NOTE: Read the entire instruction manual before starting the installation.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, maintenance, or use can cause fire, electrical shock, or other conditions which may cause personal injury or property damage. Consult a qualified installer, service agency or your distributor or branch for information or assistance. The qualified installer or agency must use factory-authorized kits or accessories when modifying this product. Refer to the individual instructions packaged with the kits or accessories when installing. Follow all safety codes and wear safety glasses. Have fire extinguisher available. Read these instructions thoroughly and follow all warnings or cautions attached to the unit. Consult local and state building codes and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Association (SMACNA) for special installation requirements. Recognize safety information. This is the safety-alert symbol. When you see this symbol on the unit or in instructions and manuals, be alert to the potential for personal injury. Understand the signal words DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION. These words are used with the safety alert symbol. DANGER identifies the most serious hazards which will result in severe personal injury or death. WARNING signifies hazards that could result in personal injury or death. CAUTION is used to identify unsafe practices which would result in minor personal injury or product and property damage. NOTE is used to highlight suggestions that may result in enhanced installation, reliability, or operation.
Before the actual installation of a zoning system can begin, decisions need to be made to determine the number and location of zones. This affects duct and damper selections. This instruction covers the physical installation and start-up of the Bryant 3-Zone system. Use this instruction to guide the actual installation process after all the air side decisions have been made.
CAUTION: UNIT DAMAGE HAZARD
Failure to follow this caution may result in unit damage. TXV on the indoor coil is required with all residential split system equipment.
INTRODUCTION
The Bryant 3-Zone system allows the air conditioning and heating equipment to control temperatures in 3 distinct spaces or zones within a building. Each zone has independent temperature settings controlled by a conventional thermostat.
There are two distinct controllers:
NOTE: Thermostats are purchased separately.
The comfort temperature settings can change automatically through the use of schedules if programmable thermostats are selected. This allows the Bryant 3-Zone to change the temperature settings in zones to reflect occupancy or usage. The Bryant 3-Zone system uses motorized air volume control dampers (also called zone dampers) to regulate the flow of conditioned air into the zones.
CHECK EQUIPMENT AND JOB SITE
Inspect Equipment
File a claim with the shipping company, prior to installation, if the shipment is damaged or incomplete.
COMPONENT LOCATION AND WIRING CONSIDERATIONS
WARNING: ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in personal injury or death.
Turn off the power to unit before routing control wiring or any service operation. Remember, there may be more than one power supply to unit.
All wiring must comply with national, local, and state codes.
Install Bryant 3-Zone System
The Bryant 3-Zone System is designed so that wires can enter it from behind, above, or below. Plan wire routing before mounting.
Install Thermostats
INSTALL ZONE DAMPERS
Proper selection and sizing of dampers is important for proper system operation. Selection and sizing information is not provided in this installation instruction.
If ductwork
requires multiple dampers for a single zone, up to 5 dampers may be wired in parallel. Zone dampers may be installed in any position. Install dampers so that actuator is visible for inspection and accessible in the event it would ever need to be serviced. The black mark on the end of damper shaft represents position of damper blade. The 45 degree actuators on round ducts have their mechanical stops set at 45 degrees. DO NOT CHANGE THIS SETTING. Doing so will allow the actuator to close when it is trying to open.If an actuator is removed, it must be properly aligned when it is reinstalled. Do this by rotating the actuator and the blade to their closed positions and then tightening the actuator to the shaft. This assures alignment at the closed position. (Pressing the blade release button releases the motor and allows the actuator to be manually turned.)
CAUTION: EQUIPMENT DAMAGE HAZARD
Failure to follow this caution may result in equipment damage.
When dampers are located in an unconditioned space, condensation is likely to occur in cooling. Regular and severe condensation will damage the actuator. To prevent condensation and losses, all dampers and ductwork in unconditioned space must be insulated or otherwise protected.
Whenever condensation might occur, it is recommended that plastic actuator covers (Part# DAMPACTXXCOV) be used over the actuator. These covers can help prevent condensation on actuators by locking out ambient humidity. Insulation may be applied over the cover to minimize heat transfer.
To install, place the cover over actuator and seal in place over the surrounding insulation with duct tape on all four sides. Sealing need not be perfect because there will be positive pressure inside the cover. Do not mount the dampers with their actuators hanging directly beneath the ductwork. It is best to mount the actuator facing in either the three or nine o’clock position.
