Installation, user and maintenance manual
– GAHP-A
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OVERVIEW AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
In this section, for all users, you will fi nd general warnings, the operating principle of the
appliance and its manufacturing characteristics. This section also contains technical data
and dimensional drawings of the appliance.
2.1
WARNINGS
This manual constitutes an integral and essential part of the product and must be
delivered to the user together with the appliance.
Conformity to CE standards
The absorption heat pumps of the GAHP series are certifi ed as conforming to standard EN
12309-1 and -2 and comply with the essential requirements of the following Directives:
• Gas Directive 90/396/EEC and subsequent modifi cations and additions.
•
Effi
ciency Directive 92/42/EEC and subsequent modifi cations and additions.
• Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC and subsequent modifi cations
and additions.
• Low Voltage Directive 89/336/EEC and subsequent modifi cations and additions.
• “Machinery Directive” 2006/42/EC.
•
Pressurised Equipment Directive 97/23/EEC and subsequent modifi cations and
additions.
• UNI EN 677 Specifi c requisites for condensation boilers with nominal thermal capacity
no greater than 70 kW.
The absorption heat pumps of the GAHP series emit values of nitrogen oxide (NOx) less
than 60 mg/kWh.
Safety
The appliance must only be used for the purposes for which it has been designed. Any
other use is considered inappropriate and therefore dangerous. The manufacturer does
not accept any contractual or extra-contractual liability for any damage caused by
improper use of the appliance.
Do not operate the appliance if, at the moment it is to be used, dangerous conditions
arise: odour of gas in the circuit or near to the appliance; problems with the electrical/
gas mains or hydraulic circuit; parts of the appliance submerged in water or otherwise
damaged; control and safety components bypassed or defective. Ask professionally
qualifi ed personnel for assistance.
If you smell gas:
• do not operate electrical devices in the vicinity of the appliance, such as telephones,
multimeters or other equipment that can cause sparks;
•
shut off the gas supply by means of the appropriate gas tap;
•
cut off electrical power to the appliance by means of the external disconnecting
switch that the electrical system installation technician has provided in the
appropriate panel;
• request the assistance of professionally qualifi ed personnel from a telephone far
from the appliance.
