Tranquility Fluid Coolers ® (TFC) Series IOM 97B0091N01 TFC 036-060 Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Created: February 22, 2022 Table of Contents Model Nomenclature: for Fluid Cooler Electrical – Field Wiring Installation Electrical – Low Voltage Wiring Safety DIP Switch Settings General Information AXM Controls Unit Physical Data...
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Model Nomenclature: for Fluid Cooler 4 5 6 0 3 6 2 A N N N SERIES Standard T = Tranquility...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Safety Safety The following warning complies with State of California Warnings, cautions and notices appear throughout this law, Proposition 65.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 General Information ⚠ ⚠ Inspection CAUTION! Upon receipt of the equipment, carefully check the shipment against the bill of lading.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Unit Physical Data Model EC Axial Fan Motor Fan Size (in.) Water Connection Size FPT (in.) 1 (Swivel) Air Coil...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Dimensional Data Overall Cabinet Electrical Knockouts Model Width Depth Height 1/2” 3/4” 36.5 36.5 44.1 12.1...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Unit Application and Fluid Connections System Application and Configuration: Figure 1: Stand Alone Circuit Schematic There are several different applications where a fluid cooler can be utilized when combined with a water- source or geothermal system.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Unit Application and Fluid Connections, Cont’d. The TFC fluid circulation options allow for three different and spring.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Unit Application and Fluid Connections, Cont’d. 3. Pumped Parallel Similar to the previous installation option, the fluid cooler is installed in parallel with the water source heat pump.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Installation ⚠ ⚠ The installation of fluid cooler units and all associated CAUTION! components, parts and accessories which make up the installation shall be in accordance with the regulations of CAUTION!
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Installation, Cont’d. Unit mounting Piping/Loop Installation The unit should be mounted on a vibration isolation All earth loop piping materials should be polyethylene pad with loop access holes as shown in Figure 6.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Flushing the Loop ⚠ ⚠ Once piping is completed between the unit and the WARNING! loop, final purging and charging of the loop is needed.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Flushing the Loop, Cont’d. Figure 9a: Valve Position A - Loop Fill/Flush With the valves still in position B, allow the flush cart to pump water into the system until water is consistently returned to the flush reservoir.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Flushing the Loop, Cont’d. Figure 9c: Valve Position C - Full Flush Figure 9d: Valve Position D - Pressurize and Operation Add Antifreeze Close Internal Flow Controller Now if Needed...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Loop Antifreeze Protection Antifreeze Selection - General Contact your ClimateMaster distributor if you have any Antifreeze is required if the system can be subjected to questions as to antifreeze selection.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Loop Antifreeze Protection, Cont’d. in flush reservoir level indicates amount of antifreeze Chart 1a: Methanol Specific Gravity added (some carts are marked with measurements 1.000 in gallons or liters).
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Optional Internal Pump Figure 11: High Head Variable Pump Performance With Check Valve Flow (gpm) Determine overall system pressure drop and compare to Figure 11 to ensure that adequate fluid flow can...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Water Quality Standards Table 4: Water Quality Standards Clean water is essential to the performance and life span of water source heat pumps. Contaminants, chemicals, and minerals all have the potential to cause damage to the water heat heat exchanger if not treated properly.
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Water Quality Standards, Cont’d. 1. The ClimateMaster Water Quality Table provides Hydrogen Sulfide has an odor of rotten eggs. If α...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Earth Ground Resistance Measurement Measuring Earth Ground Resistance � 0.02 Well Casing Building Ground Rod OHM meter Measure the earth ground bond using an Ohm meter between the building's ground rod and the steel well casing.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Electrolysis Voltage and Current Measuring Electrolysis Voltage and Current 300mV Heat Pump Volt Meter Wire Electrode inserted into port for Voltage measurement Pete's Port...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Electrical – Line Voltage ⚠ ⚠ All final electrical connections must be made with a WARNING! length of flexible conduit to minimize vibration and WARNING! To avoid possible injury or death due to...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Electrical – Field Wiring Installation Figure 12: Control Wiring Ground Dashed lines represent field wiring. Refer to Data Plate.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Electrical – Low Voltage Wiring The TFC is equipped with an AXM board to control pump and fan operation.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 AXM Controls Low Water Temperature Cutout Selection Hybrid Operation The AXM control allows the field selection of low water When the DIP S1-1 has been placed into the ON (or water-antifreeze solution) temperature limit by position the unit will operate with logic to operate the...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 TFC with Pump Wiring Diagram – 96B0077N01 c l i m a t e m a s t e r . c o m...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 TFC with Flow Switch Wiring Diagram – 96B0077N02 G e o t h e r m a l H e a t i n g a n d C o o l i n g...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Unit Starting and Operating Checklist Unit and System Checkout Table 8: Operating Limits BEFORE POWERING SYSTEM, please check the following: Operating Limits Temperature, °F [°C]...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Performance Data – TFC036 Low Speed Water Temp Water ΔT Heat Rejection Air Temp Entering Approach Air ΔT Water Flow Rate...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Performance Data – TFC060 Low Speed Water Temp Water ΔT Heat Rejection Air Temp Entering Approach Air ΔT Water Flow Rate...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Preventive Maintenance ⚠ ⚠ Water Circuit Maintenance WARNING! Generally water circuit maintenance is not needed for closed loop systems.
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Troubleshooting General Table 9: Nominal resistance at various temperatures If operational difficulties are encountered, perform Resistance Resistance Temp (ºC)
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Notes: G e o t h e r m a l H e a t i n g a n d C o o l i n g...
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Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Notes: c l i m a t e m a s t e r . c o m...
Tranquility Fluid Cooler – 60 Hz ® R e v . : F e b r u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 2 2 Revision History Date: Item: Action: 2/22/22 New Document 7300 S.W. 44th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73179 Phone: 405-745-6000 Fax: 405-745-6058 97B0091N01...
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