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3.5 Heat recovery units
3.5.1 Plate heat exchanger
Caution
See also section 3.1 General instructions.
See the values in the selection program data and on the nameplate.
Commissioning
• Priortostartingthesectionup,checkthetightnessofthethreadedjointsandtightenthemifrequired.Alsocheck
the correct installation and connection of the control dampers with the damper electric motor drive, as well as the
damper operation.
• Makesuretoallowforunobstructedremovalofthewaterdropleteliminatorfromtheairhandlingunitcasing.
• Makesuretoinstallanadequately-sizedsiphoninthecondensatecollectionanddrainingpandischargepipe.The
instructions for the construction, installation and connection of siphons are provided in Section 2.3.5 Connection of
siphon.
Maintenance
Regularly clean the plate heat exchanger. Fouling of the insert increases the pressure drop and decreases the
efciency.
Asimplewaytocheckforplateheatexchangerfoulingistoremovethecoversontheservicesideandinspectthe
cleanliness of the insert front surfaces, and, with the aid of a torch lamp, also the cleanliness of the air channels
through the insert.
If the insert contamination consists of dry dust, the insert can be cleaned without disassembly through the service
openings:
• Withcompressedair(amaximumof10barofpressure);inthisoperation,theuseofpersonalprotectiveequipment
is obligatory.
• Iftheinsertcontaminationconsistsofgreasyorstickydebris,slideouttheinsertfromtheheatexchangersection
casing and clean it with a jet of hot water (temperature up to 90 °C, a maximum pressure of 6 bar) with an
appropriate cleaning agent added.
• Thecontaminationmayalsoberemovedbymeansofsoakinginwarmwaterwithadetergentadded.
Disassemble the insert from the casing:
• Rremovethepartitionprolesontheservicesidebyundoingthemountingscrews,
• removetherubbergasket,
• undothetopguideprolemountingscrews,whileonlylooseningthesideguidingproles,andthenremovethe
topguideprole,
• slide out the insert from the section casing,
• replace the cleaned inserts in the section in the reverse order of the mentioned steps.
Caution
Sincetheinsertllermaterialismadeofaverythinaluminiumfoil,becarefulnottodamagethefront
surfaces of the insert when disassembling.
With any maintenance or inspection intervention, also clean the condensate discharge at the bottom of
the pan and top up the water in the siphon.