Owners Manual Ecos
aire
®
CM Series Precision Air Conditioner
Calculate Refrigerant Charge Piping
Installation
Ecos
aire
®
July 2007 29
Data subject to change without notice.
Air-Cooled Direct-Expansion and Air-Cooled DualCool Units Only
For options, see
Product Description - Model Designation Chart
.
Note: Water- and Glycol-cooled units are shipped with a full refrigerant charge.
The necessary refrigerant charge is made up of three parts - that required to fill the unit, that required to fill the
liquid line, and that required to fill the remote condenser.
Abbreviations:
HGBV = hot-gas bypass valve
TFC = thermostatic fan cycling
FSC = fan speed control
HM = headmaster
Ecosaire Unit
with without
HGBV HGBV
Model (lb.) (lb.)
CM010
1.5
1.0 =______
CM015
1.5
1.0 =______
CM020
3.0
2.0 =______
CM030
4.5
3.0 =______
CM050
6.5
4.5 =______
CM070
7.5
5.0 =______
CM080
15.0
10.0 =______
CM100
15.0
10.0 =______
Liquid Line
O.D. lb./
length
(in.) (ft.) (ft.)
3/8 0.04 X _____ = ______lbs.
1/2 0.08 X _____ = ______lbs.
5/8 0.13 X _____ = ______lbs.
3/4 0.20 X _____ = ______lbs.
7/8 0.26 X _____ = ______lbs.
Condenser
TFC HM
FSC
(lb.) (lb.)
DCM18 3.3
11.0
=
_____
DCM25 4.9
16.0
=
_____
DCM28 6.5
22.0
=
_____
DCM32 6.3
21.0
=
_____
DCM39 9.5
31.0
=
_____
____
+ ____
+ ____
_________
Total _____
Add this much R-22 (by others).
Example:
A CM050 with hot-gas bypass has a DCM18 remote condenser with thermostatic fan cycling.
They are connected with 60 feet of 1/2” O.D. liquid line. The required amount of R-22 is
6.5 lb + (0.08 lb/ft X 60 ft) + 3.3 lb = 14.6 lb.
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