BE5E Installation Instructions

507788-01B Issue 1818 Page 7 of 20
ABOVE
FINISHED
SPACE?
OVERFLOW DRAIN LINE
ALWAYS RUN AN OVERFLOW DRAIN LINE. IF NOT POSSIBLE TO
ROUTE OVERFLOW DRAIN LINE, INSTALL LOW VOLTAGE
OVERFLOW SWITCH KIT. WIRE KIT TO SHUT DOWN
COMPRESSOR PER INSTRUCTIONS.
NO
YES
PART #
X3169
CLEAN OUT
VENT
PRESS IN
(DO NOT GLUE)
VENT MUST EXTEND
ABOVE HEIGHT OF
COIL DRAIN PAN BY
TWO INCHES (51MM)
1” X 3/4” X 3/4”
REDUCING
TEE WITH
PLUG
1
P-TRAP
49P66, J-TRAP #
91P90 OR ANY
PVC SCH 40 P- OR
J-TRAP 3/4”
OVERFLOW
DRAIN
AIR HANDLER DRAIN PAN
WHEN A COIL IS LOCATED ABOVE A FINISHED SPACE, A
3/4” (19.1MM) SECONDARY DRAIN LINE MUST BE:
CONNECTED TO SECONDARY DRAIN PAN
OR
CONNECTED TO THE OVERFLOW DRAIN OUTLET OF
THE AIR HANDLER DRAIN PAN.
TRAPS MUST BE DEEP ENOUGH TO OFFSET MAXIMUM STATIC DIFFERENCES —
GENERALLY, TWO INCHES (51MM).
DRAIN LINE SHOULD
SLOPE A MINIMUM OF
ONE INCH PER 10
FEET (25MM PER 3
METERS)
NOTE — WHEN A AIR HANDLER IS LOCATED
ABOVE A FINISHED SPACE THE SECONDARY
DRAIN PAN MUST HAVE A LARGER FOOTPRINT
THAN THE AIR HANDLER.
MAIN
DRAIN
TO APPROVED
DRAIN
FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE COILS (BLOWER
AFTER COIL) TRAPS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL
DRAIN LINES CONNECTED TO COIL.
COMPACT OVERFLOW SWITCH WITH 3/4” FEMALE SLIP INLET
AND MALE ADAPTER, TWO PART DESIGN FOR USE WHERE
OBSTRUCTIONS PREVENT DIRECT THREADING
SECONDARY
DRAIN PAN
2”
(51MM)
TRAP DEPTH
1
P-TRAP 49P66 REQUIRES A LARGER INSTALLATION SPACE THAN THE J-TRAP 91P90.
2
PIPE NIPPLE PROVIDED IN BAG ASSEMBLY - SCH 80, 3/4” I. D. X 5” - 34K7401 (1): CUT THE PIPE IN HALF AND USE IT TO ROUTE THE MAIN DRAIN.
MAIN
DRAIN
PROVIDED
PIPE NIPPLE
2
CUT TO
REQUIRED
LENGTH
SIDE VIEW
Figure 6. Typical Main and Overow Drain
Sloping The Unit
Make sure the unit is sloped (similar to the slope shown
in Figure 7) so that the drain pan will empty completely
without water standing in the pan.
THIS CORNER SHOULD BE 5/8" (+/- 1/8") HIGHER
THAN DRAIN CORNER
DRAIN CORNER
LEVEL PLANE
Figure 7. Sloping the Unit for Proper Drainage
Install Condensate Drain
The air handler is provided with 3/4” NPT condensate drain
connections.
On some pans, the primary and secondary drain holes
have knockouts.
Conrm primary and secondary drains are open.
IMPORTANT
1. BE5E units are equipped with a drain pan, which
includes green (main drain) and red (secondary drain)
plugs. Unscrew the plugs to remove them before
inserting condensate drain ttings.
DRAIN PAN
RED SECONDARY
DRAIN PLUG
UNSCREW PLUGS
AND CONNECT
PROPERLY SIZED
FIELD-PROVIDED
FITTINGS AND
DRAIN LINES.
GREEN MAIN
DRAIN PLUG
Figure 8. Drain Line Connections