General Information; Operating Environment; Unit Description; Factory-Mounted Controls - Trane Performance Climate Changer Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

General Information

Operating Environment

The Performance Climate Changer™ air handler is a central station air handler for indoor
applications. When considering the placement of the air handler, it is important to consider the
operating environment. The acceptable ambient temperature range for unit operation is -40ºF to
140ºF (-40ºC to 60ºC).
For heating applications, a special motor may be required to withstand the higher temperatures.
Motors with Class B insulation are acceptable for ambient temperatures up to 104º F , while motors
with Class F insulation can withstand ambient temperatures to +140º F (60º C).
Note: Units with UL approval have a maximum ambient temperature requirement of 104ºF . The

Unit Description

The Performance Climate Changer air handler is designed for a variety of controlled-air
applications. The basic unit consists of a fan, heating and/or cooling coils, filters, and dampers.
Trane air handlers ship as complete assemblies or in sub-assemblies if shipping splits are required.
Some assembly is required when the unit ships in subassemblies.
A wide variety of components is available for Trane air handlers, including numerous fan, coil, and
filter options, access sections, diffusers, discharge plenums, face-and-bypass sections, UL-
approved electric heat sections, humidifiers, mixing boxes, moisture eliminator sections, exhaust
dampers, controls, blenders and airflow monitoring stations.
For more information, refer to the following documents, available from your local Trane sales
engineer:
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Factory-Mounted Controls

Trane air handlers are available with a wide selection of factory-mounted controls, including
controllers, motor starters, and variable frequency drives (VFD).
Most control components are mounted inside the unit. Depending on the system configuration,
this may include damper actuators, dirty filter switches, averaging temperature sensors, and low
limit switches. VFDs, starters, controllers, control transformers, static pressure transducers, DC
power supplies, and customer interface relays will be in enclosures mounted on the inside of the
unit.
Small items that cannot be factory-mounted, such as space temperature sensors, outside air
temperature sensors, and humidity sensors, will ship inside the control enclosures, or packaged
and shipped inside the fan or mixing box section. Larger items are shipped inside the fan section.
Note: All control valves ship directly to the "ship-to address" from the vendor unless another
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customer should provide adequate freeze protection for the coils. See
on page 126 for more information.
CLCH-PRC015-EN, Performance Climate Changer™air handler catalog
CLCH-PRC016-EN, Performance Climate Changer™air handler quick select
CLCH-PRG003-EN, Performance Climate Changer™air handler guide specifications
CLCH-SLB017-EN, Performance Climate Changer™air handler sales brochure
address is given on the Trane sales order.
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