Carrier ZH User manual

AFEWWORDSABOUTYOUREVVAIRCONTIONER
ThankyouforchoosingaCarrierAirConditioner!Youcanfeelconfidentinyourselectionbecausethesame
prideincraftsmanshipandengineeringknowledgethatwentintoCarrierequipmentinstaLLedintileAstrodome
inTexas,theSistineChapelinRome:theUnitedStatesCapitolhaLLsofCongress,andthousandsofother
insta%tionsworldwidehasgoneintotheconstructionofyourunit.
OneoftheprincipaladvantagesofowningaCarrierroomairconditionerwithelectricheatisthattheunit
heatsANDcools,soitcanbeusedyear-round!(OnLyonmodelswithheatfeature}
WhiLecooling,yournewCarrierunitalsofiltersanddehumidifies.Incoldweather,theunitgentlyheats
andcirculatesairthroughouttheroom.Carrierroomairconditionerswithelectricheatquietlygiveyou
maximumcoolingcomfort!
ThisOwner'sGuidewiLLsupplyyouwithalltheinformationyouneedforinstalling,operatingandmaintaining
yournewunit.Takeafewmomentstodiscoverhowtogetthemostincoolingcomfortandeconomical
operationfromyournewroomairconditioner.
SOMESUGGESTIONS
1. Toavoidinstallationdifficulties,readinstructionscompletelybeforestarting.Thispublication
containsinformationpertinenttotheinstaLLationandoperationofyournewroomairconditioner.
2. Whenpossible,instaLLunitonashadedsideofthehouseorbuilding.
CAUTION
Coilfinsonchassisaresharpandchassisisheavy.Chassisremovalcancausepersonalinjury.
,
4,
5.
Makesurethatwallmountingareaisstructurallysoundenoughtosupporttheunit.
Forheatunits,theheatisnotforprimarysourceofheat.
Roomairconditionersaredesignedtofit easilyintostandarddouble-hungwindows.
However,somewindowframe designvariationsrequirechangestomodificationto
thewindowforsafe,properinstallation.Ifassistanceisneeded,pleasecallyourLocalCarrier
Distributor.Ifthereisnodistributorinyourarea,caLL1-880-CARRIER(227-7437}.

RECEiViNGTHEAIRCONDITIONER
GETTINGACQUAINTEDWiTHTHEAIRCONDiTiONER
AiRCONDiTiONERWiTHREMOTECONTROL
OPERATINGTHEELECTRONICUNITWITHTHEREMOTECONTROL
OPERATINGUNITFROMTHECONTROLPANEL
(WITHOUTTHEREMOTECONTROL)
AIRDIRECTIONANDEXHAUSTCONTROL
TiPSTOACHIEVEMAXIMUMEFFICIENCYANDCOMFORT
WHEREANDHOWTOINSTALLTHEAIRCONDITIONERTO
ACHIEVEABETTERPERFORMANCE
DRAINSYSTEMOPTIONS
10 SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
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1. THEAiR
ReadtheinstructionsintheUser'sManual.
KeeptheManual.Itisatwaysusefut.
Unpacktheunit.
Checkiftheunitexteriorisinperfectcondition.
Checkiftheitemsprovidedwiththeunitareinsidethe
box.
1- User'sManuat
2- Seat
3- Drainpan
4- 8crews(4}
5- Remotecontrotandbatteries
6- Reardrain
Incasethereisanydamage,orifoneofthementioned
itemsismissing,contactthestorethatsoldittoyou.
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ALSO VERIFIED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ENERGY STANDARD
CSA - C368 I - M90
• MODEL:XCD123D
•SERIAL:01 94B00052941
DATEOFMFG:13/09/01
DISCRETE:73XCD01 2301 D
V: 230/208 PH:I Hz: 60
,VOLTSRANGE:253-I 87
R-22 0Z:40.9 Kg:l .160
USE 15 AMP TIME DELAY FUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER
COOL
,-o i]TU/H: 12000/11600
_ WATTS:3516/3399
•4 AMPS: 5.3/5.6
EER: 10. 1/1 O, 1
• WATTSINPUT: 1190/1150
HEAT
DBTUIH:- WATTS: -
AMPS:- - COP:-
WATTSINPUT:
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AIR ND WITHTHE
Checktheappliancetechnicalcharacteristicsonthe
nameplate.
Nameplate
A- Model
B- Serialnumber
C- VoLtage(V)
D- CircuitBreaker(A)
E-CooLingcapacity(Btu/handW)
F- Powerconsumption(W)
G- Current(A)
H- Powerefficiency(W/W}
l- Heatingcapacity(Btu/handW)
Cabinet
A- HorizontalLouversfortheairflow
B- VerticalLouversfortheairflow
C- Airexhaustcontrol
D- Safetyscrews{bothsides}
E- FiLtercover
F- FiLter
G- Controlpanel
H- FrontGrilLe
Lsut_Jr_
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3.AiR ERWiTH
Remotecontrol
| On/Off
EnergySaver
Turbomode
| Heatingmode
| TemperatureandTimeradjustment
| Timer
F_ CooLingmode
F-_ De-humidificationmode
[--_ Fanmode
Speedsetting
SLeepmode
Automode
Controlpane[
Maindisptay(indicatestheselectedtemperatureormode)
1-On/Off
2- FiLtercleaningindicator
3- Timeronindicator
4- Setector
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InOrdertoChangethetemperatureunitfromCel,SiuSto Fahrenheit@grees'orViCe!VerSa
SelectbuttonandH for3secondsonthe

