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A Class Air Source Heat Pump
User Guide
Issue 1.04 - Draft
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User Manual

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  • Page 1 A Class Air Source Heat Pump User Guide Issue 1.04 - Draft 8/60476/0 User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 How the heat pump works 2.1 Tips and advice to follow when using your new heat pump 3 Heating system controller (UI) 3.1 Screensaver mode (when UI controls zone 1 temperature) 3.2 Home screen 3.2.1 Domestic hot water (DHW) 3.2.2 Space heating 3.2.3 Information...
  • Page 3 Additional heating may be required if heat pump is intended to dry out a new or renovated building, as the • initial heat load will be higher than the calculated load. Products not installed with the Dimplex hydraulics packs will not be supported by Dimplex. This includes but is • not limited to thermal stores.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    60-80% of the heat generated by the heat pump comes from the free energy taken from the air, compared to 20-40% generated by the electricity used to power the heat pump. The internal layout of the Dimplex A Class heat pump can be seen in figure 2.
  • Page 5: Heating System Controller (Ui)

    ONTROLLER The controller/user interface that is supplied with the Dimplex A-Class heat pump is used as a heat pump controller as well as a heating and domestic hot water (DHW) controller. It is also the preferred option for use as a temperature control device.
  • Page 6: Screensaver Mode (When Ui Controls Zone 1 Temperature)

    3.1 S CREENSAVER MODE WHEN CONTROLS ZONE TEMPERATURE If the UI is not in use, the screen will switch to screensaver mode after ten seconds, which displays the current and set point temperatures, as shown in figure 3. When using a mechanical thermostat to control temperature in zone 1, the screensaver feature will not be available.
  • Page 7: Comfort Level

    UI, which changes the water input temperature for your entire heating system. Glen Dimplex heat pumps allow for weather compensation, and operate on a heating curve, which will set the flow (water input) temperature automatically depending on outside conditions. The heating curves for each zone in your home would have been set up by the installer during the heat pump installation.
  • Page 8: Settings

    3.3.4 Settings Clicking on the Setting icon will allow you to edit the settings for TIMER options/periods. A list of options will be displayed (Option 1-5). Clicking on one of the options will allow you to change the ON time, OFF time and set point temperature for three individual time periods (per Option), as well as toggling the Quiet mode option ON/OFF.
  • Page 9: Operating Modes And Settings

    3.4.4 Operating Modes and Settings The operating modes for the DHW menu function in almost the same way as the space heating operating modes and share the same icons (see section 3.3.3). The Setting icon for the DHW menu is also the same as that shown on the space heating, however rather than listing Option 1-5, the DHW menu has only three modifiable options;...
  • Page 10: Information Menu

    3.5 I NFORMATION MENU Clicking on the Information icon on the home screen will take you to the information menu. Here, the status of different components of the heating system are displayed. The icons for these components are shown below. If the icons are green, the component is ON.
  • Page 11 3.5.3 Changing outside off temperature You may not require your heat pump to come on in warmer months, when the outside air temperature reaches a certain level. You can change the outside off temperature in the information menu, by entering ‘Login = 998’ as before.
  • Page 12: Temporary Modes

    3.6 T EMPORARY MODES A number of temporary modes can be set which override the operating mode settings. This can be used, for example, if you have set up your heat pump so that it comes on during set hours on weekdays and different set hours during weekends, but would like to turn your heating on at a different time than usual without affecting your day to day settings.

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