Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the average or the lowest suction pressure readings over the
ings over the period
following items:
• Check the wiring for the discharge temperature thermis-
tor (DTT).
• Check the discharge temperature thermistor for accuracy.
• Check the unit refrigerant charge.
• If the unit does not include a digital compressor, check
the configuration to be sure that a digital compressor is
not enabled, ConfigurationoUNIToA1.TY=NO
• If the unit has been configured for a digital compressor
and communication with the AUX Board has been lost
(T175 — Loss of Communication with AUX Board),
this alarm will be generated. Resolve the T175 issue and
the alarm should clear.
T110 — Circuit A Loss of Charge
T111 — Circuit B Loss of Charge
Criteria for Trip: The following conditions must be true:
1. The circuit is OFF.
2. The circuit’s discharge pressure is less than 26 psi
(179.3 kPa).
The alert criteria are ignored during the following conditions:
1. The first minute following power-up
2. If the outdoor air temperature is less than –5 F (–20.6 C)
3. For 1 minute following the outdoor air temperature rising
above –5 F (–20.6 C)
Action To Be Taken: The circuit is not allowed to start.
Reset Method: Manual
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check the refrigerant charge for the circuit.
• Check the discharge pressure transducer for the circuit
for accuracy.
• Check the discharge pressure transducer wiring.
• Check the outside air thermistor (OAT) sensor for accu-
racy.
• Check the outside air thermistor (OAT) sensor wiring.
T112 — Circuit A High Suction Temperature
T113 — Circuit B High Suction Temperature
Criteria for Trip: The following conditions must be true:
1. The circuit is ON.
2. The circuit’s saturated suction temperature is greater than
70 F (21.1 C) after 5 minutes of operation.
Action To Be Taken: The circuit is shutdown.
Reset Method: Manual
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check the TXV operation.
• Check to be sure the TXV bulb is correctly located.
• Check TXV equalizer line if properly installed
• Check TXV capacity is proper for the application.
• Check for high return air temperatures.
• Check the suction pressure transducer for the circuit for
accuracy.
T114 — Circuit A Low Suction Superheat
T115 — Circuit B Low Suction Superheat
Criteria for Trip: The following conditions must be true:
1. The circuit is ON.
2. The circuit superheat is less than 5 F (2.8 C) for 5 contin-
uous minutes.
Superheat is a calculated value based on saturated suction tem-
perature converted from the circuit suction pressure and return
gas temperature. In units with a digital compressor, the com-
pressor’s operation will cause the suction pressure to rise and
fall when operating. In this case, suction pressure is an
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of time. This has the tendency to artificially increase the
reported superheat, since the lowest suction pressure (saturated
suction temperature) is used.
Action To Be Taken: The circuit is shut down.
Reset Method: Manual.
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check the charge for the system.
• Check the TXV for proper installation and operation.
• Check the TXV for proper sizing.
• Check the evaporator coil for a refrigerant restriction.
• Check for airflow during operation.
• Check the suction pressure transducer for accuracy.
• Check the return gas thermistor for accuracy.
• Check to be sure the return gas thermistor for the circuit
is insulated with cork insulation tape to obtain a more
accurate reading.
P118 — High Discharge Gas Temperature
T118 — High Discharge Gas Temperature
Criteria for Trip: This alert is part of the compressor protection
algorithm for digital compressor units. The following condi-
tions must be true:
1. This alert will be triggered if the unit has a digital com-
pressor and it is enabled (ConfigurationoUNITo
A1.TY=YES).
2. The discharge gas temperature (Temperatureso
CIR.AoD.GAS) is greater than 268 F (131.1 C).
Action To Be Taken: Compressor A1 is shut down. If this is the
first or second occurrence within a 32-minute window, the pre-
alert P118 will be generated. This is a non-broadcast alert. If
this is the third occurrence within the 32-minute window, the
alert T118 is generated.
Reset Method: The first two times compressor A1 is shut down
due to the pre-alert P118, the pre-alert will automatically reset
after the discharge temperature is less than 250 F (121.1 C) and
the compressor will restart. The third occurrence will result in
