Swift Owner's Handbook - Swift Group

Fitted EquipmentNote. The choice of electrical power isultimately governed by the current availablefrom the site supply. A 5A outlet can allow1000W, a 10A allows 2000W and a 16Aallows 3000W.WATER & HEAT means that heating tapwater takes priority over room heating: Whenlarger amounts of hot water is required forshowering, washing or such the this buttonshould be in the ON position. During coldperiods enough hot water is normallyproduced at the same time as the living areais heated so it can be set in the HEATposition and it should always be in the HEATposition when no water is fed into the waterheater. Heat will still be produced if thethermostat is not turned down.HEAT. Hot water will be produced, asdescribed above, as a function of therequirement to heat the living area exceptwhen the outside temperature is high and noheating of the living area will be required.Then the setting should be WATER & HEATand the thermostat turned down.Both gas and electric can be connected atthe same time if so desired.NB. The programmable timer unit must be inthe ON position to operate the heatingsystem. (see Programmable TimerInstructions)Mode of operation of the heaterControl of the heater takes place fullyautomatically once the basic settingdescribed above has been made. If bothelectrical and gas heating is selected priorityis given to electrical heating.If the setting has been made for automaticwater heating, WATER & HEAT, priority willalways be given to hot water. Except in thecase of a living area which has fully cooleddown, when the heater will prioritise roomheating until the heat in the room hasreached an acceptable level. The heater willthen check the room temperature and watertemperature alternately and will generateroom heating or hot water as required. Thismeans that hot water is always available,and that room heating is provided asrequired. It takes about 15-20 minutes toproduce hot water starting from a fully coldsystem.The temperature of the hot water is limited to70°C. Note that 70°C is a high hot-watertemperature and precautions should betaken during use.If the red lamp lights up, this indicates thatthe heater has gone into safety mode as aconsequence of the gas heater havingattempted to ignite and having failed toignite or that the built in secondary overheatthermostat has acted. This is usuallybecause the gas supply has run out, but itmay also be caused by the presence of air inthe gas line or by a blocked gas supply orthat the heater has been running withoutfluid.Turning the GASIGN Off and On shouldnormally restart a tripped gas heater. Notethat for the secondary overheat thermostatthe heater has to cool down.Starting the heating system1. Make sure that the system has a powersupply (12 V/220 V)2. Open the gas cylinder3. Check that the heating system is filledwith water/glycol (60/40)4. Set the desired temperature.5. Turn on the desired function on theswitches.6. If optional Timer is installed check that itis turned to On. (See Timer instructions)Shutting down the heating system1. Turn GASIGN and 1KW and 2KWswitches Off. (If Timer is installed youonly need to turn it Off )2. Close the gas cylinder3. Empty the water heater if there is a riskof frost4. Switch off the supply voltage64