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Installation and start up

Don’t install this machine before having read these
instructions. Keep them for further technical
operations and/or maintenance operations.

Preliminary checks

Installation area:
The area where the appliance is to be positioned
offers enough room for installation and later
maintenance work. There must be enough room on
the inspection panel side of the appliance for the
panels to be fully opened and for components to be
removed should the need arise.

Supports:
All  the  supports  have  to  be:  enough  strength  to  hold
the  weight  of  the  fan  and  with  the  right  stiffness  for
vibrations (expecially when starting up).
Ordinary  vibrations  caused  while  functioning  depend
mainly  on  the  rigidness  degree  of  the  structural
element where the fan is placed.
In this sense, it is highly recommended that in those
models  that  there  is  this  possibility,  elastic  shock
absorbers  should  be  installed  (either  made  with
rubber or springs) to avoid transmission of vibrations
and noises, keeping the fan in a floating position.
To  complete  correctly  this  insulation  with  the  rest  of
the  conducting  installation,  elastic  joints  should  be
placed in the suctioning inlet and outlet of the fan.
Also, installing the product on a rigid plan is possibile,
as well on concrete bases or walls, but the rigid plan
have to be perfectly planar and correctly aligned.
Anyway:  never  force  the  fan   structure  by  tightening
the screws.

Base:
The platform (floor or roof) where the appliance is to
be positioned is both flat and smooth and capable of
safely bearing its weight. The bottom horizontal base
have to be perfectly planar and aligned. Beforehand
small strips of aluminium sheets, washers, or fast
cement should be placed in the gaps to fill the space
ensuring the correct support of the fan.

Point of the power supply:
A special attention should be placed on reinforcing the
charging point of the fan and make sure that the
waterproof property is not affected by the vibrations.

Correct mounting
Fans installed on the roof or wall, or those which use
a  supporting  system  or  any  additional  structure,
should be levelled correctly horizontally and vertically.
In  horizontal  bases  such  base  should  be  flat  and
levelled, and in cases where there is a concrete base
it should be perfectly flat.
Note: The  appliance  must  be  installed  in  such  a  way
that the shaft of the motor runs parallel to the ground.

Electrical connections

Each model fan has a connection drawing inside the
terminal  box.  IMPORTANT:  The  feeding  cable
connection should be done inside such terminal box of
the motor or fan. Pass the power supply cable into the
casing through an appropriately sized grommet.
It  is  important  that  the  feeding  lines  and  other
components  used  in  the  installation  meet  the
requirements  of  the  valid  regulations  of  industrial
installations  and  that  the  protection  system  are  in
accordance to the power of the fan (Motor protection
system, differential protection, wiring limit and ground
system).
For motors over 7.5 HP (5.5Kw) is also suggested to
perform  a  timed  limit  relay  start  up  or  control  it
electronically so nor excess consumption peaks occur
and ensure a smooth start up.
NOTE: Avoid connecting single phase appliances to 3-
phase line shunt connections.