacked on top of the other.
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