Page 2
A detailed explanation of the button functions can be found on page 42. How to scroll through menus and make different settings is described on page 44. The mode for setting the indoor temperature is reached, when in the start mode in the main menu, by pressing the OK button twice.
Marking This heat pump is CE marked and fulfils IP21. The CE marking means that NIBE ensures that the product meets all regulations that are placed on it based on relev- ant EU directives. The CE mark is obligatory for most products sold in the EU, regardless where they are made.
F1245 should be transported and stored vertically in a Approx 50 mm free space is required in order to open dry place. When being moved into a building, F1245 may the side hatches. The hatches do not need to be opened be leant back 45 °.
1. Remove the screws from the upper and lower edges. 2. Twist the cover slightly outward. 3. Move the cover backwards and slightly to the side. 4. Pull the cover to one side. 5. Pull the cover forwards. Chapter 2 | Delivery and handling NIBE™ F1245...
1. Remove the cover of the junction box according to the description on page 18. 2. Grip the handle and pull the insulation carefully to- wards you as illustrated. 2. Grip the handle and pull straight out as illustrated. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 2 | Delivery and handling...
Serial number plate UB 1 Cable gland, incoming electricity UB 2 Cable gland UB 3 Cable gland, rear side, sensor Designations in component locations according to standard IEC 81346-1 and 81346-2. Chapter 3 | The heat pump design NIBE™ F1245...
Input circuit board Designations in component locations according to AA 8 Sacrificial anode card* standard IEC 81346-1 and 81346-2. FA 1 Miniature circuit-breaker FB 1 Motor cut-out** FD 1 Temperature limiter/Emergency mode thermostat NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 3 | The heat pump design...
Page 12
X 301 Terminal block X 302 Terminal block ** 1x230 V, 3x230 V 6-10 kW has auxiliary switch for motor cut-out. Designations in component locations according to standard IEC 81346-1 and 81346-2. Chapter 3 | The heat pump design NIBE™ F1245...
F1245 is not equipped with external shut off valves; these in the compressor. The refrigerant, of which the temper- must be installed to facilitate any future servicing.
1. Disconnect the pipe at the top connection. 2. Angle the pipe in the desired direction. 3. If necessary, cut the pipe to the desired length. * Can be angled for side connection. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 4 | Pipe connections...
A climate system is a system that regulates indoor comfort brine pump (Alt. 1). with the help of the control system in F1245 and for ex- If the level vessel cannot be placed at the highest point ample radiators, underfloor heating/cooling, fan con- an expansion vessel must be used (Alt.
Ventilation recovery Docking alternatives The installation can be supplemented with the exhaust F1245 can be connected in several different ways, some air module NIBE FLM to provide ventilation recovery. of which are shown below. Pipes and other cold surfaces must be insulated with Further option information is available at www.nibe.eu...
The ECS 40 accessory is required for this connection. The POOL 40 accessory is required for this connection. Pool Chapter 4 | Pipe connections NIBE™ F1245...
Disconnect the heat pump before insulation testing the house wiring. F1245 is not reconnectable between 1-phase and 3- phase, neither is it reconnectable between 3x230V and 3x400V. If the building is equipped with an earth-fault breaker, F1245 should be equipped with a separate one.
2. Insert the screwdriver (A) and pry the catch carefully downwards (B). 3. Angle out the cover and remove it. 1. Insert the screwdriver (A) and pry the catch carefully downwards (B). 2. Angle out the cover and remove it. Chapter 5 | Electrical connections NIBE™ F1245...
With the incorrect phase sequence, the com- pressor does not start and an alarm is displayed. F1245 must be installed via an isolator switch with a minimum breaking gap of 3mm. Minimum cable area must be dimensioned according to the fuse rating used.
Page 22
Externt F1245 If you wish to connect external operating voltage for the control system to F1245 on the immersion heater circuit board (AA1) the edge connector at AA1:X2 must be moved toAA1:X9 (as illustrated). When connecting external operating voltage for the...
Room sensor Settings F1245 is delivered with a room sensor supplied (BT50). The room temperature sensor has up to three functions: 1. Show current room temperature in the heat pump's display. 2. Option of changing the room temperature in °C.
The load monitor is not connected. NOTE Switch (SF1) must not be moved to " " or " " until F1245 has been filled with water. Other- wise the temperature limiter, thermostat, com- pressor and the immersion heater can be dam- aged.
(FD1-BT30). It can be set to 35 (pre-set, for for the three current sensors. example underfloor heating) or 45 °C (for example radi- The size of the property’s main fuse is set in menu 5.1.12. ators). Inkommande el Elcentral Värmepump NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 5 | Electrical connections...
In those cases external blocking of heat is used, this can If an external switch function or sensor is connec- ted to F1245, the function to use input or output be connected to terminal block X6 on the input card must be selected in menu 5.4, see page 65.
The external contact function functions only if the accessory FLM is installed and activated. An external contact function can be connected to F1245 for activation of one of the four fan speeds. The switch must be potential free and connected to the selected in- put (menu 5.4, see page 65) on terminal block X6 on the...
