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LG Multi V ARUN053GF2 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1: Installation Manual

    InstallatIon Manual Variable Refrigerant Flow Outdoor Unit 4.4 Tons...
  • Page 2 For continual product development, LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., reserves the right to change specifications without notice. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. This document, as well as all reports, illustrations, data, information, and other materials are the property of LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 4 PcB is changed. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 5 Clean up the site after installation is finished, and check that no metal scraps, screws, or bits of wiring have been left inside or surrounding the unit. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Refrigerant concentration calculation ..................................64 Installation Checklists ......................................65-72 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 7: Space Ii Unit Specifications / Electrical Data

    Maximum allowable voltage unbalance is 2%. MCA = Minimum Circuit Ampacity. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 8: R410A Refrigerant

    Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 9: General Installation Guidelines

    • When installing multiple Space II units, avoid placing the units where discharge of one Space II unit will blow into the inlet side of an adjacent unit. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 10: Seacoast Applications

    Automatic/Manual Louver = 6” Min. Fixed Louver = 4” Min. Drain pipe Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 11 Figure 5: Recommended Effective Opening Ratio of Louver Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 12: Required Clearances

    If 11-3/4 a ≤ 19-3/4, D ≥ 9-3/4 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 13: Rigging Instructions

    Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 14: Mounting Bolt Location

    • Do not install the suction hole and the discharge hole of the unit so that either directly faces seasonal winds as this can cause freezing. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 15: Piping Preparation

    Vapor Piping, 3/8 in. O.D. Liquid Piping; Flare Size “A”: 5/8 ~ 11/16 in. Vapor, 5/8 ~ 11/16 in. Liquid. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 16: Piping Materials And Handling

    24 hours Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 17 • Protect isolation valves, electronic expansion valves, and other heat-sensitive control components from excessive heat with a wet rag or heat barrier spray. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 18 Tube wall thickness should meet local code requirements and be approved for an operating pressure of 551 psi. If local code does not specify wall thickness, LG suggests using tube thickness per table below. When bending tubing, try to keep the number of bends to a minimum, and use the largest radii possible to reduce the equivalent length of installed pipe;...
  • Page 19 Only LG supplied Y-branch and Header fittings (as referenced below; sold separately) can be used to join one pipe segment to two or more segments. Third-party or field-fabricated Tee’s, Y-fittings, Headers, or other branch fittings are not qualified for use with LG Multi V Space II systems.
  • Page 20 Field supplied copper pipe LG supplied header LG supplied insulation jacket Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 21 ASTM B-88 Standards. Inches to feet conversion (12 in./ft.) Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 22 Pipe length baseline temperature = 0°F. "Expansion of Carbon, Copper and Stainless Steel Pipe," The Engineers' Toolbox, www.engineeringtoolbox. com. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 23 R = Centerline Length of Pipe. L = Centerline Minimum Radius (inches). Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 24 Isolation Ball Valves LG allows the installation of field-supplied ball valves with Schrader ports at each indoor unit. Full-port isolation ball valves with Schrader ports (positioned between valve and indoor unit) rated for use with R410A refrigerant should be used on both the liquid and vapor lines.

  • Page 25: Piping Materials And Handling

    Underground refrigerant pipe shall be routed inside a protective sleeve to prevent insulation deterioration. Wall Sleeve Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 26 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 27: Refrigerant Piping Connections

    1-1/8 1-1/4 1-3/8 1-1/2 1-5/8 1-3/4 2-1/8 Elbow (ft.) Y-branch (ft.) Header (ft.) Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 28: Refrigerant Piping System Examples

    • See pages 29-30 for refrigerant pipe diame- ter and pipe length tables. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 29 • Y-branches and other header branches cannot be installed downstream of the initial header branch. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 30: Selecting The Refrigerant Piping

    9,600-24,200 Btu/h 4-way 3 feet x 3 feet Cassette and 15,400-24,200 Btu/h High Static Ducted indoor units have Ø3/8 (liquid) and Ø5/8 (vapor). Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 31: Required Lats File

    • Import building loads from an external file (.xls and .xlsx format). Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 32: Acceptable Piping Layouts

    A second branch cannot be installed after a header. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 33: Branch Pipe Fittings

    O.D. 1-1/8 I.D. 3/4 O.D. 5/8 4-3/4 2-3/4 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 34: Branch Pipe Fittings

    I.D. 1-1/8 I.D. 3/4 I.D. 1-3/8 I.D. 5/8 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 35: Vacuum Mode

    Reset the power to the Space unit. Vacuum Mode has been cancelled. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 36: Leak Test

    Thus, 80.6 - 68 x 0.01 = 0.126. In this case, the pressure drop of 0.126 was due to temperature difference, therefore, there is no leak in the refrigerant piping system. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 37: Evacuation

    Figure 38: Space II Unit Evacuation Procedure. Vacuum Pump Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 38: Additional Refrigerant Charge

    For refrigerant charge purposes, consider only the liquid line; ignore the vapor line(s). Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 39: Additional Refrigerant Charge

    If the calculation results in a negative number, refrigerant does not need to be added. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 40: Refrigerant Piping Insulation

    • Be sure to fully insulate the piping connections. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 41 • The thickness of the above insulation material is based on heat conductivity of 0.61 Btu/in/h/ft /°F. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 42 Pipe sleeves at Penetrations LG requires that all pipe penetrations through walls, floors, and pipes buried underground be properly insulated and routed through an appropriate wall sleeve of sufficient size to prevent compression of refrigerant pipe insulation and free movement of the pipe within the sleeve.

