Bryant 548D Heating and Cooling Troubleshooting, Problem Cause Remedy

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Refer to Tables 14-16 and Fig. 46 for troubleshooting information.

Table 14 — Heating and Cooling Troubleshooting

PROBLEM

CAUSE

REMEDY

Compressor and

Power failure.

Call power company.

outdoor fan

 

 

Fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.

Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.

will not start.

Defective thermostat, contactor, transformer, or control relay.

Replace component.

 

 

Insufficient line voltage.

Determine cause and correct.

 

Incorrect or faulty wiring.

Check wiring diagram and rewire correctly.

 

Thermostat setting too high.

Lower thermostat setting below room

 

 

temperature.

 

High-pressure switch tripped.

See problem ‘‘Excessive head pressure.’’

 

Low-pressure switch tripped.

Check for leaks, repair, and recharge.

 

Freeze-up protection thermostat tripped.

See problem ‘‘Suction pressure too low.’’

Compressor will not start

Faulty wiring or loose connections in compressor circuit.

Check wiring and repair or replace.

but outdoor fan runs.

Compressor motor burned out, seized, or internal

Determine cause. Replace compressor.

 

 

overload open.

 

 

Defective overload.

Determine cause and replace.

 

One leg of 3-phase power dead.

Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.

 

 

Determine cause.

Compressor cycles

Refrigerant overcharge or undercharge.

Recover refrigerant, evacuate system, and

(other than normally

 

recharge to nameplate.

satisfying thermostat).

Defective compressor.

Replace and determine cause.

 

 

Insufficient line voltage.

Determine cause and correct.

 

Blocked outdoor coil or dirty air filter.

Determine cause and correct.

 

Defective overload.

Determine cause and replace.

 

Defective thermostat.

Replace thermostat.

 

Faulty outdoor-fan (cooling) or indoor-fan (heating) motor or

Replace.

 

capacitor.

 

 

Restriction in refrigerant system.

Locate restriction and remove.

Compressor operates

Dirty air filter.

Replace filter.

continuously.

Unit undersized for load.

Decrease load or increase unit size.

 

 

Thermostat set too low.

Reset thermostat.

 

Low refrigerant charge.

Locate leak, repair, and recharge.

 

Leaking valves in compressor.

Replace compressor.

 

Air in system.

Recover refrigerant, evacuate system, and

 

 

recharge.

 

Outdoor coil dirty or restricted.

Clean coil or remove restriction.

Scroll compressor

Compressor rotating in the wrong direction.

Reverse the 3-phase power leads as described in

makes excessive noise.

 

Start-Up, page 28.

Excessive head

Dirty air filter.

Replace filter.

pressure

 

 

Dirty outdoor coil.

Clean coil.

 

 

Refrigerant overcharged.

Remove excess refrigerant.

 

Air in system.

Recover refrigerant, evacuate system, and

 

 

recharge.

 

Condensing air restricted or air short-cycling.

Determine cause and correct.

Head pressure

Low refrigerant charge.

Check for leaks, repair, and recharge.

too low.

 

 

Compressor valves leaking.

Replace compressor.

 

 

Restriction in liquid tube.

Remove restriction.

Excessive suction

High heat load.

Check for source and eliminate.

pressure.

 

 

Compressor valves leaking.

Replace compressor.

 

 

Refrigerant overcharged.

Recover excess refrigerant.

Suction pressure

Dirty air filter (cooling) or dirty outdoor coil (heating).

Replace filter or clean coil.

too low.

 

 

Low refrigerant charge.

Check for leaks, repair, and recharge.

 

 

Metering device or low side restricted

Remove source of restriction.

 

Insufficient indoor airflow (cooling mode).

Increase air quantity. Check filter and replace if

 

 

necessary.

 

Temperature too low in conditioned area.

Reset thermostat.

 

Field-installed filter drier restricted.

Replace.

 

Outdoor ambient temperature below 25 F.

Install low-ambient kit.

Compressor no. 2

Unit in economizer mode.

Proper operation; no remedy necessary.

will not run.

 

 

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