FanCoils
INSTALLATION,OPERATION,&MAINTENANCEMANUAL
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SECTIONTHREE—NormalOperation&PeriodicMaintenance,Cont’d.
voidallfactorywarranties.Allrepairworkshouldbe
doneinsuchamannerastomaintaintheequipmentin
compliancewithgoverningcodes,ordinancesandtesting
agencylistings.
Morespecicinformationregardingtheuseandoperating
characteristicsofthestandardcontrolsofferedbythe
manufacturerarecontainedinothermanuals.
Valves and Piping
Noformalmaintenanceisrequiredonthevalve-package
componentsmostcommonlyusedwithfancoilunitsother
thanavisualinspectionforpossibleleaksinthecourse
ofothernormalperiodicmaintenance.Intheeventthat
avalveshouldneedreplacement,thesameprecautions
takenduringtheinitialinstallationtoprotectthevalve
packagefromexcessiveheatshouldalsobeusedduring
replacement.
Filters, Throwaway
Thetypeofthrowawayltermostcommonlyusedonfan
coilunitsshouldbereplacedonaregularbasis.Thetime
intervalbetweeneachreplacementshouldbeestablished
basedonregularinspectionofthelter,andshouldbe
recordedinthelogforeachunit.Refertotheproduct
catalogfortherecommendedltersizeforeachproduct
typeandsize.Ifthereplacementltersarenotpurchased
fromthefactory,theltersusedshouldbethesametype
andsizeasthosefurnishedfrom,orrecommendedbythe
factory.Pleatedmedia,orextendedsurfaceltersshould
notbeusedsincethehighairpressuredropsencountered
withthesetypesofltersisnotcompatiblewiththetype
offancoilunitcoveredinthismanual.Consultthefactory
forapplicationsusingltertypesotherthanthefactory
standardoroptionalproduct.
Filters, Permanent
Amaintenancescheduleforpermanentltersshould
bedevelopedinthesamemannerasthrowawaylters.
Unlikethrowawaylters,permanentltersmaybe
cleanedandre-installedintheunitinsteadofbeing
discardedwhendirty.Theoptionalfactorypermanent
ltermaybecleanedinhotsoapywatertoremoveany
trappeddirt.Itshouldthenbesetasideonedgetodry.
Beforereplacingthelterintheunit,itshouldbe
rechargedwithsometypeofentrapmentlmsuchas
“Film-CorRechargingOil.”Theltershouldbesprayedon
bothsidesorsubmergedinthelmtoassurecomplete
coverage.Theltershouldnotbeallowedtosoakinthe
lm,butshouldbeimmediatelyremovedandtheexcess
lmdrainedfromthelterbeforere-installationintheunit.
Consultalocalltersupplierfortypesofavailablecleaning
solutionsandcharginglms.
Itshouldbenotedthatpermanentltersnormallyhave
lessstaticpressurelossthanthrowawaylters.
Drain
Thedrainshouldbecheckedbeforeinitialstart-up,andat
thebeginningofeachcoolingseasontoassurethatthe
drain,draintrap,andlineareclear.Ifitisclogged,steps
shouldbetakentoclearthedebrissothatcondensatewill
oweasily.
Periodicchecksofthedrainshouldbemadeduringthe
coolingseasontomaintainafree-owingcondensate.
Unitsprovidedwithasecondaryor“tell-tale”drain
connectionwillindicateacloggedmain-drainlinebyow
fromthe“tell-tale”connection.
Shouldthegrowthofalgaeand/orbacteriabeaconcern,
consultanairconditioningandrefrigerationsupply
organizationfamiliarwithlocalconditionsforchemicals,or
othersolutionsavailabletocontroltheseagents.
Replacement Parts
Factoryreplacementpartsshouldbeusedwherever
possibletomaintainunitperformance,it’snormal
operatingcharacteristics,andthetestingagencylistings.
Replacementpartsmaybepurchasedthroughalocal
SalesRepresentative.
ContactthelocalSalesRepresentativeorthefactory
beforeattemptinganyunitmodications.Any
modicationsnotauthorizedbythefactorycouldresult
inpersonnelinjury,damagetotheunit,andcouldvoidall
factorywarranties.