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52C SERIES 1•800•894•6449 Fo r S e r v i c e / T echnical Assistance OWNER’S MANUAL P ACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDIT IONERS AND HEA T PUMPS 7,000-15,0 00 Btuh CONTENTS Page GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 UNIT IN SPECT ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3 FRON[...]
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52C SERIES 2 GENERAL Thank you for choosing Carrier! You can feel confident in your se lection be cause th e same pr ide in crafts man- ship a nd en gine ering know ledge that g oes into C arrie r equipme nt at the As trodome in Te xas, th e Sisti ne Chapel in Rome, the US Capitol H all of Congress, a nd thousa nds of other i nstalla tions worldw i[...]
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3 To in stall th e fr ont pan el fo llow t he pr ocedur e out lined below: 1. Firmly g rasp bo ttom of front panel on bot h sides. 2. Hold front panel at a 45 deg ree an gle to unit. B e sure front panel is ce ntered with front of unit . 3. Conn ect to p of f ront panel to part ition rai l on to p of unit. 4. Gent ly lower f ront pan el onto ch ass[...]
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52C SERIES 4 ELECTRICAL DA T A Be sure that y our outl et m atches the app ropri ate blade con figuratio n of th e supp lied plu g and th at it is within reach of the service cord. A hardwire kit is available as an accessory to change cord-connected units to hardwired units. (See Acce ssories s ection, page 14.) ALL UNITS ■ WIRE SIZ E — Use rec[...]
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5 INST ALLA TION CHASSIS INST ALLA TION Units ar e shipped wit hout a sleeve . In applica tions where uni t is a replacem ent , it i s recommended that a Carrier slee ve be used. The 52C unit ca n retrofit General E lectric, Am ana and T rane sl eeves/g rilles ( be sure outdoor gri lle is installed on the slee ve). A retrofit kit wit h instructi on[...]
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52C SERIES 6 ■ INST ALL CHASSIS IN SLEEVE (Se e Figures 6 to 9) 1. Inspect foam gask et s (top , bottom, bo th sides) on chassi s. Replac e foam gasket s if torn or missing. 2. Remove shipping tape from vent door. See Figure 7. 3. Lif t cha ssis l evel w ith w all sl eeve . 4. Sl ide ch assis into wa ll sl eev e unt il foam gasket s rest f irmly [...]
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7 W ALL THERMOST A T INST ALLA TION The follow ing inst ructions appl y to RC and RP units onl y. NOTE: Carrier thermostats are recommended. See Accessories section. ■ INST ALL THERMOST A T — All remote control units. 1. Chec k to be sure power to un it is dis connec ted. 2. Remove terminal board cover from control box cover by removing screw ([...]
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52C SERIES 8 OPERA TION COMFOR T CONTROLS ■ ADJUST AIRFLOW DIRECTION — The disc harge air grille is moun ted on the fron t panel so tha t the a ir discharges forward. If upward discharge is required , remove the grille by removing screws o n back of front panel. Ro tate grille 180 degre es and re install o n the fron t pa n el . ■ AD JUS T V [...]
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9 OPERA TING CONTROLS The foll owing cont rols are l oca ted on the fro nt of the chassis. To obtain access to operating controls, remove the un it f ron t pane l as sho wn on p age 2 . Se e Figur e 1 4. ■ F AN C YCLE SWITCH — ( Not availabl e on RC or RP units.) This a llows the f an to operate in two mo des: CON (Continuous) — This settin g[...]
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52C SERIES 10 CARE AND MAINTENANCE In or der to ma intai n pr oper pe rform an ce of your pa ck- aged terminal air conditioner or heat pump, it is very importan t that the f an and o utdoor co il, the blower wheel, blower scro ll, electri c heater, and all drai n pas- sages ar e thoroughly cl eaned at le ast once per y ear. Carrier recommends that [...]
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11 EXTERNAL P AR TS ■ EXTERNAL P AR TS includ e the poly me r sleeve a nd grilles. The sleev e manufacturer recommends cleaning the surface, in cluding the grilles, wi th household detergent and water. INTERNAL P AR TS ■ INT ERNAL P AR TS should be c lean e d at le ast once duri ng th e year . The out door vent filte r shou ld b e cleaned at le[...]
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52C SERIES 12 PREVENT A TIVE MAINTENANCE Preventativ e maintenance is essential t o proper unit operatio n, efficiency and long evity. To ass ure equip- ment opera tes properly it mus t be properly main - taine d. Equipment op eration should be chec ked and verified several times during each ye ar. During regular uni t inspection and maintena nce, [...]
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13 TROUBLESHOOTING NO TES: 1. If circuit breaker is tripped or fuse is blo wn more than once, contact a qualified electrician. 2. If unit is installed where condensation dr ainage could drip in an undesirab le location, an accessor y drain kit should be install ed and connected to drain system. POSSIBLE CA USES SOLUTIONS UNIT DOES NO T ST ART • U[...]
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52C SERIES 14 ACCESSORIE S *Extend ed metal wall sleev e also av ailable in 26 in. and 20 in. deep. † Custom colors are also av ailable . A CCESSOR Y FORM NUMBER P ART NUMBER DESCRIPTION Wall S leeves 52S-48 SI W ALL-SLE EVE-1PK Non-I nsulated Plastic W all Sle ev e, 1 per pa ck W A LL-S LEEVE -9PK Non- Insul ate d Pla stic W all S lee v e, 9 per[...]
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52C SERIES Copyright 20 01 Car rier Cor poration Manufa ctur er rese rve s the righ t to dis cont inue, or ch ange a t any tim e, s pecif icati ons or des igns witho ut noti ce an d with out i nc urring o bligations. PC 132 Catalog No. 535-20 016 Printe d in U.S.A. Form 52 C-1SI Pg 1 6 9 -01A 5-01 Replaces: N ew Book 1 4 T ab 9a 11a[...]