Carrier Corporation 
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 Indianapolis, IN 46231 06-03
Manufacturer reserves the right to discontinue, or change at any time, specifications or designs without notice and without incurring obligations.
Book 1 4 Page 32 Catalog No. 523-80101 Printed in U.S.A. PC 101 Form 38BYC-6PD
Tab 5a 5a
Replaces: 38BYC-5PD
Guide specifications
GENERAL
System Description
Outdoor-mounted, air-cooled, split-system heat pump unit 
suitable for ground or rooftop installation. Unit consists of a 
hermetic compressor, an air-cooled coil, propeller-type 
condenser fan, and a control box. Unit will discharge supply 
air upward as shown on contract drawings. Unit will be used 
in a refrigeration circuit to match up to a packaged fan coil or 
coil unit.
Quality Assurance
Unit will be rated in accordance with the latest edition of 
ARI Standard 240.
Unit will be certified for capacity and efficiency, and listed 
in the latest ARI directory.
Unit construction will comply with latest edition of ANSI/
ASHRAE and with NEC.
Unit will be constructed in accordance with UL standards 
and will carry the UL label of approval. Unit will have C-UL 
approval.
Unit cabinet will be capable of withstanding Federal Test 
Method Standard No. 141 (Method 6061) 500-hr salt spray 
test.
Air-cooled condenser coils will be leak tested at 217 psig 
and pressure tested at 450 psig.
Delivery, Storage, and Handling
Unit will be shipped as single package only and is stored 
and handled per unit manufacturer’s recommendations.
Warranty (for inclusion by specifying engineer)
U.S. and Canada only.
PRODUCTS
Equipment
Factory assembled, single piece, air-cooled heat pump unit. 
Contained within the unit enclosure will be all factory wiring, 
piping, controls, compressor, refrigerant charge (Puron®), and 
special features required prior to field start-up.
Unit Cabinet
Unit cabinet will be constructed of galvanized steel, 
bonderized, and coated with a powder coat paint.
Fans
Condenser fan will be direct-drive propeller type, 
discharging air upward.
Condenser fan motors will be totally enclosed, 1-phase type 
with class B insulation and permanently lubricated bearings.
Shafts will be corrosion resistant.
Fan blades will be statically and dynamically balanced.
Condenser fan openings will be equipped with steel wire 
safety guards.
Compressor
Compressor will be hermetically sealed.
Compressor will be mounted on rubber vibration isolators.
Condenser Coil
Condenser coil will be air cooled.
Coil will be constructed of aluminum fins mechanically 
bonded to copper tubes which are then cleaned, dehydrated, 
and sealed.
Refrigeration Components
Refrigeration circuit components will include liquid tube 
shutoff valve with sweat connections, suction tube shutoff 
valves with sweat connections, system charge of Puron® 
refrigerant, POE compressor oil, accumulator, and reversing 
valve.
Operating Characteristics
The capacity of the unit will meet or exceed   Btuh at a 
suction temperature of   °F. The power consumption at 
full load will not exceed   kW.
Combination of the unit and the evaporator or fan coil unit 
will have a total net cooling capacity of   Btuh or greater 
at conditions of   CFM entering air temperature at the 
evaporator at   °F wet bulb and   °F dry bulb, and air 
entering the unit at   °F.
The system will have an SEER of   Btuh/watt or greater 
at DOE conditions.
Electrical Requirements
Nominal unit electrical characteristics will be   v,
 phase, 60 hz. The unit will be capable of satisfactory 
operation within voltage limits of   v to   v.
Unit electrical power will be single point connection.
Control circuit will be 24v.
Special Features
Refer to section of this literature identifying accessories and 
descriptions for specific features and available enhancements.
Air-Cooled, Split-System
Heat Pump
38BYC
1-1/2 to 5 Tons Nominal