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WAECO USA, Inc.
Tel. (860) 664-4911 • Fax. (860) 664-4912 • www.waecousa.com
Contents, specifications and availability are subject to change without notice.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Before you proceed, please read this manual from cover to cover.
Failure to following instructions may void your warranty.
Introduction
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Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Unpacking Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Tools & Equipment Needed for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Planning the Condensing Unit Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Ventilation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Duct Kits and Power Duct Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Location Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Mounting the Condensing Unit
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Planning the Evaporator Installation
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Evaporator Location Choices - Vertical Applications . . . . . . . .6
Optional Box Modifications & Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . .7–8
Horizontal Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Mounting the Evaporator
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Refrigerant Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–12
Installing the Analog Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing the Digital Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Mounting the PowerPlate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Electrical Considerations
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Water Cooled Optional Package/Installation
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Battery Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Wiring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Voltage Drops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Making the Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Wire Size and Wire Size Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Wiring Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20–23
Operation of System
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Start-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
AC/DC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Battery Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Winter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Programming Digital Control
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To Program Set Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
To Program Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Electronic Module Protection System
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Operational Errors Indicated by LED
on Condensing Unit
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Troubleshooting Guid
e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27–29
Procedure for Removing Compressor Unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Procedure for Removing Evaporator & Tubese
t . . . . . . . . .30
Procedure for Removing PowerPlate & Tube Set
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Warranty
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Return Policy
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ColdMachine™
SuperColdMachine™
This manual covers:
All air-cooled ColdMachine™ products and all air/
water-cooled SuperColdMachine™ products with:
• Standard aluminum “bin” shaped evaporators
• Custom formed “flat”, “L”, “U” shaped evaporators
• PowerPlate stainless steel holdover evaporators
• Analog type thermostatic controls (standard)
• Digital type thermostatic controls (optional)
