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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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Notes

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Table of contents

4 Safety precautions

5 Bottom water outlet / Equalizer / Remote Sump

Internal sliding service platform

7 Accesstofillpack

8 Internal service platform

Internal ladder only

9 External ladder and railing on top of hot water basin

9 Ladder10 Handrail

10 Discharge attenuation

10 Single discharge atttenuation11 Double discharge attenuation

11 Intake attenuation

11 Singlestackunit12 Doublestackunit

13 Motor davit

14 Shipped loose fan cowl

15 Further assistance and information

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Safety PrecautionsAllelectrical,mechanicalandrotatingmachineryconstituteapotentialhazard,particularlyforthosenotfamiliarwithitsdesign,constructionandoperation.Accordingly,adequatesafeguards(includinguseofprotectiveenclosureswherenecessary)shouldbetakenwiththisequipmentbothtosafeguardthepublic(includingminors)frominjuryandtopreventdamagetotheequipment,itsassociatedsystemandthepremises.Ifthereisdoubtaboutsafeandproperrigging,installation,operationormaintenanceprocedures,contacttheequipmentmanufacturerorhisrepresentativeforadvice.Whenworkingonoperatingequipment,beawarethatsomepartsmayhaveanelevatedtemperature.Anyoperationsonelevatedlevelhavetobeexecutedwithextracaretopreventaccidents.

AUTHORIZED PERSONNELTheoperation,maintenanceandrepairofthisequipmentshouldbeundertakenonlybypersonnelauthorizedandqualifiedtodoso.All

suchpersonnelshouldbethoroughlyfamiliarwiththeequipment,theassociatedsystemsandcontrolsandtheproceduressetforthinthis

andotherrelevantmanuals.Propercare,proceduresandtoolsmustbeusedinhandling,lifting,installing,operatingandrepairingthis

equipmenttopreventpersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.

MECHANICAL SAFETYMechanicalsafetyoftheequipmentisinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheEUmachinerydirective.

Dependinguponsiteconditionsitalsomaybenecessarytoinstallitemssuchasbottomscreens,ladders,safetycages,stairways,access

platforms,handrailsandtoeboardsforthesafetyandconvenienceoftheauthorizedserviceandmaintenancepersonnel.Atnotimethis

equipmentshouldbeoperatedwithoutallfanscreens,accesspanelsandaccessdoorsinplace.Whentheequipmentisoperatedwitha

variablefanspeedcontroldevice,stepsmustbetakentoavoidoperatingatorneartothefan’s«criticalspeed».

FormoreinformationconsultyourlocalBACBalticarerepresentative.(www.baltimoreaircoil.eu)

ELECTRICAL SAFETYEachfanandpumpmotorassociatedwiththisequipmentshouldbeinstalledwithalockabledisconnectswitchlocatedwithinsightofthe

equipment.Noserviceworkshouldbeperformedonornearthefans,motor,drivesorinsidetheequipmentunlessfanandpumpmotors,

heatersetc.areelectricallyisolated.

LIFTING

CAUTION

FAILURETOUSEDESIGNATEDLIFTINGPOINTSCANRESULTINADROPPEDLOADCAUSINGSEVEREINJURY,DEATHAND/

ORPROPERTYDAMAGE.LIFTSMUSTBEPERFORMEDBYQUALIFIEDRIGGERSFOLLOWINGBACPUBLISHEDRIGGING

INSTRUCTIONSANDGENERALLYACCEPTEDLIFTINGPRACTICES.THEUSEOFSUPPLEMENTALSAFETYSLINGSMAYALSOBE

REQUIREDIFTHELIFTCIRCUMSTANCESWARRANTITSUSE,ASDETERMINEDBYTHERIGGINGCONTRACTOR.

LOCATIONAllcoolingequipmentshouldbelocatedasfarawayaspossiblefromoccupiedareas,openwindowsorairintakestobuildings.

CAUTIONEACHUNITSHOULDBELOCATEDANDPOSITIONEDTOPREVENTTHEINTRODUCTIONOFDISCHARGEAIRINTOTHE

VENTILATIONSYSTEMSOFTHEBUILDINGONWHICHTHEUNITISLOCATEDORTHOSEOFADJACENTBUILDINGS.

FordetailedrecommendationsonBACequipmentlayout,pleaseseetheBACApplicationHandbookEUEdition,

theBACwebsite:www.baltimoreaircoil.euorcontactyourlocalBAC-BalticareRepresentative.

LOCAL REGULATIONSInstallationandoperationofcoolingequipmentmaybesubjectoflocalregulations,suchasestablishmentofriskanalysis.Ensure

regulatoryrequirementsareconsistentlymet.

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Back-upplateisfactoryinstalled Alignrubbergasketandbottomconnection.

InstallM8hardware

Pre-installedplatformbaseandladder

Bottom water outlet / Equalizer / Remote sumpThebottomconnectioninstallation,istypicalforallbottomoutlets,equalizerandremotesumpconnections.Bottomconnectionpartsareshippedloose.

Internal sliding service platformTheslidingplatformbaseandplatformladderisfactoryinstalled.Thehandrailsystemrequiresfieldinstallation.Thehandrailverticalpostsdropintopre-installedbracketsinaspecificconfigurationdependingonthesizeoftheunit.

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Drophandrailverticalpostsintothepre-installedbrackets

Handrailconfigurationdependingonunitsize

Slideinthehorizontaltubesintotheverticalposts,securewithhardwareinstalledinverticalpost

SecuretheverticalpostsineachbracketusingM12

boltsprovided.Gateispre-weldedtooneofthevertical

posts.

