924VHE4.02 -
VEH
series humidifiers
02/2022
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8. OPERATION
8.1
How it works...
Whileitispoweringup,the
VEH
humidifierperformsthefollowingtasks:
•
Fullboilerwashtoremovelimescaleresiduefromelectrodesandinsidethetank;
•
Completeemptyingoftheboiler,toguaranteestart-upandoperationwithcleanwater;
•
Checkingthecurrentbetweenelectrodes,tomakesuretheboilerdoesnothavewaterinit;
NOTE
:ifsomewaterisleftafteremptying,thehumidifiergeneratesthe"Drainalarm",seesection
.
Ifthehumiditycontroller(humidistat)needsthehumidifiertoproducesteam,the
VEH
humidifier activates power control and
starts filling the boiler with water to activate steam production.
Thehumidifierletssmallamountsofwaterintotheboiler,untiltheamountneededtoproducesteaminaccordancewith
requirements is reached.
Dependingonthehumidistatrequirement,thehumidifieradjustssteamproductionbymodulatingthewaterlevel(and
consequentlytheintensityofthecurrent)byfillinganddrainingwaterasnecessary,forcorrectandprecisemanagement.
Intheeventofoverproductionofsteam,thehumidifierdrainssmallamountsofwateruntilcorrectsteamproductionis
resumed,inordertoavoidelectricalandthermaloverloads.
Tokeepthesalinecontentofthewaterwithinoperationalvalues,the
VEH
humidifier drains small amounts of water at set
intervals.
Regular boiler cleaning (rinsing) intervals can be set via the user interface on the electric panel.
NOTE
:calibrationtakesplaceinthefactory.Forcustomcalibration,contactELSTEAMcustomerservice.
OnlypersonnelauthorisedbyELSTEAMmaymakechanges.ELSTEAMisnotresponsiblefortheeffectsofunauthorised
personnel tampering with the parameters.
NOTICE
MALFUNCTIONING OF THE EQUIPMENT
The equipment should only be used and calibrated by qualified personnel who have been authorised by ELSTEAM.
8.2
Manual water drainage
• Activate the “Manual drainage” function via the user interface;
• The hydraulic unit starts the water draining process (the text
MAINTENANCE
appears on the display when the drain
processiscomplete(approx.6minutes);thehumidifierneedstobeswitchedoffandonagain
);
•
Waitfortheuserinterfacetoconfirmdrainagecompletion;
8.3
Switch-off procedure due to extended period of inactivity
Ifyouneedtoswitchoffthehumidifierforlongperiodsoftime,youmust:
• Manually drain the product using the manual drainage launch procedure;
• The hydraulic unit starts the water drainage process;
• Only 6 minutes
after
the
drainage process has been completed
,switchoffthehumidifieranddisconnectitusingthe
isolatorswitchfittedduringinstallation.