Friedrich PTAC Series Installation & Operation Manual page 6

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Instant Heat Heatpumpmodels will automatically r untheelectricheater to quicklybringthe roomup totemperature w hen initially energized,
thenreturntoheatpumpmode.Thisensuresthattheroomis brought u p totemperature quicklywithouttheusualdelayassoci-
Heat Pump Mode atedwithheatpumpunits.
Thedigitalcontrol m onitors indoorconditions toensurethattheroomtemperature iswithinfivedegrees ofthe setpoint. I f neces-
Even Heat Monitoring sarytheunitwill cyclethe electricheatto maintain thetemperature. Thisfeature ensuresguestcomfortbydelivering the heating
benefits of an electricheater whilemaintaining t he efficiencybenefitsofa heatpump.
Theownermaychoosebetween fan cyclingorfancontinuous modebasedon propertypreference. ( Note:Evenheatmonitor-
Fan Cycle Control ingandquietstart/stop fan delayonlyoperateinfan cyclemode)Fancontinuous modeisusedtokeepconstantairflowcircula-
tioninthe roomduringatItimes theunit is 'ON'.Fancyclewill conserveenergybyonlyoperating the fanwhilethe compressor
or electricheateris operating.
Inthe eventof a compressor f ailureinheatpumpmodethe compressor maybe lockedout to provideheatthroughthe resis-
Emergency Heat Override tanceheater. T hisfeatureensuresthateveninthe unlikely eventof a compressor f ailurethe roomtemperature can be main-
taineduntilthecompressor canbe serviced.
All FriedrichdigitalPTACshavelow voltageterminalsreadyto connecta desk control e nergymanagement s ystem. C ontrol-
Desk Control Ready lingthe unitfroma remote locationlikethe frontdeskcan reduceenergyusageand requires no additional a ccessories at the
PTAC.
Thefrostsensorprotectsthe compressor f romdamageinthe event t hatairflowis reducedor lowoutdoortemperatures cause
Indoor Coil Frost Sensor the indoorcoilto freeze.Whenthe indoorcoil reaches30°F the compressor i s diabted andthe fan continues to operatebased
ondemand,Oncethe coiltemperature returns to 45°F the compressor r eturnsto operation.
The newFriedrichPDseriesunitsfeaturea indoorfan systemdesignthat reducessoundlevelswithoutloweringairflowand
Ultra-Quiet Air System preventing properaircirculation,
High Efficiency TheFriedrichPTACbenefitsqualitycomponents andextensive development t oensureaquiet,efficientanddependable unit.
Friedrich's singIe-motor d esignallowsfor enhanced outdoorairflowandsimplifies the unitdesignwithoutthe needfor redun-
Single Motor dantcomponents.
Rotary Compressor Highefficiencyrotarycompressors areusedon allFriedrichPTACs to maximize durability andefficiency.
TheFriedrichPTACfeaturesa 24VAC terminal f or connection to an auxiliaryfan thatmay be usedto transferair to adjoining
Auxiliary Fan Ready rooms. A uxiliaryfanscan provideconditioning t o multipleroomswithoutthe requirement of multiplePTACunits.
Aluminum Endplates All FriedrichPTACs arebuiltwith.04"endplates madefrom aluminum asopposed to steel.Theendplates aretypicallythe most
susceptible areaforcorrosionandaluminum isfar moreresistant t o corrosionthanevencoatedsteel.
Optional S eacoastprotection is available to protect t he outdoorcoilfrom harshenvironments. TheFriedrich Seacoastprocess
Seacoast Protection includesdipping the entireoutdoorcoilin a 7-stepcoatingprocessthatprovidessuperiorprotection to onlycoatingthefins of
thecoil.
Top Mounted Anti- All FriedrichPTACreturnair filtersfeaturean anti-microbial e lement t hathas provento preventmoldand bacterial g rowthin
laboratorytesting.PDXFTreplacement f ilter kitsfeaturethe sameanti-microbial agent.All filters arewashableandreusable
microbial Air Filters andare easilyaccessed from the topof the unitwithoutthe removal o f thefrontcover.
Friedrich PTACunitsarecapabieof introducing up to70 CFMof outsideair intothe conditioned space.Theoutdoorair passes
Filtered Fresh Air Intake
throughawashablemeshfilterto prevent d ebrisfromentering the airstream.