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“optiMist” +0300065EN- rel. 1.1 - 29/01/2013

GENERAL WARNINGS

The CAREL Industries humidifi ers are advanced products, whose operation is 
specifi ed in the technical documentation supplied with the product or can 
be downloaded, even prior to purchase, from the website www.carel.com. 
Each CAREL Industries product, in relation to its advanced level of technology, 
requires setup/confi guration/programming/commissioning to be able to 
operate in the best possible way for the specifi c application. The failure to 
complete such operations, which are required/indicated in the user manual, 
may cause the fi nal product to malfunction; CAREL Industries accepts no 
liability in such cases. The customer (manufacturer, developer or installer of 
the fi nal equipment) accepts all liability and risk relating to the confi guration 
of the product in order to reach the expected results in relation to the specifi c 
fi nal installation and/or equipment. CAREL Industries may, based on specifi c 
agreements, acts as a consultant for the installation/commissioning/use of the 
unit, however in no case does it accept liability for the correct operation of the 
humidifi er and the fi nal installation if the warnings or suggestions provided 
in this manual or in other product technical documents are not heeded. In 
addition to observing the above warnings and suggestions, the following 
warnings must be followed for the correct use of the product: 

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: The humidifi er contains live electrical 

components. Disconnect the power supply before accessing inside parts 
or during maintenance and installation.

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DANG

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The humidifi er automatically and constantly 

fi lls/drains certain quantities of water. Malfunctions in the connections or in 
the humidifi er may cause leaks.

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The humidifi 

er contains high temperature 

components and 

delivers steam at 100°C/ 212°F.

IMPORTANT

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The installation of the product must include an earth connection, using the 
special yellow-green terminal available in the humidifi er.

• 

The environmental and power supply conditions must conform to the 
values specifi ed on the product rating labels. 

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The product is designed exclusively to humidify rooms either directly or 
through distribution systems (ducts). 

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Only qualifi ed personnel who are aware of the necessary precautions and 
able to perform the required operations correctly may install, operate or 
carry out technical service on the product. 

• 

Only water with the characteristics indicated in this manual must be used 
for steam production. 

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All operations on the product must be carried out according to the 
instructions provided in this manual and on the labels applied to the 
product. Any uses or modifi cations that are not authorized by the 
manufacturer are considered improper. CAREL Industries declines all 
liability for any such unauthorized use. 

• 

Do not attempt to open the humidifi er in ways other than those specifi ed 
in the manual.

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Observe the standards in force in the place where the humidifi er is installed.

• 

Keep the humidifi er out of the reach of children and animals. 

• 

Do not install and use the product near objects that may be damaged when 
in contact with water (or condensate). CAREL Industries declines all liability 
for direct or indirect damage following water leaks from the humidifi er. 

• 

Do not use corrosive chemicals, solvents or aggressive detergents to clean 
the inside and outside parts of the humidifi er, unless specifi cally indicated 
in the user manual.

• 

Do not drop, hit or shake the humidifi er, as the inside parts and the linings 
may be irreparably damaged.

CAREL Industries adopts a policy of continual development. Consequently, 
CAREL reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any product 
described in this document without prior warning. The technical specifi cations 
shown in the manual may be changed without prior warning. The liability 
of CAREL Industries in relation to its products is specifi ed in the CAREL 
Industries general contract conditions, available on the website www.carel.
com and/or by specifi c agreements with customers; specifi cally, to the extent 
where allowed by applicable legislation, in no case will CAREL Industries, 
its employees or subsidiaries be liable for any lost earnings or sales, losses 
of data and information, costs of replacement goods or services, damage to 
things or people, downtime or any direct, indirect, incidental, actual, punitive, 
exemplary, special or consequential damage of any kind whatsoever, whether 
contractual, extra-contractual or due to negligence, or any other liabilities 
deriving from the installation, use or impossibility to use the product, even 
if CAREL Industries or its subsidiaries are warned of the possibility of such 
damage.

DISPOSAL:

The humidifi er is made up of metal parts and plastic parts. In reference to 
European Union directive 2002/96/EC issued on 27 January 2003 and the 
related national legislation, please note that:

1. 

