Scribd Logo
Fazer o upload

Bem-vindo(a) ao Scribd!

  • Alabama Mismatched Coil Study

    Enviado por

    blakeballard
    48 visualizações11 páginas
    The document discusses testing performed on a heat pump system where the condenser unit was replaced but the indoor coil was not upgraded to match the higher efficiency of the new condenser. Several tests were conducted under different outdoor temperature and refrigerant charge conditions. The main findings were that capacity and efficiency were significantly reduced, sometimes by up to 40-60%, due to the mismatch between the indoor and outdoor units. Proper system charging also became more critical. The conclusion was that replacing just the condenser without also upgrading the indoor coil would likely result in ongoing performance issues requiring numerous service calls until the indoor coil was eventually replaced as well.

    Descrição original:

    Direitos autorais

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Formatos disponíveis

    PDF, TXT ou leia online no Scribd

    Você considera este documento útil?

    Este conteúdo é inapropriado?

    Denunciar este documento
    The document discusses testing performed on a heat pump system where the condenser unit was replaced but the indoor coil was not upgraded to match the higher efficiency of the new condenser. Several tests were conducted under different outdoor temperature and refrigerant charge conditions. The main findings were that capacity and efficiency were significantly reduced, sometimes by up to 40-60%, due to the mismatch between the indoor and outdoor units. Proper system charging also became more critical. The conclusion was that replacing just the condenser without also upgrading the indoor coil would likely result in ongoing performance issues requiring numerous service calls until the indoor coil was eventually replaced as well.

    Direitos autorais:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Baixe no formato PDF, TXT ou leia online no Scribd
    Sinalizar o conteúdo como inadequado
    48 visualizações11 páginas

    Alabama Mismatched Coil Study

    Enviado por

    blakeballard
    The document discusses testing performed on a heat pump system where the condenser unit was replaced but the indoor coil was not upgraded to match the higher efficiency of the new condenser. Several tests were conducted under different outdoor temperature and refrigerant charge conditions. The main findings were that capacity and efficiency were significantly reduced, sometimes by up to 40-60%, due to the mismatch between the indoor and outdoor units. Proper system charging also became more critical. The conclusion was that replacing just the condenser without also upgrading the indoor coil would likely result in ongoing performance issues requiring numerous service calls until the indoor coil was eventually replaced as well.

    Direitos autorais:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Baixe no formato PDF, TXT ou leia online no Scribd
    Sinalizar o conteúdo como inadequado
    de 11

    Mismatched Coil Testing to Simulate Condenser Replacement

    Outdoor 13 SEER Heat Pump

    Indoor 10 SEER Coil Indoor 10 SEER Coil

    13 SEER HP Rating with Proper 13 SEER Indoor Coil

    Capacity (BTU/hr) SEER Superheat (service valve) (F) Subcool (service valve) (F) Liquid press (psig) Return gas press (psig)

    36794 13.62 17.93 6.08 222.76 81.38

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Cooling 95 F Outside / 80 F Inside Factory Refrigerant Charge: 8 lb 7 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated
    36794

    Tested
    22208

    SEER too low


    SEER 13.62 8.46

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    17.93

    54.54

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    6.08

    0.98

    Charge appears too low


    Liquid press (psig) 222.76 209.94

    Return gas press (psig)

    81.38

    58.42

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Heating 47 F Outside / 70 F Inside Factory Refrigerant Charge: 8 lb 7 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated 36484 15.71 12.05 21.07 203.88 58.09

    Tested 29997 10.60 11.24 26.73 233.03 60.86

    EER too low


    EER

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    Charge appears OK

    Liquid press (psig)

    Return gas press (psig)

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Cooling 95 F Outside / 80 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 14 lb 14 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated
    36794

    Tested 29823 8.92 14.68 17.58 262.49 79.96

    SEER too low


    SEER 13.62

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    17.93

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    6.08

    Charge appears OK
    Liquid press (psig) 222.76

    Return gas press (psig)

    81.38

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Heating 47 F Outside / 70 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 14 lb 14 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated 36484 15.71 12.05 21.07 203.88 58.09

    Tested 18706 5.74 6.6 87.00 410.1 64.60

    EER too low


    EER

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    Subcool high
    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    HPS opened at 410 psi


    Liquid press (psig)

    Return gas press (psig)

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Cooling 95 F Outside / 80 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 10 lb 0.5 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated
    36794

    Tested 26188 9.08 50.31 4.12 214.25 62.48

    SEER too low


    SEER 13.62

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    17.93

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    6.08

    Liquid press (psig)

    222.76

    Charge appears low


    Return gas press (psig) 81.38

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Heating 47 F Outside / 70 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 10 lb 0.5 oz Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated 36484 15.71 12.05 21.07 203.88 58.09

    Tested

    30178 9.47 11.22 62.23 310.50 61.83

    EER too low


    EER
    77.06

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    Discharge press high


    Liquid press (psig)

    Return gas press (psig)

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Cooling 95 F Outside / 80 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 10 lb 6 oz with TXV Capacity too low
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Rated
    36794

    Tested 31266 11.85 26.22 2.20 220.06 77.06

    SEER too low


    SEER 13.62

    Superheat (service valve) (F)

    17.93

    Subcool (service valve) (F)

    6.08

    Liquid press (psig)

    222.76

    Charge appears low


    Return gas press (psig) 81.38

    Tested with 10 SEER ID Coil and 13 SEER HP


    Heating 47 F Outside / 70 F Inside Refrigerant Charge: 10 lb 6 oz with TXV Rated
    Capacity (BTU/hr)

    Tested

    36484

    High Pressure Switch opened because EER High Pressure Switch opened because 15.71 head pressure exceeded 410 psi. head pressure exceeded 410 psi. ChargeSuperheat (service valve) reduced for heating needs to be (F) 12.05 for heating Charge needs to be reduced but cooling is requiring more charge but cooling is requiring 21.07 charge more Subcool (service valve) (F)
    Liquid press (psig)

    203.88 58.09

    Return gas press (psig)

    Result of Only Replacing Condensing Unit


    Up to 40% reduced capacity in cooling meaning system may not be able to keep up with thermostat setting. Up to 48% reduced capacity in heating resulting in strip heat coming on earlier. Up to 40% reduced efficiency in cooling resulting in higher power bills. Not only is it going to run longer but dollars per cooling will be more as well. Up to 60% reduced efficiency in heating resulting in higher power bills. System charging becomes critical since the charge might seem correct for one condition but flood on another. TXV will not solve the charge problem for all cases since the SH and SC can change dramatically with condition. All of these situations will result in numerous service calls and most likely the only way to resolve it is to replace the indoor coil with a larger coil anyway.

    Você também pode gostar