DK System EKOSTER 3 Operation Manual

Temperature controller for a wood gasifying boiler

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TEMPERATURE
CONTROLLER
FOR A WOOD GASIFYING
BOILER
EKOSTER 3
Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR A WOOD GASIFYING BOILER EKOSTER 3 Operation Manual...
  • Page 2 EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller Safety Guidance and Installation Recommendations The controller is intended for operation with wood-gasifying central heating boilers. Installation of the controller should be entrusted to an authorized person. Connect the controller to a safety contact socket.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller Contents 1. Controller Description................2. Description of the Housing Parts............3. Description of Connections..............4. Controller Installation................5. Diagram of the Controller’s Connection to a Heating Installation..6. Main Menu - Structure................7. Servicing Menu - Structure..............
  • Page 4: Controller Description

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 1. Controller Description The EKOSTER 3 controller is intended to control the operation of a wood- gasifying boiler, as well as to enable the central heating pump and the utility hot water (UHW) pump in central heating installations.
  • Page 5: Description Of The Housing Parts

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 2. Description of the Housing Parts 3 4 5 DK SYSTEM EKOSTER 3 1. Display Description of indicator lights 2. Indicator lights 3. Return / STOKING button blowing fan 4. “Up” setting button ( exhaust fan 5.
  • Page 6: Description Of Connections

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 3. Description of Connections yellow and green wire brown wire L blue wire N Fig. 3 Diagrams of connection of the power line to the pumps and ventilators. flue gas flap sensor door sensor R 2,2 kW R 510 W Fig.
  • Page 7: Diagram Of The Controller's Connection To A Heating Installation

    10. UHW heater sensor 5. Exhaust ventilator 11. Room controller Fig. 5 A sample diagram of a heating installation with an EKOSTER 3 controller and no shut-off or protection devices. This cannot substitute for a professional design at the installation site.
  • Page 8: Main Menu - Structure

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 6. Main Menu - Structure MAIN MENU press Temp. Settings UHW settings: Flue Gas Temp. Temperatures 60°÷97° 40°÷70° : 110°÷280° This window is not This window is not visible visible if UHW is inactive if the option is inactive Ekoster 3 Prog.
  • Page 9: Table Of Settings - Main Menu

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 8. Table of Settings - Main Menu Factory Settings Name Unit Settings Range TEMPERATURES boiler °C 60÷97 °C 40÷70 flue gas °C 110÷280 WORK PARAMETERS boiler hysteresis °C 1÷9 central heating pump °C 60÷90 extinction dt °C...
  • Page 10: Descriptions Of Main Screens

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 10. Description of main screens MAIN SCREEN 1 - basic screen 06:25 Temp:47° “ Heating 1.Current hour / week day 2.Measured boiler temperature / Preset temperature 3.Work status: START / STOP/ HEATING / SUSTAINING / STOKING / NO FUEL 4.Temperature increase...
  • Page 11: Setting Of Boiler Work Parameters And Ignition

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 11. First Launch and Clock Setting (cont’d) The first launch of the controller and adaptation thereof to the local conditions and construction requirements, as well as training in operation thereof, shall be performed by an appropriately authorized installation company. The controller is factory set and ready for work.
  • Page 12: Stoking Of Fuel Into The Boiler

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 13. Stoking of Fuel into the Boiler While stoking fuel into the boiler, pause the operation of the air blower. This should be done by pressing ; the symbol will appear onscreen, along with the time countdown to the restart. The necessary time for stoking is set under Servicing Menu / Servicing Parameters / Stoking.
  • Page 13: Main Menu - Programme Version

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 15.1 Preset Boiler Temperature This parameter determines the preset Settings boiler temperature; when it is reached, Temperat. :65° the ventilators will be disabled and the controller will enter the “Sustenance” mode. Range of changes: 60° ÷ 97°...
  • Page 14: Main Menu - Factory Settings

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 17. Main Menu - Factory Settings This function is intended to remove the < Fact. Settings > user’s preset parameters and to restore the factory settings. To enter the settings: Main Menu / Fac- tory Settings Fact.
  • Page 15: Main Menu - Clock

