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6 Troubleshooting

Operation manual

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08S18+23DA
Daikin Altherma – Low temperature split
4P495247-1B – 2017.12

WARNING

▪ Do NOT pierce or burn refrigerant cycle parts.

▪ Do NOT use cleaning materials or means to accelerate

the  defrosting  process  other  than  those  recommended
by the manufacturer.

▪ Be  aware  that  the  refrigerant  inside  the  system  is

odourless.

WARNING

The  refrigerant  inside  the  unit  is  mildly  flammable,  but
normally  does  NOT  leak.  If  the  refrigerant  leaks  in  the
room  and  comes  in  contact  with  fire  from  a  burner,  a
heater, or a cooker, this may result in fire, or the formation
of a harmful gas.

Turn  off  any  combustible  heating  devices,  ventilate  the
room,  and  contact  the  dealer  where  you  purchased  the
unit.

Do  NOT  use  the  unit  until  a  service  person  confirms  that
the  part  from  which  the  refrigerant  leaked  has  been
repaired.

5.2

To find the contact/helpdesk
number

1

Go to [8.3]: Information > Dealer information.

6

Troubleshooting

6.1

To display the help text in case of
a malfunction

In  case  of  a  malfunction,  the  following  will  appear  on  the  home
screen depending on the severity:

: Error

: Malfunction

You  can  get  a  short  and  a  long  description  of  the  malfunction  as
follows:

1

Press the left dial to open the main menu and go to
Malfunctioning.

Result: 

A short description of the error and the error

code is displayed on the screen.

2

Press   in the error screen.

Result: 

A long description of the error is displayed

on the screen.

6.2

Symptom: You are feeling too cold
(hot) in your living room

Possible cause

Corrective action

The desired room temperature is
too low (high).

Increase (decrease) the desired
room temperature.

If the problem recurs daily, do
one of the following:

▪ Increase  (decrease)  the  room

temperature preset value.

▪ Adjust  the  room  temperature

schedule.

Possible cause

Corrective action

The desired room temperature
cannot be reached.

Increase the desired leaving
water temperature in accordance
with the heat emitter type.

6.3

Symptom: The water at the tap is
too cold

Possible cause

Corrective action

You ran out of domestic hot
water because of unusual high
consumption.

If you immediately need domestic
hot water, activate the DHW tank
Powerful operation. However,
this consumes extra energy.

If you can wait, overrule
(increase) the active or next
scheduled desired temperature
so that more hot water will be
produced exceptionally.

If the problems recurs daily, do
one of the following:

▪ Increase 

the 

DHW 

tank

temperature preset value.

▪ Adjust 

the 

DHW 

tank

temperature 

schedule.

Example: 

Program 

to

additionally 

heat 

up 

the

DHW  tank  to  a  preset  value
(Eco  setpoint  =  lower  tank
temperature) during the day.

The desired DHW tank
temperature is too low.

6.4

Symptom: Heat pump failure

When  the  heat  pump  fails  to  operate,  the  backup  heater  can  serve
as  an  emergency  heater  and  either  automatically  or  non-
automatically take over the heat load.

▪ When auto emergency is set to Automatic and a heat pump failure

occurs,  the  backup  heater  will  automatically  take  over  the  heat
load and the domestic hot water production.

▪ When  auto  emergency  is  set  to  Manual  and  a  heat  pump  failure

occurs,  the  domestic  hot  water  and  space  heating  operation  will
stop and need to be recovered manually via the user interface. To
recover  operation  manually,  go  to  the  Malfunctioning  main  menu
screen,  where  the  user  interface  will  then  ask  you  to  confirm
whether the backup heater can take over the heat load or not.

When  the  heat  pump  fails, 

  or 

  will  appear  on  the  user

interface.

Possible cause

Corrective action

Heat pump is damaged.

See 

"6.1 To display the help text

in case of a malfunction" on
page 11

.

INFORMATION

When  the  backup  heater  takes  over  the  heat  load,
electricity consumption will be considerably higher.

7

Disposal

NOTICE

Do  NOT  try  to  dismantle  the  system  yourself:  the
dismantling  of  the  system,  treatment  of  the  refrigerant,  oil
and  other  parts  MUST  comply  with  applicable  legislation.
Units  MUST  be  treated  at  a  specialised  treatment  facility
for reuse, recycling and recovery.

