
52S
SERIES
SERVICE TECHNICIAN GUIDE
PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS
AND HEAT PUMPS
CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3
. . . 2 GENERAL DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TO DISCONNECT POWER FOR 
TO REMOVE THE LATERAL DUCT EXTENSION, FOR UNITS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATERIAL DUCT ACCESSORY PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TO ACCESS 
TO ACCESS 
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TOOLS NEEDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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| COMPRESSOR | |
| COMPRESSOR TROUBLESHOOTING | . . 17 | 
| BASIC HERMETIC COMPRESSOR ELECTRICAL | 
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| MEASUREMENTS | . . 17 | 
| COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT | . . 19 | 
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| HEATERS | 22,23 | 
| COMMON CAUSES OF HEATER FAILURE | . . 22 | 
| HEATER REMOVAL | . . 22 | 
| OPERATING CONTROLS | |
| DESCRIPTION OF SWITCH SETTINGS | . . 25 | 
| . . 25 | |
| SEQUENCE OF OPERATION | . . 26 | 
| COMPONENT OPERATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING . . | . . 27 | 
| ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMOVAL AND | 
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| REPLACEMENT | . . 30 | 
| FAN MOTOR | |
| FAN MOTOR TROUBLESHOOTING | . . 32 | 
| BASIC FAN MOTOR ELECTRICAL TESTS | . . 32 | 
| FAN MOTOR REPLACEMENT | . . 34 | 
| FIELD TEMPERATURE CHARTS | |
| WIRING SCHEMATICS | 
MOST FREQUENT PTAC SERVICE QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 56
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