Nortec NH Series installation manual Table of Contents

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10-00 INTRODUCTION

1. PREINSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A. RECEIVING & UNPACKING EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. PACKAGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A. GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

B. HUMIDIFIER AND CONTROLS BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

C. DISTRIBUTOR BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

D. ACCESSORIES BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. PREINSTALLATION EQUIPMENT VERIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A. GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

10-10 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

1. HUMIDIFIER INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

A. LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

B. MOUNTING WITH KEYHOLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

C. MOUNTING WITH WALL BRACKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

D. WATER SUPPLY LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

E. DRAIN LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

F. STEAM RUNS AND CONDENSATE RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

G. ELECTRICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

H. CONTROL WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

I. OPTIONAL OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE RESET FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

J. HUMIDITY TRANSDUCER SIGNAL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

K. NETWORKING NHTCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

L. NORTEC ONLINE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

10-20 OPERATION

1. NHTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

A. NHTC COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

B. HUMIDIFIER START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

C. BASIC STEAM PRODUCTION METHOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

D. CYLINDER LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

E. SOFTWARE INITIAL SELF-TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

F. SOFTWARE FLOW CHART WITH DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

G. SELF-HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

H. SYSTEM MESSAGES AND LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

I. DOUBLE UNIT OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

2. STEAM DISTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

A. STEAM DISTRIBUTOR OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

B. SAM-E OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

C. BLOWER PACK OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3. CONTROLS AND REMOTE COMMUNICATION (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

A. DIGITAL CONTROL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

B. DIGITAL TRANSDUCER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

C. REMOTE CONNECTIONS (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

D. NORTEC LINKS OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E. NORTEC ONLINE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

10-30 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

1. NH ELECTRODE STEAM HUMIDIFIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

A. MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

B. WHEN TO REPLACE THE STEAM CYLINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

C. EXTENDED SHUT-DOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

D. COMPONENTS OF THE STEAM CYLINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Contents 2522381-C SeriesTMRevision Number Date Date Put Manual 2008-08-28Table of Contents Warranty List of Figures List of Tables 2008-08-28 Introduction Nhtc Packaging PRE-INSTALLATIONHumidifier Box Preinstallation Equipment Verification Typical Nhtc Installation Sheet 1 Typical Nhtc Installation Sheet 2 This page Intentionally Left Blank Installation Mounting with Wall Bracket Humidifier InstallationLocation Mounting with KeyholesWater Supply Line Drain Line Drain Water from Humidifier can be Very HOTSteam Runs and Condensate Returns Clearances and Operating Conditions Drain Water and Supply Connection 30+ Copper Tube Inch MED-L Tubing 1.125 inch OD 10-10 10-10 Steam Inlet Nominal Tube Standard 90degree Standard 45 degree DiameterSide Outlet Tee Steam OutletPrimary Voltage Supply Wiring Electrical Primary Voltage Supply Wiring to HumidifierControl Wiring Demand Signal Controls InstallationOn/Off Control Guidelines and Low Voltage Terminal Strip Nortec Control Guidelines and Wiring Optional Setpoint Versus Outdoor Temperature Optional Outdoor Temperature Reset FunctionHumidity Transducer Signal Installation Nortec Online InstallationNetworking Nhtc Nortec Humidity Transducer Guidelines and Wiring Optional Networking NHTCs Optional Nortec OnLine Installation Guidelines Optional Operation Basic Steam Production Method NhtcNhtc Components Humidifier START-UPItem Number Component Name Description NHTC/NHPC ComponentsIf loose or frayed Humidifier Start-Up Basic Steam Production Method SELF-HELP Software Flow Chart with DefinitionsSoftware Initial SELF-TEST Self-Test MessagesSoftware Flow Chart Sheet 1 Software Flow Chart Sheet 2 Software Flow Chart Sheet 3 Software Flow Chart Sheet 4 Software Flow Chart Sheet 5 Software Flow Chart Sheet 6 Software Flow Chart Sheet 7 Yellow Green Red Signal Light StatusSystem Messages and Lights Double Unit OperationNhtc Display Message LED state System Action Status Messages with LED StateSymptom Diagnosed Probable Cause Corrective Action Steam Distribution Steam Distributor OperationSAM-e Operation Blower Pack Operation and Adjustments Controls and Remote Communication Optional Digital Control OperationDigital Transducer Operation Nortec Online Operation Nortec Links 2 OperationThis page Intentionally Left Blank Maintenance Procedures When to Replace the Steam Cylinder NH Electrode Steam HumidifiersExtended SHUT-DOWN Cylinder Components Components of the Steam CylinderCylinder Removal Procedure HOW to Remove the Steam CylinderDrain Valve Maintenance Mandatory Cleaning of the Drain ValveCylinder Replacement Procedure HOW to Install the Replacement CylinderTroubleshooting Troubleshooting NH Electrode Steam Humidifiers PreparationStarting Point System What to Check Why Troubleshooting SymptomsCheck Why and How Troubleshooting DistributorsEnsuring a Demand Signal ProcedureDigital ON/OFF Humidistat Sensor Calibration Blower Packs TroubleshootingRED NH System MessagesProbable Cause Corrective Action E17 Req off current Contactor is open? W27 Safety loop instability Verify that the RH setpoint is less than the RH high limit 10V Digital Humidistat Sensor Calibration Term DefinitionsTerm Definition Technical Wiring and Terminals Controller and Sensor SpecificationsHumidifier Control Information NHTC/NHPC Double Unit Wiring Diagram NH WiringNHTC/NHPC Wiring Diagram PRE-NORTEC Online Start UP Checklist Wiring PRE-NORTEC Links START-UP ChecklistCheck Lists Water Quality Humidifier Mandatory PRE-START UP ChecklistWiring PowerRemarks Humidifier Mandatory START-UP Checklist and Quick ReferenceSTART-UP Procedure PreliminaryPeriodic Maintenance Checklist and Quick Reference page 1 When to Replace the CylinderCylinder Replacement Procedure Extended Shutdown Periodic Maintenance Checklist and Quick Reference page 2ASD, BSD, CSD Distributor Spare Parts and Exploded ViewsNHTC/NHPC Plumbing Compartment Exploded View and Spare Parts NH Series Humidifier Spare PartsModel NHTC/NHPC Plumbing Part ListFillcup Extension KIT NHTC/NHPC 10-50Page 79 NHTC/NHPC Plumbing Part List10-50 10-50Page 81 NHTC/NHPC Electrical Parts List Three Phase This page Intentionally Left Blank Warranty Walter Meier Climate USA Inc Cylinder Replacement Date MM/DD/YYYY

