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You are now the proud owner of a Grant Solo fan convector from 

Grant Engineering (UK) Limited which has been designed to give 

years of reliable, trouble free operation.
Grant Engineering (UK) Limited guarantees the manufacture 

of the fan convector including all electrical and mechanical 

components for a period of 

twelve months from the date of 

installation

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, provided that the fan convector has been installed 

and operated in full accordance with the installation and user 

instructions issued.
This will be extended to a total period of 

five years

 if the fan 

convector is registered with Grant Engineering (UK) Limited 

within thirty days of installation

. See main Terms and 

Conditions below.

Registering the product with Grant Engineering (UK) Limited

Please register your Grant Solo fan convector with Grant 

Engineering UK Limited 

within thirty days of installation

. To 

do so visit www.grantuk.com and follow the links to the ‘Register 

a Product’, where you can register your fan convector for a 

further 

four years

 guarantee (giving 

five years 

from the date of 

installation

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). This does not affect your statutory rights

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.

if a fault or defect occurs within the manufacturer’s 

guarantee period

If your fan convector should fail within the guarantee period, you 

must contact Grant Engineering (UK) Limited who will arrange 

for the repair under the terms of the guarantee, providing that the 

fan convector has been correctly installed and commissioned by 

a competent person and the fault is not due to tampering, debris, 

system water contamination, misuse, trapped air or the failure of 

any external components not supplied by Grant Engineering (UK) 

Limited, e.g. motorised valves, etc.

This five-year guarantee only applies if the fan convector is 

registered with Grant Engineering (UK) Limited within thirty 

days of installation

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 and is installed and operated in full 

accordance with the installation and user instructions.

In the first instance

Contact your installer to ensure that the fault does not lie with the 

system components or any incorrect setting of the fan convector 

or system controls that falls outside of the manufacturer’s 

guarantee otherwise a service charge could result. Grant 

Engineering (UK) Limited will not be liable for any charges arising 

from this process.

if a fault covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee is found

Ask your installer to contact Grant Engineering (UK) Limited 

Service Department on +44 (0)1380 736920 who will arrange for 

a competent service engineer to rectify the fault.

Remember - before you contact Grant Engineering (UK) 

Limited

• 

Ensure the fan convector has been installed and 

commissioned by a competent person in accordance with the 

installation and user instructions. 

• 

Ensure there is an electrical supply the fan convector.

• 

Ensure the problem is not being caused by the heating 

system or its controls. 

 

section 13: Guarantee

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13 GUaRantEE

Free of charge repairs

During the 

five year

 guarantee period no charge for parts or 

labour will be made provided that the fan convector has been 

installed and commissioned correctly in accordance with the 

manufacturer’s installation and user instructions and it was 

registered with Grant Engineering (UK) Limited within thirty days 

of installation

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Proof of purchase must be made available to Grant Engineering 

(UK) Limited on request.

Chargeable repairs

A charge may be made (if necessary following testing of parts) 

if the breakdown is due to any fault(s) caused by the plumbing 

or heating system, e.g. contamination of parts due to system 

contamination, sludge, scale, debris or trapped air. Refer to 

‘Extent of manufacturer’s guarantee’.

Extent of manufacturer’s guarantee

The manufacturer’s guarantee does NOT cover the following:

• 

If the fan convector has been installed for over 

five years.

• 

If the fan convector has not been installed and commissioned 

by a competent person in accordance with the installation 

and user instructions.

• 

Instances where the serial number has been removed or 

made illegible.

• 

Fault(s) due to accidental damage, tampering, unauthorised 

adjustment, neglect, misuse or operating the fan convector 

contrary to the manufacturer’s installation and user 

instructions.

• 

Damage due to external causes such as bad weather 

conditions (flood, storms, lightning, frost, snow, or ice), fire, 

explosion, accident or theft.

• 

Fault(s) due to incorrectly sized expansion vessel(s), 

incorrect vessel charge pressure or inadequate expansion on 

the system.

• 

Fault(s) caused by external electrics and external 

components not supplied by Grant Engineering (UK) Limited.

• 

Heating system servicing, de-scaling or flushing.

• 

Checking and replenishing system pressure. 

• 

Electrical cables and plugs, external controls not supplied by 

Grant Engineering (UK) Limited.

• 

Heating system components, such as radiators, pipes, 

fittings, pumps and valves not supplied by Grant Engineering 

(UK) Limited.

• 

Use of spare parts not authorised by Grant Engineering (UK) 

Limited.

Summary of Contents for Solo Compact

Page 1: ...UK DOC 0139 Rev 1 0 October 2018 Grant Solo Fan Convectors Installation and User Instructions ...

Page 2: ...tallation commissioning and servicing of the Grant Solo fan convectors After installion leave these instructions with the user User instructions to guide users in the operation of the fan convectors are given in Section X of these instructions Special Text Formats The following special text formats are used in these instructions for the purposes listed below WARNING Warning of possible human injur...

Page 3: ...edure 8 Solo Compact and Solo CompactMAX models 3 8 Installation procedure 9 Solo Hideaway model 4 Electrical 11 4 1 General 11 4 2 Electrical connections 11 Contents Page 3 5 COMMISSIONING 11 6 Fault finding 12 6 1 Initial checks 12 6 2 Fault diagnosis flow chart 13 7 Spares PARTS 14 7 1 Fan convector parts list 14 8 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 14 8 1 Mains ON OFF switch 14 8 2 Control panel 15 9 Clea...

Page 4: ...ase but is insulated from it providing a low casing surface temperature regardless of the water flow temperature The top grille prevents contact with the heat exchanger With the electrical supply to the Solo fan convector switched on when the water temperature sensor located in the heat exchanger detects that the water temperature entering the unit exceeds 29 C the unit will start The air temperat...

