To Protect The Water Circuit Against Freezing - Daikin Altherma EPGA011-016DV Installer's Reference Manual
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7.5.6
To protect the water circuit against
freezing
About freeze protection
Frost can damage the system. To prevent the hydraulic components
from freezing, the software is equipped with special frost protection
functions, that include the activation of pump in case of low
temperatures:
▪ Water
pipe
freeze
prevention
prevention" on
page 64)
▪ Drain prevention (see
"Drain prevention" on
However, in case of a power failure, these functions cannot
guarantee protection.
Do one of the following to protect the water circuit against freezing:
▪ Add glycol to the water. Glycol lowers the freezing point of the
water.
▪ Install freeze protection valves. Freeze protection valves drain the
water from the system before it can freeze.
NOTICE
If you add glycol to the water, do NOT install freeze
protection valves. Possible consequence: Glycol leaking
out of the freeze protection valves.
Freeze protection by glycol
Adding glycol to the water lowers the freezing point of the water.
The required concentration depends on the lowest expected outdoor
temperature, and on whether you want to protect the system from
bursting or from freezing. To prevent the system from freezing, more
glycol is required. Add glycol according to the table below.
INFORMATION
▪ Protection against bursting: the glycol will prevent the
piping from bursting, but NOT the liquid inside the
piping from freezing.
▪ Protection against freezing: the glycol will prevent the
liquid inside the piping from freezing.
Lowest expected
Prevent from
outdoor
bursting
temperature
–5°C
10%
–10°C
15%
–15°C
20%
–20°C
25%
–25°C
30%
NOTICE
▪ The required concentration might differ depending on
the type of glycol. ALWAYS compare the requirements
from the table above with the specifications provided by
the glycol manufacturer. If necessary, meet the
requirements set by the glycol manufacturer.
▪ The added concentration of glycol should NEVER
exceed 35%.
▪ If the liquid in the system is frozen, the pump will NOT
be able to start. Mind that if you only prevent the
system from bursting, the liquid inside might still freeze.
▪ When water is at standstill inside the system, the
system is very likely to freeze and get damaged.
The types of glycol that can be used depend on whether the system
contains a domestic hot water tank:
EPGA11~16DAV3 + EABH/X16DA6V+9W
Daikin Altherma – Low temperature split
4P556069-1 – 2018.10
(see
"Water
pipe
freeze
page 64)
Prevent from
freezing
15%
25%
35%
—
—
If...
The system contains a domestic
hot water tank
The system does NOT contain a
domestic hot water tank
(a)
Propylene glycol, including the necessary inhibitors,
classified as Category III according to EN1717.
WARNING
Ethylene glycol is toxic.
NOTICE
Glycol absorbs water from its environment. Therefore do
NOT add glycol that has been exposed to air. Leaving the
cap off the glycol container causes the concentration of
water to increase. The glycol concentration is then lower
than assumed. As a result, the hydraulic components
might freeze up after all. Take preventive actions to ensure
a minimal exposure of the glycol to air.
WARNING
Due to presence of glycol, corrosion of the system is
possible. Uninhibited glycol will turn acidic under the
influence of oxygen. This process is accelerated by the
presence of copper and high temperatures. The acidic
uninhibited glycol attacks metal surfaces and forms
galvanic corrosion cells that cause severe damage to the
system. Therefore it is important that:
▪ the water treatment is correctly executed by a qualified
water specialist,
▪ a glycol with corrosion inhibitors is selected to
counteract acids formed by the oxidation of glycols,
▪ no automotive glycol is used because their corrosion
inhibitors have a limited lifetime and contain silicates
which can foul or plug the system,
▪ galvanized pipes are NOT used in glycol systems since
the presence may lead to the precipitation of certain
components in the glycol's corrosion inhibitor.
Adding glycol to the water circuit reduces the maximum allowed
water volume of the system. For more information, refer to the
chapter "To check the water volume and flow rate" in the installer
reference guide.
NOTICE
If glycol is present in the system, setting [E-0D] must be
set to 1. If the glycol setting is NOT set correctly, the liquid
inside the piping can freeze.
Freeze protection by freeze protection valves
It is the installer's responsibility to protect the field piping against
freezing. When no glycol is added to the water, you can use freeze
protection valves at all lowest points of the field piping to drain the
water from the system before it can freeze. To do so, install the
following parts:
a
a
Automatic air intake
7 Installation
Then...
(a)
Only use propylene glycol
You can use either propylene
(a)
glycol
or ethylene glycol
c
b
c
b
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