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FIGURE 13. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - CURRENT CONTROL PANEL

MOTOR TEMPERATURE

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OIL TEMPERATURE

1. On/Off switch.

2. Disconnect or breaker open

3. Control circuit fuse blown.

1. Motor starter problem.

2. Loss of refrigerant.

3. Motor cooling feed problem

4. Low voltage.

5. Single phasing

6. Faulty R1 relay.

7. Faulty Guardrstor diode.

8. Open thermstor.

9. Faulty Guardrstor relay.

10. Unbalanced voltage.

1. Vane closed switch not closed.

2. Vane closed switch  defective.

3. Oil pump Failure

4. Faulty R2 relay.

5. OTD relay malfunction.

6. Oil line valves closed.

7. Oil filter plugged.

8. Oil cooler malfunction.

9. Low o i l  pressure

10. Faulty o i l  differential 

switch

1. Faulty oil cooler solenoid.

2. Plugged o i l  cooler water strainer.

3. Service valve partially closed.

4. Low refrigerant charge.

5. High coolant temperature

6. Plugged refrigerant filter-drier.

7. Oil heater.

 

8. Faulty switch.

9. Loosely mounted bulb.

10. Leaking oil cooler solenoid.

11. Switch setting wrong.

1. Loss of refrigerant.

2. Restricted refrigerant flow.

3. Expansion valve malfunction.

4. Faulty liquid solenoid valve.

5. Fault pumpdown  switch.

6. Compressor not unloading.

7. Low condenser water temperature

8. Restricted evaporator water flow.

9. Excessive oil in system.

1. Switch position.

2. Check breaker or  disconnect.

3. Fuse size, check for ground or

control circuit short

1. Measure motor winding

resistance.

2. Leak test, check charge

3. Filter-drier plugged

4. Measure supply voltage; include

wire size voltage drop.

5. Motor fuses, incoming power

lines.

6. Relay action.

7. Check diode

8 Thermistor resistance.

9. Interchange Surgegard and

Guardrstor relays.

10. Measure phase voltages.

1. Vane closing speed

2. Switch contacts.

3. O i l  pump.

4. Relay action.

5. Relay action.

6. Valve positron

7. Oil pressure drop.

8. Feed oil lines for temperature.

9a. Pump.

b. Relief valve.
c. Filter.
d. Bearings and seals.

10. Opening, closing pressure.

1. Check solenoid valve and coil.

2. If water cooled, check strainer.

3. Check valve positron.

4. Check for leaks.

5. Check refrigerant flow, or if

water cooled, water temperature.

6. Check pressure drop

7. Check for faulty heater

8. Switching action.

9. Bulb mounting.

10. Check solenoid closing

11. Check switch setting.

1. Compressor suction superheat.

2. Check for unusual pressure d r o p .

3. Manually operate valve

4. Liquid valve.

5. Check switch action

6a. Control module.

b. Open sensor.
c. Vane damage.

7. Cooling tower control.

8. Measure flow.

9. Oil level.

1. Turn on.

2. Close.

3. Replace fuse with correct size,

repair grounded item or replace
shorted component.

1. Contact McQuay Service.

2. Repair leak, add refrigerant.

3. Replace core or drier.

4. Increase supply voltage, replace

wire, tighten lugs.

5. Replace fuse, check operation,

check power company.

6. Replace.

7. Replace diode.

8. Contact McQuay Service

9. Replace defective relay.

10. Tighten electrrcal  connections.

1. Adjust vane close speed

2. Replace.

3. Repair or replace.

4. Replace.

5. Repair or replace.

6. Open valves.

7 Change filter.

8 Adjust coolant flow.

9a. Repair, replace

b. Reset.
c. Change filter.

d. Contact McQuay Service.

10. Replace.

1. Replace c o i l  and/or valve.

2. Clean or replace strainer.

3. Open valves.

4. Fix leak and charge unit.

5. If water cooled lower water temp-

erature or increase water flow.

6. Replace filter-drier.

7 If faulty, replace.

8. Replace faulty switch.

9. Make good bulb contact.

10. Repair or replace.

11. Adjust switch.

1. Adjust refrigerant charge

2. Remove restriction.

3. Adjust, repair, replace.

4. Repair, replace.

5. Repair, replace.

6a. Calibrate.

b. Replace.
c. Repair.

7. Adjust control.

6. Adjust.

9. Adjust oil charge.

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Summary of Contents for PEH050

Page 1: ...SINGLE COMPRESSOR CENTRIFUGAL CHILLERS PEH PHH 050 063 079 087 100 126 13600 Industrial Park Blvd P O Box 1551 Minneapolis MN 55440...

