SECTION 15652

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A.

The works of this Section includes central air conditioning equipment as indicated
on the drawings and specified herein.

B.

Related Work:

1.2
A.

1.

Section 01750: Operating and Maintenance Manuals

2.

Section 15040: Systems Adjusting, Testing, and Balancing

3.

Section 15050: Basic Materials and Methods Mechanical

QUALITY ASSURANCE
The following codes and standards are intended to provide an acceptable level of
quality for materials and products. The Contractor may propose alternative codes
and standards provided they give an equivalent degree of quality as the
referenced codes and standards. They shall be submitted for the Royal
Commission to review in advance of their use.
1.

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ASHRAE - American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning

Engineers:
a.

Handbook of Fundamentals

b.

Systems and Equipment Volume

c.

Applications Volume

d.

Rfrigration Volume

e.

15

Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration

f.

16

Method of Testing for Rating Room Air Conditioners

g.

52

Method of Testing Air-cleaning Devices Used in General

Ventilation for Removing Particulate Matter

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2.

3.

4.

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Method of Testing Room Air Conditioner Heating Capacity

AMCA - Air Moving and Conditioning Association:

a.

99

Standards Handbook

b.

210

Test Code for Air Moving Devices

c.

300

Test Code for Sound Rating Air Moving Devices

ANSI - American National Standards Institute:

a.

B 2.1

Pipe Threads (Except Dryseal)

b.

B 2.2

Dry seal Pipe Threads

c.

B 9.1-1

Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration

d.

B 15.1

Safety Standard for Mechanical Power Transmission

Apparatus

e.

B 16.21

Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges

f.

B 16.22

Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure

Fittings

g.

B 31.5

Refrigeration Piping

h.

B 70.1

Refrigeration Flare Type Fittings

i.

S 1.21

Methods for the Determination of Sound Power Levels of

Small Sources in Reverberation Rooms

j.

Z 234.1

Room Air-conditioners

ARI - Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute:

a.

210

Unitary Air-conditioning Equipment

b.

240

Air-Source Unitary Heat Pump Equipment

c.

260

Application, Installation and Servicing of Unitary Systems

d.

310

Packaged Terminal Air-conditioners

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e.

360

Commercial
Equipment

and

Industrial

Unitary

Air-Conditioning

f.

410

Forced-Circulation Air-cooling and Air-heating Coils

g.

495

Refrigerant Liquid Receivers

h.

520

Positive
Displacement
Refrigerant
Compressor Units and Condensing Units

i.

710

Liquid-line Dryers

j.

760

Solenoid Valves for Use with Volatile Refrigerants

k.

Directory of Certified Applied Air Conditioning Products

l.

Directory of Certified Unitary Air Conditioners

m.

Directory of Certified Unitary Heat Pumps

Compressors,

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials:

a.

A 53

Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-dipped, Zinc-coated,

Welded and Seamless

b.

A 167

Stainless and Heat-resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel

Plate, Sheet, and Strip

c.

A 123

Zinc-coating (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coating on Iron

and Steel Products

d.

A 525

Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the HotDip Process

e.

A 527

Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the HotDip Process, Lock-Forming Quality

f.

B 88

Seamless Copper Water Tube

g.

B 117

Method of Salt Spray (Fog) Testing

h.

B 209

Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

i.

B 210

Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes

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7.

8.

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B 280

Seamless Copper Tube for Air- Conditioning and

Refrigeration Field Service

k.

C 534

Preformed Flexible Elastomeric Cellular Thermal

Insulation in Sheet and Tubular Form

l.

E 84

Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of

Building Materials

NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association:

a.

ICS 1

General Standards for Industrial Control and Systems

b.

MG 2

Safety Standard for Construction and Guide for

Selection, Installation and Use of Electric Motors and
Generators

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association:

a.

70

National Electrical Code

b.

90 A

Installation
Systems

c.

90 B

Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning

Systems

of

Air

Conditioning

and

Ventilating

SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National

Association:
a.

Low Pressure Duct Construction Standards

b.

High Pressure Duct Construction Standards

UL - Underwriters Laboratories:
a.

484

Room Air Conditioners

b.

1096 Electric Central Air Heating Equipment

c.

900

Test Performance of Air Filter Units

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SUBMITTALS

A.

Product Data: Submit descriptive literature, on equipment specified itemizing and

detailing all relevant data including but not limited to performance capacity
charts, tables, and accessories.

B.

Shop Drawings: Include the following:

C.

1.

Performance capacities and certifications of the unit, fan, and coils.

2.

Dimensional data.

3.

