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IHB EN 2036-1
531998
Exhaust air heat pump
NIBE F370
INSTALLER MANUAL
1x230 V

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  • Page 1 IHB EN 2036-1 INSTALLER MANUAL 531998 Exhaust air heat pump NIBE F370 1x230 V...
  • Page 2 Quick guide Navigation Ok button (confirm/select) Back button (back/undo/exit) Control knob (move/increase/reduce) A detailed explanation of the button functions can be found on page How to scroll through menus and make different settings is described on page Set the indoor climate INDOOR CLIMATE HOT WATER HEAT PUMP...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    General ventilation connection 12 Technical data Ventilation flow Dimensions and setting-out coordinates Adjusting ventilation Technical specifications Dimension and ventilation connections Energy labelling Electrical circuit diagram 5 Electrical connections General Item register Connections Settings Optional connections NIBE F370 Table of Contents...

  • Page 4: Important Information

    Read the User Manual. prevent water pockets, and it must also be frost-proof. Read the Installer Manual. F370 must be installed via an isolator switch. The cable area has to be dimensioned based on the fuse rating used. Chapter 1 | Important information...

  • Page 5: Handling

    The area must be ventilated whilst the work is being carried out. There NIBE F370 Chapter 1 | Important information...
  • Page 6 This must be reported to the equipment owner, so that all parties have been informed. Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE F370...
  • Page 7 • Containers must be stored upright. • Ensure that the cooling system is grounded before the system is filled with refrigerant. NIBE F370 Chapter 1 | Important information...
  • Page 8 The equipment must be of the system. suitable for the collection of combustible re- frigerant. Check that the refrigerant container is on the scales before starting to collect. Chapter 1 | Important information NIBE F370...

  • Page 9: Serial Number

    Maintenance and repair that requires the skill of another person must be carried out under the supervision of someone with the above expertise. NIBE F370 Chapter 1 | Important information...

  • Page 10: Country Specific Information

    Building Regulations, England & Warranty and insurance information Wales Approved Document F1 and Scotland Technical Thank you for installing a new NIBE heat pump in your Standard Section 3.14 Ventilation. Only this will ensure home. hygienic room air and prevent any dampness to the building structure.

  • Page 11: Inspection Of The Installation

    Pressure in the climate system Expansion vessel T&P valve Tundish Electricity (page Connections Main voltage Phase voltage Fuses heat pump Fuses property Outside sensor Room sensor Safety breaker Earth circuit-breaker Miscellaneous Benchmark checklist NIBE F370 Chapter 1 | Important information...

  • Page 12: Delivery And Handling

    Assembly 5 - 40 mm • Place F370 on a solid foundation indoors that can take the heat pump's weight. Use the product's adjustable feet to obtain a horizontal and stable set-up. Because water comes from F370, the floor coating is important.

  • Page 13: Supplied Components

    Remove the upper panel by pulling it straight out. Remove the screws from the lower edge of the front panel. Lift the panel out at the bottom edge and up. Pull the panel towards yourself. NIBE F370 Chapter 2 | Delivery and handling...

  • Page 14: The Heat Pump Design

    3 The heat pump design General XL29 W130 AA4-XF4 AA4-XF3 BT30 FQ10 QM32 QM13 QN11 BT19 QM20 BT18 QN17 QM11 QM31 Chapter 3 | The heat pump design NIBE F370...
  • Page 15 Overflow pipe, safety valve hot water heater Shunt motor with hand wheel Overflow pipe, safety valve climate system EMC-filter Overflow pipe, condensation Switch W130 Network cable for NIBE Uplink MISCELLANEOUS Rating plate Serial number plate UB1-2 Cable gland Not visible in the image Designations according to standard EN 81346-2.

  • Page 16: Air Treatment Unit

    EB10 Compressor heater AA100 COOLING COMPONENTS BT20 Evaporator GQ10 Compressor Drying filter Expansion valve VENTILATION Exhaust air fan HQ10 Exhaust air filter Filter cover, exhaust air Not visible in the image Chapter 3 | The heat pump design NIBE F370...

  • Page 17: Pipe And Ventilation Connections

    15 mm 35 mm up to 27 m 1.4 mm <G3>/4 22 mm 28 mm up to 9 m 1.0 mm <G3>/4 22 mm 35 mm up to 18 m 1.4 mm NIBE F370 Chapter 4 | Pipe and ventilation connections...
  • Page 18 The volume of the pressure expan- There should not normally be any problem installing sion vessel (CM1) is 10 litres and F370 in hard water areas, as the operating temperature it is pre-pressurised as standard to is 50-60°C. 0.5 bar (5 mvp). As a result, the CLEANING THE CLIMATE SYSTEM maximum permitted height “H”...