Page 5: ...eration After this period has elapsed the Solo unit automatically returns to the normal temperature control with the fan operating at either Low or High setting as dictated by the difference between the air temperature and the air temperature setting on the unit 1 3 CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW Grant Solo fan convectors are supplied with a simple control panel Refer to Figure 1 3 and Section 8 2 control...

Page 6: ... power W 4 4 4 Sound pressure level at 1 metre ISO 3744 Low speed dB A 18 18 18 High speed dB A 22 23 22 Boost dB A 38 39 38 2 2 PERFORMANCE DATA Table 2 2 Heating capacity BS EN ISO 16430 on high low fan speed Mean water temperature Units Solo Compact Solo CompactMAX Solo Hideaway High Low High Low High Low 35 C W 314 247 604 470 314 247 40 C W 426 335 831 646 426 335 45 C W 542 426 1 071 832 542...

Page 7: ...t for sealed water systems Code of practice for domestic heating and hot water supply 3 3 Location Solo Compact and CompactMAX fan convectors should be positioned with the lower edge approximately 75 100mm above the skirting level The Solo Hideaway fan convectors are fitted into the plinth or baseboard of fixed units e g kitchen units Refer to Section 3 7 for dimension of the opening required The ...

Page 8: ... and return pipework Solo Hideaway The flow and return connections are located on the right hand side of the unit To allow the unit to be fully withdrawn from the plinth or base board in which it is fitted without having to disconnect it from the system two flexible hose connections supplied will be required for installation of the Grant Solo Hideaway fan convector These are long enough to allow t...

Page 9: ...Refer to Section 5 Commissioning 3 8 Installation procedure Solo Hideaway model Accurately mark and cut the opening required in the plinth or panel into which the Grant Solo Hideaway unit is to be fitted The bottom edge of the opening MUST be at least 12mm above the finished floor level Refer to Figure 2 7 for the dimensions of the opening Figure 3 5 Solo Hideaway cut out and fixings holes NOTE If...

Page 10: ...om the plinth baseboard when they are connected Connect the electrical supply to the Solo fan convector unit Refer to Section 4 Electrical NOTE Do NOT fit the Solo Hideaway unit into the opening until the system has been filled and the fan convector s vented When all the Solo fan convectors have been connected to the system pipework the system can be filled Once the system is filled open the HIGHE...

Page 11: ... the lower edge Switch on the electrical supply to the fan convector at the fused double pole switch Solo Hideaway The Solo Hideaway is supplied with a pre wired 1mm2 3 core cable 1 300mm long for connection to the electrical supply This can be connected directly to a fused double pole switch located under the kitchen unit Alternatively a 3 pin 13A plug fitted with a 3A fuse can be fitted to the c...

Page 12: ...erature correctly set on the control panel refer to Section 8 2 Set required air temperature using the ON OFF button on the control panel Is the required temperature setting indicator light flashing refer to Section 8 2 Set point temperature has not yet been reached Wait until indicator light stops flashing Low heat output from fan convector Is the water flow through the fan convector too low Chec...

Page 13: ... SP0012 Any lights illuminated on the control panel Replace power and control PCB SP0129 and user interface PCB SP0128 Boost light flashing 20 C indicator light 2 bars flashing Check fans are running heat is being emitted Check power on fan output blue wire on PCB 50V AC Replace transformer SP0012 Check hot water supply to Solo is above 29 C Is the heat source functioning correctly Fix issue with ...

Page 14: ...nits have a factory fitted double pole mains ON OFF switch Solo Compact and CompactMAX models This switch is located under the right hand end of the front casing Refer to Figure 10 1 Figure 8 1 Solo Compact and CompactMAX mains ON OFF switch underside of unit Solo Hideaway model This switch is located on the right hand side of the unit It should have been set to the ON position before being finall...

Page 15: ...will then stop heating until needed again NOTE It is NOT possible to adjust the temperature setting if the water flow temperature is at less than 29 C Alarm Light The Alarm light will flash if the water flow temperature is less than 29 C Boost Cool button Press this button momentarily whilst the Solo unit is operating and the normal Solo temperature control will be overridden for a period of 20 mi...

Page 16: ...00 4 5 2006 EN 61000 4 6 2009 EN 61000 4 11 2004 EN 62233 2008 I hereby declare that the equipment named above has been tested and found to comply with the relevant sections of the above referenced specifications The unit complies with all essential requirements of the Directives Responsible Person Neil Sawers Position Technical Manager Signature Date 5th October 2018 10 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...

Page 17: ...ns For guidance on the disassembly of the fan convector refer to the information given in the Servicing section of these instructions Recycling Many of the materials used in Grant fan convectors can be recycled these are listed in the table below Component Material Chassis and casing Mild steel galvanised Heat exchanger Copper tubes Aluminium fins Front casing panel wall hung units Polycarbonate C...

Page 18: ...r to contact Grant Engineering UK Limited Service Department on 44 0 1380 736920 who will arrange for a competent service engineer to rectify the fault Remember before you contact Grant Engineering UK Limited Ensure the fan convector has been installed and commissioned by a competent person in accordance with the installation and user instructions Ensure there is an electrical supply the fan conve...

Page 19: ...r s details The Company will endeavour to provide prompt service in the unlikely event of a problem occurring but cannot be held responsible for any consequential losses This guarantee applies to Grant Engineering UK Limited fan convectors purchased and installed on the UK mainland Isle of Wight Channel Islands and Scottish Isles only2 Provision of in guarantee cover elsewhere in the UK is subject...

Page 20: ...Grant Engineering UK Limited Hopton House Hopton Industrial Estate Devizes Wiltshire SN10 2EU Tel 44 0 1380 736920 Fax 44 0 1380 736991 Email info grantuk com www grantuk com ...

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