A. THEELECTRONIC
UNiTWiTHTHE
Inserttwo1.5VAAAbatteries(suppliedwiththe
electronicmode[unit],openingthecoverontherear
oftheremotecontro[.
Timeroperation,turntheunitofforonata
determinedtime[from1to12hours},presstheTimer
button.Iftheunitisoff,aftertheprogramming,itwi[[
turnonattheendofthesettime.Ifitison,itwill
turnoffattheendoftheperiod,
ThebatteryusefulUfeisaroundoneyear.
Useonlynewbatteries.Useonlyspecifiedbatteries.
Toturnonorofftheunit,presstheOn/Offbutton.
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,thecorresponding
indicatorremains[itonthepane[.
TheunitdisplaywiLLturnoff5minutes
afterthemodeisactivated,andtheTimer
indicatorwiLLremainLit.
inordertosetthetimetoturnonandoff,pressthe
buttons(+}or[-} untilthedesiredtime(innumberof
hours)isachieved.
operationisactivated:

Thesebuttonssetthetimehourbyhour,upto 12hours. Todisplaytheroomtemperature,pressbuttons(+)
and(-)simuLtaneousLyfor3seconds.
Tocoo[,presstheCooLingmodebutton.
buttonagain;andsetthetimetOZero,
Toincreaseorreducethetemperatureintheroom,
pressthebuttons(+)or(-),asrequired. Whenthisfunctionisactivated,thetetterCisdisptayed
onthepaneL.
Toheat,presstheHeatingfunctionbutton.
Onlyfor modelswithheatfeature:
Thetemperaturerangesfrom18°C/65°F
tO 32°C/9O°F,TosetthemaximumOrthe
theunitbeepstwicel
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,thetetterHisdisptayed
onthepaneL.

Inordertocirculateair[withoutcoolingorheating},
presstheFanbutton, Toautomaticallyadjusttheunitaccordingtotheroom temperaturevariations,alternatingbetweencooLand
heatandhigh,mediumorLowspeed,activatetheAuto
mode.
TheFan FunctionOnlycirculatestheairin
theroomi
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,theLetterF isdisplayed
onthepaneL.
Tosetthefanspeed,pressthefanspeedbutton.
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Whenthisfunctionisactivated,theLetterAisdisplayed
onthepaneL.
Toeliminatetheairhumidib/intheroom,pressthe
De-humidificationbutton.ThisfunctiongraduaLLy
removestheroomhumidity,withLittLechangestothe
temperature,providingmorecomfort.
Thespeedcanbeselectedamongoneofthethree
existingLeveLs.
Theselectedspeed(airflow)wiLLbeindicatedonthe
controlpanelasfoLLows:
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,theLetterdisdisplayed
onthepanelTheunitwiLLalwaysoperateinLowcooling.

Inorderto coolorheattheroomquickly,setthe
temperatureasdesired,andpresstheTurbomode
button.
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,theLetterTisdisplayed
onthepaneL.
TheTurbofunctionwiLLturnoffassoonastheselected
temperatureisreached,andfromthenon,itwiLLoperate
inLastselectedmode.
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Theunit disp!,aywill.turnoff 5minutes
afterthemodeactivationandtheTimer
Tosavepower,presstheEnergySaverbutton.
Toautomaticallysettheroomtemperatureduring
sleeptime,providingmorecost-effectivenessand
comfort,activatetheSLeepmode.
Afterthismodeisactivated,theunitwiltincrease(in
cooling}ordecrease(inheating}thesettemperature
in1°C/2°Fperhour,duringthefirsttwohours,
remainingatthistemperatureformorethan6hours.
Whenthetotal8-hourperiodhaselapsed,theunitwilt
returntotheinitialtemperature.Onthedisplay,5L
wiLLappear(sLeep-tosleep}.
TheEnergySaverfunctionreducestheconsumptionof
power,turningoffthefanwhenthecompressoror
resistanceisoff.Thefunctionisactivatedandde-
activatedbymeansoftheremotecontroL.Whenthe
functionisactivated,thedisplayexhibitstheacronym
5R.

