Lubrication, Refrigerant feed components, Thermostatic expansion valve (txv) – Carrier WEATHERMASTER 48/50Z030-105 User Manual

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Lubrication

COMPRESSORS — Each compressor is correctly charged at

the factory. Refer to 06D and 06E Compressor Service Manu-

als if additional information regarding compressor lubrication

system is required.
FAN SHAFT BEARINGS — Lubricate fan shaft bearings at

least once a year with suitable bearing grease. Extended grease

lines are provided on pulley side of blower. Typical lubricants

are given below:

*Preferred lubricant because it contains rust and oxidation inhibitors.

INLET GUIDE VANE BEARINGS (Units With Optional

Inlet Guide Vanes) — These bearings are oil impregnated.

Lubricate annually with a few drops of nondetergent SAE

(Society of Automotive Engineers) 20 oil.
FAN MOTOR BEARINGS — The condenser-fan and

evaporator-fan motors have sealed bearings so no field lubrication

is required.
DOOR HINGES — All door hinges should be lubricated at

least once a year.

Refrigerant Feed Components —

Each refrigerant

circuit (2 per unit) has all the necessary refrigerant controls.

Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) —

On sizes

030 and 035, each circuit has one TXV. On size 040 and 050,

each circuit has 2. The superheat is nonadjustable. On sizes

055-105, each circuit has 2 TXVs on which superheat may be

adjusted if necessary. Adjustment is not normally required or

recommended.

The TXV is set to maintain 10 to 13 F superheat leaving the

evaporator coil. It controls the flow of refrigerant to the evapo-

rator coils.

Refrigeration Circuits

LEAK TESTING — Units are shipped with a full operating

charge of R-22 (see unit nameplate). If there is no pressure in

the system, introduce enough nitrogen to search for the leak.

Repair the leak using good refrigeration practices. After leaks

are repaired, system must be evacuated and dehydrated

using methods described in GTAC II, Module 4, System

Dehydration.
REFRIGERANT CHARGE (Refer to Unit Nameplate) — At

the liquid line connection point on each circuit is a factory-

installed liquid line service valve. On each valve is a

1

/

4

-in.

Schrader connection for charging liquid refrigerant.

All units are shipped with a complete operating charge of

R-22. See unit nameplate and for amount of charge. When

adding a complete charge, evacuate system using standard

evacuating procedures and weigh in the specified amount of

charge. All units use the same charging chart. See Fig. 49.
Charging with Unit Off and Evacuated — Close liquid line

service valve before charging. Weigh in charge shown in

unit nameplate. Open liquid line service valve; start unit and

allow it to run several minutes fully loaded. Check for a clear

sight glass. Be sure clear condition is liquid and not vapor.

Complete charging the unit.
Charging with Unit Running — If charge is to be added while

unit is operating, it is necessary to have all condenser fans and

compressors operating. It may be necessary to block condenser

coils at low-ambient temperatures to raise condensing pressure

to approximately 280 psig to turn all condenser fans on. Do not

totally block a coil to do this. Partially block all coils in uni-

form pattern. Charge vapor into compressor low-side service

port located above oil pump crankshaft housing. Charge each

circuit until sight glass shows clear liquid.

Oil Charge —

All units are factory charged with oil. Ac-

ceptable oil level for each compressor is shown in Table 96.

When additional oil or a complete charge is required, use

only Carrier-approved compressor oil.
Approved oils are:

Petroleum Specialties, Inc. — Cryol 150A (factory oil charge)

Texaco, Inc.

— Capella WF-32-150

Witco Chemical Co.

— Suniso 3GS

Do not reuse drained oil, and do not use any oil that has

been exposed to atmosphere as oil is highly hygroscopic and

rapidly absorbs moisture.
ADD OIL — Close suction shutoff valve and pump down

crankcase to 2 psig. (Low-pressure cutout must be jumpered.)

Wait a few minutes and repeat until pressure remains steady at

2 psig. Remove oil fill plug above the oil level sight glass, add

oil through plug hole, and replace plug. Run compressor for

20 minutes and check oil level.
REMOVE OIL — Pump down compressor to 2 psig. Loosen

the

1

/

4

-in. pipe plug at the compressor base and allow the oil to

seep out past the threads of the plug.
NOTE: The crankcase will be slightly pressurized. Do not

remove the plug, or the entire oil charge will be lost.

Small amounts of oil can be removed through the oil pump

discharge connection while the compressor is running.

Table 96 — Oil Charge

MANUFACTURER

LUBRICANT

Texaco

Regal AFB-2*

Mobil

Mobilplex EP No. 1

Sunoco

Prestige 42

Texaco

Multifak 2

Fig. 48 — Transducer Details

TRANSDUCER

PART

NUMBER

INPUT

RANGE

(in. wg)

OUTPUT

RANGE

OUTPUT

AT 0 IN. WG

USAGE

HK05ZG019

0-5

4-20 mA

4 mA

Supply Duct/

Air Foil

Fan Cfm

HK05ZG020

0-1

4-20 mA

4 mA

Forward

Curved

Fan Cfm

HK05ZG021

0-15

4-20 mA

4 mA

Return/

Exhaust

Fan Cfm

HK05ZG022

–0.25-0.25 4-20 mA

12 mA

Building

Pressure

PRESSURE POR

T

S

LOW

HIGH

S

Z

COM OUT EXC

COMPRESSOR

OIL CHARGE (Pints)

06D

10.0

06E 299

19.0

All other 06E

20.0

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