WEEE cannot be disposed of as municipal waste and such waste must be 
collected and disposed of separately;

2. 

the public or private waste collection systems defi ned by local legislation must 
be used. In addition, the equipment can be returned to the distributor at 
the end of its working life when buying new equipment;

3. 

the equipment may contain hazardous substances: the improper use or 
incorrect disposal of such may have negative eff ects on human health 
and on the environment;

4. 

the symbol (crossed-out wheeled bin) shown on the product or on the 
packaging and on the instruction sheet indicates that the equipment has 
been introduced onto the market after 13 August 2005 and that it must 
be disposed of separately;

5. 

in the event of illegal disposal of electrical and electronic waste, the penalties 
are specifi ed by local waste disposal legislation.

W

arranty on the materials:

 2 years (from the date of production, excluding 

consumables).

A

pproval: 

 the quality and safety of CAREL INDUSTRIES Hqs products are 

guaranteed by the ISO 9001 certifi ed design and production system.

NO POWER 

& SIGNAL 

CABLES 

TOGETHER

READ CAREFULLY IN THE TEXT!

WARNING:

 

separate as much as possible the probe and 
digital input signal cables from the cables carrying 
inductive loads and power cables to avoid possible 
electromagnetic disturbance. 
Never run power cables (including the electrical 
panel wiring) and signal cables in the same 
conduits.

Summary of Contents for optiMist

Page 1: ...I n t e g r a t e d C o n t r o l S o l u t i o n s E n e r g y S a v i n g s optiMist NO POWER SIGNAL CABLES TOGETHER READ CAREFULLY IN THE TEXT User manual evaporative cooling ...

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Page 3: ...animals Do not install and use the product near objects that may be damaged when in contact with water or condensate CAREL Industries declines all liability for direct or indirect damage following water leaks from the humidifier Do not use corrosive chemicals solvents or aggressive detergents to clean the inside and outside parts of the humidifier unless specifically indicated in the user manual Do n...

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Page 5: ...14 3 3 Connections to the pCO 14 3 4 Connections to the terminal board 14 3 5 Remoto ON OFF 14 3 6 Control signals from external voltage free contact humidostat or thermostat type 14 3 7 Modulating control signal 16 3 8 Discharge solenoid valve connection for distribution optional 17 3 9 Water treatment system control 17 3 10 Cumulative alarm relay J15 18 3 11 Alarm inputs from external devices 18...

Page 6: ...n 29 8 7 INFO screens 30 8 8 SET screen 30 8 9 Warnings screen 30 8 10 Main menu 30 8 11 User menu 33 8 12 Installer menu 34 8 13 Maintenance menu 36 9 TABLE OF ALARMS 38 10 WIRING DIAGRAMS 40 10 1 optiMist wiring diagram 40 11 STARTUP 41 11 1 Startup 41 12 MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS 42 12 1 Maintenance procedures 42 12 2 Replacement parts 42 ...

Page 7: ...h section Since it is equipped with an inverter and pressure sensor it manages to control the flow of water produced at any moment thus ensuring maximum precision and minimum energy and water consumption distribution and atomisation system of pipes for transporting the pressurised water which contain the atomisation nozzles and drain valves droplet separator temperature and or humidity probes or co...

Page 8: ...h W 720 mmm 28 5 inch Depth D 410 mmm 16 inch Weight models EC005 53 kg 117 lb models EC010 53 kg 117 lb models EC020 55 kg 121 lb models EC040 55 kg 121 lb models EC080 59 kg 130 lb models EC100 59 kg 130 lb Weight with package models EC005 56 kg 124 lb models EC010 56 kg 124 lb models EC020 58 kg 128 lb models EC040 58 kg 128 lb models EC080 62 kg 137 lb models EC100 62 kg 137 lb Mechanical char...

Page 9: ...controller 5 Trasformer 6 Inverter 7 Fan Fig 1 e Components of the hydraulic section 8 10 12 11 13 14 15 16 4 5 6 1 2 9 3 7 Key 1 Motor 2 Pump 3 Temperature probe 4 Solenoid valve step 1 5 Monometer 6 Temperature valve 7 Solenoid valve step 2 8 Pressure probe 9 Cabinet drain valve 10 Filter case 11 Filter cartdige 12 Pressure reducer 13 Fill solenoid valve 14 Pressure switch 15 Manometer 16 Filter...

Page 10: ...cardboard box remove the protective material and remove the humidifier keeping it vertical at all times Store the packaging in a dry location cardboard boxes pallets bolts and fillers so that they may be reused humidity 20 80 RH non condensing temperature 1 40 C 1 8 Positioning the cabinet The humidifier should be positioned so as to guarantee the following open the front panel access to the inside p...

