Steba BS 1800 Touch Bathroom Rapid Heater Instruction Manual

**Steba BS 1800 Touch Bathroom Rapid Heater

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Introduction

Before operating the heater, please read these instructions thoroughly to avoid damage and hazardous situations. Any use of this heater other than that stipulated in this instruction manual may cause fire, electric shock or injury, and voids all warranties.
Warranty does not apply to any defect, deterioration, loss, injury or damage caused by, or as a result of, the misuse or abuse of this heater. The rights dictated by State law are not prejudiced. None of the terms of this warranty are to be taken as excluding any conditions or warranties implied by State law, which cannot be excluded or modified.
Before any operation remove the packaging and check product integrity. In case of defects or damages do not try to repair it yourself but contact your dealer.
Do not let children play with the packaging and protect the environment by disposing of the packaging in accordance with the national regulations for waste processing.

For your safety

• This appliance is intended for normal household use and not for use in commercial/industrial environment, in vehicles or on board ships or aircrafts.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

• Children of less than 3 years should be kept away unless continuously supervised.

• Children aged from 3 years and less than 8 years shall only switch on/off the appliance provided that it has been placed or installed in its intended normal operating position and they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children aged from 3 years and less than 8 years shall not plug in, regulate and clean the appliance or perform user maintenance.

• CAUTION — Some parts of this product can become very hot and cause burns. Particular attention has to be given where children and vulnerable people are present.

• Make sure that your supply rating corresponds to what specified on the rating plate: 230V~, 50Hz.

• This heater is water resistant to IPX4. It can therefore be used in bathrooms or other areas subject to humidity AS LONG AS IT IS NOT INSTALLED WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF BATH TUBS OR SHOWERS. This means that it cannot be installed in the areas marked as VOLUME 1 in picture 1.
  

• During function, place the heater in a safe position:
  – at least 1m far from inflammable objects or furniture’s;
  – leaving not less than 1m of free space in front of the heater;
  – not located immediately below a socket-outlet.

• Do not leave animals or children touch or play with the appliance.
  Pay attention! The air outlet grille gets hot during operation (more than 90°C)

• WARNING: In order to avoid overheating, do not cover the heater. Do not hang anything on the heater and do not cover it while it’s working. This is clearly written on the cover of the product or shown by the symbol

• Do not use the heater in rooms with explosive gas or while using inflammable solvents or varnish or glues.

• If the cordset is damaged and you have to change it, do not do the job yourselves! Take the product to an after sales authorised repair centre or to a person with similar skill and knowledge, in order to avoid any risk of danger.

• The appliance must be positioned so that the plug is always accessible.

• Do not mount the product on walls made of synthetic material.

Wall Mounting

• Only fix the heater in vertical position with the air outlet grid downward;

• This heater is fitted with a double electrical insulation circuit (class II) and therefore does not require an earth connection.

• This heater must be correctly installed in compliance with the regulations in force in the country of installation.

• In wet spaces like bathrooms or kitchens, the connection terminal must be installed at least 25 cm above the floor. The electrical connection to the power supply must also be fitted with a two-pole switch with a minimum gap between the contacts that allows complete disconnection according to excess voltage III category conditions.

• To choose the best installation position please consider that the sensor is able to detect movements in the areas shown in picture 2.
  
  Place the heater in the best position to detect people inside the room and to be clear from any object that may interfere with the sensor’s beam. Detection is more efficient when people move in front of the product instead towards it.

• Always make observe the minimum distances from walls, furniture and/or objects, as indicated in picture 3.
  
  Never install the product so that the distance between the floor and the lower side of the product is less than 600 mm:
  – Drill three 6 mm diameter holes in the wall, as shown in picture 4
  
  – Insert the three wall plugs supplied with the product
  – Insert the 2 upper screws, contained in the same bag, taking care to leave a distance of 8 mm between the head of the screws and the wall;
  – Gripping the heater firmly, hook it onto the two screws; CAUTION! Before releasing the heater make sure it is attached to the 2 screws.
  – Then secure the product with the lower screw

Filter

• This product is fitted with a filter to protect the heating element from dust and dirt.

• The filter is removable to be easily cleaned with water (picture 5).

