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Installation Instructions
NOTE:
Read
the entire
instruction
manual
before
starting
the
installation.
SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS
Improper
installation,
adjustment,
alteration,
service,
maintenance,
or use
can
cause
explosion,
fire,
electrical
shock,
or other
conditions
which
may
cause
death,
personal
injury,
or property
damage.
Consult
a qualified
installer,
service
agency,
or your
distributor
or branch
for information
or assistance.
The qualified
installer
or agency
must use factory-authorized
kits or accessories
when modifying
this product.
Refer to the individual
instructions
packaged
with the kits or accessories
when installing.
Follow
all safety
codes.
Wear safety glasses,
protective
clothing,
and work
gloves.
Use
quenching
cloth
for brazing
operations.
Have
fire
extinguisher
available.
Read
these
instructions
thoroughly
and
follow
all warnings
or cautions
included
in
literature
and
attached
to the unit. Consult local building
codes and
National
Electrical
Code (NEC) for special requirements.
Recognize
safety information.
This
is the safety-alert
symbol/_.
When
you
see this
symbol
on the unit
and in instructions
or
manuals,
be alert to the potential
for personal
injury.
Understand
these
signal
words:
DANGER,
WARNING,
and
CAUTION.
These
words
are used with
the safety-alert
symbol.
DANGER
identifies
the most
serious hazards
which
will result in
severe
personal
injury
or death.
WARNING
signifies
hazards
which could
result
in personal
injury or death.
CAUTION
is used
to identify
unsafe
practices
which
may
result
in minor
personal
injury or product
and property
damage.
NOTE is used to highlight
suggestions
which will result in enhanced
installation,
reliability,
or
operation.
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
HAZARD
5,
6,
7.
g,
9.
10.
When
passing
refrigerant
tubes
through
the
wall.
seal
opening
with
RTV
or other
pliable
silicon-based
caulk.
(See Fig. 1.)
Avoid
direct tubing
contact
with
water
pipes,
duct work.
floor joists, wall studs, floors, and walls.
Do not suspend
refrigerant
tubing from joists and studs with
a rigid
wire
or strap
which
comes
in direct
contact
with
tubing.(See
Fig. 1.)
Ensure
that
tubing
insulation
is pliable
and completely
surrounds
vapor tube.
When necessary,
use hanger straps which are 1 in. wide and
conform
to shape of tubing
insulation.
(See Fig. 1.)
Isolate hanger
straps from
insulation
by using metal sleeves
bent to conform
to shape of insulation.
NOTE: Avoid contact between tubing and structure
7
OUTDOOR
WALL'-_
INDOOR WAL_7
CAULK
LIQUID TUBE
b........ J
.............
r'q
THROUGH
THE WALL
Failure
to follow
this warning
could result
in personal
injury
or death.
Before
installing,
modifying,
or servicing
system,
main
electrical
disconnect
switch
must
be
in the
OFF position.
There
may be more
than 1 disconnect
switch.
Lock
out and
tag switch with a suitable warning
label.
INSTALLATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
NOTE:
In some cases noise in the living
area has been traced to
gas pulsations
from improper
installation
of equipment.
1. Locate
unit away from windows,
patios,
decks, etc. where
unit operation
sound may disturb
customer.
2. Ensure
that vapor
and liquid
tube diameters
are appropriate
for unit capacity.
3. Run refrigerant
tubes
as directly
as possible
by avoiding
unnecessary
turns and bends.
4. Leave
some
slack
between
structure
and unit
to absorb
vibration.
SUSPENSION
Fig. 1 - Connecting
Tubing
Installation
A94028
When
outdoor
unit is connected
to factory-approved
indoor
unit.
outdoor
unit contains
system
refrigerant
charge for operation
with
ARI
rated
indoor
unit
when
connected
by 15 ft. (4.57
m) of
field-supplied
or
factory
accessory
tubing.
For
proper
unit
operation,
check
refrigerant
charge
using
charging
information
located
on control box cover and/or in the Check Charge
section of
this instruction.
IMPORTANT:
Maximum
liquid-line
size is 3/8-in.
OD for all
residential
applications
including
line line.
IMPORTANT:
Always
install
the
factory-supplied
liquid-line
filter drier. Obtain
replacement
filter driers from your distributor
or
branch.
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