5. UNiT THECONTROLPANEL
(WITHOUTTHEREMOTECONTROL)
Toselectanyoneofthefunctionsontheunit.press
tileSdectbuttononce,andthefunctionprogrammed
willappearonthedisplay.Then,pressthebutton(+),
orthebutton(-),untilachievingthedesiredfunction.
Re(easethebutton,andtheunitwilltakeonthisnew
programming.
Display
F- Fan
'- C[ig
L- oon
d- De-humidification
R- Auto(Automatic}
H- Heating(onlyforHOT/COOLmode(s}
L- Turbo
5L- Sleep
5R- EnergySaver
Next,thedesiredtemperaturecanbesetusingthe
buttons(+),or(-).
Tochangethefanspeed,presstheSebctbutton
twice,andthedisplaywi[[exhibittheprogrammed
speeds,thatis,El,F2orF3.Then,pressthebutton
(+),orthebutton(-),untilachievingthenewspeed.
Re(easethebutton,andtheunitwi[[takeonthis
newprogramming.

ANDEXHAUST
Fourwayairflowprovidedbythemobile
louvers.
Whenthever{ica[[ouversaremoved,theair
flowisdirectedtotheleftortotheright.
Whenthehorizontallouversaremoved,the
airflowisdirectedupordownwards
TheExhaustfunctionaU.owsremovingthe
usedair,smoke,andodorsfromtheroom
andsendingthemtotheoutside.
Theuseofexhaustcontrolwiththeunitin
coolingorheatingreducestheunitefficiency
Therefore,werecommendtouseit,whenever
necessary,intheFanfunction

7.TiPSTOACHIEVEMAXIMUM
EFFiCiENCYANDCOMFORT
Keeptheairfilterclean,anddonotturnontheunit
withouttheairfilter.
DonotwaituntiltheroomtemperaturegetstooLowor
toohigh.Turnontheunitbeforethat.
Donotexaggerateinthetemperatureintensity(toohot
ortoocold).
Theair conditioner has been designedto
operate withim the foLowingvoltage and
temperature conditions.
VoLtage
Nominal Minimum Maximum
115V/_OHz 104V 127V
208230/60Hz 187V 253V
MAXIHUHOUTSIDETEHPERATURE
CooLing..............maximum1O9°F(43°C)
ExaggeratedtemperatureSwasteenergy;
Whenturningontheairconditioner,keepdoors,windows
andcurtainsclosed.
Theseprecautionsincreasetheunitefficiency,and
reducetilepowerconsumption.
Beforesleeping,settheunittotowspeedinorderto
reducethenoiseLeveL.
Donotusetheairconditionertodryclothes,topreserve
food,andnortoacclimatizeenvironmentsforanimals
orplants.
Duringbngperiodswhentheairconditionerisnot
used,turnitonforsomeminutesonceamonth.Ifthe
modelisHEAT/COOL,turnitoninheatingmode.
Fortheheatingmodeontheheatpump
modets,theetectnca[heaterstartoperating.
Whentheoutsidetemperaturedropsbe[ow
450F(7°C].

8.WHEREAND
THEAiR
ABETTER
TOiNSTALL
TOACHIEVE
1.NeverobstructtheaircirculationoftheunitinstaLLing
it behindcurtains,furnitureorpartitionwaLLs.
6.CompLywiththeminimumdistancerequiredforthe
instaLLationofmorethanoneunitonasamewaLL.
I o_ /40"
2.Trytoinstalltheunitonawalldirectedtowardthe
east,becausethesunraysareLessintense.
&AvoidusingthisunitinCooLingwithinsidetemperatures
Lowerthan2O°C/68°F,sothattheicedoesnotaccumulate
intheinsideheatexchanger.
7.AvoidinstaLLingtheoutsidesurfaceoftheair
conditionerturnedtoclosedenvironmentsasroof
boards,garages,etc,theoutsidetemperaturemightgo
overthemaximumoperatingtemperatureanddamage
theunit.
8.WheneveryouwanttochangefromCooLingtoHeating,
orviceversa,turnofftheappliance,andwaitfor3
minutesbeforeturningitonagain.
4.InstaL[theairconditionerfacingtheLargest
freearea.
5.Payattentiontotheminimumdistancesbetween
theexternalsurfaceoftheunitandthewaLLnear
it.
Theelectronicmodetshaveanautomatic
protectivedevicethatallowsrestarting
thecompressoronty3minutesafterthe
shutdown.
9.Incaseofpoweroutage,turnofftheairconditioner
immediately,andturnitonagainonlyI minuteafter
thepowerisre-estabLished.ThisprocedurewiLLprevent
voltagevariationsthatcancausedamagetothe
compressor.
10.DonotusethecircuitbreakerasanOn-Offswitch.
Thecircuitbreakeristhemainsafetydeviceofthe
electriccircuit.