For specific duct types, follow instructions below:
Round Metal Duct Work
Rectangular Metal Duct Work
Round Flexible Duct Work
Rectangular Fibrous Glass Duct Work
NOTE: The barometric bypass damper is a critical part of the Bryant 3-Zone System for controlling noise at minimum airflow. A barometric bypass should be installed unless the duct work and indoor unit have been sized for use without a bypass. The bypass should be installed according to local codes and SMACNA standards. Be sure bypass is properly supported. For proper installation, refer to Installation Instructions packaged with barometric bypass.
NOTE: The supplied LAT sensor must be installed for normal operation. Heat pump systems may use an optional HPT (heat pump temperature) sensor for added protection. These sensors protect the equipment when leaving air temperatures approach excessive levels. Locate LAT sensor in main supply trunk after heating and cooling coil and before bypass damper and first branch. The LAT sensor is radiant shielded to prevent heat from affecting correct air temperature.
The optional HPT sensor is recommended in all heat pump/fan coil installations. If an optional HPT sensor is not used, the 10K ohm resistor attached to the two HPT terminals on the board must be left in place. The HPT sensor measures the temperature of the air leaving the indoor coil. The sensor is to be installed downstream of the indoor coil but before the electric heaters. It can be installed through the wall of the fan coil or may be located entirely inside the fan coil near the blower inlet. Anchor firmly in place with cable ties so that it cannot interfere with the blower wheel.
Wiring the system is best done in four steps. Thermostats, Equipment, Dampers, and Remainder. The descriptions below and Table 1 will help you choose the correct wiring diagram for your system. Table 1 also shows the proper setting of dipswitches 9 and 10 for each diagram. Based on the equipment, 3-zone control, and thermostat type, select the appropriate wiring diagram. Terminal designations on all the thermostats are those of Bryant thermostats. Other brands may vary somewhat. Wiring diagrams and 3-Zone Control board layouts are located at the end of this Installation Instruction.
WIRE THERMOSTATS
All zone thermostats are wired identically, so only the Zone 1 thermostat is shown on the wiring diagrams. For physical location of connections on 3-Zone Control refer to Fig. 8 (AC Control) or 9 (HP Control). Battery or power-stealing thermostats may not require the C connection. Refer to thermostat Installation Instructions. Be careful not to cross zone numbers.
WIRE EQUIPMENT
Again, from the selected Fig. 10 through 15, make each connection as shown at the indoor and outdoor units and the 3-zone Control. Connect the equipment R to both Rz and either Rh or Rc. A jumper will be needed. Rc and Rh are internally connected but may be separated by breaking a twist-off (see step 4 below).
WIRE DAMPERS
Each damper has three connections: Close, Open, and Common. Find the connection points along the lower left side of the 3-Zone Control. Suggested colors are Close = red; Open = green; Common = white. Field label and make the connections at the dampers and at the 3-Zone Control. Be careful not to cross zone numbers.
WIRE REMAINDER
Connect the LAT sensor to the LAT and LATC terminals. Polarity does not matter. If used, connect the HPT sensor to the HPT and HPTC terminals. If the HPT sensor is not used, you must leave the 10K ohm resistor connected in its place. If the cooling and heating systems have separate transformers, twist off the Rc/Rh jumper using a pair of long nosed pliers. Then connect the R of the cooling transformer to Rc, the R of the heating transformer to Rh and the common of both transformers to C. Connect a jumper wire between Rz and Rc. Rc powers G, Y, and O outputs. Rh powers W outputs.
UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM OPERATION (READ BEFORE STARTING SYSTEM)
Mode and Damper Positions
The thermostats determine the system heating or cooling mode. The first call in any zone sets the mode to satisfy that call. It will remain in that mode until all calls in that mode are satisfied and the equipment has been off for the time set by the auto changeover time dipswitches. (See Timers section.)
In normal heating or cooling, the damper of any zone with a call in the current mode will be open and all other zones will be closed. When there is no call, any zone with its fan set to ON will be open, and any zone with its fan set to AUTO will be closed. If any zone fan is set to ON, the blower will be energized. If all fan settings are AUTO, the dampers will remain in their last position before the equipment turned off and the blower will be off. (This normally means one damper open and all others closed.) When dampers are to move, all opening is done first, followed by all closing.
LIMIT LEVEL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Cooling Limit (40 deg) above | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
HP limit (115 deg) below | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 115 |
Heat Limit (130 deg) below | 119 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 128 | 130 |
Heat Limit (145 deg) below | 131 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
Heat Limit (160 deg) below | 143 | 145 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 155 | 158 | 160 |
Heat Limit (175 deg) below | 155 | 158 | 161 | 164 | 166 | 169 | 172 | 175 |
LIMIT ACTIONS | ||||||||
²Closed² Damper Positions | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Allowed stages (1 stg) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Allowed Stages (2 stg) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Allowed stages (3 stg) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Using Limit Level Indicator
The final setting of the bypass for best performance has always been something of black art. The 3-Zone System has a new feature to simplify this adjustment. While the system is operating, these limit level numbers, if greater than zero, are flashed on the status LED.