Page 2: ...L E S H O O T I N G G U I D E 20 22 McQUAY CENTRIFUGAL OPERATING LOG 23 M c Q U A Y S E R V I C E P R O G R A M S 24 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 INTRODUCTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION The McQuay Model PEH Ce...

Page 3: ...l startup of the chiller he will be available to answer any ques tions and to instruct in proper operating procedures It is recommended that the operator maintain an operating log for each individual...

Page 4: ...erating circuit When this switch is turned on its self contained light will energize and the control circuit is ready for automatic operation of the compressor The Load Recycling Thermostat LRT sensin...

Page 5: ...ion after Box time delay 1lO F Auto Temp Oil Assures minimum compressor casting temperature at startup Section Temp CE126 compressor only Liquid Injection Solenoid LIS None None Refrig Piping None Ope...

Page 6: ...T 104 F Auto Control Box None On units with refrigerant cooled oil cooler controls oil sump heater to maintain set temperature Sequence Relay SR None None Field Suoolied None Relay controlled by syste...

Page 7: ...eveloped by McQuay Guardistor Motor Protection Positive protection against motor overheating is provided by the Guardistor system The heart of the Guardistor protective circuit are the thermistors emb...

Page 8: ...FF Switch with light 26 Gauges 1 Operating Relays R1 R10 2 Surgegard Relay 3 Guardistor Relay 4 Oil Pump Time Delay Switch 5 Anti Recycle Time Delay Relay 6 Prelube Timer 7 Oil Pump Safety Timer 8 Sys...

Page 9: ...e module will function as follows Red will light during unloading control action green will light during loading and amber will light when the load action is overridden by the current limit control Re...

Page 10: ...held in that position Refer to Figure 7 for solenoid action Note that both solenoids cannot be energized simultaneously METERING VALVES The speed at which the capacity control vanes are opened or clos...

Page 11: ...l pump for the CEO50 compressor is completely self contained within the compressor housing The assembly in cludes the pump pump motor oil heater and oil separator The oil is pumped through the oil dis...

Page 12: ...erant flow and keeps the machine from short cycling under light load con ditions It also prevents surge during heat recovery operation OPERATING THE CHILLER The initial startup of the McQuay centrifug...

Page 13: ...temperature Normally the compressor will load to full load according to the settings of the control module ramp up control OPERATING CHECKS 1 While operating under automatic control the operator shoul...

Page 14: ...compressor cannot be restarted unless the switch is repositioned If the operator has the need to secure the chiller and pro hibit starting by unauthorized personnel removal of relay R7 from its plug i...

Page 15: ...ation of the expansion valves Proper superheat set ting is 2 to 6 F at full load ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Maintenance of the electrical system involves the general re quirement of keeping contacts clean and...

Page 16: ...ush out condenser and check for leaks Refer to the procedures of Preliminary Checks Before Starting before energizing the compressor circuit REPAIR OF SYSTEM PUMPING DOWN If it becomes necessary to pu...

Page 17: ...prevent localized freezing Consult the chiller nameplate for the proper refrigerant charge With a near normal charge in the system final charging can best be accomplished with the unit running with th...

Page 18: ...the actual chilled water temperature This signal is calibrated at the factory or by the McQuay Service technician performing the initial startup of the chiller This signal normally is adjusted to appr...

Page 19: ...ential Since the LRT scale is not highly accurate a practical set ting can be made with the machine running Turn the dial clockwise to a higher temperature until the compressor stops At this point com...

Page 20: ...cts 3 Oil pump 4 Relay action 5 Relay action 6 Valve positron 7 Oil pressure drop 8 Feed oil lines for temperature 9a Pump b Relief valve c Filter d Bearings and seals 10 Opening closing pressure 1 Ch...

Page 21: ...OAD RECYCLE 1 Normal shutdown 2 Load recycle thermostat 3 Anti recycle thermostat 1 Chilled water temperature satisfied 2a Setting drift b Loss of bulb charge 3a Time delay not yet timed o 4 Low sourc...

Page 22: ...rate 3 Observe suction pressure 4 Evaporator pressure drop 5 Superheat subcooling 6 Measure temperature 1 a Check 20 6 2 VD b Check load action 2 Remove one sensor lead 3 Jumper COM ISA 4 Verify conn...

Page 23: ...DESIGN CONDITIONS LOG SHEET JOB NO CHILLER NO Compressor F L A Condenser Pump F L A Chiller Pump F L A CHILLER GPM PRESS DROP LVG TEMP ENT TEMP REFRIG TEMP CONDENSER GPM PRESS DROP LVG TEMP ENT TEMP R...

Page 24: ...y of maintenance services through its Nationwide Service Organization and can tailor these services to suit the needs of the building owner Most popular among these services is the McQuay Com prehensi...

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