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Manual Flamcomat MK-U G4

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7.2 Commissioning, volume level and operating temperature

Advice: If a different volume level is required than the self-established minimum level after start (operational ready and 
installed top-up), the vessel should be filled according to the minimum required level needed for the actual system 
temperature, after completing the commissioning procedure on the control unit. For better understanding study the 
diagram below and the paragraph on maintenance, vessel draining and re-filling later in this document.

Fig. FM.037.V01.15

Example 1

Max. design temp.: 

50 °C

Max. fill level:  

92 %

Water feed, top-up: 

12 %

Min. design temp.: 

10 °C

Example 3

Max. design temp.: 

25 °C

Max. fill level:  

92 %

Water feed, top-up: 

12 %

Min. design temp.: 

6 °C

Example 4

Max. design temp.: 

40 °C

Max. fill level:  

92 %

Water feed, top-up: 

12 %

Min. design temp.: 

6 °C

Example 2

Max. design temp. 

80 °C

Max. fill level: 

92 %

Water feed, top-up: 

12 %

Min. design temp.: 

10 °C

Vessel t

ar

ge

t v

olume [%] (c

ontr

ol unit display)

Vessel t

ar

ge

t v

olume [%] (c

ontr

ol unit display)

Actual temperature [°C]

Actual temperature [°C]

max. 50˚C

92%* 

max. 80˚C

92%* 

44˚C

~74%

(73.7%) 

44˚C

~37%

(37.2%) 

min 10˚C

12%

min 10˚C

12%

max. 25˚C

92%* 

max. 40˚C

92%* 

224˚C

~73%

(72.6%) 

22˚C

~35%

(34.5%) 

min 6˚C

12%

min 6˚C

12%

Summary of Contents for Flamcomat MK-U G4

Page 1: ...www flamcogroup com manuals ENG Installation and operating instruction Flamcomat MK U G4 ...

Page 2: ...eguards 9 4 15 External forces 10 4 16 Inspection prior to commissioning maintenance and re inspection 10 4 17 Electrical equipment inspections routine inspection 10 4 18 Maintenance and repairs 10 4 19 Obvious misuse 11 4 20 Other hazards 11 5 Product description 12 5 1 Operating principle MK compressor automat 12 5 2 Connectivity options 13 5 3 Markings 13 5 4 Type key compressor control unit 13...

Page 3: ...0 8 3 Vessel draining refilling 31 9 Decommissioning dismantling 31 Appendix 1 Technical data information 31 Ambient conditions 31 Minimum distances 32 Appendix 2 Technical data specifications hydraulic equipment 33 Operational values volumes and dimensions 33 Appendix 3 Technical data information electrical equipment 34 Compressor unit nominal values 34 Control unit terminal plans 35 ...

Page 4: ...on of documents even extracts exploitation or notification of the contents hereof is not permitted where not otherwise specified Infringements are liable to prosecution and payment of compensation We reserve the right to exercise all intellectual property rights 4 General safety instructions Disregard or lack of attention to the information and measures in this manual may pose a hazard to people a...

Page 5: ...pose and use of this manual The following pages list the information specifications measures and technical data that allow the relevant personnel to use this product safely and for the intended purpose Responsible persons or those engaged by them carrying out the required services must read this manual attentively and understand it Such services include Storage transportation installation electric...

Page 6: ...maintenance and repair are part of the training further education for service engineers of the Flamco branch offices or named service contractors These training courses cover information on required installation conditions but not their implementation On site services include transportation the preparation of an operations room with the requisite foundation engineering to accommodate the system an...

Page 7: ...safe tools and wear the required personal protective equipment 4 8 Operations room Definition room which meets the applicable European regulations European and harmonised standards and relevant technical rules and guidelines of the professional associations for this field of application For the use of the expansion automat as prescribed in this manual these rooms generally contain equipment for th...

Page 8: ...tectors eye face protector safety goggles 4 12 Exceeding permitted pressure temperature levels Equipment used in combination with the expansion automat must guarantee that the permitted operating temperature and the permitted medium temperature heat transfer medium cannot be exceeded Excess pressure and temperature may lead to component overload irreparable damage to components loss of function an...

Page 9: ...ng 14 Inspector RoutineInspection 15 5 Timeframe maximumperiod a inspector External Internal Strength III 400 6bar5000 10000 3bar QualifiedPerson QP Notapplicable 15 6 5 QP 10 QP IV 600 3500 6and10bar QualifiedPerson QP Notapplicable 15 6 5 QP 10 QP 15 10 In the case of internal inspections the visual inspection may be replaced by similar procedures and in the case of strength tests the static pre...

Page 10: ...dden to alter or use non original components or replacement parts without authorisation Such acts may result in serious personal injury and endanger operational safety They will also render any claim for damages against product liability void It is recommended to contact Flamco Customer Service for carrying out these services 4 19 Obvious misuse Operation at incorrect voltage and or frequency Use ...

