Selecting Copper Piping - LG ARUM072BTE5 Installation Manual

SELECTING COPPER PIPING

Selecting Field-Supplied Copper Piping
Always follow local codes when selecting and installing copper pipe and piping system components.
Approved piping for use with Multi V products will be marked "R410 RATED" along the length of the pipe. Piping wall thickness should meet
local code requirements and be approved for a maximum operating pressure of 551 psi. When bending piping, try to keep the number of
bends to a minimum, and use the largest radii possible to reduce the equivalent length of installed piping; also, bending radii greater than ten
(10) piping diameters can minimize pressure drop. Be sure no traps or sags are present.
For Heat Recovery Systems
LG prefers the use of ACR hard drawn copper on pipe segments located between heat recovery units and outdoor units, between heat recov-
ery units piped in series, and between heat recovery units and multiple indoor units sharing an heat recovery unit port.
For Heat Pump Systems
LG prefers the use of ACR hard drawn copper for all pipe segments in the piping system except segments located between Y-branch fittings
(or header fittings) and indoor units.
For DOAS Units
LG prefers the use of hard drawn copper in pipe segments connecting a Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) product and an outdoor unit.
Always properly support the piping as per the instructions on page 50.
Table 20: ACR Rated Copper Tubing Material.
Type
Class
Straight Lengths
Coils
Table 21: ACR Rated Piping Wall Thicknesses.
OD (in)
Material
Rigid or Soft ACR Rated for R410A
Min. Bend Radius (in)
Min. Wall Thickness (in)
Table 22: ACR Copper Tubing Dimensions and Physical Characteristics
Nominal Pipe
Actual Outside
Outside
Diameter (in)
Diameter (in)
1/4 0.250
3/8 0.375
1/2 0.500
5/8 0.625
3/4 0.750
7/8 0.875
1-1/8 1.125
All dimensions provided are in accordance with ASTM B280 – Standard.
1
Design pressure = 551 psig.
2
The Copper Tube Handbook, 2010, Copper Development Association Inc., 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
3
• Commercially available piping often contains dust and other materials. Always blow it clean with a dry nitrogen.
• Prevent dust, water or other contaminants from entering the piping during installation.
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Seamless Phosphorous Deoxidized
1/4 3/8 1/2
0.563 0.9375 1.5
0.03 0.03 0.03
Drawn Temper
Nominal Wall
Weight (lb/ft)
Thickness (in)
--
0.030 0.126
0.035 0.198
0.040 0.285
0.042 0.362
0.045 0.455
0.050 0.655
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UNS C12200 DHP
H58 Temper
O60 Temper
5/8 3/4
Rigid or Solid ACR Rated for R410A
2.25 3.0
0.03 0.03
1-3
Cubic ft per Nominal Wall
Linear ft Thickness (in)
-- --
0.00054
0.00101
0.00162
0.00242
0.00336
0.00573
7/8 1-1/8 1-3/8
3.0 3.5 4.0
0.03 0.03 0.04
Annealed Temper
Weight (lb/ft)
0.030 0.081
0.032 0.134
0.032 0.182
0.035 0.251
0.042 0.362
0.045 0.455
0.050 0.655
1-5/8
4.5
0.050
Cubic ft per
Linear ft
0.00020
0.00053
0.00103
0.00168
0.00242
0.00336
0.00573