Pumping Down - LG LS-K1820CL Manual

2. Pumping down

Indoor unit
Purge the air
• Procedure
(1) Confirm that both liquid side and gas side valves
are set to the open position.
- Remove the valve stem caps and confirm that the
valve stems are in the raised position.
- Be sure to use a hexagonal wrench to operate the
valve stems.
(2) Operate the unit for 10 to 15 minutes.
(3) Stop operation and wait for 3 minutes, then con-
nect the charge set to the service port of the 3-way
valve.
- Connect the charge hose to the service port.
(4) Air purging of the charge hose.
- Open the low-pressure valve on the charge set
slightily to air purge from the charge hose.
(5) Set the liquid side valve to the closed position.
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Liquid side
Gas side
Lo
CLOSE CLOSE
Open
2-Way
valve
Closed
3-Way
valve
(6) Operates the air conditioner in cooling mode and
stop it when the gauge indicates 1kg/cm
(7) Immediately set the 3-way valve to the closed posi-
tion.
- Do this quickly so that the gauge ends up indicat-
ing 3 to 5kg/cm
2
(8) Disconnect the charge set, and mount the 2-way
and 3-way valve's stem nuts and the service port
nut.
- Use torque wrench to tighten the service port nut to
a torque of 1.8kg.m.
- Be sure to check for gas leakage.
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Outdoor unit
g.
2
g.
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