Page 11: ...harge in the event of the value being exceeded temperature rise and triggering of the compressor increase of pressure by means of filling the compressed air compartment with compressed air in the event of the pressure dropping below the nominal level temperature drop The volume of water drained or fed in is made available or taken up by the vessel Continuous comparison of the programmable nominal ...

Page 12: ...emp membrane max Min working temperature Min Betriebstemperatur Min werktemperatuur Température de service min Article code Artikelnummer Artikelnummer Code article litres bar bar bar C C Your reliable partner Flamco B V Bunschoten the Netherlands 0038 Nach Montage Transportsicherung entfernen After mounting Remove the transport safety Après I installation Retirez la sécurité des transports Na mon...

Page 13: ... Ballvalvevesseldrain 8 FootpressureplateMK U5000 10000 33 Ballvalvesystemconnection 9 Adjustingscrew transportsealvolumesensor removal 34 Ballvalvecondensatedrain 10 Bleedvalve 35 ControlunitFlextronic 11 Covernut anti collisionprotectionforbleedvalve 36 Powercablecompressor1 2 k 12 Floatvent 37 Signalwirepressuresensor SELV 13 quick releasecoupling connector 38 Pressuresensor 14 Pressurehose fle...

Page 14: ... MK U G4 We reserve the right to change designs and technical specifications of our products 15 ENG MK U Mainvessel MK Auxilliaryvessel EB singleoperation WB automaticchangeover BL loaddependantoperation MK U G4 K31 MK ...

Page 15: ...reserve the right to change designs and technical specifications of our products 16 ENG MK U G4 2xK04 Dual compressor on request MK U K04 K04 on request MK U G4 2xK31 Dual compressor on request MK U G4 None External air on request ...

Page 16: ...Manual Flamcomat MK U G4 We reserve the right to change designs and technical specifications of our products 17 ENG For item 5 5 Component parts ...

Page 17: ...atisrunningcorrectly LED Blueon Bluetoothisactive LED Redon Erroroccurred 9 USB 10 CANbusport 11 RS485port 12 F1 Fuseone 1 5x20 5A 13 F2 Fusetwo 2 5x20 10A 14 F3 Fusethree 3 5x20 10A 2 Acceptancebutton 15 MAINSconnection L N PE 3 Backbutton 16 MAINSgrommet 4 Fullcolourdisplay 17 Relayoutputs 5 Navigationbuttons 18 Potentialfreeoutputs 6 ON OFFbutton 19 Sensorandswitchinputs outputs 7 Ethernetport ...

Page 18: ... the heating or cooling system Please note that a temperature at the system connection 70 C would exceed the permissible bladder load and possibly lead to damage to components Complete insulation of the expansion lines may increase the temperature load on the bladder Ensure that the connection from the main vessel to the system is made only by using the flexible pressure hose that has been supplie...

Page 19: ...urn line the same guidelines apply as for expansion lines Systems with flow temperatures 100 C may require a minimum pressure limiter 6 3 Gas compartment connection Installations of one or more main vessels with one or more auxiliary vessels with combined pressure control and or floor standing compressors at the automat require a gas compartment connection to be constructed on site For this purpos...

Page 20: ... and example installation Please observe the following specifications before filling and commissioning the pressure expansion automat Install the feed to the top up hose with shut off valve as delivered Avoid any tensile loads on the hose bending radii of less than 50 mm and contractions If the top up feed is connected to the water main a backflow preventer with filter must be connected in series ...

Page 21: ...t unless the protective covers are correctly fitted and held securely in place Cables connected to the controller volt free contacts may be supplied from another source and may remain live after the unit is isolated These must be isolated elsewhere The user or the installer is responsible for the installation of the correct earthing and protection according to valid national and local standards Al...

Page 22: ...ew menu options on page 29 Commissioning Follow the steps on the Flextronic controller to set up the MK Automat Language selection Time settings Activate Bluetooth Confirm manual is read Select vessel only 1 possible selection Level calibration Vessel needs to be empty Select accessories Confirm settings This start up procedure is followed by switching ON the top up unit optional see installation ...

Page 23: ...d the paragraph on maintenance vessel draining and re filling later in this document Fig FM 037 V01 15 Example 1 Max design temp 50 C Max fill level 92 Water feed top up 12 Min design temp 10 C Example 3 Max design temp 25 C Max fill level 92 Water feed top up 12 Min design temp 6 C Example 4 Max design temp 40 C Max fill level 92 Water feed top up 12 Min design temp 6 C Example 2 Max design temp ...

Page 24: ...thecommissioningprocess Vesseltypeselection vesselcalibration Toselectthe primary vessel Pressuresetting Tosetthedesiredpressuresetpoint Accessoriesselection Toselecttheadditionalcontrolfunctionoftheautomat Commissioningsummary Toconfirmtheautomatsettings 7 4 Clarification of menu icons function and location Icon Name Function Location Home Toobservethestatusoftheautomat Settings Tolaunchthesettin...