Page 11: ...ngingittotheright inthedirection of the arrow Fig 1 i 1 11 Components and accessories Once having opened the packaging check the following are includedi opening key kit of screws with plugs for wall mounting inside the cabinet cable glands for the electrical connections tool for opening the water filter casing wall fit brackets ferrite see par 3 4 user manual Fig 1 j Fig 1 k ...

Page 12: ...psofabout30cm not supplied by Carel 2 Inthecaseoftworacksoronetwo steprack mountthepipesparallel avoiding any contact 3 In laying the pipes avoid conditions that could cause the water to stagnate with the system is halted Connect an expansion tank not supplied by CAREL SpA with a capacity of at least 5 litres upstream from the cabinet in order to prevent water hammering which can damage the system...

Page 13: ... that evaporative humidifiers be supplied with fresh water as indicated in directive 98 83 EC having the following characteristics electrical conductivity 100 S cm total hardness 5 fH 50 ppm CaCO3 6 5 pH 8 5 chloride content 20 mg l silica content 5 mg l Note 1 If demineralised water is not available softened water may be used In this case in order to limit the aggressiveness of softened water a mi...

Page 14: ...OFF IEC GO Evaporative cooling control signals from external voltage free contact thermostat type ON OFF PR GO Humidification winter or evaporative cooling summer priority REC GO Recovery activation IEC signal type ON OFF ROAL GO Water treatment system alarm signal ROW GO Water treatment system anomaly warning signal BKUP GO Backup cabinet signal FLUX GO Air flow switch SC GO Droplet separator clogg...

Page 15: ...irect winter DEC humidification J9 J24 J2 J3 2 DEC G0 1 G M out H G G0 Vterm GND 5Vdc GND VDC B1 B2 B3 B4 BC4 B5 BC5 Fig 3 i Key 1 humidistat ON OFF 2 humidity temperature limit probe ON OFF and limit probe control CH CT For evaporative cooling indirect humidifcation IEC J2 J6 B6 B7 B8 GND IEC G0 1 2 VDC G M out H Fig 3 j Key 1 humidostat ON OFF 2 humidity temperature limit probe or signal ON OFF a...

Page 16: ... can be avoided Modulating control with external controller contr P For humidification direct evaporative cooling DEC 0 1 V 0 10 V 2 10 V 0 20 mA 4 20 mA SERIAL CARD J9 J24 J2 J3 J4 FIELD CARD 1 G G0 Vterm GND 5Vdc GND VDC B1 B2 B3 B4 BC4 B5 BC5 REF OUT Fig 3 l Key 1 external controller Connections Cabinet optiMist External controller J2 B1 OUT GND Reference Shield Per raffrescamento evaporativo IEC...

Page 17: ...re limit probe 2 humidity probe CONNECTIONS Cabinet optiMist Humidity sensor Ambient humidity probe J2 B1 OUT H B2 OUT H T Vdc G GND Reference shield For evaporative cooling IEC J2 J6 B6 B7 B8 GND 1 2 G M out H G M out H Fig 3 s Modulating control with ambient temperature probe and flow limit signal TF control 0 1 V 0 10 V 2 10 V 0 20 mA 4 20 mA For evaporative cooling indirect humidifcation IEC J...

Page 18: ... of the main control BMS control by supervisor The HBT control allows the activation of the backup cabinet keeping controlled the heartbeat digital output HBT of the main Optimist Wiring the digital contact HBT with the BKUP input of the backup cabin the backup function check if the heartbeat is active BKUP contact closed If the signal dies BKUP contact opened the backup cabin starts working The B...

Page 19: ...nconnected R 0 1 13 13 mAl_Probe1_Broken Alarm I E C main probe broken or unconnected R 0 1 14 14 mAl_Probe2_Broken Alarm I E C limit probe broken or unconnected R 0 1 15 15 mAl_Probe6_Broken Alarm I E C main probe broken or unconnected R 0 1 16 16 mAl_Probe7_Broken Alarm I E C limit probe broken or unconnected R 0 1 17 17 mAl_Probe5_Broken Alarm AUX probe broken or unconnected R 0 1 18 18 Clock_E...

Page 20: ... W 0 1 60 60 En_Scheduler Enable time scheduler R W 0 1 0 61 61 En_Reg_From_Superv HUMIDIFICATION enable regulation by supervisor R W 0 1 0 62 62 En_Reg_EC_From_Superv I E C enable regulation by supervisor R W 0 1 0 63 63 Heat_Recovery_Active_BMS Enable heat recovery by supervisor R W 0 1 0 64 64 En_Defrost Enable anti freeze function R W 0 1 0 65 65 RESET_ALARMS Request to reset clear alarm memor...

