Fabdec EXCELSIOR, Installation Manual

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3.6 Commissioning
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Commissioning a newly installed cylinder with an internal or external air gap
1. Before turning on the mains supply to the cylinder, a hot water tap should be opened, preferably on the same floor or
the floor below where the cylinder is located.
2. Turn on the supply to the cylinder and fill until water runs from the open hot water tap.
3. Close the hot water taps and bring the cylinder up to working pressure.
Draining
Switch off electrical power to the immersion heaters and/or shut down the boiler. Close the stopcock valve to
isolate the Excelsior unit.
Attach a hosepipe to the drain cock having sufficient length to take water to a suitable discharge point.
Open the drain cock.
Open the hot water tap nearest to the Excelsior unit. If water fails to drain from the Excelsior unit, vent the system by
opening the temperature and pressure relief valve.
Scale
In hard water areas lower water temperatures can result in less scale being deposited.
If a water softener is used it should be capable of flows of approximately 50Ltrs/min, this will maintain maximum
performance of the Excelsior unit.
If no descaler or softener is used then the heating element(s) will need descaling periodically for maximum efficiency and
to prevent damage.
User Instructions
Fabdec Limited is a licensed member of the Benchmark Scheme, which aims to improve the standards of installation and
commissioning of domestic heating and hot water systems in the UK and to encourage regular servicing to optimise
safety, efficiency and performance.
Your Excelsior unvented hot water cylinder has been designed to give many years of trouble free service and is made
from hygienic, high grade stainless steel. Where applicable, it includes a 3kW electric immersion heater which heats the
water to 60°C once pre-heating of the solar system is completed (Excelsior Solar only).
The flow temperature of the hot water can be set to your requirements on the immersion heater (ideally 60°C maximum).
Higher temperatures can cause tripping of the high limit thermostat and introduce more energy loss from the cylinder.
When a hot tap is turned on there may be a short surge of water, this is quite normal with unvented systems and does not
mean there is a fault.
When you first fill a basin the water may sometimes appear milky. This is due to very tiny air bubbles in the water which
will clear very quickly.
WARNING: IF COLD/WARM WATER EXITS FROM THE TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (TPV) OR FROM THE
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (PRV) CALL YOUR INSTALLER OR THE EXCELSIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE. IF VERY HOT
WATER EXITS FROM EITHER VALVE SWITCH OFF THE HEAT SOURCE IMMEDIATELY AND ISOLATE THE ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY TO THE CYLINDER AND SEPARATE HEAT SOURCE.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS CONFIGURED TO HEAT THE WATER TO ITS MAXIMUM ECONOMIC TEMPERATURE WHICH MAY VARY
WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE IMMERSION MAY BE PROGRAMMED TO OPERATE
DURING FIXED PERIODS OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.
IF THE HOT WATER RUNS COOL IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MANUALLY SWITCH ON THE IMMERSION TO HEAT THE WATER
– PLEASE SEE THE RELEVANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVICE.