Blue Bird Coachworks 450 LXi, Owner'S Manual

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450 LXi Owner Manual
4-9 Air Conditioning/Heat Pump
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Rev. “C”
4-9 Air Conditioning/Heat Pump
4-9.1 System Description
Air conditioners are located in the living room and bedroom areas. A wall mounted master thermostat is located in the dinette
area to control all units. Directions for operation can be found in “Comfort Control Center” section. Remote temperature
sensors are located in the kitchen/dinette area and bedroom. The air conditioners are operable from 120 VAC source
(generator or shoreline power). Each air conditioning unit is also a heat pump.
There are four heat pump units mounted on the roof of the coach. These units operate at 42°F and above.
Condensate Drains - Separate drain lines are provided for each air conditioning unit to route condensation from the roof to
the ground through the body side walls.
4-9.2 Electric Heat
An electric forced air heater is located in the bath, controlled by remote thermostat. A second electric heater is located in the
kitchen.
4-9.3 Comfort Control Center
The coach comes equipped with Duo-Therm’s Comfort Control Center™. The Comfort Control Center has been designed for
you to easily operate all the air conditioning and gas heating appliances found in the coach from one location.
In order to familiarize yourself with the operation of the Comfort Control Center, the following diagram along with the
accompanying text will explain all the functional characteristics of the system.
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
- Your Comfort Control Center
is equipped with a liquid crystal display (LCD) that identifi es
the mode of operation, the temperature set-point, the zone
identifi cation and the fan speed. The Comfort Control Center
is designed to accept and control many varied air conditioning
and gas heating appliances. When you begin to fi rst operate
your Comfort Control Center, you will see that the LCD readout
will only show the options available based on the appliances
installed on your vehicle. An incandescent light will illuminate
the LCD area when a selector button is pushed for easy reading
at all times.
A.
MODE SELECTOR BUTTON
- Modes of operation available are: OFF, FAN ONLY, COOL, HEAT PUMP, FURNACE, HEAT
STRIP and AUX. HEAT. Remember, the LCD readout will only show the options available based on the appliances installed
on your vehicle. To select the mode of operation, momentarily depress the MODE push-button. You will need to continue
to depress and release the button until the desired mode is shown in the LCD readout area on the Comfort Control
Center.
To determine the Comfort Control Center options available to you, depress and release the MODE push-button until it
goes through all selections.
FAN SPEEDS
- Possible available fan speeds are: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH and AUTO. To select the desired fan speed,
momentarily depress the FAN push button. Continue to depress and release the FAN button until the desired fan speed
is shown in the LCD readout area of the Comfort Control Center.
TEMPERATURE SELECTOR BUTTONS
- The temperature Set-point range is from 40° to 99°F or 4° to 37°C.
Determination of Fahrenheit or Celsius standard is done at the time of the manufacturer’s installation of the Climate
Control Center. To set the temperature at the desired comfort level, simply depress and release the UP or DOWN push-
button until the desired temperature is shown in the LCD readout area of the Comfort Control Center.
B.
C.
D.