• Every 120 working hours, the user is notified of the need to clean the filter on the back of the product. The warning is given in the form of a running message on the display that reads:
  PLILIrE FILLro – ELERn FiLLEr – nELLoYEr ParEli.

• Even when the display is showing the message indicated above, the product continues to work in the mode active
  at the time the notification appears.

• If any key is pushed the text is removed from the display. It will once again be displayed when the fan heater has been running for another hour.

• By holding the mode key down when the notification is displayed, the built-in counter is reset and the notification will be displayed again after another 120 working hours. Confirmation of resetting is given by a message on the display for 5 seconds that reads donE

TOWELS

• The product is equipped with a towel rail and n. 4 additional hooks placed on rail’s back side.
• Please do not push or embed towel close to the air outlet grid (picture 6) but place them as shown in picture 7.

COMMAND DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONING

• The heater is fitted with a double pole electromechanical ON/OFF switch on its left side. Switching off the product the supply voltage is disconnected from all the internal components.
• The following controls are available on the front panel (picture 8):
  
  A – Presence Sensor
  B – Display
  C – Show and increase
  D – Show and decrease
  E – Settings
  F – Frost free mode
  G – Programmed mode
  H – Stand-by
  I – Frost free mode led indicator
  J – Programmed mode led indicator
  K – Functioning led indicator

This bathroom fan heater features a presence sensor and an automatic power management function. The presence sensor allows a reduced energy consumption, lowering automatically the ambient temperature when no one is detected in the room, while it comes back to the set comfort temperature, maintaining it throughout the time of someone’s detection. The automatic electronic power selection, instead, manages the consumption through an accurate and comfortable regulation in order to automatically keep constant the selected temperature, according to what has previously been set on the electronic thermostat. The operation of the presence sensor cannot be disabled and the product can be used in two distinct modes: automatic or programmed.

Automatic Mode
The product is set to work at a comfort temperature whenever someone is detected in the room. Should no one be detected in the room for at least 10 minutes, the heater will automatically set the Eco mode (3,5°C less than the set Comfort temperature). Should no one be detected in the room for more than 36 hours, the heater will automatically set the Frost free mode (7°C). In case someone should be detected again for at least 2 minutes, the product will automatically increase the temperature to the comfort level.
In automatic mode is also available a special feature, which is activated at user’s choice, which allows to detect the possible opening of a window and force the functioning to the Frost free mode to minimize energy waste.

Programmed Mode
The product can be programmed, on hour base, for each day of the week. For each hour of the day it is possible to define the reference temperature to be reached/maintained, choosing between Comfort, Eco or Frost free.
In programmed mode the presence detector and the open window detection functions are disabled so that the product can correctly follow the temperature profile defined by the user.

LEDS COLOR

• There are 3 different led lights on the product:

• Led light under the frost free button (picture 8, item I)
  – The led is red when the frost free mode is activated. It is switched off when the frost free mode is disabled.
  – Blinks when the Frost free mode was activated by the open window detection function.

• Led light under the Programmed mode button (picture 8, item J)
  – The led is red when the Programmed mode is activated. It is switched off when the Programmed mode is disabled.

• Led light under the stand-by button (picture 8, item K)
  – The led is red when the product is in the Comfort mode;
  – The led is green when the product is in the Eco mode;
  – The led is switched off when the product is in Stand-by

USING THE FAN HEATER

MAIN ON/OFF SWITCH
The power supply of the product is controlled by an electromechanical ON/OFF switch. Switching off the fan heater will cut off the power to the electronic board and this will cause the loss of every stored information, after 30 minutes of absence of the power supply. We recommend to use this switch only when you are not using the product for long periods and instead to use the on / stand-by control for any short-term interruptions. In this way you will not lose the stored settings.

For the first use of the product or in case of power loss for over 30 minutes, when on ON position, the display shows 00:00 and begins counting the time starting from this value.

Should no adjustment be made within 15min after power up, the product will automatically switch in Frost free mode with the lighting of the corresponding led.

STAND-BY BUTTON
Use this button to switch ON or put the product in Stand-by mode. The led beneath the Stand-by button will light on in green color.

