4. Installing
the refrigerant
piping
@ Stop valve <Liquid side>
Stop valve <Gas side>
© Service
port
Open/Close
section
®
®
®f J
(_ Local pipe
Fig. 4-4
(_ Sealed, same way for gas side
@ Pipe cover
(_ Do not use a wrench here.
Refrigerant
leakage may result.
(_ Use two wrenches
here.
(1)
®
®
®
®
Fig. 4-5
(2)
®
/9
®
Fig. 4-6
* The figure to the left is an example
only.
The stop valve shape, service
port po-
sition,
etc., may vary according
to the
model.
* Turn section @ only.
(Do not further tighten sections @ and ®
together.)
© Charge hose
Service port
Fig. 4-7
4.4. Refrigerant pipe airtight testing method
(1) Connect the testing tools.
• Make sure the stop valves @ ® are closed and do not open them.
• Add pressure to the refrigerant lines through the service port © of the liquid stop valve
©.
(2) Do not add pressure to the specified pressure all at once; add pressure little by little.
dP Pressurize to 0.5 MPa (5 kgf/cm2G), wait five minutes, and make sure the pressure
does not decrease.
® Pressurize to 1.5 MPa (15 kgf/cm2G), wait five minutes, and make sure the pressure
does not decrease.
® Pressurize to 4.15 MPa (41.5 kgf/cm2G) and measure the surrounding temperature
and refrigerant pressure.
(3) If the specified pressure holds for about one day and does not decrease, the pipes have
passed the test and there are no leaks.
• If the surrounding temperature changes by 1 °C, the pressure will change by about
0.01MPa (0.1 kgf/cm2G). Make the necessary corrections.
(4) If the pressure decreases in steps (2) or (3), there is a gas leak. Look for the source of
the gas leak.
4.5. Stop valve opening method
(1) Gas side (Fig. 4-5)
dP Remove the cap, pull the handle toward you and rotate 1/4 turn in a counter-
clockwise
direction to open.
® Make sure that the stop valve is open completely,
push in the handle and rotate
the cap back to its original position.
(2) Liquid side (Fig. 4-6)
dP Remove the cap and turn the valve rod counterclockwise
as far as it will go with
the use of a 4 mm hexagonal
wrench. Stop turning when it hits the stopper.
(_6.35, 1/4 inch: Approximately
4.5 revolutions)
0a9.52, 3/8 inch: Approximately
10 revolutions)
® Make sure that the stop valve is open completely,
push in the handle and rotate
he cap back to its original position.
@ Valve
® Unit side
© Operation
section
@ Cap
® Local pipe side
® Pipe cover
@ Service port
@ Wrench hole
(_ Double spanner section
(Do not apply a spanner
other than to this sec-
tion.Doing
so would cause refrigerant
leaks.)
@ Seal section
(Seal the end of the heat insulation
material at
the pipe connection
section with whatever
seal
material you have on hand so that water does
not infiltrate the heat insulation
material.)
Handle
Refrigerant
pipes are protectively wrapped
• The pipes can be protectively
wrapped
up to a diameter
of _a90 ram, 3-35/64
inch before or after connecting
the pipes. Cut out the knockout in the pipe cover
following the groove and wrap the pipes.
Pipe inlet gap
• Use putty or sealant
to seal the pipe inlet around
the pipes so that no gaps
remain.(If
the gaps are not closed, noise may be emitted or water and dust will
enter the unit and breakdown
may result.)
Precautions
when using the charge
valve (Fig.4-7)
Do not tiqhten
the service
port too much when installinq
it, otherwise,
the valve
core could be deformed and become loose
causina a aas leak.
After positioning section @ in the desired direction, turn section @ only and tighten it.
Do not further tighten sections @ and ® together after tightening section @.
4.6. Addition of refrigerant
• Additional
charging is not necessary if the pipe length does not exceed 30 m, 100 ft
• If the pipe length exceeds
the specified
length above, charge the unit with addi-
tional R410A refrigerant according to the permitted pipe lengths in the chart below.
* When the unit is stopped, charge the unit with the additional
refrigerant through
the liquid stop valve after the pipe extensions
and indoor unit have been vacu-
umized.
When the unit is operating,
add refrigerant
to the gas check valve using a
safety charger. Do not add liquid refrigerant directly to the check valve.
* After charging
the unit with refrigerant,
note the added
refrigerant
amount on
the service label (attached to the unit).
Refer to the "1.5. Using R410A refrigerant air conditioners"
for more information.
• Be careful when installing
multiple
units. Connecting
to an incorrect indoor
unit
can lead to abnormally
high pressure and have a serious effect on operation
per-
formance.
Max pipe
Max height
Additional
refrigerant
charging amount
length
difference
30 m
33 m
37 m
40 m
43 m
46 m
49 m
52 m
55 m
58 m
61 m
64 m
67 m
70 m
73 m
75 m
100ft
110ft
120ft
130ft
140ft
150ft
160ft
170ft
180ft
190ft
200ft
210ft
220ft
230ft
240ft
245ft
0oz
6oz
12oz
180z
24oz
30oz
360z
42oz
480z
54oz
600z
66oz
720z
78oz
84oz
860z
75m,
245ft
30m,
100ft
0kg
0.2kg
0.4kg
0.5kg
0.7kg
0.9kg
1.0kg
1.2kg
1.4kg
1.5kg
1.7kg
1.9kg
2.0kg
2.2kg
2.3kg
2.4kg
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