Connecting accessories Instructions for connecting accessories are in the installa- tion instructions provided for the respective accessory. See page 75 for the list of the accessories that can be used with F1245. Chapter 5 | Electrical connections NIBE™ F1245...
6. Start the filling pump. and the tap can be closed. 7. Fill until liquid enters the return pipe. 8. Vent the brine system with venting valve on F1245. Filling and venting the climate system 9. Close the valves on the filler connector.
Connection, brine out pump’s control system. The start guide will be described under the following Symbol key points step-by-step. Symbol Meaning Shut-off valve Safety valve Level vessel Expansion vessel Pressure gauge Particle filter Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE™ F1245...
Page 31
You can use “10 days continuous" at start-up to obtain continuous circulation during a start- up time in order to make it easier to bleed the system. Information about the start guide for the heat pump is shown here. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
Page 32
Continuous operation. Here you set the max. electrical output of the internal electrical addition in F1245 and the fuse size for the in- stallation. Here you can also check which current sensor is installed on which incoming phase to the property (this requires current sensors to be installed, see page 23).
Mark “search installed acc." and press the OK button to Here you can set a factor that determines how much the automatically find connected accessories for F1245. supply temperature is to be affected by the difference between the desired room temperature and the actual Caution room temperature.
Page 34
Set how many months should pass before the heat pump informs that it is time to clean the filter in NIBE FLM. Clean NIBE FLM's air filter regularly, how often depends on the amount of dust in the ventilation air. Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE™...
Page 35
External addition with shunt is then for ex- ample wood/oil/gas/pellet boiler. For the shunt you can set shunt amplification and shunt waiting time. See the accessory installation instructions for function description. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
Page 36
In addition, it requires installed. either the accessory to be installed or that F1245 has an integrated function for cooling. start temp min.
Page 37
Here you can set how long F1245 is to wait before it re- turns to heating mode when the cooling demand has This part of the start guide is only displayed if the altern- ceased or vice versa.
23 Setting time and date Set the minimum temperature on the supply temperature to the climate system. This means that F1245 never cal- culates a temperature lower than that set here. If there is more than one climate system the setting can be made separately for each system.
Page 39
49. Setting automatic heating controls with diagram The diagrams are based on the dimensioned outdoor temperature in the area and the dimensioned supply temperature of the climate system. When these two val- NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
Set the speed of the brine pump in menu 5.1.9, see page the user manual. Read off what speed the brine pump should have from 30 Complete the start guide the diagrams below. Tillgängligt tryck Eleffekt F1245 5 kW Tillgängligt tryck, kPa Eleffekt, W P100% 100% P90% P70%...
F1245 8 kW Pump capacity diagrams, heating medium side Tillgängligt tryck, kPa Eleffekt, W To set the correct flow in the climate system the correct P100% speed must be set for the heating medium pump in the P90% different operating conditions.
F1245 8 and 12 kW Readjusting, venting, heat medium side Tillgängligt tryck, kPa Air is initially released from the hot water and venting Eleffekt, W may be necessary. If gurgling sounds can be heard from the heat pump or climate system, the entire system will P100% require additional venting.
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). Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction NIBE™ F1245...
3.1 that you should note. These two symbols indicate whether the compressor or addition is blocked in F1245. These can, for example, be blocked depend- ing on which operating mode is selected in menu 4.2, if blocking is scheduled in menu 4.9.5 or if an alarm has occurred that...
To select another option: Mark the applicable option. One of the options is pre-selected (white). Press the OK button to confirm the selected option. The selected option has a green tick. Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction NIBE™ F1245...
1. Turn the control knob until one of the arrows in the top left corner (at the page number) has been marked. 2. Press the OK button to skip between the steps in the start guide. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction...
Setting the desired value. The new value is shown on the rated cooling function this is shown in the display with right-hand side of the symbol in the display. an extra tab. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Page 49
You can also schedule a longer period during a selected If you wish to set similar scheduling for every period (vacation) in menu 4.7. day of the week start by filling in “all” and then changing the desired days. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
Page 50
If you wish to set similar scheduling for every day of the week start by filling in “all” and then changing the desired days. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
+2 steps increases the and therefore the indoor temperature. You can select supply temperature by 5 °C at all outdoor temperatures. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
Page 52
0 to 15, the greater the number, the steeper the slope and the greater the supply temper- ature. Heating curve 0 means that own curve (menu 1.9.7) is used. 5. Press the OK button to exit the setting. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Page 53
+40 °C. F1245 then attempts to get as close to the set temperature as possible. time betw. switch heat/cool Here you can set how long F1245 is to wait before it re- turns to heating mode when the cooling demand has ceased or vice versa.
Page 54
Caution Setting range: -40 – 30 °C This setting option only appears if a room tem- perature sensor is connected to F1245 and has Default value: 0 °C been activated. change in curve Setting range: -10 – 10 °C...
(menu 4.7), otherwise it displays "off". setting. advanced Setting periodic increase in the hot water When the time has run out F1245 returns to the mode temperature. set in menu 2.2. Select “off" to switch off temporary lux Menu 2.2 - comfort mode...