Once the proper LAT limit choice is made based on equipment maximum rise, the limit level indicator assists in setting the bypass pressure adjustment. See System Setup for details.
Installer Test Mode
Dipswitch 4 selects a special Installer Test Mode, designed to assist the installer (or service person) to commission the system. It verifies damper movement in proper zone and that the heating and cooling equipment operates properly at each stage. When this mode is selected, by moving dipswitch 4 to ON, the following sequence will be executed once:
Thermostats
Read the thermostat Installation Instructions and be sure to complete the required setup of these devices before using them to bring on the equipment. If the thermostats have a ″zoning″ selection, be sure to turn it on. This will eliminate the timers within the thermostat and allow the 3-Zone control’s timers to do their job.
There are 8 dipswitch settings on the AC zone control and an additional 4 on the HP board. Below is a table summarizing their function. Below the table is a more detailed description of what each does and how to set it properly for your application.
DIPSWITCH 2 POSITION | ACTION (OFF) | ACTION (ON) |
9 | HP Operation | AC Operation |
10 | HP Thermostat | AC Thermostat |
11 | LAT and HPT Safeties Enabled | LAT and HPT Safeties Disabled |
12 | Reversing Valve Ener- gized in Cooling (O) | Reversing Valve Ener- gized in Heating (B) |
Dipswitches
LAT Limit Selection
To accommodate varying heat rises in furnaces and fan coils, the LAT limit adjustment has four selections: 130, 145, 160 and 175 degrees. In addition to these, the HPT limit is fixed at 115 degrees and the cooling limit (also sensed by LAT sensor) is 40 degrees. To select the proper limit, check or calculate the rated maximum rise of the equipment. Add 75 degrees to this value. Pick theclosest LAT limit choice below this value and use dipswitches 7 and 8 to enter this value using:
TEMPERATURE | SWITCH 7 | SWITCH 8 |
130 | OFF | ON |
145 (default) | OFF | OFF |
160 | ON | OFF |
175 | ON | ON |
Automatic Checkout
An automatic checkout procedure is provided which will exercise dampers, heating, and cooling in that order. It is described under the Understanding System Operation section in Installer Test Mode. This may be used or the system may be checked out manually by creating thermostat calls. When using thermostats, remember that only the calling zoning dampers will be open. This provides the means to select which dampers are open for anyheating or cooling call. It is advisable that the initial checkout be made with all dampers open before the bypass is set. This can be done by temporarily setting Switch 5 to ON (disable zoning) and controlling the equipment from the Zone 1 thermostat. When the equipment is operating satisfactorily, return Switch 5 to OFF and proceed to the next section.
Bypass Adjustment
The bypass should be set to the highest possible pressure setting consistent with an acceptable air noise level. To set, operate the system with a call from the smallest zone at its highest airflow (highest may be either heating or cooling). This condition forces the largest amount of air through the smallest duct, creating the highest static pressure at the bypass. Adjust the bypass pressure setting so that the bypass stays closed. Then check to determine if the level of noise and ″blow″ in that zone is acceptable. If it is unacceptable, reduce the bypass pressure setting (see bypass instructions for how to adjust) until it just begins to crack open. Check again, continuing the process until an acceptable noise and ″blow″ level is reached.
If, under this condition, the LAT approaches its limit, the system will open the other closed dampers until the LAT reaches an acceptable level. This operation is acceptable. The system will automatically open dampers enough to keep the LAT at a safe value, and will do it only when the zone demands require it. You may observe the limit level on the status LED (if it is above zero). If it stabilizes at a value of higher than 2, an overly small duct system is indicated and it would be desirable to raise the bypass pressure setting, if possible. Error Codes The status LED indicates normal operation, problems, and LAT/HPT limit status according to a two digit code. The first digit flashes its number, followed by a 2 second pause, followed by the second digit, followed by a 4 second pause. The cycle the repeats. The codes are:
ON CONTINUOUSLY | NO PROBLEMS |
11 – 17 | LAT limit level 1 – 7 |
21 – 27 | HPT limit level 1 – 7 |
31 | LAT shorted |
32 | LAT open |
33 | HPT open |
34 | HPT shorted |
41 | Invalid: Sw 9=ON; Sw 10=OFF |
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