Features and Benefits
Standard Features
•High Efficiency – High efficiency units reach as high as 11.2 EER. Gas/electric units have electronic spark ignition and power vented combustion with steady state efficiencies of 80%. These efficiencies exceed all legislated minimum levels and provide low operating costs.
•Service Friendly – The Predator® incorporates a number of enhancements which improve serviceability.
The motor and blower slide out of the unit as a common assembly. This facilitates greater access to all the indoor
airflow components, thus simplifying maintenance and • adjustment.
Service time is reduced through the use of hinged, toolless panels. Such panels provide access to frequently inspected components and areas, including the control box, compressors, filters, indoor motor & blower, and the heating section. The panels are screwed in place at the factory to prevent access by children or other unauthorized persons. It is recommended that the panels be secured with screws once service is complete.
Service windows have been placed in both condenser section walls. Rotation of the cover allows easy access to the condenser coils for cleaning or inspection.
Both the unit control board and ignition control board utilize flash codes to aid in diagnosis of unit malfunctions. Unique alarm codes quickly identify the source of the unit alarm.
All units use the same standard filter size. This standardization removes any confusion on which filter sizes are needed for replacement.
The non-corrosive drain pan slides out of the unit to permit easy cleaning. The drain pan is accessed by removing the drain pan cover plate on the rear of the unit. Once the plate is removed, the drain pan slides out through the rear of the unit.
All Predator® units have a second model nameplate located inside the control access door. This is to prevent deterioration of the nameplate through weathering.
•Coil Technology – ZF condensers utilize Micro-Channel “all aluminum” condensers which provide improved heat transfer capabilities and reduced charge volumes.
•Environmentally Aware – For improved Indoor Air Quality, a combination of foil faced and elastometric rubber insulation is used exclusively throughout the units.
•Balanced Heating – The Predator® offers “Ultimate Heating Comfort” with a balance between 1st and 2nd stage gas heating. The first stage of a gas heat Predator® unit provides 60% of the heating capacity. Balanced heating allows the unit to better maintain desired temperatures.
•Convertible Airflow Design – The side duct openings are covered when they leave the factory. If a side supply/ return is desired, the installer simply removes the two side duct covers from the outside of the unit and installs them over the down shot openings. No panel cutting is required. Convertible airflow design allows maximum field flexibility and minimum inventory.
•System Protection - Suction line freezestats are supplied on all units to protect against loss of charge and coil frosting when the economizer operates at low outdoor air temperatures while the compressors are running. Every unit has solid-core liquid line filter-driers and high and low- pressure switches. Internal compressor protection is standard on all compressors. Crankcase heaters are standard on reciprocating compressors. Scroll compressors do not require crankcase heaters. Phase Monitors are standard on units with scroll compressors. This accessory monitors the incoming power to the unit and protects the unit from phase loss and reversed phase rotation.
Advanced Controls - Simplicity® control boards have standardized a number of features previously available only as options or by utilizing additional controls.
•Low Ambient - An integrated low-ambient control allows all units to operate in the cooling mode down to 0°F outdoor ambient without additional assistance. Optionally, the control board can be programmed to lockout the compressors when the outdoor air temper- ature is low or when free cooling is available.
The Simplicity® control board used in this product will effectively operate the cooling system down to 0°F when this product is applied in a comfort cooling application for people. An economizer is typically included in this type of application. When applying this product for process cooling applications (com- puter rooms, switchgear, etc.), please reference applications bulletin AE-011-07 or call the applica- tions department for Unitary Products @ 1-877- UPG-SERV for guidance. Additional accessories may be needed for stable operation at temperatures below 30° F.
•Anti-Short Cycle Protection - To aid compressor life, an anti-short cycle delay is incorporated into the stan- dard controls. Compressor reliability is further ensured by programmable minimum run times. For testing, the anti-short cycle delay can be temporarily overridden with the push of a button.
•Fan Delays - Fan on and fan off delays are fully pro- grammable. Furthermore, the heating and cooling fan delay times are independent of one another. All units are programmed with default values based upon their configuration of cooling and heat.
•Safety Monitoring - The control board monitors the high and low-pressure switches, the freezestats, the gas valve, if applicable, and the temperature limit switch on gas and electric heat units. The unit control board will alarm on ignition failures, compressor lock- outs and repeated limit switch trips.
•Nuisance Trip Protection and Strikes - To prevent nuisance trouble calls, the control board uses a “three times, you’re out” philosophy. The high and low-pres-