THROUGH-THE-WALLINSTALLATION Cutopeninginwatt.FordimensionsseeFig.bebw.
Windowinstattation6w 05825004instructionsCome
withthewindowaccessorykit onlyforZCmodels,t is
ava![abteasanaccessoryforzHandZQmodels
Through-the-wattinstaLLationcanbemadeinwood
frameormasonrywatts.Tilecasingmustbetippedto
theoutsidetoaidindrainingcondensate.Theinstattation
shoutdbeweatherproofedoutsideandfinished
inside.lnstattationsinwoodframedormasonrywatts
canbemadeusingthecasingasfo%ws.Fastenthe
casingdirecttytomasonryorstuddingusingmasonry
orwoodscrews.Adjusttheoutwardtipfronttorear,so
itdropsfrom3/16to3/8-in.(5-18-mm).Ifwattthickness
overtapsthesidebuverinunitcasing,makewattopening
wider,asshowninFig.bebw.Ifwattprojectsbeyond
backofunit,usebafflesonrearcornersofcasing.
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Frameopeninginwatt.Forwoodframing,provide
8woodenframingsupportorotherapproved
structureforfasteningcasingtowall.SeeFig.
fortypicatwoodframing.
WALLSTUD FRAMEOR
BACKUPSTRIP
Tipica(woodframing
Formasonryframing,useaLinteltosupportwaLL
aboveopening.Moutingangtesaresometimes
assembledtocasing.Besuretosizethewattopening
toprovidecbaranceformetatthicknessofcasing
andmoutingangtesiftheyareused.Ifmounting
anglesaretobeusedwithcasing,positionangles
asfollows:
1.Flushwithunfinishedwall- plasteroveroruse
decorativemolding.
2.Againstfinishedwall- usedecorativemotding.
3.Insidewallopening-usedecorativemolding.
Goodframingconstructionpracticesmust
befollowedtoensureasafe,secureand
properlyinstat[edunit.

INSTALLCASINGINWALL Becarefulnotto beinjuredbythemetalparts,
" " ° i pp '
Un!tcasingshouldproject/2 [13miniinto
roomtoensureproperfitofdecorativegritie,
Removethetwoscrewsthatholdtheplasticfront[one
ateachside}.
Disconnectthegroundwireandremovetheunit
fromthewrapperpuWngitbythebottom.
Removetheplasticfront.
Removethesafetyscrew.
Tipcasingtooutside.Tipisnecessaryfordraining
condensatetotherearofthebasepan,toatbwfor
excesscondensationrun-off.Thetipalsohelpsto
preventleakageintotheroombya[bwingexcesswater
todrainawayfromthebuilding.
Therecommendedoutwardtipis3/16to3/8in.(5to1O
mm)frominsidetooutside.Thismeansthatbackof
casingoutsidetheroommustbe3/16to3/8in.(5to10
mm)towerthanthefrontedgeinsideroom.
'i 'l! _n,
W_l!t
t