Summary of Contents for Altherma EHVZ-D6VG

Page 1: ...Operation manual Daikin Altherma Low temperature split English Operation manual Daikin Altherma Low temperature split EHVZ04S18DA6V G EHVZ08S18DA6V G EHVZ08S23DA6V G EHVZ08S18DA9W G EHVZ08S23DA9W G ...

Page 2: ... to inform you about the settings that he used to configure your system Check if he has filled in the installer settings tables If not request him to do so Keep the documentation for future reference Target audience End users Documentation set This document is part of a documentation set The complete set consists of General safety precautions Safety instructions that you must read before operating...

Page 3: ...the screen darkens Pressing any button or rotating any dial awakens the display The time of non interaction differs depending on the user permission level User or Advanced user 15 min Installer 1 h Dials and buttons You use the dials and buttons To navigate through the screens menus and settings of the LCD screen To set values a b c d e Item Description a Left dial The LCD shows an arc on the left...

Page 4: ...cription Additional zone h3 h1 h2 h1 Heat emitter type Underfloor heating Fancoil unit Radiator h2 Leaving water temperature setpoint h3 Room thermostat type External control Hidden Leaving water temperature control Domestic hot water i1 i2 i1 Domestic hot water i2 Measured tank temperature Malfunction j or A malfunction occurred See 6 1 To display the help text in case of a malfunction on page 11...

Page 5: ...g Possible actions on this screen Confirm changes and proceed 3 3 Space heating control 3 3 1 Setting the space operation mode About space operation modes This unit is a heating only model The system can heat up a space but NOT cool down a space 3 3 2 To change the desired room temperature During room temperature control you can use the room temperature setpoint screen to read out and adjust the d...

Page 6: ...When powerful operation is active the risk of space heating and capacity shortage comfort problems is significant In case of frequent domestic hot water operation frequent and long space heating interruptions will happen 3 5 Advanced usage The amount of information you can read out in the menu structure depends on your user permission level User Standard mode Advanced user You can read out more in...

Page 7: ...copy the schedule to the other weekdays 1 Select Monday Mon Sat Wed Fri Thu Tue Sun User defined 1 2 Select Copy Edit Copy Result C is displayed next to the copied day 3 Select Tuesday Mon Sat Wed Fri Thu Tue Sun User defined 1 C 4 Select Paste Copy Paste C Result Mon Sat Wed Fri Thu Tue Sun User defined 1 C 5 Repeat this action for all other weekdays Mon Sat Wed Fri Thu Tue Sun User defined 1 C T...

Page 8: ...ma Low temperature split 4P495247 1B 2017 12 1 Select the name of the current schedule Mon Sat Wed Fri Thu Tue Sun User defined 1 2 Select the Rename option Delete Rename 3 Browse through the character list and confirm the selected character 4 Confirm the new name ...

Page 9: ...rice C Operation Room Space heating cooling Tank B User profile 7 3 Holiday Activation From Till 7 4 Quiet Activation Schedule 7 5 Electricity price High Medium Low Schedule 7 2 Time date Hours Minutes Year Month Day Daylight savings time Format 1 4 Antifrost Activation Room setpoint 1 5 Setpoint range Heating minimum Heating maximum 1 Room Schedule Heating schedule Antifrost Setpoint range Room s...

Page 10: ...ods You can use the holiday mode Tips about DHW tank temperature Use a weekly schedule for your normal domestic hot water needs only in scheduled mode Program to heat up the DHW tank to a preset value Storage comfort higher DHW tank temperature during the night because then space heating demand is lower If heating up the DHW tank once at night is not sufficient program to additionally heat up the ...

Page 11: ...r temperature in accordance with the heat emitter type 6 3 Symptom The water at the tap is too cold Possible cause Corrective action You ran out of domestic hot water because of unusual high consumption If you immediately need domestic hot water activate the DHW tank Powerful operation However this consumes extra energy If you can wait overrule increase the active or next scheduled desired tempera...

Page 12: ...8 23DA Daikin Altherma Low temperature split 4P495247 1B 2017 12 8 Glossary DHW Domestic hot water Hot water used in any type of building for domestic purposes LWT Leaving water temperature Water temperature at the water outlet of the heat pump ...

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