Panasonic CS-A18GKD Service Manual page 35

12.5.11. 4-Way Valve Control
• 4-way valve always on during Heating operation. (except deicing operation)
• When the unit is switched off by remote control during Heating operation, the 4-way valve stay at Heating position for 5 minutes.
• This is to prevent the refrigerant flow process sound for being occur.
12.5.12. Hot Start Control
• Hot Start Control is to prevent cool air discharge into the room when heating operation start.
• When Heating operation starts, Indoor fan will not start until the indoor heat exchanger reaches 30°C as diagram shown.
• Hot start is completed when indoor heat exchanger rises to 42°C or operation over 4 minutes.
12.5.13. Anti Cold Draft Control
12.5.14. Deicing Control
Deice starts to prevent frosting at outdoor heat exchanger.
• Normal Deicing
Deice operation detection commences in Heating operation starts or 60 minutes after previous deice operation. If the outdoor
piping temperature drops to -4°C for 50 sec. continuously during compressor is in operation, deice will start.
(There is no detection during Outdoor Fan stops.)
• Overload Deicing
During heating operation, if the outdoor Fan OFF duration (due to overload control) is accumulated up to 60 minutes and after
compressor starts for 1 minutes, deicing starts.
• Deicing ends when
(a) 12 minutes after deicing operation starts;
(b) The outdoor piping temperature rises to about 12°C.
• After deicing operation, compressor stops for 30 seconds and 4-way valve stays at cooling position for 10 seconds.
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