Unit arrangements and installation layouts, and methods.

4.

Unit electrical characteristics and wiring diagrams.

Maintenance Manuals:
Submit maintenance and operating manuals in
accordance with Section 01750.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1

GENERAL

A.

All goods and products covered by these specifications shall be procured, when
available, from an in-Kingdom manufacturer. Procurement of all goods and
products manufactured out-of-Kingdom must be approved by the Royal
Commission.

B.

Capacity: The capacity and performance of equipment shall not be less than that
shown on the Contract drawings.

C.

Electrical Work: Electrical motor driven equipment specified herein shall be

provided complete with motors, motor starters, and controls. Motor starters shall
be provided complete with properly sized thermal overload protection and other
components necessary for the motor control specified. Manual or automatic
control and protective devices shall be provided as required for the operation
herein specified and any control wiring required for controls and devices but not
indicated.

D.

Corrosion Prevention: Unless specified otherwise, equipment fabricated from

ferrous metals that do not have a zinc (hot-dip) coating shall have a coating
conforming to ASTM A 123 with baked finish coat of polyester, epoxy polyester,
or epoxy. The factory coating shall be capable of withstanding a salt-spray fog
test, 125 hours indoors and 500 hours for equipment located outdoors. The salt
spray fog test shall be in accordance with ASTM B 117 using a 20 percent
sodium chloride solution. Immediately after completion of the test, the coating

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shall show no signs of blistering, wrinkling or cracking, no loss of adhesion, and

the specimen shall show no signs of rust creepage beyond 3 mm on either side
of the scratch mark. The film thickness of the factory coating or paint system
applied on the equipment shall be not less than film thickness used on the test
specimen.
E.

Safety Standards:
1.

The design, manufacture, and installation of mechanical refrigeration

equipment shall be in accordance with ASHRAE 15.

2. Drive mechanism and other moving parts shall be fully guarded in accordance
with ANSI B 15.1. Guards shall be fabricated from steel and expanded
metal, rigidly mounted and readily removed without disassembly.
2.2
A

MINI-SPLIT AIR CONDITIONERS

General:
1. Mini split air conditioners shall consist of indoor evaporator blower unit and
outdoor remote air cooled condensing unit.
2. The two units shall be designed to be used together and ratings shall be based
on the use of the matched assemblies.
3. The mini units shall be designed, constructed and rated in accordance with ARI
Standards.
4. Performance diagrams shall be provided for units with capacities not certified by
ARI to demonstrate that the components of the air conditioning system furnished
will satisfy requirement specified or indicated on the Contract Drawings.
5. Each unit shall be provided with a factory operating charge of refrigerant a
holding charge. Refrigerant gas shall be R134a.

6. Where units are shipped with refrigerant holdings charge, the system shall be
completely charged in the field.
7. The outdoor and indoor units shall conform to the requirements of ARI 210
and UL 465.

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1.
B.

C.

Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER=11.5):

Data shall be submitted to
demonstrate that the units will produce the efficiency rates specified.

Evaporator Blower Unit (Indoor Unit):

1.

The evaporator blower unit shall include; cooling coil, electric heating
coil, expansion device, blower, 25 mm cleanable air filter, condensate pan,
drain and controls. The exposed type unit shall have enameled finish
casing.

2.

Blower shall be quiet conforming to AMCA 210, specifically designed to be

suitable for the opening pressure and shall have either grease able or
permanently lubricated ball or roller bearings.

3.

Fans assemblies shall be statically and dynamically balanced in the fan

housing and final assembly.

4.

Fan motors shall conform to NEMA MG2. Motor starter shall conform to
NEMA ICS 1, and shall be magnetic across-the line type with weatherresistance enclosed. Motor shall be totally enclosed type.

5.

Motor starters shall be magnetic across-the-line with weather resistance

enclosure.

Condensing Unit (Outdoor Unit):

The condensing unit shall be a complete package, factory assembled electrically
operated unit, consisting of weatherproof housing and vibration mounting
hermetic type compressor, air-cooled condenser, condenser fan and motor, and
the necessary structure frame, valves, piping, wiring and control. Condenser
coils shall be of copper fins and copper tubes.

2.3

FILTERS
1.

Filters to filter fresh air and return air shall be located as indicated inside
air conditioners, inside filter box, inside combination air-filter mixing box.
Filters shall be replaceable throwaway type. Filters shall conform to UL
900.

2.