Page 21: ...day_type Thursday scheduling 0 P1 1 P2 2 P3 always ON 3 P4 always OFF R W 0 3 0 46 254 friday_type Friday scheduling 0 P1 1 P2 2 P3 always ON 3 P4 always OFF R W 0 3 0 47 255 saturday_type Saturday scheduling 0 P1 1 P2 2 P3 always ON 3 P4 always OFF R W 0 3 0 48 256 Sunday_type Sunday scheduling 0 P1 1 P2 2 P3 always ON 3 P4 always OFF R W 0 3 0 49 257 BMS_Time_Offline Waiting time before supervisor...

Page 22: ...ressure that if it exceeds 15 bar will activate other atomising nozzles from the second modulation step with a subsequent decrease in the pressure bringing it within the optimum range Similarly if the humidification request decreases the flow rate and thus the pressure will decrease and if the latter approaches 4 bars some nozzles will be closed so that the pressure returns within the optimum atomis...

Page 23: ...ss steel filtering material They are available in 3 sizes in height and width of the modules the combination of which leads to 9 standard modules 5 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM This paragraph briefly describes the distribution and atomisation systems for AHUs rack and droplet separator and for rooms These are described in detail in the optiMist distribution systems manual Fig 5 a Fig 5 b 5 1 Distribution and...

Page 24: ... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 mm 527 679 831 1022 1174 1326 1478 1630 1820 1972 2124 2276 2428 2618 2770 2922 3074 3226 no separators 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 type separators 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 Tab 5 b There are 324 possible combinations identified by the following coding Example ECDS000710 width 07 mm1126 height 10 mm1...

Page 25: ...ation and is then used to cool the fresh outside air using an air air heat exchanger as shown in the following figure 6 1 Main advantages of optiMist The main advantages of optiMist are Highly reduced electrical consumption about 1 Watt for every litre hour of humidification capacity Maximum capacity 1000 kg h Loading solenoid valves for the distribution system inside the cabinet Excellent humidifica...

Page 26: ... Below is the diagram of operation with proportional control 100 max 1 2 3 4 5 5 Fig 7 b Key 1 production 2 external request 3 maximum production 4 minimum production CH CT control operation in on off mode based on a voltage free external contact for example a humidistat The capacity will thus be either the maximum set or nothing depending on the status of the external contact and is limited based ...

Page 27: ...wise there is a risk that the probe could get wet thus constantly detecting humidity values close to the saturation point The humidity probe will further limit the maximum request TT CONTROL This type of control is used to modulate the capacity water flow rate with a temperature control probe and a temperature limit probe The control probe is usually installed in the centre of the room and the limi...

Page 28: ...he indirect evaporative cooling contribution control at the same time ATTENTION the operation of the two zones is mutually exclusive the two zones therefore will never work at the same time Selecting the active zone will depend upon a the priority assigned by digital input ID4 closed contact for I E C open contact for Humidification see section 3 x b the current request for humidity cooling Once th...

Page 29: ... this procedure is correctly completed the machine will be ready to operate Access to the Wizard section will then be possible through the Installer Menu Wizard or when the machine is restarted if the option Show Wizard at start up has not been disabled 8 5 Keypad 6 4 5 3 2 1 Fig 8 a button function 1 alarm list active alarms and reset any alarms present 2 PRG return to the main screen from the ma...

Page 30: ...h pressure kg h lb h Prod max red IEC Maximum production due to reduction for high pressure kg h lb h Tab 8 e Whenever the optiMist humidifier is configured to control the section dedicated to Evaporative Cooling IEC and the heat recovery activation is giving by an analog signal the value of that signal will be shown in screen Info 3 3 8 8 SET screen This is used to set the main values for the humid...

Page 31: ...S INLET Check time Retries every 3 Special pump functions 1 2 FILLING Enable valve delay Duration Automatic washing Mode only draining washing daily periodic washing Hour of the day time Duration 3 Special pump functions 2 2 Enable valve delay Valve delay Min Ton step 2 Menu Zona 1 Config Inputs 1 8 Installation type 1 Config Inputs 2 8 HUMIDIFICATION Operation type Control Signal Signal Type Min ...

Page 32: ... 6 10 EVAPORATIVE COOLING Operation type Control Signal Signal Type Min Max Offset 3 Wizard 7 10 Limit signal Signal Type Type only if flow limit Min Max Offset 3 Wizard 8 10 Heat recovery activation Min Max Offset Ist On Off only if heat recovery from ANALOG INLET 3 Wizard 9 10 Connection control HUMIDIFICATION Main Limit EVAPORATIVE COOLING Main Limit 3 Wizard 10 10 Show wizard at start up Confi...

