Nibe VPB 200N User guide

Installer manual

LEK

VPB 200N

Hot water heater

IHB GB 1046-3

031453

Table of Contents

1 Important information 2

Safety information 2

2 Delivery and handling 6

Transport 6

Assembly 6

Supplied components 7

3 The water heater design 8

4 Pipe connections 10

General 10

Dimensions and pipe connections 11

Heat pump 11

Cold and hot water 11

Installation alternative 12

5 Electrical installation 13

Sensors 13

Temperature limiter 13

Immersion heater 13

6 Commissioning and adjusting 14

Filling and venting 14

Start-up and inspection 14

7 Service and maintenance 16

Maintenance 16

Service actions 16

8 Technical data 17

Dimensions and setting-out coordinates 17

Technical specifications 18

Item register 19

1Table of Contents |VPB 200N

Safety information

This manual describes installation and service procedures

for implementation by specialists.

This appliance is not intended for use by persons (includ-

ing children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental

capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless

they have been given supervision or instruction concern-

ing use of the appliance by a person responsible for their

safety.

Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not

play with the appliance.

Rights to make any design or technical modifications are

reserved.

©NIBE 2010.

Symbols

NOTE

This symbol indicates danger to machine or

person.

Caution

This symbol indicates important information

about what you should observe when maintain-

ing your installation.

TIP

This symbol indicates tips on how to facilitate

using the product.

Marking

VPB 200N is CE marked and fulfils IP21.

The CE marking means that NIBE ensures that the product

meets all regulations that are placed on it based on relev-

ant EU directives. The CE mark is obligatory for most

products sold in the EU, regardless where they are made.

IP21 means that the product can be touched by hand,

that objects with a diameter larger than or equivalent to

12.5 mm cannot penetrate and cause damage and that

the product is protected against vertically falling drops.

Serial number

The serial number can be found on top of the product.

6HULDO QXPEHU

Caution

Always give the product's serial number when

reporting a fault.

VPB 200NChapter 1 | Important information2

1 Important information

Country specific information

Installer manual

This installer manual must be left with the customer.

Great Britain

This installation is subject to building regulation approval,

notify the local Authority of intention to install.

Use only manufacturer’s recommended replacement

parts.

Benchmark places responsibilities on both manufacturers

and installers. the purpose is to ensure that customers

are provided with the correct equipment for their needs,

that it is installed, commissioned and serviced in accord-

ance with the manufacturers instructions by competent

persons and that it meets the requirements of the appro-

priate Building Regulations. The Benchmark Checklist can

be used to demonstrate compliance with Building Regu-

lations and should be provided to the customer for future

reference.

Installers are required to carry out the installation, com-

missioning and servicing work in accordance with the

Benchmark Code of practice which is available from the

Heating and Hotwater Industry Council who manage and

promote the Scheme. Visit www.centralheating.co.uk for

information.

Warranty information

Thank you for installing a new NIBE heat pump in your

home.

NIBE heat pumps are manufactured in Sweden to the

very highest standard so we are pleased to offer our

customers a comprehensive guarantee.

The product is guaranteed for 24 months for parts and

labour from the date of installation or 33 months from

the date of manufacture, whichever is the shorter.

The NIBE guarantee is based on the unit being installed

and commissioned by a NIBE accredited installer, serviced

every year and the Benchmark documents completed.

Where this condition is not met, any chargeable spare

parts or components issued within the applicable guaran-

tee period still benefit from a 12 month warranty from

the date of issue by the manufacturer.

We recommend the installer completes and returns as

soon as possible, your guarantee registration card or

completes the guarantee form on the NIBE website

www.nibe.co.uk.

Please ensure that the installer has fully completed the

Benchmark Checklist in the end of the Installation Instruc-

tions supplied with the product and that you have signed

to say that you have received a full and clear explanation

of its operation. The installer is legally required to com-

plete a commissioning checklist as a means of complying

with the appropriate Building Regulations (England and

Wales).

All installations must be notified to Local Area Building

Control either directly or through a Competent Persons

Scheme. A Building Regulations Compliance Certificate

will then be issued to the customer who should, on re-

ceipt, write the Notification Number on the Benchmark

Checklist.

This product should be serviced regularly to optimise its

safety, efficiency and performance. The service engineer

should complete the relevant Service Record on the

Benchmark Checklist after each service.

The Benchmark Checklist may be required in the event

of any warranty work and as supporting documentation

relating to home improvements in the optional documents

section of the Home Information Pack.

3Chapter 1 | Important informationVPB 200N

VPB 200NChapter 1 | Important information4

Inspection of the installation

Current regulations require the heating installation to be inspected before it is commissioned. The inspection must be

carried out by a suitably qualified person.

DateSignatureNotesDescription

✔

Heat pump (page 11)

Shut off valves

Venting valve

Shut off valve

Hot water (page 11)

Shut off valves

Expansion vessel

T&P valve

Tundish

Cold water (page 11)

Shut off valves

Non-return valve

Mixing valve

Safety valve

Tundish

Electricity (page 13)

Hot water sensor

Temperature limiter

Miscellaneous

Benchmark checklist

5Chapter 1 | Important informationVPB 200N

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Transport

VPB 200N should be transported and stored vertically in

a dry place. The VPB 200N may, however, be carefully

laid on its back when being moved into a building.

Assembly

႑The water heater is only designed for upright installa-

tion.

႑Position the water heater on a firm base that can bear

its weight, preferably on a concrete floor or founda-

tion. Use the water heater’s adjustable feet to obtain

a horizontal and stable set-up.

႑Pipes must be routed from the safety valve to a suit-

able floor drain.

Installation area

Approx 425 mm free space is required on the left side

and in front of the water heater in order to replace the

immersion heater.

(425*)

* Service space for replacing the immersion heater.

VPB 200NChapter 2 | Delivery and handling6

2 Delivery and handling

Supplied components

LEK

2 x tundishPressure reduction valve

LEK

Connector with cableArmoured hose

(expansion vessel)

LEK

Expansion vessel with holderShut off valve

Location

The kit of supplied items is placed on top of the product.

7Chapter 2 | Delivery and handlingVPB 200N

LEK

XL9

UA2

XL8

FD1

UA1

XL5PF3 XL3 XL4 FL5

QM3

EB1

QQ1

VPB 200NChapter 3 | The water heater design8

3 The water heater design

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