Filters shall conform to ASHRAE Standards 52.1 and shall be throw- away
frames and media, permanent frames and replaceable media type, 50 mm
thick, Grade B, high dust holding capacity. Holding frames shall be
fabricated from not less than 1.5 mm galvanized steel. Each holding
frame shall be equipped with suitable cell holding devices, and gasket cell

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seats. Where indicated or required, filter bank shall be erected, and all
joints shall be airtight.

2.4
1.

2.

3.

4.

3.

All air filters shall have a minimum atmospheric dust spot efficiency of 30
percent based upon ASHRAE standards.

4.

Inclined-type manometers shall be provided for filter stations of 3,400 m 3/h

capacity or larger including filters furnished as integral parts of air handling
units and filters installed separately. Manometers shall be of sufficient
length to read at least 2.5 m of water gauge, shall be graduated in 2.5 mm
and equipped with spirit level. Each manometer shall be equipped with
over- pressure safety traps to prevent loss of oil, and two three-way vent
valves for checking zero setting.

REFRIGERANT PIPING AND ACCESSORIES

General:
a.

Material and dimensional requirements for piping, fittings, valves and

accessories shall conform to ANSI B 9.1 and B 31.5 except as herein
specified.

b.

Piping, fittings, valves and accessories shall be delivered to Work Site

cleaned, dehydrated and sealed.

Field Assembled Piping:

a.

Piping shall be seamless copper hand drawn tubing conforming to ASTM

B 42 Type K.

b.

Soft annealed copper tubing conforming to ASTM B 280 may be used

where flare connections are required in nominal sizes less than 25 mm
only.

Fittings:
a.

Fittings for copper tubing shall conform to ANSI B 16.22

b.

Bronze flanges shall conform to ANSI B 16.21.

c.

Refrigerant flared tube fittings shall conform to ANSI B 70.1.

Refrigeration Valves:
Valves shall be designed, manufactured, and tested specifically for the service in
all respects including materials. Internal parts shall be removable for inspection

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or replacement without the necessity of applying heat or breaking pipe

connections. Direction of flow shall be legibly and permanently indicated on the
valve body.
a.

Globe and Angle Refrigerant Valves: Valves shall be forged brass or

bronze alloy with packed stem and seal cap. Packless type valves with
hand wheels and forged brass or bronze alloy bodies with brazing ends
may be used in sizes up to and including 22 mm. Bonnets shall be
replaceable with the valve in place. All refrigerant valves shall be backseating type to allow repacking under pressure.

b.

Check Valves: Valves shall be swing or lift type, designed for low pressure
drop. Body shall be forged brass or bronze alloy with brazing ends.
Valves shall be tight closing and silent operating.

c.

Relief Valves, Safety, Refrigerant: Valves shall have bodies of forged

brass or bronze and nonferrous corrosion resistant internal working parts.
Valves shall have either female threaded or brazing connections.

d.

Valves shall be installed on refrigeration systems and set in accordance

with ANSI B 9.1. Manufacturer's published air discharge capacity ratings
of relief valves shall be submitted.

e.

Solenoid Valves, Refrigerant: Valves shall be of the two-position, direct

acting or pilot operated types, opened or closed electrically as specified
for use with liquid or gas. Valves shall conform to ARI 760. Valves shall
be designed for the pressure drop required and as listed by ARI 760 for
the service. Valves shall have seal capped manual opening stems and
shall be constructed so that they may be serviced without removing from
the line. Each valve shall include a coil housing, stem and plunger or
piston assembly nonmagnetic to the plug, stainless steel enclosing tube,
seat and plunger, and inlet and outlet indications on the body.
Manufacturer's published ratings and maximum operating pressure
differential shall be submitted. The coil housing shall include a moistureproof coil in a metal housing with electrical wires extending through a
female pipe tap conduit connection. Coils shall be wired for the electrical
current used and be capable of withstanding the temperature of the liquid
or gas encountered plus the heat from the coil for the longest running time
expected. Bodies, stems and pistons shall be of a material that will not
corrode or pit when used in the refrigerant systems. Threads on valves
with threaded connections shall conform to American Standard National
Pipe Thread (NPT) in accordance with ANSI B 2.1 or B 2.2. Pilot operated
valves with floating piston shall be used on 12.5 mm or larger port size
valves. Valves in sizes 32 mm and larger shall have tongue and grooved
flange connections with companion flanges brazed to piping. Sizes 5 mm

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and smaller may either have female thread connections or the valve may
be nonferrous with brazing connections.
5.

