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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
current editions
of the National
Electrical
Code ( NEC ) NFPA 70.
In Canada,
refer to current editions
of the Canadian
electrical
code
CSA 22.1.
Recognize
safety information.
This is the safety-alert
symbol
Z_.
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.
ELECTRICALSHOCK
HAZARD
4. Leave some slack between
structure
and unit to absorb vi-
bration.
5. When passing
refrigerant
tubes through
the wall, seal open-
ing with RTV or other pliable silicon-based
caulk. (See Fig.
1.)
6. Avoid
direct
tubing
contact
with
water
pipes,
duct work,
floor joists, wall studs, floors, and walls.
7. 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.)
8. Ensure
that tubing
insulation
is pliable
and completely
sur-
rounds vapor tube.
9. When necessary,
use hanger straps which
are 1 in. wide and
conform
to shape of tubing
insulation.
(See Fig. 1.)
10. Isolate hanger straps
from insulation
by using metal sleeves
bent to conform
to shape of insulation.
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
un-
necessary
turns and bends.
1 _254 mm/_l I'__
MIN
_
LIQUID TUBE
SUSPENSION
Fig. 1 - Connecting
Tubing
Installation
A07588
When
outdoor
unit is connected
to factory-approved
indoor
unit,
outdoor
unit contains
system
refrigerant
charge for operation
with
AHRI
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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