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 19. Main Menu - Clock The CLOCK function enables change of < Clock > the preset hour and week day. The pa- rameter to be changed is selected by pressing , and its value changed by...
  • Page 16: Servicing Menu - Servicing Parameters

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 20.3 Extinction - dt parameter The parameter determines by how many degrees centigrade the boiler temperature Ext. dt : 10° should be lower than the preset value so that the extinction time countdown would begin, followed by shutdown of the boiler - Range of changes: 10°÷30°...
  • Page 17 EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 21.2 Servicing Parameters - Sustaining - Air Flow Power This parameter enables setting of the Vent. Sust. power with which the blower ventilator Air Flow :100% will operate in the Sustaining mode. Range of changes: 1% ÷ 100% Factory setting: 100% 21.3 Servicing Parameters - Sustaining - Ventilator Work...
  • Page 18 21.11 Servicing Parameters - Room Controller This parameter activates cooperation of Room Controller a room controller with the Ekoster 3 controller. The signal from the room controller en- ables or disables the CH pump. Range of changes: yes / no...
  • Page 19: Servicing Menu - Factory Settings

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 22. Servicing Menu - Factory Settings This function is used to remove the pa- < Factory Settings > rameters set by the user and to restore the factory settings. Change of the parameters to factory settings should be...
  • Page 20 EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 24.1 UHW Servicing - Legionella Protection (cont’d) This function is only active when UHW heating mode is on and the “Legionella Protection” function is enabled (the factory setting is “off”). The function is enabled at 1:00 a.m. on Mondays. The boiler is heated to the maximum al- lowable temperature of adjustment (as set in the servicing menu).
  • Page 21: Servicing Menu - Alarms

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 25. Servicing Menu - Alarms This menu enables setting of values the exceeding of which will trigger an alarm. To enter the settings: Servicing Menu < Alarm > / Alarm 25.1 Alarm – Door Opening Sensor...
  • Page 22: Servicing Menu - Maximum Temperature

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 26. Servicing Menu - Maximum Temperature This menu enables setting of the max- < Max. temp. > imum boiler and flue gas temperature values to be set under “Main Menu / Temperatures”. 26.1 Maximum Temperature - Maximum Boiler Temperature This parameter enables setting of a Boiler Temp.
  • Page 23: Freezing Protection Function

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 29. Freezing Protection Function The controller protects the heating installation against freezing, causing per- manent enabling of both pumps of the temperature of water in the system drops to 4 °C or below (the UHW pump will start provided that the controller is working in the utility hot water heating mode).
  • Page 24 EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 30.4 Flue Gas Temperature Exceeded If the flue gas temperature exceeds the 06:25 Temp:88° value set under Max. Temp. / Flue Gas Flue Gas T Temp., the Flue Gas T. message will appear on the screen and an intermit-...
  • Page 25: Technical Specifications

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 31. Technical Specifications Range of the measured temperatures - 9 °C to + 99 °C Range of temperature settings for the boiler + 60 °C to + 97 °C Range of temperature settings for the UHW heater + 40 °C to + 70 °C...
  • Page 26: Recycling Information

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 32. Principles of disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment Disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (appli- cable in European Union states and in other European coun- tries with their own collection systems). This symbol, placed on a product or package thereof (pursuant...
  • Page 27: Flue Gas Flap And Door Opening Sensors

    EKOSTER 3 Boiler Temperature Controller 33. Flue Gas Flap and Door Opening Sensors The controller enables connection of opening sensors for the flue gas flap and the door. This option is activated under “Servicing Menu / Alarms / Door Sen-sor Alarm and Flap Sensor Alarm”.
  • Page 28 ul. Przyjaźni 141 53-030 Wrocław Telephone: 71 333 73 88 Telephone: 71 333 74 36 Facsimile: 71 333 73 31 Email: biuro@dksystem.pl www.dksystem.pl Registry number: 000015633...

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