
76
Packaged Rooftop Electric Cooling
Unit with Gas or Electric Heat —
Constant Volume Application
HVAC Guide Specifications
Size Range:
13 to 25 Tons, Nominal (Cooling)
250,000 to 400,000 Btuh, Nominal
(Input Heating) (Gas Units)
12 to 78 kW (Electric Heat)
Carrier Model Numbers:
48HGD, 48HGE, 48HGF, 48HGK,
48HGL, 48HGM, 50HG
Part 1 — General
1.01 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Unit is an outdoor rooftop mounted, electrically
controlled heating and cooling unit utilizing scroll
hermetic compressors with crankcase heaters for
cooling duty and gas combustion or electric heat
for heating duty. Supply air shall be discharged
downward or horizontally, as shown on contract
drawings.
1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Unit shall comply with minimum requirements of
ASHRAE 90.1-2001 Energy Efficiency Standards.
B. Unit shall be rated in accordance with ARI
Standards 270 and 340/360 and all units shall be
designed in accordance with UL Standard 1995.
C. Unit shall be designed to conform to ASHRAE 15.
D. Unit shall be UL and UL, Canada tested and
certified in accordance with ANSI Z21.47 Standards
as a total package.
E. Roof curb shall be designed to conform to NRCA
Standards.
F. Insulation and adhesive shall meet NFPA 90A require-
ments for flame spread and smoke generation.
G. Unit casing shall be capable of withstanding
500-hour salt spray exposure per ASTM B117
(scribed specimen).
H. Unit shall be manufactured in a facility registered to
ISO 9001:2000.
1.03 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
Unit shall be stored and handled per manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Part 2 — Products
2.01 EQUIPMENT (STANDARD)
A. General:
The unit shall be a factory assembled, single-piece
heating and cooling unit. Contained within the unit
enclosure shall be all factory wiring, piping, controls,
refrigerant charge (R-22), and special features
required prior to field start-up.
B. Unit Cabinet:
1. Constructed of galvanized steel (G90 — 1.8 oz.
of zinc per square foot [550 grams per square
meter] of sheet metal), bonderized and primer-
coated on both sides and coated with a baked
polyester thermosetting powdercoating finish
on the outer surface.
2. Indoor blower compartment interior surfaces
shall be insulated with a minimum
1
/
2
-in. thick,
1 lb density fiberglass insulation. Fiberglass
insulation shall be bonded with a thermosetting
resin (8 to 12% by weight nominal, phenol
formaldehyde typical), and coated with an
acrylic or other material that meets the NFPA
90 flame retardance requirements and has an
‘‘R’’ Value of 3.70. Aluminum foil-faced fiber-
glass insulation shall be used in the gas heat
compartment.
3. Cabinet panels shall be hinged with stainless
steel hinges. Panels shall have minimum
1
/
2
-in.
thick, 1.5-lb. density insulation. Hinged access
panels for the filter, compressors, evaporator
fan, and control box areas. Filter hinged access
panels permit tool-less entry for changing fil-
ters. Each external hinged access panel shall be
double-wall construction and permanently
attached to the rooftop unit. Panels shall also
include tiebacks.
4. Filters shall be accessible through a hinged
access panel.
5. Holes shall be provided in the base rails (mini-
mum 14 gage) for rigging shackles and level
travel and movement during overhead rigging
operations.
6. Fork lift slots shall be available from two sides of
the unit (end and side).
7. Unit shall contain a sloped drain pan, to pre-
vent standing water from accumulating. Pan
shall be fabricated of epoxy powder coated
steel.
C. Fans:
1. Indoor blower (evaporator fan):
a. Centrifugal supply air blower shall have
pillow-block ball bearings and adjustable belt
drive. Blower assembly shall slide out of unit
for servicing.
b. Fan wheel shall be made from steel with a
corrosion resistant finish. It shall be a
dynamically balanced, double-inlet type with
forward-curved blades.
c. The indoor fan system (blower wheels,
motors, belts, and both bearings) shall slide
out for easy access.
2. Condenser fans shall be of the direct-driven
propeller type, with corrosion-resistant blades
riveted to corrosion-resistant steel supports.
They shall be dynamically balanced and dis-
charge air upwards. Condenser fan motors shall
be totally enclosed and be of a shaft down
design.
Guide specifications — 48/50HG014-028
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