General
The liquid source heating/cooling split condensing units shall be ARI/ISO/ASHRAE 13256-1 (ground- source closed-loop) performance certified and listed by a nationally recognized safety-testing laboratory or agency, such as the Canadian Standards Association (CSA US). Each unit shall be water run-tested at the factory. Each unit shall be pallet mounted and shipped with appropriate protective packaging to help avoid damage in transportation. The units shall be warranted by the manufacturer against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five years on all parts, and ten years on the compressor and refrigerant circuit parts with a service labor allowance during the first 30 days. An optional extended warranty is available for the GT-PX Series units, which adds a labor allowance and trip charge. The water source units shall be designed to operate with entering fluid temperature between 20°F and 120°F.
Casing & Cabinet
The cabinet shall be fabricated from heavy-gauge galvanized steel and painted with an epoxy powder coating. The interior shall be insulated with 1/2” thick, multi-density, coated glass fiber. Three compressor compartment access panels shall be provided and shall be removable with linesets and water piping in place. The internal component layout shall provide for major service with the unit in-place for restricted access installations.
Refrigerant Circuit
All units shall contain Puron® (HFC 410A) sealed refrigerant circuit employing a hermetic motor compressor, bidirectional thermal expansion valve, reversing valve, coaxial tube water-to-refrigerant heat exchanger and service ports. An optional Hot Water Generator (desuperheater) coil shall be provided. Compressors shall be Copeland UltraTech™ Two- Stage scroll type designed for heat pump duty and mounted on spring vibration isolators. Compressor motors shall be single phase PSC with internal over load protection. A factory provided bidirectional filter drier shall be included in all models. The coaxial water- to-refrigerant heat exchangers shall be designed for close approach temperatures and be construct ed of a convoluted copper (optional cupronickel) inner tube and a steel outer tube. The thermal expansion valve shall provide proper superheat over the entire fluid temperature range with minimal “hunting”. The valve shall operate only in the heating mode with the use of an internal check valve. The water-to-refrigerant heat exchanger, optional desuperheater coil and refrigerant suction lines shall be insulated to prevent condensation at low liquid temperatures.
Electrical
CXM Control - A microprocessor-based compressor controller shall be provided to monitor and control unit operation. The control shall provide compressor sequencing, high and low pressure monitoring, field selectable low water temperature sensing, over/under voltage monitoring, and unit performance sentinel (UPS). The control shall also provide for water valve connection, a test mode, short cycle protection, random start-up, as well as fault LED, fault memory, and intelligent fault retry.
The control shall employ quick attach harness assemblies for low voltage connections to the control board to aid in troubleshooting or replacement. An integral terminal block with screw terminals shall be provided on the control for field low voltage connections. A circuit breaker protected 75VA transformer shall be employed. Line voltage box lugs shall be provided for unit wiring. Units shall have knockouts for entrance of low and line voltage wiring. The control box shall be harness plug-connected for easy removal. Residential models shall have a dual circut-breaker protected power block for the connection of external Flow Controller pump module.
Piping
Supply and return water connections, as well as Hot Water Generator (desuperheater) connections shall be 1” FPT brass swivel fittings which provide a union and eliminate the need for pipe wrenches and sealants when making field connections. A thread by sweat fitting shall be provided for connection to the water heater. All water piping shall be insulated to prevent condensation at low liquid temperatures.