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ROOM AIR
CONDITIONERS
USE, CARE, AND
INSTALLATION
MANUAL
Models
SH14
SH20
920-024-04 (10/01)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OPERATION AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS PART 1 General Instructions ............................................................. Page 3 PART 2 Filter Information .................................................................. Page 4 PART 3 Maintenance Checklist ......................................................... Page 4 PART 4 Special Features ................................................................... Page 5 PART 5 Control Panel ....................................
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WELCOME TO YEARS OF ECONOMICAL COMFORT WITH YOUR NEW FRIEDRICH HAZARDGARD ROOM AIR CONDITIONER PART 1 — GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Your new Friedrich has been carefully engineered and manufactured to give you many years of dependable, efficient operation, maintaining a comfortable temperature and humidity level. Many extra features have been built into your unit to assure quiet operation, the greatest circulation of cool, dry air, and the most economic operation. Here are some suggestions to help y
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PART 2 — FILTER INFORMATION The filter in your Friedrich removes dust, pollen and other impurities from the air as they are drawn through the unit. The filter is permanent and reusable, and has a germicidal treatment which is not affected by washing. A clogged, dirty filter reduces the air flow through the unit and reduces its efficiency. You should check the filter every seven to ten days, depending on the amount your unit is used. Clean the filter regularly. Filter Retainer Clips The filt
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PART 4 — HAZARDGARD SPECIAL FEATURES HAZARDGARD UNIT SPECIAL FEATURES ! Permanent Split-Capacitor, totally ! Copper tubing/aluminum fin coils. enclosed fan motor to assure efficient operation even under adverse electrical ! Galvanized steel cabinet and base pan, conditions. Motor has a special all bonderized. stainless steel shaft to resist corrosion and a hermetically sealed overload for ! Slide-out chassis for easy installation in arc-free operation. window or through–the–wall. ! High capac
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PART 5 — CONTROL PANEL FUNCTION CONTROL (POWER) This switch is a double pole, single throw toggle switch. ON - Turns everything on. OFF - Turns everything off. TEMPERATURE CONTROL The knob at the bottom is the thermostat which is a cross ambient type used to maintain the desired comfort level. The thermostat reacts only to a change in temperature at the bulb location - turn the knob clockwise to set cooler, counterclockwise for warmer. PART 6 — EXCLUSIVE ! Friedrich leads again with the fir
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Models SH14 and SH20 NOTE: THIS MANUAL INCLUDES INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH WINDOW MOUNT AND THROUGH- THE-WALL INSTALLATIONS SECTION I: ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS ALL FIELD WIRING MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (ANSI/NFPA 70) ARTICLE 501. THE FIELD-PROVIDED CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE (HACR CIRCUIT BREAKER OR TIME DELAY FUSE) MUST NOT EXCEED THE AMPACITY INDICATED ON THE PRODUCT NAMEPLATE. IMPORTANT: Before you begin the actual installati
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HAZARDGARD WINDOW MOUNT INSTALLATION HARDWARE ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY. No. SHELL MOUNTING PARTS 1 SUPPORT BRACKET 2 2 SCREW, 10 - 24 x 1" HEX HEAD 4 3 10 - 24 FLAT WELDNUT 4 4 SCREW, SHEET METAL #12A x 2" 7 WINGBOARD ANGLE MOUNTING 5 WINGBOARD ANGLE, TOP 1 6 WINGBOARD ANGLE, SIDE 2 7 SCREW, SHEET METAL #8A x 3/8" 2 WINGBOARD MOUNTING PARTS 8 WINGBOARD (MASONITE) - (NOT SHOWN) 1 ITEM # 3 ITEM # 2 9 "J" TYPE SPEED NUT 4 (SPRING STEEL) 4 10 WINGBOARD CLIP 11 SCREW. #8A x 1/2" PHILLIPS TRUSS HD. 4 WIN
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SECTION II UNPACKING THE UNIT STEP 1. Remove decorative plastic return air grille to a safe area away from the unit. STEP 2. Remove the installation hardware, wingboard and two (one light colored and one dark colored) gaskets from beneath the unit, and place them in a safe area away from the unit. STEP 3. Remove the chassis retainer by removing the far right screw in the basepan (see Figure A); save this screw to reattach the chassis retainer after installation (Step 15). Also, remove and disca
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SECTION IV SHELL (CABINET) PREPARATION: It will be necessary to relocate the sill plate of the cabinet 2" back from its shipping position, and the shell guides 4" forward, to the forward-most hole in the shell rail. Discard the chassis retainer wire disconnected in Section II, Step 3. The junction box mounting leg from Section VI, Step 1, and the field-installed conduit will retain the chassis in the shell. IF THIS INSTALLATION IS FOR A SASH WINDOW – With the wide flange and pilot holes of t
