Refrigerant Piping - Carrier 38VT 188CTST Series Installation Manual

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Refrigerant piping

WARNING
If the refrigerant gas leaks during installation, ventilate the room.
If the leaked refrigerant gas comes into contact with fire, noxious gas may be generated.
After installation, check that the refrigerant gas does not leak.
If the refrigerant gas leaks into the room and comes into contact with fire such as a kitchen range, noxious gas
gas may be generated.
Connection of refrigerant pipe
The refrigerant pipe connecting section is set in the
outdoor unit. Remove the front panel and the piping/
wiring panel. (M5: 8 pcs.)
As shown in the illustration on the right, the hooks
are at the right and left sides of the front panel. Lift
up and remove the front panel.
Pipes can be drawn out forward or downward from
the outdoor unit.
When drawing out the pipe forward, draw it out to the
outside via the piping/wiring panel, and leave a space
of 500 mm or more from the main pipe connecting the
outdoor unit with the indoor unit, considering service
work or other work on the unit. (For replacing the
compressor, 500 mm or more space is required.)
When drawing out the pipe downward, remove the
knockouts on the base plate of the outdoor unit, draw
the pipes out of the outdoor unit, and perform piping
on the right/left or rear side.
Do not apply any load to the pipes.
Packed
valve of
liquid
side
Hook
Front panel
Piping/wiring panel
(Left
(Right
piping) (Rear piping)
piping)
(Left piping)
(Right piping)
Drawing out
downward
Ball valve of
gas side
REQUIREMENT
For a welding work of the refrigerant pipes, be sure to use nitrogen gas in order to prevent oxidation of the inside
of the pipes; otherwise clogging of the refrigerating cycle due to oxidized scale may occur.
Use clean and new pipes for the refrigerant pipes and perform piping work so that water or dust does not
contaminate the refrigerant.
Pipe connection method of valve (Example)
Pipe diameter
Type D
Liquid Gas
Cut the L-shaped pipe at the horizontal
straight section, then braze the socket and
38VT008
12.7 19.1
pipe procured locally.
38VT010
12.7 22.2
socket
Cut the L-shaped pipe at the horizontal
straight section, then braze the socket and
pipe procured locally.
38VT012
12.7 28.6
38VT014
15.9 28.6
socket
Cut the L-shaped pipe at the horizontal
straight section, then braze the socket and
pipe procured locally.
38VT014A
38VT016
15.9 28.6
38VT018
38VT020
socket
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a r w o - u f t r o w a d r D a r w o - t u d o
Cut the L-shape pipe at the vertical straight
section, then braze the socket and pipe
procured locally.
Liquid pipe Gas pipe Liquid pipe
Section to
be cut
Pipe
Pipe
socket
Cut the L-shape pipe at the vertical straight
section, then braze the socket and pipe
procured locally.
Liquid pipe Gas pipe Liquid pipe
Section to
be cut
Pipe
Pipe
socket
Cut the L-shape pipe at the vertical straight
section, then braze the socket and pipe
procured locally.
Liquid pipe
Liquid pipe Gas pipe
Section to
be cut
Pipe
Pipe
socket
w n w a d r
Gas pipe
Section to
be cut
Gas pipe
Section to
be cut
Gas pipe
EN
Section to
be cut
EN
EN
ID