NH Series specifications

The Nortec NH Series stands as a remarkable line of heating and cooling equipment designed specifically for commercial and industrial applications. Renowned for its efficiency, reliability, and innovation, the NH Series is engineered to meet the demanding needs of various environments, including hospitals, educational institutions, and office buildings.

One of the standout features of the Nortec NH Series is its modular design. This flexibility allows for easy integration into existing systems, making it an ideal choice for both new installations and upgrades. The modular setup not only enhances space efficiency but also allows users to scale the system according to their specific requirements. This adaptability is essential for facilities looking to optimize their HVAC systems without extensive renovations.

The NH Series incorporates advanced technologies that set it apart in the market. It employs high-efficiency heat exchangers made from durable materials that provide exceptional thermal performance. These heat exchangers facilitate rapid heat transfer while maintaining energy efficiency, lowering operational costs. Additionally, the unit features variable-speed fans that adjust airflow according to real-time demands, contributing to quieter operation and further energy savings.

Another noteworthy characteristic of the NH Series is its intelligent control system. The integrated controls offer user-friendly interfaces and compatibility with building management systems. This enables operators to monitor and adjust settings remotely, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring optimal indoor climate conditions.

Furthermore, the Nortec NH Series is designed with sustainability in mind. It complies with stringent environmental regulations and utilizes eco-friendly refrigerants, reducing the overall carbon footprint of the facility. This commitment to sustainability resonates with businesses looking to enhance their green credentials while maintaining a comfortable environment.

In summary, the Nortec NH Series exemplifies innovation in HVAC technology, combining modular design, high-efficiency heat exchangers, variable-speed fans, intelligent controls, and sustainable practices. These features make it a top choice for professionals seeking reliable and efficient heating and cooling solutions for a variety of commercial applications. With the Nortec NH Series, users can achieve significant energy savings, enhanced comfort, and a positive impact on the environment.
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