TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

REFRIGERANT SYSTEM
PIPINGS AND ACCESSORIES:

Materials not shown on the drawings but required for efficient operation of the air conditioning
system shall be furnished and installed by the mechanical contractor and shall conform to the
specifications.

A. Pipe and Fittings

1. Refrigerant piping shall be copper or copper tubing, Type L, annealed dehydrated and sealed. Soft
temper shall be used where bending is required and where flare joints are used. Hard drawn tubing
shall be used where no bending is required and silver brazed joints are used. Copper tube joints shall
be brazed except that joints on lines 5/8 inch or smaller may be flared. Fittings for flare joints shall be
standard SAE forged brass flare type with short shank flare unit. Fittings for brazed joints shall be
wrought allowed for brazed joints. Vibration dampers of the metallic bellows and woven wire type
shall be provided on suction and discharge line where connection to compressor and condenser are
made or as shown on the drawings. Refrigerant suction lines shall be insulated with rubber insulation
of suitable thickness.

2. Drain lines shall be standard weight galvanized steel pipe or heavy-duty plastic pipes properly
insulated with rubber insulation to prevent condensation.

B. Valves

1. Refrigerant service valves shall be designed for refrigerant used and shall have pressure ratings
compatible with system working pressure encountered. Valves shall be brass packless globe type
wrench operated, with brass or steel seal caps.

2. Solenoid valves for refrigerant service shall be packless type with stainless trim, rated for continuous
duty services provided with manual lift stem and designed for type of refrigerant used. The valve
capacities shall be sufficient for the requirement of installation at pressure drop not in excess of 2 psi.

C. Dehydrator

This accessory shall consist of a steel cylinder filled with a suitable dessicant through which the
refrigerant is passed. The dessicant shall be such that it will not plug, cake, dust, channel or breakdown
and shall remove both water and acid from the refrigerant. The dryer shall be anti-acid and so
constructed that none of the dessicant will pass into the refrigerant lines. The pressure rating shall be
suitable for the pressure encountered. A dehydrator shall be provided in the liquid line to each
evaporator and shall be piped with a three valve bypass. Cartridge shall be easily removable.

D. Strainer

Strainer shall be installed in the refrigerant line on the inlet side of the expansion valve. It shall be
made integral of the expansion valve.

E. Liquid and Moisture Indicator

Liquid and moisture indicator shall be provided in liquid line preceding each refrigerant expansion
valve. Indicator shall be of the full line size and installed at least 10 diameters from the nearest fittings.

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F. Expansion Valve

Expansion valve shall be designed for use with the type of refrigerant used with a pressure rating
suitable for pressure encountered. The valve shall be of the thermostatic type, diaphragm or bellows
operated with an adjustable external superheat adjustment set at the factory for 10 degrees F
superheat. Power element and valve size shall be as recommended by the valve manufacturer for the
service intended.

G. Joints

1. Copper tubing shall be cut square, ends reamed and all filing and dust wiped from exterior and
interior of pipe. Joints in refrigeration piping shall be brazed with silver solder. Silver solder shall be
wiped from the joint before the solder hardens.

2. Screw joints shall be made with tapered threads properly cut joints and shall be made perfectly
tight with a stiff mixture of litharge and glycerine or other suitable threaded joint compound applied
with brush to the male thread only. Not more than three threads shall show after the joint is made
up.

3. Flanges and unions shall be face true and made square and tight. Union or flange joints shall be
provided in each line immediately preceding the connection to each piece of equipment or material
requiring maintenance such as air conditioners, control valves and other similar type items. Not more
than three threads shall show after the joint is made up.

H. Thermostat

All thermostat shall be sensitive to temperature changes of plus or minus 2°F.

FAN COIL UNITS:

Fan coil units shall be as shown on the mechanical plans shall be floor and wall mounted. Unit shall
consist of direct expansion cooling coils, centrifugal blower, air filters and refrigerant control devices.

Cooling coils shall be constructed of ½ inch copper tubing mechanically bonded aluminum plate fins.
They shall meet the equipment performance set forth in the schedule of equipment.

Fan section shall be constructed of heavy gauge galvanized steel with rigidly structural members for
supporting the blower and motor. Blower shall be of the DIDW forward curved type. Bearing shall be
self-aligning ball type with provision for grease lubrication with extension line to the drive side of the
fan. Shaft shall be either hollow or solid steel, turned, ground and polished.

Air filters shall be serviceable and washable. Unit shall be Koppel or approved equal.