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Access to fill packTheInternalSlidingPlatformcanbeusedtoaccessthefillpack,followthenextstepstomovetheslidingplatformtothefillside.

Remove the access ladder by removing the two M12

bolts.

Remove the M10 securing hardware on each side of the

platform.

Removethehandrailandverticalposts. Slidetheplatformtothefillsideandsecureagainwith

M10harware.

AssembleaccessladderwithtwoM12bolts. Installtheverticalpostsandhandrail.

Nowtheplatformcanbeusedtoaccessthefillpack.

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Pushupwardsononesideofthegridto

open

Slidethegridsideways. Makesurethegridissecuredbyslidingit

totheendposition(lockinplace).

Dependingonmodeltheinternalladderissuppliedintwoparts.Onlyinthiscase,slidethetwohalfladdersintothepre-installedU-channels.

Internal service platform (full area) (only for S15E xxxx-11xE and S15E xxxx-12xE units)

InstallboltsM10 Lifttheladderintoplaceanddropthepre-weldedbolts

intothemountingholesintheuppersupportchannel.

Nofurtherfasteningisrequired.

Note:Theladdercanalsobeorientedtowardsthefillpack(similarprocedure).

Internal ladder only

TheInternalServicePlatform(fullarea)andaccessladderisfactoryinstalled,nofieldinstallationisrequired.Theplatformcanbeaccessedbyopeningtheslidinggrid.

CautionAlways close the sliding grid when standing on the platform.

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External ladder and railing on top of hot water basinTheexternalserviceladder,cageandthehandrailareshippedloose.

Unitwithinstalledladderandrailing

Externalladderbracketsarefactoryinstalled. Lifttheladderandcageintoplace.

FastenladderbracketswithM12hardware.

Ladder

BOTTOM MIDDLE TOP

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Allchannelsandbracketsarefactoryinstalled. Installallverticalposts.

Slideinhandrailsandtightenwithsetscrews.

Handrail

Tighten with M10 hardware

Discharge attenuation

Single discharge attenuation

Lift single discharge attenuator onto the

pre-installedfancowls.

Alignthe4L-bracketswithpre-installed

plates.FastenwithM10hardware.

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Double discharge attenuation

Lift double discharge attenuator onto

thepre-installedfancowls.

Alignthe4L-bracketswithpre-installed

plates.

FastenwithM10hardware.

Intake attenuationSingle stack unit

Lifttheintakeattenuatorontothesteelorconcretesupportstructure.

Theshippingstrapdiagonalscanberemovedafter

installationMakesuretheintakeattenuatorattachmentholesline

upwiththeunitholes.Securewithtappers.

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Double stack unit

Liftthelowerintakeattenuatorontothesteelorconcretesupportstructure.Makesure

theintakeattenuatorattachmentholeslineupwiththeunitholes.

Lifttheupperintakeattenuatorontothe

lowerintakeattenuator.Makesurethe

intakeattenuatorattachmentholeslineup

withtheunitholes.

Securewithtappers.

Securewithtappers. Theshippingstrapdiagonalscanbe

removed after installation

Note:formodelS15Exx18-xxE,theintakeattenuatorconsistsoftwosectionsforasinglestackunitandfoursectionsforadoublestackunit.Thesesectionsneedtobefastenedinthemiddle

pre-installedchannelsatairintake.

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Motor davit

Motordavitsupportbracketsarepre-installedinthe

factory.Thedavitsocketisshippedloose.

Installonebolt&nutfacingupondoorsideofthesocket.

FastendavitsocketwithM10hardwaretopreinstalled

brackets.

Attachthedavitsocketateachmotorlocation.

Hookontobottomflangeoffandeckandsecuresocketto

pre-installedbracketsonunit.

Thehookplateisprovidedtosupportweightofsocket

duringinstallationonly.

Slideindavitarm.

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Shipped loose fan cowl (only on single stack units with WQ fan)

Liftasinglefancowlwithfanguardontothetwofactoryinstalledfancowls.Eachfan

shouldhavestackop3cowlsontopofeachother.

Aligntheholepatternandtightenwith

tappers

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Further assistance & information

BALTICAREBAChasestablishedaspecializedindependenttotalcarecompanycalledBalticare.TheBACBalticareofferinginvolvesallelementsrequiredtoensureasafeandefficientoperationofyourevaporativecoolingproducts.Fromafullrangeofriskassessmenttoselectivewatertreatment,training,testing,recordkeepingandannualsystemoverview.Formoredetails,contactBACBalticareatwww.balticare.comoryoucanalsocontactyourlocalBACrepresentativeforfurtherinformationandspecificassistanceatwww.BaltimoreAircoil.eu.

MORE INFORMATION

REFERENCE LITERATURE• Eurovent9-5(6)RecommendedCodeofPracticetokeepyourCoolingSystemefficientandsafe

Eurovent/Cecomaf,2002,30p.• GuidedesBonnesPratiques,LegionellaetToursAéroréfrigérantes.Ministèresdel’Emploietdela

Solidarité,Ministèredel’EconomiedesFinancesetdel’Industrie,Ministèredel’Environnement,Juin2001,54p.

• VoorkomLegionellose.MinsterievandeVlaamseGemeenschap.December2002,77p.• Legionnaires’Disease.TheControlofLegionellaBacteriainWaterSystems.Health&Safety

Commission.2000,62p.• HygienischeAnforderungenanraumlufttechnischeAnlagen.VDI6022.

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