Manual 2100-671
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Electronic Expansion Valve (EEV)
EEV Components
Electronic Expansion Valve
The electronic expansion valve is a stepper motor that
is controlled with a step output from the controller. The
valve is capable of 480 steps represented by a 0-100%
signal on the controller. The motor drives a needle valve
that regulates the flow of refrigerant.
EEV Instructions for Vacuum, Reclaim, Charge Unit
The electronic expansion valve moves to the 20% open
position when the unit is not actively cooling. The
valve may need to be manually positioned for service or
troubleshooting. The valve can be positioned by using a
menu override.
To manually override the valve:
NOTE:
The unit must be off to perform this override.
1. Press MENU key to go to the Main Menu screen.
2. Press UP or DOWN keys and ENTER key to enter
TECHNICIAN password 1313.
3. Press UP or DOWN keys to scroll to
I/O Config
;
press ENTER key.
4. Press UP or DOWN keys to scroll to
Manual EEV
;
press ENTER key.
5. Press UP or DOWN keys to scroll to
EEV Circuit 1
or
EEV Circuit 2.
6. Press ENTER key to scroll to
Service Pos
(see
Figure 16).
7. Press UP or DOWN keys to adjust to the desired
value.
8 Press ENTER key to scroll to
Enable.
9. Press UP or DOWN key to change
Off
to
On
.
10. Press ENTER key to save.
FIGURE 15
Heating
Heating Deadband
Heating
Off
58.0°F
58.5°F
59.0°F
59.5°F
60.0°F
60.5°F
61.0°F
61.5°F
62.0°F
Electric Heater 2
Electric Heater 1
FIGURE 16
Overriding EEV Output
FIGURE 14
Cooling (without Economizer)
Cooling Deadband
Off
Cooling
75.0°F 75.5°F 76.0°F 76.5°F 77.0°F 77.5°F 78.0°F 78.5°F 79.0°F 79.5°F 80.0°F 80.5°F 81.0°F
Compressor 1 Stage 1
Compressor 2
Compressor 1 Stage 2
