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4.5Wheretoinstallthedehumidier
Selectaplacewherethedehumidiercausestheleastdisturbancetothecold-storageroomactivities,while
allowingformaintenanceworksuchasprocesslterreplacement.
Whentheunitisinstalledonabaseframe,thebaseframemustbedesignedinsuchawaythatitcaneasilybe
removedfromthecoldstore/freezer.Makesureopeningsforforkliftareincluded.
Thedehumidiermustbeplacedsothatthereisnoriskoftheprocessintakeandltericingup.Icenormally
formsnearthedoorsandair-locksofthecoldstorewherewarm,humidairowsin.
Installthedehumidierinsuchawaythatthereactivationairandwetairductsareasshortaspossible,max
1.5m.Seesection4.7,Installationexamples—coldstorageroom(freezer).
4.6Ducting
4.6.1Generalrecommendations
NOTE!Vibrationreduction.Ifthereisaneedtoforreductionofvibrationsfromthedehumidier,contactMunters
forinstructions.RefertostandardEN1299+A1:2008.
Duetothecoldsurroundingsandriskoffreezing,itisvitalthatallductingareinstalledaccordingto
instructions.Seealso4.7,Installationexamples—coldstorageroom(freezer).
Tofacilitateeasytransferofthedehumidieroutofthecold-storageroomforservice,allductconnections
shouldbeeasilydisassembled.Shouldthedehumidier,despitethisrecommendation,beinstalledinsucha
waythatitcannotbeeasilyremovedforservice,itisimportantthattheminimumservicespacerequirements
aremet,see8.1,Dimensionsandservicespace.Avapour-tightconnectionbetweenthewallandtheductisvital.
Preferably,polyurethanefoamshouldbeusedifthetemperatureissufcientlyhighduringapplication.
Wheninstallingductworkbetweenthedehumidierandtheinletandoutletconnections,thefollowing
recommendationsshouldbeobserved:
■Thelengthofductworkshouldbekeptasshortaspossibletominimisestaticairpressurelosses.
■Tomaintainperformance,allrigidprocessorreactivationairductworkjointsmustbeairandvapour
tight.
■Thedesignoftheductconnectionsshouldfacilitateeasydisconnectionoftheunitforserviceoutside
thecold-storageroom.
■Condensationeasilybuildsupontheinsideoftheductduetothehighhumidityofthereactivationair.
Toavoidcondensation,theductworkmustbeinsulated.
■Theprocessairductworkshouldbeinsulatedtopreventcondensationfromdevelopingontheoutside
oftheductwheneverthetemperatureoftheairwithintheductfallsbelowthedewpointoftheambient
airthroughwhichtheductworkisrouted.
■Thewetairleavingthedehumidierwilleasilycausecondensationontheinsideoftheductwallsdueto
thehighmoisturecontent.Thismustbeavoidedbyinsulatingtheducts.
■Ensurethataccessforoperationandservicingisnotrestrictedwhendesigningandinstallingducting.
Formoreinformation,seesection8.1,Dimensionsandservicespace.
■Toreducenoiseand/orvibrationbeingtransmittedalongrigidductwork,goodquality,airtightexible
connectionsshouldbetted.
■Ductsmounteddirectlyontothedehumidiershouldbeadequatelysupportedtominimisetheloadand
stressduetotheweightandmovementoftheducting.
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