Installation; Selection Of The Best Location - LG THERMA V AHBW036H0 Installation Manual

Installation

4. Installation
CAUTION
Be very careful while carrying the unit.
- Do not have only one person carry the unit if it is more than 20 kg (44.1 lbs).
- PP bands are used to pack some products. Do not use them as a mean for transportation because
they are dangerous.
- Do not touch heat exchanger fins with your bare hands. Otherwise you may get a cut in your hands.
- Tear plastic packaging bag and scrap it so that children cannot play with it. Otherwise plastic
packaging bag may suffocate children to death.
- When carrying the unit, be sure to support it at 4-points. Carrying and lifting the unit with 3-point
support may make it unstable, resulting in a fall.

Selection of The Best Location

1. Select space for installing unit, which will meet the following conditions:
• No direct thermal radiation from other heat sources
• No possibility of annoying neighbors by noise from unit
• No exposition to strong wind
• With strength which bears weight of unit
• Note that drain flows out of unit when heating
• With space for air passage and service work shown next
• Because of the possibility of fire, do not install unit to the space where generation, inflow,
stagnation, and leakage of combustible gas is expected.
• Avoid unit installation in a place where acidic solution and spray (sulfur) are often used.
• Do not use unit under any special environment where oil, steam and sulfuric gas exist.
• It is recommended to fence round the unit in order to prevent any person or animal from
accessing the unit.
• If installation site is area of heavy snowfall, then the following directions should be observed.
- Make the foundation as high as possible.
- Fit a snow protection hood.
2. Select installation location considering following conditions to avoid bad condition when
additionally performing defrost operation.
• Install the unit at a place well ventilated and having a lot of sunshine in case of installing the
product at a place with a high humidity in winter (near beach, coast, lake, etc).
(Ex) Rooftop where sunshine always shines.
• Performance of heating will be reduced and preheat time of the unit may be lengthened in
case of installing the unit in winter at following location:
- Shade position with a narrow space
- Location with much moisture in neighboring floor.
- Location with much humidity around.
- Location where ventilation is good.
It is recommended to install the unit at a place with a lot of sunshine as possible as.
- Location where water gathers since the floor is not even.
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