Strainers shall be single type with brass bodies. Direction of flow shall be
permanently indicated on the body. The screen cover shall be flanged and bolted
for pipe sizes 25 mm and larger and for smaller sizes the cover may be flanged
and bolted or screwed. The body shall be constructed to provide adequate
storage area for foreign material without excessive pressure drop. Free area of
the screen shall be not less than 5 times the area of the strainer inlet pipe.
Screen mesh size shall be not less than 80 for liquid refrigerant lines of 25 mm in
diameter and not less than 60 for line sizes over 25 mm in diameter. Screen
mesh sizes shall be not more than 40 for refrigerant suction lines. Strainer
screens shall be reinforced with 8 or 10 wire mesh screen. Brazed strainer and
screen joints shall be brazed with silver solder.

6.

Refrigerant dryers shall be solid desiccant type. Water capacity flow rate capacity
within the specified pressure drop, and safety shall conform to ARI 710. Dryers
820 ml and larger shall be the cartridge refillable type, and provided with a valve
bypass of the same size as the liquid line. Drier body shall be of brass or steel
and have means for holding the desiccant securely in place and distributing the
liquid refrigerant evenly throughout the desiccant. Dryers may be of the
combination drier-indicator type.

7.

Moisture indicators in the liquid line of refrigerant systems shall contain indicating
material that will indicate, by varying degrees of color change, based on 38
degrees K, a moisture content in the range of 10 to 30 ppm in R12; 25 to 90 ppm
in R502, and 45 to 180 ppm in R22. Indicators shall be a brass or bronze or
heavily copper plated steel fitting, with the indicator material located under a
bullseye. Indicators shall be capable of withstanding a test pressure of 2400 kPa
without damage.

8.

Sight glasses shall be of nonferrous material, unless combined as a part of the

moisture indicator. Cover caps shall be provided. Sight glass indicators shall be
capable of withstanding a test pressure of 2400 kPa without damage. Sight glass
body shall be forged brass or bronze with fittings as specified for the piping.

9.

Provide pipe sleeves for all pipes and tubing, which penetrate the building
structure. Sleeves shall be securely retained in position and location before and
during construction. Space between pipe and sleeves, or between insulation of
pipe and sleeves, shall be not less than 6 mm between outside of pipe or
insulation, and inside wall of sleeves. Pack the annular space with hemp or fiber
glass, and seal with elastic cement. Sleeves for uninsulated pipes shall have
ends flush with finished wall surfaces and the pipe or tubing shall be provided as
above, with outside perimeter of pipe calked to the sleeve. Extend sleeves for
insulated pipes 13 mm from the wall faces insulation with mastic. Extend sleeves
for lines passing through floors 8 cm above finished floor slab, and calk to the

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slab. Provide lines passing through roof areas with necessary flashing and
counter flashing to provide a water-tight roof seal.
10.

Pipe sleeves in equipment room walls, floors, and roof shall be as specified
under section entitled, "Vibration Isolation of Equipment".

PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1
A.

3.2
A.

B.

C.

D.

INSPECTION
The Contractor shall inspect all products for damage immediately before
installation. Any products that are damaged or not in accordance with the
Specifications shall immediately be repaired or removed from the site and
replaced.
INSTALLATION
General:
1.

The air conditioning system shall be installed in strict accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations and in accordance with all applicable
codes and standards listed in para. 1.2.

2.

The air conditioning system shall be installed as shown on the Contract

drawings and on the approved shop drawings.

Equipment:
1.

Equipment shall be installed strictly in accordance with the manufacturers

recommendations and Section 15050, paragraph 3.10 "Equipment
Installation".

2.

Room air conditioners shall be pitched to ensure condensate drain to drain

pan without overflow.

Vibration Isolation:
1.

Vibration isolation for piping and equipment shall be in accordance with

Section 15050, paragraph 3.2 Vibration Control.

2.

Room air conditioners shall be installed in such a manner that no vibration

is transmitted through the building structure.

Refrigerant Piping and Accessories:

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E.

1.

Refrigeration piping and accessories shall be installed in accordance with

ANSI B 9.1 and B 31.5.

2.

Provisions shall be made to automatically return oil on halocarbon

systems.

3.

Return Oil from Refrigerant System: Refrigerant lines shall be installed so

that the gas velocity in the evaporator suction line is sufficient to move the
oil along with the gas to the compressor. Where equipment location
requires vertical risers, the line shall be at minimum system loading and
corresponding reduction of gas volume. A double riser shall be installed
when excess velocity and pressure drop would result from full system
loading. The larger riser shall have a trap, of minimum volume, obtained
by use of 90 and 45 elbows. The small riser shall be arranged with inlet
close to bottom of horizontal line. Valves shall not be installed in risers.

4.