ifunitis installedwherecondensate
drainagefromthebackoftheunitcan
dripontopedestriansorneighboring
property,usetheexternaldrainkit
supptiedwiththeunit.SeeinstaLLation
instructionsondrainkit.- Step9.
InstaLLthedrainingsystemforthecondensingwater
beforepositioningtheunitinthecabinet.Youmustuse
oneofthetwoexistingsystems,dependingonhow,
andwheretheunitwiLLbeinstaLLed
9.1BRAININGSYSTENTHROUGHTHEREAR
OUTLET
HoLdtipangleandmarkwithchalktheLocationof
screwholestobedriLLedineachsideofthecasingfor
fasteninginwaLLopening.
DriLL3screwholesineachsideofwoodframe.
Recheckoutwardtip.
Removetherearplugfromtheunit,and
instal[thedrain[item6,page4].
toavoidpersonalinjury,
9.DRAIN
Theconditionercomeswiththetwodrainholesdosed
byplugs.
Passa5/8"(15,9mm)plastichosethroughthehole
Locatedontherearofthecabinet.
Thehosemustbelongenoughtoreachthe
rainwaterdrain:
Theconditionerisprojectedtouseoneofthethree
functionoptions:
1) Nodrainconnection.Thatwayprovidesthemost
efficiencyoperation,buthassplashnoise,dripping
ofrainwaterorcondensatewater.
2) Reardrain,whichprovidesagoodefficiencyfor
operationandveryLowsplashnoise,or
3) Drainpan,whichcapturesthemostcondensateand
doesnothavesplashnoise,buthastowerefficiency
operationBoththereardrainandthedrainpancan
beconnectedtoahoseanddirectedtoaconvenient
Locationontheground,orasuitablefloordrain.

InstaLLoneofthehoseendsatthedrainou%t.
Theotherendofthehosemustbeconnectedtothe
watermains.
9.2DRAININGSYSTEMTHROUGHTHEDOT[OH
OUTLET(USINGTHEDRAINPAN)
\
Positionthedrainpaninsidethecabinet.
]heinsta[[ationofthisdrainingsystemis
notrecommendedwhentheunitis
insta!,[edonsiteswithdifficult access
[example:farfromwindowsandinside
buildings],becauseitisdifficulttoconnect
thehosetothewatermains.
InstaLLa5/8"(15,9ram}plastichoseattheou%tof
thedrainpan.
ThehoSemustbeI.ongenoughtoreachthe

INSTALLINGTHEUNITINTHECABINET
TwopeoplemustinstaLLtheunitonthecabinetinorder
toguaranteeitsperfectbalanceandaUgnment.
Theotherendofthehosemustbeconnectedtothe
rainwaterdrain.
Removetheexistingp{ugintheinside
portionoftheunit,the"highestone",
locatednexttotheLetter"A".
TakecarenottOCreaSeorbendthehosei
Theinsta[[ationofthisdrainingsystemis
recommendedformostkindsof
installation[forexample:onwailswith
sashoronwindows],sincethismakes
easiertoconnectthedrainhosetothe
rainwaterdrain.
Lifttheunit,alignitwiththecabinet,andslideit until
itisperfectlyinserted.
installthesafetyscrewonbothsides.
usingthedrainingsystemthroughtherear

InstaLLthesealingtapeandtheflashingfinishing.
Seat ngtapeendf!as, ngare°OtnCLudedw th
machine.
Positioningthecableonthepoweroutletside
ELECTRICALDATA
I. ALLwiringmustcomplywithLocalandnationaleLectricaL
codes.ALLwiringmustbeinstalledbyqualifiedand
skiLLedelectricians.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregarding
thefoLLowinginstructions,contactaqualifiedelectrician.
2. CheckavaiLabLepowersupplyandsolveanyhousehold
wiringproblemsBEFOREinstaLLingandoperatingthis
unit.
3. Anindividualbranchcircuitandsinglereceptacleused
onlyforthisairconditioner,mustbeavaiLabLe.SeeTabLe
1forsuggestedwiresizesforindividualbranchcircuit.
4. Foryoursafetyandprotection,thisunitisgrounded
throughthepowercordplugwhenpluggedintoamatching
waLLoutlet.Ifyouarenotesurewhetheryourwall
out[etisproperlygrounded,p[easeconsu{ta
qua[ifiede[ectrician.
5. TilewaLLoutletyouselectmustmacththeplugonthe
unitpowercord,andmustbewithinreachoftheinstalled
unit.
TheunitiSpreparedforthisConditioni
PowerCord55
bottom ofCentre[panelSeeStep24;ifpowercord
mustbere[0catedtooppositesideofunitDoNOT
usea plugadapterorextensioncord.
6_ FoLLowfusespecificationsindicatedonunit
nameplate.SeeTabLe2.NamepLateislocated
aboveunitcontrolpanelinsidetheairdischarge
section.Forclearaccesstonameplate,frontgriLLe
mustberemovedasdescribedonpage6.
InstaLLtheplasticfront,fasteningitwithtwoscrews
{oneoileachside}.
Unitmode[/catatognumberserviceldiscretenumber,
andsedatnumbercanbefoundonthenamep[atel
WhencattingforinformationandserviCe;besure
toprovidetheservice/discretenumber.