Carrier Corporation 
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 Indianapolis, IN 46231 7-04
Manufacturer reserves the right to discontinue, or change at any time, specifications or designs without notice and without incurring obligations.
Book 1 4 Page 44 Catalog No. 523-80132 Printed in U.S.A. PC 101 Form 38TS
A-8PD
Tab 3a 2a
Replaces 38TSA-7PD
Guide specifications
GENERAL
System Description
Outdoor-mounted, air-cooled, split-system air conditioner 
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 210.
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 250 psig 
and pressure tested at 450 psig.
Unit constructed in ISO9001 approved facility.
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 air conditioner 
unit. Contained within the unit enclosure is all factory 
wiring, piping, controls, compressor, refrigerant charge 
Puron®, and special features required prior to field start-up.
Refrigerant
Refrigerant will be Puron HFC refrigerant with zero ozone 
depletion potential. Puron is approved under the EPA’s 
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.
Unit Cabinet
Unit cabinet will be constructed of galvanized steel, 
bonderized, and coated with a powder coat paint.
F
ans
Condenser fan will be direct-drive propeller type, 
discharging air upward.
Air-Cooled, Split-System
Air Conditioner
38TSA
2 to 5 Tons Nominal
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 PVC-coated 
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-line 
shutoff valve with sweat connections, vapor-line shutoff 
valve with sweat connections, system charge of refrigerant 
Puron® (R-410A), and compressor oil.
Unit will be equipped with factory supplied high pressure 
switch, low pressure switch, and filter drier for Puron 
refrigerant.
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 a SEER of —— Btuh/watt or greater 
at DOE conditions.
Electrical Requirements
Nominal unit electrical characteristics will be —— v, 
single 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.