Therma-Stor Products Group 300 manual

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    Owner’ s Manual — Phoenix 300 Installation, Operation and Ser vice Instr uctions 1 www .ther mastor .com • sales@thermastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 Read and Sav e These Instr uctions Phoenix 300 High Capacity Dehumidifier P ar t number TS-218 The Phoenix 300 Dehumidifier is designed to maximize the water remo val capacity from a sin[...]

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    2 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 1 Specifications Par t No. 4022599 Pow er 12 amps, 115 V ac, Grounded W ater 176 pints/day @ AHAM 80°F , 60% RH Removal 304 pints/day maximum @ 90°F , 90% RH Blower 540 CFM without external ducting Refrigerant 2 lbs., 5 oz. R-22 Charge Optional Duct 10” round outlet [...]

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    3 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 2.3 Electrical Requirements The Phoenix 300 can be plugged into a grounded 15 Amp circuit. At 80°F , 60% RH, it draws 11.e Amps. Due to the high percentage of a 15 Amp circuit’ s capacity that the unit uses, the circuit should be dedicated to r unning it only . Amp dra[...]

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    4 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 5. Replace the cover . Change the timer pegs back to the original pattern for use above 50°F . 2.11 Low Pressure Control If the low side refrigerant pressure drops to 15 PSIG, the low pressure control opens and shuts off the compressor and blower . It is an automatically[...]

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    5 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 coil where it absorbs heat from the incoming air and evaporates. The evaporator operates in a flooded condition, which means that all the evaporator tubes contain liquid refrigerant during normal operation. A flooded evaporator should maintain constant pressure and temp[...]

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    6 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 Evaporator coil frosted continuously , low dehumidifying capacity . 1. Defrost thermostat loose or defective (Sec. 2.10 and 4.7). 2. Defrost timer incorrectly set or defective (Sec. 2.10 and 4.7). 2. Low refrigerant charge (Sec. 4.4). 3. Dir ty air filter or air flow re[...]

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    7 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 and water . These contaminants must be carefully removed otherwise even small residues will attack replacement compressor motors and cause failures. The following procedure is effective only if the system is monitored after replacing the compressor to insure that the clea[...]

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    8 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 Figure 3: Electrical schematic of Phoenix 300 5 Wiring Diagram 4.9 Rela y The contacts of the single pole, single throw relay complete the power circuit to the compressor . The contacts are closed when power is pro vided to the relay coil via the control circuit. The cont[...]

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    9 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-F ree 1-800-533-7533 Item Par t No. Qty . Description 1 4021818 1 Accumulator 2 4022636 1 Air Filter , Pleated, 2” x 20” x 20” 4022614 1 Air Filter , Pleated, 4” x 20” x 20” MERV-8 4022624 1 Air Filter , Pleated, 4” x 20” x 20” (90-95% EFFICIENT) 3 4021083 1 Blow er w/ Capac[...]

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    11 www .ther mastor .com • sales@ther mastor .com T oll-Free 1-800-533-7533 Phoenix 300 Dehumidifier Limited W ar ranty W ar rantor : Therma-Stor LLC PO Box 8680 Madison, WI 53708 T elephone: 1-800-533-7533 Who Is Covered: This w arranty extends only to the original end-user of the Phoenix 300 dehumidifier , and ma y not be assigned or transfer[...]