General Description; Advantages Of Installing A Grundfos Alpha1 - Grundfos ALPHA1 Manual De Instrucciones

2. General description

The GRUNDFOS ALPHA1 circulator pump is designed for the
circulation of water in heating systems.
The pump is suitable for the following systems:
• underfloor heating systems
• one-pipe systems
• two-pipe systems.
The pump incorporates a permanent-magnet motor and
differential-pressure control enabling continuous adjustment of
the pump performance to the actual system requirements.
The pump has a user-friendly front-mounted control panel.
See sections 3. Identification and 7. Control panel.

2.1 Advantages of installing a GRUNDFOS ALPHA1

The installation of a GRUNDFOS ALPHA1 means
easy installation and start-up
• The pump is easy to install.
With the factory setting, the pump can, in most cases, be
started without making any settings.
high degree of comfort
• Minimum noise from valves, etc.
low energy consumption
• Low energy consumption compared to conventional circulator
pumps.
Energy efficiency index (EEI)
• The Ecodesign directive for energy-using (EuP) and energy-
related (ErP) products is EU legislation requiring
manufacturers to reduce the overall environmental impact of
their products.
• Circulator pumps will be EuP-ready and comply with the
requirements as from 2015.
Fig. 1 EuP-ready label
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