Page 25: ...sage s tothepotential freeoutput s Accessoires Toactivatetheadvancedcontrolaccessories Time Date Tosetthetimeandthedate Language Tochangethelanguageoftheinterface Factoryreset Toresettheautomat Firmwareupdate Toupdatethefirmware Date Tosetthedate Time Tosetthetime SystemInfo Toobservetheautomatandthecontroller information Errorlogbook Toreadthelast30errormessages Maintenance Toseethenextmaintenanc...

Page 26: ...tact Installer 200 L 2 2 bar 12 Ext 1 Screenicon 2 Nodenumber 3 Advancedsettingsunlocked login 4 CurrentSystemPressure 5 Currentvessellevel 6 Refill 7 Systemdiagram 8 PressureReleaseValve 9 Compressor Vessel 12 2 2 bar High pressure alarm Pset Pset Pset Low pressure alarm 2 0 bar 6 0 bar 2 2 bar 1 8 bar 0 6 bar 1 Highpressurealarm 2 Upperoperatingpressuretollerance 3 Operatingpressure 4 Loweropera...

Page 27: ...portifnosolutioncanbefound 7 CompressorCcurrenterror Potentialfailureofcompressor Checkelectricalconnectionofcompressor Call Technicalsupportifnosolutioncanbefound 8 Self learningvalvecorrectionerror Pleaseresettheerrorbyacknowledgingtheerrorincurrenterror warnings 9 Self learningcompressorcorrectionerror Pleaseresettheerrorbyacknowledgingtheerrorincurrenterror warnings 10 Pressuresensorcurrentexc...

Page 28: ...diatevessel 73 Timebetweenrefillprocessestooshort Systemrequirestomuchrefill Potentialleakage 74 Numberofrefillswithincertaintimeexceeded Systemrequirestomuchrefill Potentialleakage 7 6 Restarting After long periods of downtime If this downtime was planned or scheduled turn OFF the control unit and close off the lockshield valves to the system and the isolating valve to the top up line After that ...

Page 29: ...onrequired Mainvessel 1 AuxiliaryvesselMK Draincondensate 34 Deaeratewatercompartment 10 NA forvesselswithflexvent 12 Cleanparticlefilter Cleanfilterelement 30 filtercasing 30 Airinlet 30 whenneeded dryinstallationrequired Maintenance1 365Days Compressor Pressurereleasevalve Compressorvalve1 Compressorvalve2 25 28 Functioncheck Tobecarriedoutmanuallybytrainedand certifiedpersonnel Otherinspections...

Page 30: ... made by using the volume sensor of the main vessel Disconnect the filling equipment The operational mode has been restored There are 2 questions in this menu item Only when these are confirmed the reset takes place Caution At the moment of restarting the system some logical errors may arouse that are self acknowledging or acknowledged 9 Decommissioning dismantling At the end of the of the service...

Page 31: ... Minimumdistances Volume litres A mm B mm C mm 400 600 800 1000 1200 1600 650 800 500 2000 2800 3500 5000 6500 8000 10000 1000 Installation examples Distance system supply system discharge at return integration point in the range 0 5 1 m Please note If the return line is routed horizontally do not implement the connection from below to avoid additional contamination with dirt 1 For design temperat...

Page 32: ...10 120 70 1000 1615 2650 3000 1070 100 R1 1 2 2000 6 120 70 1200 1635 2350 1425 1270 0 R2 2000 10 120 70 1200 1635 2400 1425 1270 0 R2 2800 6 120 70 1200 1635 2950 1425 1270 0 R2 1 2 2800 10 120 70 1200 1635 3000 1425 1270 0 R2 1 2 3500 6 120 70 1200 1635 3750 1425 1270 0 R2 1 2 3500 10 120 70 1200 1635 3800 1425 1270 0 R2 1 2 5000 3 90 70 1500 1600 3600 1765 1615 625 Rp1 1 2 6500 3 90 70 1800 160...

Page 33: ...chnical data information electrical equipment Compressor unit nominal values Type Nominalvoltage V Nominalcurrent A Nominalcapacity kW Fuse lineprotection on site recommended K11 230V 1NPE50Hz 4 0 0 55 6A C K31 230V 1NPE50Hz 7 5 1 1 10A C K40 230V 1NPE50Hz 7 5 1 1 10A C The rated current of the refill unit Flamcofill P 1 2A 0 3kW ...

Page 34: ...Manual Flamcomat MK U G4 We reserve the right to change designs and technical specifications of our products 35 ENG Control unit terminal plans ...

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Page 36: ...ublication may be reproduced or published in any way without explicit permission and mention of the source The data listed are solely applicable to Flamco products Flamco B V shall accept no liability whatsoever for incorrect use application or interpretation of the technical information Flamco B V reserves the right to make technical alterations Man_Flamcomat_MK U_G4_eng_2020 11 ...

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