SETTINGS
The following keys , and , will allow you to adjust the current hour and day of the week (1 = Monday), the Comfort temperature and to activate or deactivate the open window detection function.
E.g.: To set 08:30, Wednesday, Comfort temperature of 25°C and disable the open window detection previously set, proceed as follows:
Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu:

Set the time:
The 2 digits of the hour start blinking: set the current hour using and buttons

Press to confirm

The 2 digits of the minutes start blinking: set the current minutes using and buttons

Press to confirm

Set the day of the week (1 = Monday)
After confirming the time, the day of the week starts blinking: set the current day of the week using and buttons

Press to confirm

Set the Comfort temperature (Eco = Comfort – 3,5°C)
After confirming the day, the comfort temperature value starts blinking: set the desired temperature using and buttons

Press to confirm

OPEN WINDOW DETECTION

This function makes it possible to detect an open window and automatically activate the Anti-freeze operating mode.
When the function is enabled and ready to set the Frost-free mode if an open windows is detected, a red dot lights up on the upper right area of the display between the 3rd and the 4th digit.

If a temperature drop is observed in the room during the normal functioning, the Frost-free mode is automatically activated to save energy consumption. The red light under the Frost-free button flashes to show that the open window function operates.
The reset of the normal functioning is not automatic but is achieved by pressing one of the five buttons of the product.
Correct operation of this function may depend on where the radiator is positioned in the room, the presence of draughts, the outside temperature, and how long the window stays open.

Activate the open window detection function
After confirming the comfort temperature, window detection mode starts blinking. the display shows 88:on if the mode is activated and 88:0f if it is deactivated. Set the desired mode using and buttons.

Press to confirm

End of settings:

DISPLAY / CHANGE THE COMFORT TEMPERATURE
You can check the set Comfort temperature at any time by pressing a single time the or key. A further pression will modify the set temperature.
When in Eco mode, by pressing the key the product will automatically turn back on Comfort temperature, without having to wait until the sensor detects the presence in the room for at least 2min.
Should you wish to view and / or change the temperature of comfort without leaving the ECO mode first press the key. The Eco mode is always indicated by the green power light.
Note: The temperature measured by the inner sensor of the product is representative of the ambient temperature nearby it and it may differ from the temperature measured using other instruments in other areas of the room. That difference may depend on many factors including, for example:

• the installation position: some areas of the room may be affected by drafts or hot air sacs that modify the sensor measurement;
• the fixation to an external wall that, being normally colder than internal walls, may imply the measurement of a temperature lower than the real room temperature;
• a full load of towels on the support bar may obstruct the airflow. As a result the sensor may measure a temperature higher than the real room temperature;
• unstable conditions: any evaluation must be done in stable working conditions. For this purpose comfort temperature should be changed only 60min after a previous change . It is not possible, indeed, to evaluate the room temperature maintained by the product correctly if the comfort level temperature is continually changed in a short time.
  If a difference between set temperature and room temperature is detected in stable working conditions, measure the difference and then increase or decrease the comfort temperature on the product of the exact value of measured difference.

WEEKLY PROGRAM
The Programmed mode allows to set, for every hour of day and for every day of the week independently, the desired temperature choosing between the Comfort, Eco (equal to that of Comfort decreased by 3.5 ° C) or Antifreeze.
A short press of the button allows to activate/deactivate the programmed functioning. A long press (> 3″) allows to enter the view/change menu. If the product is brand new the default program is the following:

Always Frost-free mode except Comfort mode in the following hours:
– from 06:00 to 08:00 on Monday-Friday;
– from 08:00 to 10:00 on Saturday-Sunday.

Press the dedicated button to quickly activate the program mode!