  • Page 19: Dimensions And Pipe Connections

    SYSTEM DIAGRAM Dimensions and pipe F370 consists of a heat pump, water heater, immersion heater, fan, circulation pump and control system.F370 connections is connected to the ventilation system and heating me- dium circuits. When the exhaust air at room temperature passes through the evaporator, the refrigerant evaporates be- cause of its low boiling point.

  • Page 20: Symbol Key

    Further option information is available at www.nibe.co.uk A climate system is a system that regulates indoor and in the respective assembly instruction for the ac- comfort with the help of the control system in F370 and cessory used. See page 59...
  • Page 21 If it is possible to use a water heater with an immersion heater, connect it as illustrated below. CONNECTING HOT WATER CIRCULATION A circulation pump can be controlled by F370 to circulate the hot water. The circulating water must have a tem- perature that prevents bacterial growth and scalding, and national standards must be satisfied.

  • Page 22: General Ventilation Connection

    General ventilation Ventilation flow connection Connect F370 so that all the exhaust air, except kitchen duct air (kitchen fan), passes through the evaporator (EP1) in the heat pump. • Ventilation installation must be carried out in accord- The ventilation flow must comply with the applicable ance with current norms and directives.

  • Page 23: Dimension And Ventilation Connections

    Dimension and ventilation connections Extract air Exhaust air Ø125 NIBE F370 Chapter 4 | Pipe and ventilation connections...

  • Page 24: Electrical Connections

    • F370 must be equipped with a separate earth-fault person may replace it to prevent any danger breaker (30 mA). and damage. • F370 must be installed via an isolator switch. The cable area has to be dimensioned based on the fuse rating NOTE used.
  • Page 25 The temperature limiter is reset by firmly pressing in its button (FQ11-SF2) using a small screw- driver. Insert the screwdriver (A) and pry the catch carefully downwards (B). Angle out the cover and remove it. NIBE F370 Chapter 5 | Electrical connections...

  • Page 26: Connections

    20 cm from high voltage cables. POWER CONNECTION F370 must be installed via an isolator switch with a minimum breaking gap of 3mm. Minimum cable area must be sized according to the fuse rating used. Sup- plied cable (length approx.

  • Page 27: Settings

    AA3-X6 AA3-X6 Settings ROOM SENSOR F370 is supplied with a room sensor enclosed (BT50). BT30 The room sensor has a number of functions: Shows current room temperature in the display on F370. AA1-X3 Option of changing the room temperature in °C.
  • Page 28 The immersion heater’s output in emergency mode is set with the dipswitch (S2) on the immersion heater circuit board (AA1) according to the table below. Factory setting The image shows the dip-switch (AA1-S2) in the factory setting. Chapter 5 | Electrical connections NIBE F370...

  • Page 29: Optional Connections

    LOAD MONITOR activate temp lux Integrated load monitor not used F370 is equipped with a simple form of integrated load not used monitor, which limits the power steps for the electric not used additional heat by calculating whether future power...
  • Page 30 C NO NC External activation of functions AA3-X7 AA3-X7 An external switch function can be connected to F370 to activate various functions. The function is activated The picture shows the relay in the alarm position. during the time the switch is closed.
  • Page 31 NIBE ECS 40/41 should be used for optimum operation. External blocking of functions An external switch function can be connected to F370 for blocking various functions. The switch must be po- tential-free and a closed switch results in blocking.

  • Page 32: Connecting Accessories

    Externt AA3-X7 Circulation pump Connecting accessories Instructions for connecting accessories are provided in the manual accompanying the accessory. See page 59 for the list of the accessories that can be used with F370. Chapter 5 | Electrical connections NIBE F370...

  • Page 33: Commissioning And Adjusting Preparations

    2.5 bar (0.25 MPa), the safety valve (FL2) starts to release water. Close the filling valves (QM11), (QM13). Reduce the boiler pressure to the normal working range (approx. 1 bar) by opening the vent valve (QM20) or the safety valve (FL2). NIBE F370 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...

  • Page 34: Start-Up And Inspection

    There must be water in the climate system before the switch is set to " ". Set switch (SF1) on F370 to position "". If the start guide is left on this page it closes Follow the instructions in the display’s start guide.
  • Page 35 Select operating mode "auto" or "manual" when the heat pump is to run on recovery again. Ventilation capacity Available pressure Tryck (Pa) 100% Airflow Flöde (l/s) Fan rating Effekt Output 100% Airflow Luftflöde (l/s) NIBE F370 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
  • Page 36 • constant pressure auto adapt (CPAA) • proportional pressure (PP) • constant pressure (CP) • constant curve (CC). The circulation pump’s factory setting is CP, speed 3. Flow Flöde (l/s) Setting PPAA LED indication Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE F370...
  • Page 37 Flöde (l/s) Flow Flöde (l/s) Output, circulation pump (PP) Power, circulation pump (CPAA) Output Effekt Effekt Output Flow Flöde (l/s) Flow Flöde (l/s) Pump speed PP Setting CPAA LED indication LED indication NIBE F370 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...
  • Page 38 Output, circulation pump (CP) Output, circulation pump (CC) Output Effekt Output Effekt Flow Flow Flöde Flöde (l/s) (l/s) Pump speed CP Pump speed CC LED indication LED indication 1 The circulation pump’s factory setting Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE F370...

