Carrier 48KLA - Refrigerant Charge Checking and Adjustment

CHECKING AND ADJUSTING REFRIGER¬
ANT CHARGE — Refrigerant system is fully
charged with R-22 refrigerant, tested and factory
sealed. For most applications, factory charge is the
correct amount for best performance; however, this
charge may require a slight adjustment to attain
rated performance.
NOTE: Adjustment of refrigerant charge is not re¬
quired unless unit is suspected of not having proper
R-22 charge. For all applications, correct R-22
charge for best performance is charge that results in
a suction gas superheat of 5 F at compressor inlet
when unit is operating at ARI rating conditions of
95 F db outdoor and 80 F db/ 67 F wb indoor.
A superheat charging label is attached to outside
of compressor access door. Label includes a Field
Superheat Charging Table and a Required Suction-
Tube (F) temperature chart.
Table 7 is intended for use when minor unit charge
adjustments are required. For large adjustments,
evacuate unit and weigh in charge according to unit
rating plate. Use Table 7 to approximate charge if
ARI rating conditions cannot be obtained. Refer to
required airflow rates in Table 8. Charge unit with
outdoor fan operating only at high speed.
An accurate superheat-, thermocouple-, or
thermistor-type thermometer, a sling psychrometer
and a gage manifold are required when using super¬
heat charging method for evaluating unit charge.
Do not use mercury or small dial-type thermometers
because they are not adequate for this type of
measurement.
Proceed as follows:
1. Remove caps from low- and high-pressure serv¬
ice fittings. See Fig. 4 for location of entrance
for refrigerant pressure gage hoses.
2. Using hoses with valve core depressors, attach
low- and high-pressure gage hoses to low- and
high-pressure service fittings, respectively.
3. Start unit in cooling mode and let unit run until
system pressures stabilize.
4. Measure and record the following:
a. Outdoor ambient-air temperature (F db).
b. Evaporator inlet-air temperature (F wb).
c. Suction-tube temperature (F) at low-side
service fitting.
d. Suction (low-side) pressure (psig).
5. Using Field Superheat Charging Table, compare
outdoor-air temperature (F db) with evaporator
inlet-air temperature (F wb) to determine desired
system operating superheat temperature.
6. Using Required Suction-Tube (F) table, com¬
pare desired superheat temperature with suction
(low-side) operating pressure (psig) to determine
proper suction tube temperature.
Table 7 — Refrigerant Charging Label
DESIRED SUPERHEAT TEMPERATURE (F)
{Measured @ Low-Side Service Port)
OUTDOOR
EVAPORATOR AIR INLET EWB (F>
EDB (F)
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NOTES:
1 DashedAreas: Do not attemptto charge system undertheseconditionsor
refrigerant slugging may occur
2 Add charge if actual superheat temperature is higher than chart value
and remove if lower Allow ±3F for tolerance
REQUIRED SUCTION-TUBE TEMPERATURE {F) vs.
DESIRED SUPERHEAT TEMPERATURE (F)
(Measured @ Low-Side Service Port)
DESIRED
SUPERHEAT
SUCTION OR LOW-SIDE PRESSURE (Psig)
AT SERVICE PORT
TEMP (F)
61.5 64.2 67.1 70 73
76
79.2 82.4
85.7
0
35 37 39
41
43 45 47
49
51
2
37
39
41
43
45 47
49
51
53
4
39
41
43 45
47
49
51
53
55
6
41
43
45 47
49
51 53 55
57
8 43 45
47
49
51 53 55
57
59
10 45 47
49 51 53
55
57
59
61
12 47
49
51 53 55
57
59 61 63
14
49 51
53 55 57 59 61 63 65
16 51 53 55
57 59 61 63
65
67
18 53 55
57 59 61 63 65 67 69
20 55 57 59
61
63
65 67
69
71
22
57 59 61 63
65 67 69
71 73
24
59 61 63 65
67 69 71
73 75
26 61 63 65 67
69 71
73 75 77
28 63 65 67 69
71 73 75
77 79
30 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81
32 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83
34 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85
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36 71
73
75 77 79 81 83 85 87
38
73 75
77 79 81 83 85 87 89
40 75 77 79 81
83
85 87 89 91
NOTE: Measure suction-tube temperature with an accurate superheat
thermocouple, or thermistor-type thermometer
7. C ompare actual suction-tube temperature with
proper suction tube temperature. Using a toler¬
ance of ±3 F, add refrigerant if actual tempera¬
ture is more than 3 F higher than proper suction
tube temperature, or remove refrigerant if actual
temperature is more than 3 Flower than required
suction-tube temperature.
NOTE: If the problem causing inaccurate readings is
a refrigerant leak, see Unit Preparation, Refrig¬
erant Leaks section of these instructions.
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