the alert T118 and will require a manual reset.
Multiple P118 pre-alerts may be stored in the alarm history.
If there are 1 or 2 strikes on the circuit and the circuit recovers
for a period of time, it is possible to clear out the strikes, there-
by resetting the strike counter automatically.
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check to be sure that the circuit is properly charged. If a
leak is found, repair the leak and recharge the circuit.
• Check the discharge temperature thermistor (DTT) for
accuracy.
• Check the discharge temperature thermistor (DTT) con-
nections.
A120 — Circuit A Low Saturated Suction Temperature
Alarm
A121 — Circuit B Low Saturated Suction Temperature
Alarm
P120 — Circuit A Low Saturated Suction Temperature Pre-
Alert
P121 — Circuit B Low Saturated Suction Temperature Pre-
Alert
T120 — Circuit A Low Saturated Suction Temperature
Alert
T121 — Circuit B Low Saturated Suction Temperature
Alert
Criteria for Trip: This alert or alarm is used to keep the evapo-
rator from freezing and the saturated suction temperature
above the low limit for the compressors.
At least one compressor in the circuit must be ON and one of
the following conditions must be true:
1. The circuit’s saturated suction temperature is less than
20 F (–6.7 C) for 4 minutes continuously,
2. The circuit’s saturated suction temperature is less than
10 F (–12.2 C) for 2 minutes continuously,
3. The circuit’s saturated suction temperature is less than
0° F (–17.8 C) for 1 minute continuously,
4. The circuit’s saturated suction temperature is less than
–20 F (–28.9 C) for 20 seconds continuously.
Action To Be Taken: If the circuit contains more than one oper-
ating compressor and the operating conditions meet the criteria
above, one compressor in the affected circuit will be shut down
with an appropriate local alert (P120/P121) generated. This is a
non-broadcast alert/alarm. The alarm LED will not be lit, nor
will the pre-alert be broadcast on a network. A 15-minute time
guard will be added to the compressor. If the saturated suction
temperature continues to be less than the criteria listed above,
then another compressor will be shut down until the last com-
pressor on the circuit is shut down at which time the appropri-
ate alert or alarm will be issued (T120, T121, A120, A121).
If the circuit contains one operating compressor and the op-
erating conditions meet the criteria above, the affected circuit
will be shut down and the appropriate alert (T120, T121) gen-
erated. A 15-minute time guard will be added to the
compressor.
Reset Method: The first two occurrences that a circuit is shut
down entirely due to this condition, an alert will be generated
(T120, T121) which keeps the circuit off for 15 minutes before
allowing the circuit to try again. The third time this occurs, an
alarm (A120, A121) will be generated which will necessitate a
manual reset to get the circuit back running.
To recover from these alerts, a 15-minute off timer must
elapse and the saturated suction temperature must rise above
29.32 F (–1.5 C). If recovery occurs, staging will be allowed on
the circuit again. Therefore, it is possible that multiple P120 or
P121 as well as T120 or T121 alerts may be stored in the alarm
history. If there are 1 or 2 strikes on the circuit and the circuit
recovers for a period of time, it is possible to clear out the
strikes thereby resetting the strike counter automatically. The
control must have saturated suction temperature greater than or
equal to 34 F (1.1 C) for 60 minutes in order to reset the strike
counters.
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check to be sure that the circuit is properly charged. If a
leak is found, repair the leak and recharge the circuit.
• Check for proper air flow for the evaporator coil.
• If the alarms are occurring during cold ambient condi-
tions, consider installing Motormaster® head pressure
control.
• If wind baffles are required, check to see if they are
installed.
• Check the suction pressure transducer accuracy.
• Check for a low load condition (low return air tempera-
ture). Check the control system to see if the unit should
be operating.
• In control systems which rely on the supply air tempera-
ture:
- Check the accuracy of the supply air sensor.
- Check the supply air temperature sensor to be sure that it
is correctly sensing the mixed supply air temperature,
especially in a face split coil.
• Check for restrictions in the liquid line. Be sure all ser-
vice valves are open.
• Check the filter drier. Change the core(s) if necessary.