  • Page 39: Setting The Heating Curve

    The rotor is blocked. Wait or release the rotor shaft. ature, and thereby energy-efficient operation. Based on this curve, the F370 determines the temperature of the water to the climate system (the supply temperature) and thus the indoor temperature.
  • Page 40 You can now select to take read outs for different outdoor temperatures by turning the control knob to the right or left and read off the corresponding flow temperature. Press the OK or Back button to exit read off mode. Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting NIBE F370...
  • Page 41 2 Under floor heating can be dimensioned very differently. The above example refers to a system where the supply temperature needs to be approximately 35 – 40 °C or 45 – 50 °C on the coldest day. NIBE F370 Chapter 6 | Commissioning and adjusting...

  • Page 42: Control - Introduction

    • confirm selections of sub menus/options/set values/page in the start guide. BACK BUTTON The back button is used to: • go back to the previous menu. • change a setting that has not been confirmed. Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction NIBE F370...

  • Page 43: Menu System

    These two symbols indicate whether the INDOOR CLIMATE HOT WATER Hot water temp. compressor or addition is blocked in F370. These can, for example, be blocked depend- ing on which operating mode is selected in menu 4.2, if blocking is scheduled in menu 4.9.5 or if an alarm has occurred that blocks...
  • Page 44 To select another option: Mark the applicable option. One of the options is pre-selected (white). Press the OK button to confirm the selected option. The selected option has a green tick. Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction NIBE F370...
  • Page 45 (at the page number) has been marked. Press the OK button to skip between the steps in the start guide. If the start guide is left on this page it closes automatically in 60 min NIBE F370 Chapter 7 | Control - Introduction...

  • Page 46: Control - Menus

    OVERVIEW 2 - HOT WATER 2.1 - temporary lux 2.2 - comfort mode 2.3 - scheduling 2.9 - advanced 2.9.1 - periodic increase 2.9.2 - hot water recirc. * * Accessory needed. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE F370...

  • Page 47: Menu 3 - Info

    Menu 4 - HEAT PUMP OVERVIEW 4 - HEAT PUMP 4.1 - plus functions * 4.1.3 - internet 4.1.3.1 - NIBE Uplink 4.1.3.8 - tcp/ip settings 4.1.3.9 - proxy settings 4.1.4 - sms * 4.1.5 - SG Ready 4.1.6 - smart price adap- tion™...

  • Page 48: Menu 5 - Service

    Quick starting the compressor. stop temp. per. increase NOTE Setting range: 55 – 70 °C Incorrect settings in the service menus can Factory setting: 60 °C damage the heat pump. Chapter 8 | Control - Menus NIBE F370...
  • Page 49 Here you can set transfer time between heating and hot sumption. water production in F370. During the transfer time the compressor maintains the stop temperature that applied during hot water production. months btwn filter alarms Here you set the number of months between alarms for a reminder to clean the filter in F370.
  • Page 50 Mark “search installed acc." and press the OK button to energy per pulse: Here you set the amount of energy automatically find connected accessories for F370. to which each pulse will correspond. MENU 5.3 - ACCESSORY SETTINGS...
  • Page 51 MENU 5.10 - CHANGE LOG Read off any previous changes to the control system here. The date, time, ID no. (unique to particular setting) and the new set value are shown for every change. NIBE F370 Chapter 8 | Control - Menus...

  • Page 52: Service

    9 Service Maintenance NOTE F370 must be serviced once a year by compet- ent and qualified personnel, such as a NIBE a CLEANING THE OVERFLOW CUP/FLOOR service engineer or other qualified professional. DRAIN When replacing components on F370 only re- Regularly check that the overflow cup and any floor placement parts from NIBE may be used.

  • Page 53: Service Actions

    (MA1to "manual mode" and then turning the shunt SAFETY VALVES lever to the desired position. F370 has three safety valves, two for the water heater and one for the climate system. The function of the safety valves must be checked reg- ularly.
  • Page 54 HELPING THE CIRCULATION PUMP TO 12.51 2.399 10.00 2.245 START 8.045 2.083 The circulation pump in F370 has an automatic start help 6.514 1.916 function. If necessary the pump can be started manually. 5.306 1.752 In such cases, take the following action: 4.348 1.587...
  • Page 55 OK button you will return to the previous choose another file page (menu 7.1) where you can choose to start the up- date. This allows you to update the software in F370. NIBE F370 Chapter 9 | Service...
  • Page 56 Via "save settings" you save the menu settings to the Here you can choose how current measurement values USB memory in order to restore them later or to copy from F370 should be saved onto a log file on the USB the settings to another F370. memory.