  • Page 43: Refrigerant Piping Insulation

    Insulation to y-Branch and Header fittings Check the fit of the insulation jacket provided with the LG Y-branch and Header kits after all pipes are brazed to fittings. Mark all pipes at the point where the insulation jacket ends. Remove the jacket. Install field-supplied insulation on the pipe segments first, and then install the LG provided insulation plugs on the ends of all unused Header ports.
  • Page 44 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 45: Electrical Wiring

    • Do not run the power wiring and the communication cable in the same conduit. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 46: Power Wiring

    If power wires are not properly terminated and firmly attached, there is risk of fire, electric shock, and physical injury or death. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 47: Wiring And Cable Terminations

    • Always include some allowance in the wiring length when terminating. Provide some slack to facilitate removing the electrical panels while servicing. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 48 Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 49 Connect the shield to ground ONLY at the Space II unit. Tie shields together at each termination point. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 50: Communication Cables

    Cable connected to Zone Controller is the factory default connection. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 51: Space Ii Unit Dip Switch Settings

    ● = DIP Switch Set to ON X = DIP Switch Set to OFF Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 52: Auto Addressing The Indoor Units

    / or death. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 53 CH06 is displayed, that means that six (6) indoor units have been successfully auto addressed. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 54: Auto Addressing The Indoor Units

    7. Record the system address the Space II unit assigned to each indoor unit by the auto address procedure in the column provided on the Pre-commissioning Device Configuration Worksheet. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 55: Group Addressing

    On AC EZ, do not skip addresses. Start with Hex address 0. Buttons have pre-assigned Hex addresses. If an address is skipped, the associated button will do nothing. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 56 Can be assigned at will or for example, can follow the room layout on each floor. For each LG Central Controller product provided on the project, devise a central control address schedule and assign a central control address to each indoor unit(s) Hydro Kit(s), and ERV(s) units. Record this central control address for each component in the column provided on the Pre-commissioning Device Configuration Worksheet.

  • Page 57: Group Addressing

    18. After all Slave indoor unit have addresses assigned, go back to the Master indoor unit and restore power. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 58: Self Diagnosis Functions

    Images on these pages are examples of LGMV screenshots. Actual images may differ depending on the version of the software and the units installed. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 59 Images on these pages are examples of LGMV screenshots. Actual images may differ depending on the version of the software and the units installed. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 60 CN inverter socket on the Space II unit noise filter PCB.) For detailed information on how to troubleshoot each error, see the Space II Unit Service Manual on www.lg-vrf.com. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification.
  • Page 61 Space II unit fan is experiencing first position sensor failure. For detailed information on how to troubleshoot each error, see the Space II Unit Service Manual on www.lg-vrf.com. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification.
  • Page 62 For detailed information on how to troubleshoot each error, see the Space II Unit Service Manual on www.lg-vrf.com. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 63: Caution For Refrigerant Leakage

    ASHRAE Standard 15-2010 / 34-2010 and addenda current as of the date of this publication. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 64: Refrigerant Concentration Calculation

    Gas Leak Detector Indoor Unit Ventilation Inlet / Outlet Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 66: Installation Checklist

    Best practice includes a minimum of 20″ of straight pipe was installed between each elbow, and Y-branch or header fitting, and between two Y-branch fittings. Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.

  • Page 67: Installation Checklists

    No “Star” or multiple parallel circuits. No cable splices or wire caps were used to connect communications cables. LG-supplied cable was used between each indoor unit and its zone controller. No cables were spliced and no wire caps are present.
  • Page 68 Date: _______________________________________________ *This form must be completed and submitted to LG a minimum of three (3) weeks prior to final scheduling of any startup. Note: If any of the above items are not complete at time of start-up, back charges will be assessed for additional costs.
  • Page 69 Pre-coMMIssIonInG cHecKlIst Page 2 notes for the commissioning agent Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 70 Pre-coMMIssIonInG cHecKlIst Page 3 notes for the commissioning agent Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 71 Pre-coMMIssIonInG cHecKlIst Page 4 notes for the commissioning agent Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 72 For refrigerant charge purposes, consider only the liquid line; ignore the vapor line(s). Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification. ©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. “LG” is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
  • Page 75 For further technical materials such as submittals, engineering manuals, service manuals, and catalogs, visit www.lg-vrf.com.
  • Page 76 20001747 ISO 9001: 2008 LG ELECTRONICS INC. LG Electronics LG Customer Information Center, Commercial Products Commercial Air Conditioning Division 1-888-865-3026 USA 11405 Old Roswell Road Follow the prompts for commercial A/C products. Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 www.lg-vrf.com VRF-IM-BS-001-US 014B14...

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