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Currently looking at the Panasonic aquarea heat pump and the wall mounted fan coil units upstairs. Has anyone any experience of piping these up and can advise on where/how the condensate outflow is connected? Can’t find any installation manuals online but have seen a drip tray for a parts list. Would rather it was plumbed in and hidden Than a drip tray. 
 

anyone installed these? Looking at the P-FMM15 for reference - https://www.aircon.panasonic.eu/GB_en/model/p-fmm15/

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Here is the page from the installation manual for the floor standing unit. 
 

image.thumb.png.aafbd6445ba96ec4ec4b1b525380c684.png

 

Source:

https://shop.dhps.nl/Article/DownloadAsset/Installatiehandleiding Panasonic ventilatorconvectoren P-FAL serie (Engels).pdf?documentId=assets/1043/d4cdab92f98c4a15b453b97b9addb49e
 

Basically you route the condensate pipe to a soil vent stack. Use a waterless waste trap between the condensate pipe and the SVP connection. Like this:

 

image.jpeg.2551450c1722536cabfc93056636ddfa.jpeg
 

https://wavin.com/gb/p/c5d3a02d-0d50-4ebb-a3a7-ff44fe446e57/osma-hepvo-waste-valve-32mm-white

 

The condensate pipe will need an adapter to convert it to 32mm for the waterless waste trap. I did find a smaller 21mm trap here. The condensate pipe diameter is 14mm. 
 

https://www.greenmillac.com/Waterless-Trap-3-4-inch

 

In an ideal world you will be able to access the waterless trap, as eventually it will need replacing. 

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14 minutes ago, Nick Laslett said:

Here is the page from the installation manual for the floor standing unit. 
 

image.thumb.png.aafbd6445ba96ec4ec4b1b525380c684.png

 

Source:

https://shop.dhps.nl/Article/DownloadAsset/Installatiehandleiding Panasonic ventilatorconvectoren P-FAL serie (Engels).pdf?documentId=assets/1043/d4cdab92f98c4a15b453b97b9addb49e
 

Basically you route the condensate pipe to a soil vent stack. Use a waterless waste trap between the condensate pipe and the SVP connection. Like this:

 

image.jpeg.2551450c1722536cabfc93056636ddfa.jpeg
 

https://wavin.com/gb/p/c5d3a02d-0d50-4ebb-a3a7-ff44fe446e57/osma-hepvo-waste-valve-32mm-white

 

The condensate pipe will need an adapter to convert it to 32mm for the waterless waste trap. I did find a smaller 21mm trap here. The condensate pipe diameter is 14mm. 
 

https://www.greenmillac.com/Waterless-Trap-3-4-inch

 

In an ideal world you will be able to access the waterless trap, as eventually it will need replacing. 

Thanks Nick - is it the same for the wall mounted unit? I couldn’t find any information on that one..

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10 minutes ago, SBMS said:

Thanks Nick - is it the same for the wall mounted unit? I couldn’t find any information on that one..


I would think the P-FMM15 will also have a 14mm condensate pipe. You can always speak to the technical dept of the supplier, they will give their take on how best to plumb the condensate pipe. 

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yes i have both the new and old model. the drain can be brought out either side on the new model (its wifi controlled). Had our plumber put  a waterless trap for it to drop into to be on safe side.

 

amazing bit of kit, couldn't live without one in the summer now.

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