Page 56
Scheduling always starts on the date that the start time is set for. Menu 2.9 - advanced Menu advanced has orange text and is intended for the advanced user. This menu has several sub-menus. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
The average outdoor temperature is only shown if a room knob to scroll between the pages. temperature sensor/room unit is installed. Symbols in this menu: Otherwise, if an exhaust air module (NIBE FLM) is installed, the exhaust air temperature is shown. Compressor Heating...
When the pool temperature drops below the set start time & date Setting current time and date. temperature and there is no hot water or heating require- ment, F1245 starts pool heating. language Select the language for the display here. The status information shows the selected language.
Page 59
This menu has several sub-menus. achieved. Menu 4.3 - my icons You can select what icon should be visible when the door to F1245 is closed. You can select up to 3 icons. If you NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
Page 60
Caution It cannot be set "stop additional heat" higher than "stop heating". Caution In systems where heating and cooling share the same pipes "stop heating" cannot be set higher than "start cooling". Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Page 61
Caution If the stop time is before the start time it means that the period extends past midnight. Scheduling always starts on the date that the start time is set for. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
(AA3). factory setting service Total reset of all settings (including settings available to the user ) to default values. forced control Forced control of the different compon- ents in the heat pump. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Page 63
Default value: 60 °C Set the maximum supply temperature for the climate system here. If the installation has more than one climate system, individual maximum flow temperatures can be set for each system. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
Page 64
The brine pump starts 20 seconds before alarm. and stops at the same time as the compressor. continuous: Continuous operation. 10 days continuous: Continuous operation for 10 days. Then the pump shifts to intermittent operation. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Page 65
Set the operating mode of the heating medium pump Here you set the max. electrical output of the internal here. electrical addition in F1245 and the fuse size for the in- stallation. auto: The heating medium pump runs according to the current operating mode for F1245.
Page 66
NIBE FLM. Clean NIBE FLM's air filter regularly, how often depends on the amount of dust in the ventilation air. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™...
Page 67
Set the function for under floor drying here. You can set up to seven period times with different cal- culated flow temperatures. If less than seven periods are to be used, set the remaining period times to 0 days. NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...
Page 68
The date, time and ID no. (unique to certain settings) and the new set value is shown for every change. NOTE The change log is saved at restart and remains unchanged after factory setting. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE™ F1245...
Emergency mode NOTE Switch (SF1) must not be moved to " " or " " until F1245 has been filled with water. Other- wise the temperature limiter, thermostat, com- pressor and the immersion heater can be dam- aged. Emergency mode is used in event of operational interfer- ence and in conjunction with service.
If the entire climate system requires draining, do this as follows: 1. Connect a hose to the bleed valve (QM1) and open 1. Shut off F1245 by setting the switch (SF1) to " ". the valve. Some liquid will run out. 2. Open the service cover.
Page 72
(AA1) using a screwdriver. At reinstallation, the supplied O-rings must re- Disconnect the connector (D) from the joint circuit place the existing ones at the connections to the board (AA100). heat pump (see image). Chapter 9 | Service NIBE™ F1245...
F1245 from NIBE. F1245 is equipped with a USB socket in the display unit. The fact box at the top of the display shows information This USB socket can be used to connect a USB memory...
Page 74
1. Set the desired interval between loggings. 2. Tick “activated". 3. Mark “read log settings" and press the OK button. 4. The present values from F1245 are saved in a file in the USB memory at the set interval until “activated" is unticked.
This curve offset of the heat curve. If the room temper- can mean that the heat pump's compressor is not run- ature is only low in cold weather the curve slope NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 10 | Disturbances in comfort...
This part of the fault-tracing chapter only applies if the menu 1.9.1 (heating curve) needs to be adjusted NIBE FLM accessory is installed. down. Not enough water in the water seal.
ECS 41 Part No. 067 099 pump** or external circulation pump is connected to Free cooling PCS 44 F1245 at the same time that the buzzer alarm is activated (see page 75). Part no. 067 063 Kit for accessories card is included in most accessories Exhaust air module FLM that require it.
12 Technical data Dimensions and setting-out coordinates *Because the angle of the brine pump pipes consists of a flex hose, the pipes can be adjusted several cm in height at the side connection. Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F1245...
Page 84
°C, the remainder (up to 70 °C) is obtained using the the power supplier before purchasing the equipment. additional heat. With feet dismantled the height is approx. 1930 mm. 12 kW 3x400V, 8-12 kW 1x230V °C °C Other °C °C Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE™ F1245...
Connecting the climate system, 14 Docking alternatives, 15 Helping the circulation pump to start, 68 Extra electric hot water heater, 15 Help menu, 45 Free cooling, 15 Hot water circulation, 25 Ground water system, 16 NIBE™ F1245 Chapter 13 | Item register...
Page 86
USB service outlet, 71 Removing parts of the insulation, 7 Removing the cover, base board, 18 Working range heat pump, 82 Removing the cover, immersion heater circuit board, 18 Removing the covers, 6 Chapter 13 | Item register NIBE™ F1245...
Page 88
NIBE AB Sweden Järnvägsgatan 40 Box 14 SE-285 21 Markaryd info@nibe.se www.nibe.eu 0 3 1 6 3 7...