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• Check the operation of the liquid line solenoid valves, if
equipped. Be sure that the correct valve operates for the
circuit.
• Be sure that the liquid line solenoid valve is installed cor-
rectly (flow), if equipped.
• For the circuit TXV(s):
- Check the superheat setting of the TXV. A very high set-
ting will cause low saturated suction condition.
- Check to be sure the proper TXV is installed.
- Check the operation of the TXV.
- Check the location of the TXV bulb and that it is properly
installed on the correct suction line.
- Check the TXV equalizer line to be sure that it is properly
connected to the correct suction line and open to suction
pressure.
• Check for a low airflow condition. Low airflow can
cause a low saturated suction condition.
• Check for dirty air filters causing an airflow restriction.
• Check the nozzle in the distributor to be sure it is correct.
• Check for a blocked or mis-circuited evaporator coil.
P122 - Circuit A High Pressure Switch Chattering Pre-Alert
P123 - Circuit B High Pressure Switch Chattering Pre-Alert
T122 - Circuit A High Pressure Switch Chattering
T123 - Circuit B High Pressure Switch Chattering
Criteria for Trip: This alert has multiple criteria. The Main
Base Board (MBB) monitors the HPS. The 38AP units employ
one HPS for each circuit. For High Pressure Switch Chattering
Alert the following conditions must be true:
1. The circuit is ON or OFF.
2. The Main Base Board (MBB) detects a Closed-Open-
Closed-Open pattern of the high pressure switch circuit
within a 16-second window.
If all of the conditions listed above are true, a pre-alert
(P122/P123) will be generated for the first two occurrences.
This is a non-broadcast alert. The third occurrence will result in
the alert (T122/T123). If the circuit runs for 15 minutes with-
out tripping the pre-alert condition or if the circuit has cycled
three times, the strike counter is reset.
Action To Be Taken: The circuit shuts down immediately or is
not allowed to start.
Reset Method: The pre-alerts (P122/P123) will automatically
reset for the first two occurrences of this condition. After the
pre-alert is generated, there is a 15-minute time delay and the
high pressure switch must reset before the circuit will attempt
to restart. Following the second automatic reset of the pre-alert,
the next occurrence (T122/T123) will require a manual reset.
Possible Causes: If this condition is encountered, check the
following items:
• Check the wiring of the high pressure switch circuit.
• Check the wiring of the liquid line solenoid valve, if
equipped. Be sure that the correct valve operates for the
circuit.
• Check for non-condensables in the refrigerant circuit.
• Check for condenser air re-circulation.
• Check for the proper refrigerant charge (overcharged).
• Check for operation beyond the limit of the machine.
• Check the condenser coils for debris or restriction.
• Check the evaporator coil for a refrigerant restriction.
• For the TXV(s) (thermostatic expansion valves):
- Check for the proper TXV. The 38AP units require bleed
port TXVs. Failure to use this type of valve may result in
high pressure switch trips at start-up.
- Check the TXV for proper operation.
• Check the condenser fans and motors for proper rotation
and operation.
• Check the liquid line service valve to be sure that it is
open.
  LOW CHARGE = High superheat. Low suction pressure, indoor TD,
subcooling, head pressure & compressor current draw.

 OVER CHARGE = Low superheat. Normal indoor TD. High suction

pressure, subcooling, head pressure & compressor current draw.

 LOW INDOOR AIR FLOW = Low superheat & suction pressure. Low to
normal head pressure. High indoor TD. High to normal subcooling. Not much
effect on current draw.

 MILD LOW OUTDOOR AIR FLOW = Low superheat &

subcooling. High suction & head pressure. Normal indoor TD. Normal to
high current draw.

 SEVERE OUTDOOR LOW AIR FLOW = High superheat, suction pressure,

head pressure & current draw. Low indoor TD & subcooling.

 MILD RESTRICTION (factory charge) = High superheat. Lowsuction

pressure, indoor TD & current draw. Normal to high subcooling. Normal to
low head pressure.

 MILD RESTRICTION (with excess refrigerant) = Normal superheat,

suction & indoor TD. High subcooling & head pressure. Low current draw.

 SEVERE RESTRICTION (with excess refrigerant) = High superheat,

subcooling, current draw & head pressure. Low suction pressure & indoor
TD.

 WEAK COMPRESSOR VALVES = Low superheat, current draw, head

pressure & indoor TD. High suction pressure & subcooling.