To view/change the program proceed as follows:
Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to enter the menu:

The display shows the day 1 (Monday). By pressing the buttons and the different hours of the day are shown starting from “00” (hour between 00:00 e le 00:59):

The reference temperature set for the selected hour is shown by the Frost-free led (temperature of 7°C), The green led under the Stand-by button (temperature Eco = Comfort – 3,5°C) or the red led under the Stand-by button (Comfort temperature set by the user):

The reference temperature chan be changed by pressing the button. The led light corresponding to each different temperature (Comfort, Eco or Frost free) will light up in sequence to show the selected reference temperature:

Use the buttons and to show/change the set temperature for each one of the hours of day 1. Once reached the last hour of the day (23) the next press of the button allows to enter the programming for day 2:

At this time it is possible to show/change the reference temperature for all the hours of the Day 2 or directly set the Day 2 identical to Day 1. In the first case just use the buttons and as already described for the day 1; in the second case just press the button once. In this way the day 2 is automatically set equal to Day 1 and the system automatically goes at the beginning of Day 3. This procedure can be repeated until Day 7 programming:

At the end of Day 7 programming, or in any other intermediate step by pressing the button , the final confirm and save step is activated. The display shows “End” and the next press of the button saves the program just shown/ modified:

The display shows “donE” for some second to confirm that the program is correctly saved. The product goes in the mode programmed for the current time and day of the week.

Note:

• At any time you can abandon the procedure for viewing / editing the program deleting unsaved changes by pressing the Stand-by button;
• During the programming the heating elements are disconnected and the product doesn’t heat.

FROST FREE MODE

To activate the Frost free Mode hold the key for 3’’. The thermostat is now set to maintain 7±3°C. To deactivate the Frost free position just press the or the button.

Frost free mode will activate automatically when no one has been detected for at least 36 hours. In this case, the Comfort temperature will be automatically activated once a presence will have been detected.

TROUBLESHOOTING

• In the event of overheating, the safety device on the appliance automatically disabled the heating elements and motor. In this case:
  – Turn off the fan heater and allow it to cool down for about 15/20 minutes.
  – Make sure the dust filter is not totally obstructed and clean if necessary. Remember to put it back again afterwards.
  – Eliminate any other possible reasons for overheating (e.g.: obstructions in front of the air inlet/outlet grilles, build-ups of dirt).
  – Turn on the fan heater again and check it works correctly.

• If the touch control commands are blocked or don’t properly answer to digital pressure, turn off the heater using the electro-mechanic switch on the left side of the heater. Then turn on the heater using the same switch.

MAINTAINANCE

• This product does not require any special maintenance.
• Clean the product with a dry cloth once every 6 months.
• If the product requires repairing, contact an authorized technical service center.
• When replacing the power cable, use a 2×1,00mm2 H05VV-F HAR type. This operation must be performed by qualified personnel and never by the end user in order to avoid damaging the appliance and jeopardizing personal safety.

LEGAL NOTICE

Environment and recycling
Please help us to protect the environment by disposing of the packaging in accordance with the national regulations for waste processing.

Recycling of obsolete appliances
Appliances with this label must not be disposed off with the general waste. They must be collected separately and disposed off according to local regulations.

Information requirements for electric local space heaters

Model identifier: BS 1800 Touch

Item| Symbol| Value| Unit| Item| Symbol| Value| Unit
Heat output| Auxiliary electricity consumption
Nominal heat output| P nom| 1,8| kW| At nominal heat output| e l max| 0| kW
Minimum heat output (indicative)| P min| 1,0| kW| At minimum heat output| el min| 0| kW
Maximum continuous heat output| P max,c| 1,8| kW| In standby mode| e l SB| 0,00076| kW
Item| Unit
Type of heat input, for electric storage local space heaters only (select one)|
manual heat charge control, with integrated thermostat| NO
manual heat charge control with room and/or outdoor temperature feedback| NO
electronic heat charge control with room and/or outdoor temperature feedback| NO
fan assisted heat output| NO
Type of heat output/room temperature control (select one)|
single stage heat output and no room temperature control| NO
Two or more manual stages, no room temperature control| NO
with mechanic thermostat room temperature control| NO
with electronic room temperature control| NO
electronic room temperature control plus day timer| NO
electronic room temperature control plus week timer| YES
Other control options (multiple selections possible)|
room temperature control, with presence detection| YES
room temperature control, with open window detection| YES
with distance control option| NO
with adaptive start control| NO
with working time limitation| NO
with black bulb sensor| NO
Contact details| Steba Elektrogeräte GmbH & Co.KG Pointstr. 2 96129 Strullendorf

References

• Steba Elektrogeräte | Qualität. Verlässlichkeit. Kompetenz.

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