Refrigerant dryers, sight glass liquid indicators, moisture indicators, and

strainers shall be installed in refrigerant piping for remote installations
when not furnished by the manufacturer as part of the equipment. Dryers
shall be installed in liquid line with service valves and valves bypass line,
which are the same size as liquid line in which the driver is installed. Size
of dryers shall be determined by the piping and installation of the unit on
location. Dryers of 820 ml and larger shall be installed vertically with the
cover for removing cartridge at the bottom.

5.

Moisture indicators shall be installed in the liquid line downstream of the

drier. Indicator connections shall be the same size as the liquid line in
which it is installed.

6.

Strainers shall be located close to the equipment they are to protect. A

strainer shall be installed in the common refrigerant liquid supply to two or
more thermal valves in parallel when each thermal valve has a built-in
strainer. Strainers shall be installed with screen down and in direction of
flow as indicated on strainer's body.

7.

Solenoid valves shall be installed in horizontal lines with stem vertical and
with flow in direction indicated on the valve. If not incorporated as integral
part of the valve, strainers shall be installed upstream of the solenoid
valve. Service valves shall be installed upstream of the solenoid valve,
upstream of the strainer, and downstream of the solenoid valve. The
internal parts of the solenoid valve shall be removed when brazing the
valve.

Auxiliary drain pans shall be installed under all drain pans of units located above
finished ceilings or over mechanical or electrical equipment where condensate
overflow over unit drain may cause damage to ceilings, piping, and equipment

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below. Drain lines shall be installed for all drain and auxiliary drain pans. The
drain shall be trapped from bottom pan of air-conditioning units to ensure
complete pan drainage. Drain lines shall be full size of opening.
F.

Air filters shall be installed so that access space for servicing the filters is
provided. Filters shall be installed with suitable sealing to prevent bypassing of
air.

G.

Inspection plates and test holes where required in casings for air balance
measurements shall conform to SMACNA Low Velocity Duct Construction
Standards. Test holes shall be a factory-fabricated, airtight, non-corrosive and
with screw cap and gasket. Cap shall be extended through insulation.

3.3

FIELD TESTS AND INSPECTIONS

A.

All tests shall be performed and materials and equipment required for tests shall
be furnished by the Contractor. Equipment and material certified as having been
successfully tested by the manufacturer in accordance with referenced
specifications and standards will not require retesting before installation.
Equipment and materials not tested at the place of manufacturer shall be tested
before or after installation, as applicable, where necessary to determine
compliance with referenced codes and standards.

B.

Upon completion of installation of the air conditioning equipment, all factory and
field refrigerant piping shall be tested with an electronic-type leak detector to
acquire a leak tight refrigerant system. If leaks are detected at the time of
installation or during the Warranty period, the entire refrigerant charge shall be
removed from the system, the leaks repaired and the system rested.

C.

After system is found to be without leaks, the system shall be evacuated using a
reliable gauge and a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum of at least 1 mm
Hg absolute. The system shall be evacuated in strict accordance with the tripleevacuation and blotter method or in strict accordance with equipment
manufacturer's printed instructions. System leak testing, evacuation, dehydration,
and charging with refrigerant shall conform with ARI 260.

D.

The air conditioning system and its components shall be started and initially
placed under operation and checked to see that it is functioning correctly. Safety
and automatic control instruments shall be adjusted as necessary to place them
in proper operation and sequence. The operational test shall be not less than
eight hours.

E.

Upon completion of evacuation, charging, start-up, final leak testing, and proper
adjustment of controls, the system shall be performance tested to demonstrate
that it complies with the performance and capacity requirements of the
Specifications and Contract drawings. If performance test cannot be

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performed/completed for seasonal reasons, lack of occupancy or for other

reasons, the test may need to be deferred. Normally, cooling performance test
shall be done during summer. The system shall be tested for not less than eight
hours, during which time hourly readings shall be recorded. At the end of the test
period, the readings shall be averaged and the average shall be considered to be
the system performance. The following readings shall be taken:

F.

3.4
A.

1.

Refrigerant compressor suction and discharge pressures.

2.

Voltage and current each motor.

3.

Air quantities

4.

Cooling coil entering and leaving air temperatures

5.

Ambient temperatures

Sound pressure level measurements shall be conducted on each unit. Sound

power levels shall be calculated by ASHRAE Systems Handbook. Test results
and calculations shall be submitted to the Royal Commission.
TESTING AND BALANCING
The unitary air conditioning systems shall be tested and balanced in accordance
with Section 15040, "Systems Adjusting, Testing and Balancing".

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