
Series 11 Installation Guide
S11-IM2019
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8. The system is now correctly charged for operating under fan speed control. It is a good practice to
weigh the amount of additional refrigerant that was added and keep a record of the total charge in
the system.
Note: Packaged Air cooled systems come completely factory charged (except when a factory split is ordered). Fan speed
control is provided by a discharge pressure transducer to maintain a constant head pressure. This is factory set to perform at
peak performance and does not need to be set or adjusted on site.
Head Pressure Control System
For condensers possibly subjected to extremely low ambient temperature, it is recommended that a head
pressure control system be installed. This avoids starving the evaporator coil, with the consequence of oil
clogging; short cycling on low pressure control, reduction of the system capacity and erratic expansion
valve operation.
A drop in the condensing pressure often occurs in air-cooled systems as a result of low ambient
conditions encountered during fall-winter-spring operation. Head pressure control renders part of the
condenser surface inactive. The reduction of active condensing surface results in a rise in condensing
pressure and hence provides a sufficient liquid line pressure for normal system operation. The head
pressure control system allows operation at extremely low ambient temperature down to -40°F.
ClimateWorx uses a two-valve head pressure control with receiver, for factory ordered condensers. The
ORI is located in the liquid drain line between the condenser and the receiver, and the ORD is located in a
hot gas line bypassing the condenser.
During periods of low ambient temperature, the condensing pressure falls until it approaches the setting of
the ORI valve. The ORI then throttles, restricting the flow of liquid from the condenser. This causes
refrigerant to back up in the condenser thus reducing the active condenser surface. This raises the
condensing pressure. Since it is really the receiver pressure that needs to be maintained, the bypass line
with the ORD is required.
The ORD opens after the ORI has offered enough restriction to cause the differential between condensing
pressure and receiver pressure to exceed 20psi. The hot gas flowing through the ORD serves to heat up
the cold liquid being passed by the ORI. Thus the liquid reaches the receiver warm and with sufficient
pressure to assure proper expansion valve operation. As long as sufficient refrigerant charge is in the
system, the two valves modulate the flow automatically to maintain proper receiver pressure regardless of
outside ambient.
Charging
Calculate the total charge required using this formula:
Indoor Unit Charge + Liquid Line Charge + Condenser Charge
+ Hot gas Line Charge + 20% of Receiver volume = Total Charge
When head pressure control is utilized, there must be enough refrigerant to flood the condenser at the
lowest expected ambient and still have enough charge in the system for proper operation. After