Quantech QTC40160, Installation Operation & Maintenance

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Section 1 - General chiller information and safety
Form QTC4-NM2
Issue date: 05/12/2023
Quality assurance and safety
QTC4 chillers are designed within EN ISO 9001 and
built within an EN ISO 9002 accredited manufacturing
organization.
Units conform with the following European Directives:
• Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
• EMC Directive (2004/108/EC)
• Pressure Equipment Directive (2014/68/EU)
• Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC)
• Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
(EN378-2(2016))
CE/PED marked units conform to the following
standards:
• Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC).
• EMC Directive (2004/108/EC).
• Pressure Equipment Directive (2014/68/EU).
• Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC).
• Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
(EN378-2(2016)).
ETL/ASME marked units conform to the following
standards:
• ANSI/ASHRAE 15: Safety Code for
Mechanical Refrigeration.
• ANSI/ASHRAE 34: Number Designation and
Safety Classification of Refrigerants.
• ANSI/NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC).
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section
VIII, Division 1.
GB marked units conform to the following standards:
• GB5226.1 Safety of machinery: Electrical equip-
ment of machines, Part 1: General requirements.
• GB25131 Safety requirements for water chiller
(heat pump) using the vapor compression cycle.
• GB18430.1 Water chilling (heat pump) package
using the vapor compression cycle Part 1: Water
chilling (heat pump) package for industrial and
commercial and similar applications.
• NB/T 47012 Pressure vessels for refrigerant
equipment.
Fluorinated greenhouse gases
• This equipment contains fluorinated greenhouse
gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
• The global warming potential of the refrigerant
R-134a is 1300. The global warming potential for
R-513A is 546. Both use the integrated time of
100 years based on IPCC 5th report 2013, Table
8.A.1.
• The refrigerant quantity is as stated in
Table 8 on
page 66
of this document.
• The fluorinated greenhouse gases in this equip -
ment may not be vented to the atmosphere.
• This equipment must only be serviced by
qualified technicians.
Responsibility for safety
Every care has been taken in the design and manufac-
ture of the unit to ensure compliance with the safety
requirements listed above. However, the individual
rigging, lifting, maintaining, operating, or working on
any machinery is primarily responsible for:
• Personal safety, safety of other personnel, and the
machinery.
• Correct use of the machinery in accordance with
the procedures detailed in the manual.
About this manual
The contents of this manual include suggested best
working practices and procedures. These are issued for
guidance only, and they do not take precedence over
the above stated individual responsibility or local safe-
ty regulations.
This manual and any other document supplied with
the unit are the property of Quantech which reserves
all rights. They may not be reproduced, in whole or in
part, without written authorization from an authorized
Quantech sales representative.
Misuse of equipment
Suitability for application
The unit is intended for cooling water or glycol solu-
tions and is not suitable for purposes other than those
specified in these instructions. Any use of the equip-
ment other than its intended use, or operation of the
equipment contrary to the relevant procedures may re-
sult in injury to the operator, or damage to the equip-
ment.