  • Page 57: Disturbances In Comfort

    10 Disturbances in comfort In most cases, F370 notes a malfunction (a malfunction aid mode “aid mode” is a type of emergency mode. can lead to disruption in comfort) and indicates this with This means that the heat pump produces heat and/or alarms, and instructions for action, in the display.
  • Page 58 • The heating medium pump (GP1 has stopped. • There is no heating requirement. – See section "Helping the circulation pump to start" – F370 does not call on heating or hot water. page – The heat pump defrosts. • Air in the climate system.

  • Page 59: Accessories

    The room unit is an accessory that allows the control and Not all accessories are available on all markets. monitoring of F370 to be carried out in a different part of your home to where it is located. ACCESSORY BOARD AXC 20...

  • Page 60: Technical Data

    12 Technical data Dimensions and setting-out coordinates Avoid routing pipes through the marked area Ø125 Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE F370...

  • Page 61: Technical Specifications

    Scale for efficiency class hot water: A+ to F. The value varies with the selected fan curve. For more detailed sound data, including sound to channels, visit nibe.co.uk. The value can vary with the room’s damping capacity. These values apply at a damping of 4 dB.
  • Page 62 Height incl. feet 2,100 - 2,125 Required ceiling height 2,170 Net weight Mass unit, filled with water Part No. 066 058 A20(12) exhaust air flow 42 l/s (150 m /h). Comfort mode, normal Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE F370...

  • Page 63: Energy Labelling

    The reported efficiency of the package also takes the controller into account. If an external supplementary boiler or solar heating is added to the package, the overall efficiency of the package should be recalculated. NIBE F370 Chapter 12 | Technical data...
  • Page 64 Daily energy consumption 6.20 Daily fuel consumption elec fuel Annual energy consumption 1,361 Annual fuel consumption Contact information NIBE Energy Systems – Box 14 – Hannabadsvägen 5 – 285 21 Markaryd – Sweden Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE F370...

  • Page 65: Electrical Circuit Diagram

    Electrical circuit diagram 1X230 V NIBE F370 Chapter 12 | Technical data...
  • Page 66 Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE F370...
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  • Page 70 Chapter 12 | Technical data NIBE F370...

  • Page 71: Item Register

    External connection options, 29 Control - Introduction, 42 Load monitor, 29 Control - Menus, 46 Miniature circuit-breaker, 25 Control - Introduction, 42 NIBE Uplink, 29 Display unit, 42 Optional connections, 29 Menu system, 43 Outdoor sensor, 26 Control knob, 42...
  • Page 72 Use the virtual keyboard, 45 Selecting menu, 44 Miniature circuit-breaker, 25 Selecting options, 44 Serial number, 9 Service, 52 NIBE Uplink, 29 Service actions, 53 Service actions, 53 OK button, 42 Cleaning the water heater, 53 Operation, 44 Draining the climate system, 54...
  • Page 73 Temperature limiter, compressor, 25 Resetting, 25 Temperature sensor data, 54 The heat pump design, 14 Transport, 12 Troubleshooting, 57 USB service outlet, 55 Use the virtual keyboard, 45 Venting the climate system, 33 Warranty information, 10 NIBE F370 Item register...
  • Page 74 EXHAUST AIR HEAT PUMP COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST This Commissioning Checklist is to be completed in full by the competent person who commissioned the heat pump and associated equipment as a means of demonstrating compliance with the appropriate Building Regulations and then handed to the customer to keep for future reference. Failure to install and commission this equipment to the manufacturer’s instructions may invalidate the warranty but does not affect statutory rights.
  • Page 75 MAINS PRESSURE HOT WATER STORAGE SYSTEM COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST This Commissioning Checklist is to be completed in full by the competent person who commissioned the storage system as a means of demonstrating compliance with the appropriate Building Regulations and then handed to the customer to keep for future reference. Failure to install and commission this equipment to the manufacturer’s instructions may invalidate the warranty but does not affect statutory rights.
  • Page 76 Service Record It is recommended that your heating system is serviced regularly and that the appropriate Service Interval Record is completed. Service Provider Before completing the appropriate Service Interval Record below, please ensure you have carried out the service as described in the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 80 WS version: a48 (working edition) Publish date: 2020-09-07 11:42 This manual is a publication from NIBE Energy Systems. All product illustrations, facts and data are based on the available information at the time of the publication’s approval. NIBE Energy Systems makes reservations for any factual or printing errors in this manual.

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