Page 33: ...m threshold 40 C 100 rH C o F o rH Alarm delay Alarm signalling delay 0 99 1 min Tab 8 j Submenu 2 Clock Display Description Range Hour Setting the time on the internal clock Day Setting the day on the internal clock Month Setting the month on the internal clock Year Setting the year on the internal clock Format Setting data format dd mm yy mm dd yy Week day Day of the week corresponding to the da...

Page 34: ...m logic Water treatment inlet alarm logic N C N O N C Water treatment warning logic Water treatment inlet Warning logic N C N O N C Tab 8 p Display Description Range Def UoM WATER SUPPLY 2 2 TEST PRESS INLET Check time Water presence verification duration 0 999 15 s Retries every Delay before the next verification 0 999 15 s Tab 8 q Submenu 1 Pump Menu 3 Special functions Display Description Range D...

Page 35: ... dedicated to setting that signal Display Description Range Def UoM Config Inputs 6 8 EVAPORATIVE COOLING Heat recove ry activa tion from Recovery signal origin selection Digital or analog input or supervision contact Digital contact Min Minimum control signal value 0 to 100 0 Max Maximum control signal value 0 to 100 100 Offset Probe reading correction offset 0 to 100 0 Ist Hysteresis type selectio...

Page 36: ...essed on start up or through the Installer menu the fundamental machine start up parameters can be set The screens in this section recall the parameter settings mainly covered in the sections Input configuration and Distribution System shown previously 8 13 Maintenance menu Attenzione le operazioni descritte in questo menu devono essere esclusivamente eseguite da personale qualifi cato From the main...

Page 37: ...t the system must generate 0 100 0 Manual controls to all I O Manual setting of the optiMist outputs and inputs Tab 8 ao Submenu 5 System status info Display Description Range Def UoM SYSTEM STATUS INFO System status Current machine status Standby empty Standby full production washing slowing initialisation Tab 8 ap Submenu 6 Hour gauge Display Description Range Def UoM HOUR GAUGE Pump hours Pump ...

Page 38: ...ing the defrost Droplet separator clogged alarm droplet separator clogged check the status of the droplet separator s manual active Stop production on signalgivenbya differentialpressureswitch thatseesanupstream downstreampressure differenceforthedroplet separator Whenthere are2dropletseparators Humidification IEC 2 pressureswitcheswillbe connectedinseries P selectable delayselectable High pressure w...

Page 39: ... threshold check the parameter setting manual not active signal only on Active only if limit probe is present and set to humidity High temperature main probe IEC alarm value measured by the main probe is greater than the humidity alarm threshold check the parameter setting manual not active signal only on Low temperature main probe IEC alarm value measured by the main probe is less than the humidi...

Page 40: ...8 IDC1 C9 NO9 NO10 NO11 C9 NC12 C12 NO12 NO13 C13 NC13 B6 B7 B8 GND ID9 ID10 ID11 ID12 IDC9 CT winter HT summer CT summer ROAL SW allarm LP T AUX uscita prop per slave ID13H ID13 ID13C ID14 ID14H BELIMO FLUX ON OFF REMOTO ROAL SW warning BACK UP LIVELLO REC H2O Segnale da attuatore serranda recupero F Filtro Anti disturbo Noise Free Filter Tabella Fusibili Fuses Table F1 F2 12A F 10 3x38 600V F3 F...

Page 41: ...4 f Connect the connection pipe s between the cabinet G1 2 f and the distribution system G1 2 f of the pressurized water outlet of the pump towards the lower orifice connect the control signals and check that the control settings are compatible Connect the discharge solenoid valve to the related clamps Connect the electric supply cable to the appropriate clamps L N PE 9 Open the manual water valve ...

Page 42: ... solenoid valve kit N A water drain MCKFSVBC00 solenoid valve kit N C water drain ECKMA10000 manometer 0 to 12 bars glycerine ECKMA25000 manometer 0 to 25 bars glycerine ACKPS00000 Pressure switch kit NW UAKRID00000 Water pressure reducer kit EC050 400 ACKR100000 Water pressure reducer kit EC800 1K0 ECKP000500 Pump kit 50 l h NW ECKP001000 Pump kit 100 l h NW ECKP002000 Pump kit 200 l h NW ECKP004...

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