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SECTION V — SHELL INSTALLATION (A) SASH WINDOW INSTALLATIONS SHELL (CABINET) INSTALLATION – STANDARD SASH WINDOWS STEP 1. Check the window sill and frame to be sure they are in good condition and firmly anchored to the wall. Repair if necessary. STEP 2. CABINET MOUNTING: Raise the lower window sash 1/4" more than the height of the cabinet. Carefully slide the cabinet through the open window until the sill plate channel rests behind the window sill and the top support angle rests against th
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The illustrations below show a standard frame construction installation as well as some suggested ways of adapting the support bracket to thick walls and large stone ledges. TYPICAL INSTALLATION SILL PLATE Figure 1 Figure 2 10 - 24 Screw 10 - 24 Flat Nut 3/8" (10 mm) 3/8" (10 mm) Slope down Slope down Cut Here Stone ledge #12A x 2" Sheet metal screw Outside wall Cut to fit Dimension "A" and 1" x 2" or 2" x 4" spacer between wall bend down to for a vertical leg Discard shaded area and bracket sho
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"J" type speed nut (item #9) FIGURE G Spring steel clip (item #10) 2 required 2 required Cut wingboard panel Cut edge Slide clip over cut edge of wingboard panel. Center the hole in the speed nut over the slot in the wingboard panel STEP 5. ASSEMBLE CLIPS TO WINGBOARD PANELS: Assemble "J" type speed nuts (Item #9) and spring steel clips (Item #10) to the edges of the cut wingboard panels (See Figure G). Top of cabinet FIGURE H Place wingboard panel in window jam to compress the springs inside
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SECTION V — SHELL INSTALLATION (B) THROUGH–THE–WALL INSTALLATIONS WALL PREPARATION: The maximum wall thickness permissible without special construction is determined by the model size to be installed. THE OUTSIDE CABINET CONDENSER AIR INTAKE LOUVERS MUST NOT BE BLOCKED BY EXTENDING INSIDE THE WALL AREA. Observe the maximum wall thickness shown as dimension "A" in Figure J. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTRA THICK WALLS: For installation in walls exceeding the maximum thickness shown as dimensi
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FIGURE L FRAME WALL CONSTRUCTION Caulk all sides Weather cabinet Shim the void space at the top and sides with wood as required FIGURE M BRICK VENEER CONSTRUCTION Weather cabinet Caulk all sides Shim void spaces at top and sides with wood as required FIGURE N SOLID MASONRY CONSTRUCTION Caulk all sides Cabinet Mortar Page 15
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STEP 3. Slide the cabinet into the hole far enough to allow the guide-channel of the sill plate to contact the inside wall surface (See Figure O). STEP 4. Drill three (3) 5/32" dia. pilot holes through holes in sill-plate into the framing and install three (3) #12 x 2" long screws (Item #4) (See Figure O). FIGURE O TYPICAL INSTALLATION Caulk all sides air tight Trim moulding 3/8" (10 mm) slope down Note: Support brackets may be omitted from through-the-wall installations if the cabinet is Scr
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SECTION VI CHASSIS INSTALLATION STEP 1. Slide the chassis into the cabinet stopping approximately 3" from full insertion. Stuff the chassis seal gasket (Item #14) one inch deep between the chassis and the cabinet (See Figure P). Make sure that the gasket is behind the conduit connector (furthest from you). Push the chassis into the shell the remaining distance so that the plastic front shrouds the front edge of the shell. Fasten the junction box mounting foot to the shell with the sheet meta
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STEP 2. Be sure that the filter is in place then install the return air grille (See Figure Q). The top of the return air grille can be butted against the bottom of the discharge plenum and then snapped at the bottom cupport clips, or the bottom of the grille can be snapped into the grille clips and then engaged below the discharge plenum. FIGURE Q Discharge Air Plenum DETAIL 2 Slot Tab Return Air Grille Slot Tab DETAIL 1 DETAIL 1 Latches DETAIL 3 Latch Return air grille DETAIL 4 Side view (Cut
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FRIEDRICH AIR CONDITIONING CO. INC. Post Office Box 1540 · San Antonio, Texas 78295-1540 (210) 357-4400 · FAX (210) 357-4480 FRIEDRICH HAZARDGARD ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS LIMITED WARRANTY LIMITED ONE YEAR PARTS WARRANTY 1. Limited warranty - One year. Friedrich warrants that it will provide a replacement for any part of this HazardGard Room Air Conditioner found defective in material or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase. 2. Limited warranty - One year.
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FRIEDRICH HAZARDGARD ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS FRIEDRICH AIR CONDITIONING CO. INC. • Post Office Box 1540 • San Antonio, Texas 78295-1540 • 4200 N. Pan Am Expressway • San Antonio, Texas 78218-5212 • (210) 357-4400 • FAX (210) 357-4480 Visit us on the Internet at www.friedrich.com Printed in the U.S.A. Page 20
