EngA AF Series - Airflow Clearance; Qualified Installer Requirements; Refrigeration Piping Recommendations; Underground Refrigerant Piping

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AF / DCU MANUAL
IOM-52 7 of 23 Apr 13 R2
CodeANSI/Z223.1/NFPA54,StateandLocalCodesandinaccordancewiththelocalauthorities
havingjurisdiction.
5. TheinstallationofthisunitshallbeinaccordancewiththelatesteditionoftheNationalStandard
PlumbingCode(NSPC),StateandLocalCodesandinaccordancewiththelocalauthoritieshaving
jurisdiction.
6. TheinstallationofthisunitshallbeinaccordancewithallotherNational,StateandLocalCodes,
andinaccordancewiththelocalauthoritieshavingjurisdiction.
CLEARANCEFORAIRFLOW
Properairflowisessentialfortheoperationofthisequipment.Maintainatleast60”(1500mm)clearance
betweenthecoilandanyobstruction.Maintainatleast96”(2400mm)betweenadjacentsections.Donot
placeinawell.Wellscreateasituationwhereairre‐circulatesfromthefanbacktothecoil.Enclosures
mustbedesignedforproperairflowandtopreventblockageorre‐circulatedair.
QUALIFIEDINSTALLER
Tocompletetheinstallation,arefrigerationcontractorexperiencedandqualifiedinsystempipingis
required.Thecontractorisresponsibleforthedesign,selectionandinstallationoftherefrigeration
specialtiesandrefrigerantpipingforthisequipment.Thefollowinginformationisintendedtoprovide
generalinformationandguidelinesforthesuccessfulinstallationofthisequipment.
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FordetailedinformationaboutinstallationpracticesconsultASHRAEhandbooks,ANSI/ASMECodes,
ANSI/ASHRAESafetyCodeforMechanicalRefrigeration,CAN/CSAB52MechanicalRefrigerationCodeand
anylocalauthoritieshavingjurisdiction.
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Note:
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Componentselection,pipingdesignandinstallationoftheairconditioningsystemarethe
responsibilityoftheinstallingcontractor.Thismanualisdesignedtoprovidegeneral
guidelinesandrecommendationsonly.Itisnotintendedtobeacompletemanualforair
conditioningdesign.
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REFRIGERATIONPIPINGRECOMMENDATIONS
UNDERGROUNDREFRIGERANTPIPING
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Caution:
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Undergroundcondenserrefrigerantpipingisnotrecommended.
Improperinstallationofacondensingunitwithundergroundpipingwillresultin
equipmentfailure.
ConsultFactoryonallsystemswithundergroundrefrigerantpiping.
Undergroundpipingwillvoidcompressorwarrantyunlessspecificallyauthorizedby
EngineeredAir.
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Intheoffcycle,therefrigerantchargewillmigratetothecoldestlocation.Typically,groundtemperatures
arecoolerthanairtemperatures,andtheundergroundpipingbecomesthecoolestlocation.Inthiscase
therefrigerantchargewillmigratetoundergroundpiping.Whenthecompressorstarts,anyliquid
refrigerantinthedischargelinecouldcausenuisancetrippingonhighheadpressure.