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5.0 CHARGING
5.1 Voltage Phase Check
5.1.1 Evaporator
Prior to charging, the correct voltage phasing should be checked on the indoor evaporator. Check
blower direction on the evaporator by momentarily energizing the fan motor. Reverse any two of
the three line voltage wires at the line voltage fi eld connection point to change the blower rotation.
Although the scroll compressor is phase dependent, units shipped from the factory are run tested
ensuring compressor rotation is consistent with the evaporator fan motor. However, a fi eld change-
out of the compressor may require checking proper phase. An out of phase compressor will draw
relatively low amps and both suction and discharge pressures will remain nearly equal.
5.1.2 Secondary Heat Exchanger
The secondary heat exchanger may be ordered as three phase but the individual fan motors are
single phase and will only run in one direction. Check operation by placing a momentary jumper
across low voltage terminals #39 and #40 (disconnect pumps on glycol systems unless already
fi lled with water/glycol solution). Placing a jumper across terminal #39 and #40 will energize the
control circuit. Fans may not run because the thermostat is above the current ambient or the #1 fan
on air cooled condensers with fan speed control has not reacted to the head pressure. The fan will
not run until the head pressure is well over 200 PSIG.
5.2 Air Cooled Systems
5.2.1 Package Air Cooled Systems
Packaged air cooled units come factory charged because all of the refrigerant carrying components
are self-contained with the evaporator and condenser sections.
A properly charged system operating at typical parameters will have the following pressures:
Units with R-407C Head pressure 240 – 295 PSIG
Suction Pressure 58 PSIG or greater
Units with R-410A Head pressure 340 – 415 PSIG
Suction pressure 104 – 121 PSIG
The superheat at the compressor suction line should be 8 – 15 degrees. Sub-cooling should be
8 – 10 degrees.
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