SPLIT-TYPE, HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONERS July 2007 No.OC314 REVISED EDITION-C TECHNICAL & SERVICE MANUAL R410A R407C Indoor unit Revision : [Model names] [Service Ref.] • PLFY-P20/25/32/40VCM- .TH are added in PLFY-P20VCM-E PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH REVISED EDITION-C. PLFY-P20VCM-E • Some descriptions have been modified. PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E •...
TECHNICAL CHANGES PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P20VCM-E PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E • PANEL has been changed. SLP-2AA(White : 0.70Y 8.59/0.97) SLP-2AAW(Pure white : 6.4Y 8.9/0.4) SAFETY PRECAUTION CAUTIONS RELATED TO NEW REFRIGERANT Cautions for units utilizing refrigerant R407C Do not use the existing refrigerant piping. Use liquid refrigerant to charge the system.
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[2] Refrigerant recharging (1) Refrigerant recharging process 1Direct charging from the cylinder ·R407C cylinder which is available on the market has a syphon pipe. ·Leave the syphon pipe cylinder standing and recharge it. (By liquid refrigerant) Unit Gravimeter (2) Recharge in refrigerant leakage case ·After recovering all the refrigerant in the unit, proceed to working.
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Cautions for units utilizing refrigerant R410A Use a vacuum pump with a reverse flow check Do not use the existing refrigerant piping. valve. The old refrigerant and lubricant in the existing piping Vacuum pump oil may flow back into refrigerant cycle and contains a large amount of chlorine which may cause the that can cause deterioration of refrigerant oil etc.
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[1] Cautions for service (1) Perform service after recovering the refrigerant left in unit completely. (2) Do not release refrigerant in the air. (3) After completing service, charge the cycle with specified amount of refrigerant. (4) When performing service, install a filter drier simultaneously. Be sure to use a filter drier for new refrigerant.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Indoor Unit Filter Remove dust and pollutants from inhaled air. Horizontal Air Outlet Sets horizontal airflow automatically during cooling or dehumidifying. Grille Auto Air Swing Vane Disperses airflow up and down and adjusts the angle of airflow direction. Air Intake Inhales air from room.
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Wired remote controller Display Section “Sensor” indication Day-of-Week For purposes of this explanation, Shows the current day of the week. Displayed when the remote controller all parts of the display are shown sensor is used. as lit. During actual operation, only the relevant items will be lit.
4-WAY AIR FLOW SYSTEM 5-1. FRESH AIR INTAKE (Location for installation) At the time of installation, use the duct holes (cut out) located at the positions shown in following diagram, as and when required. Fresh air intake Detail drawing of fresh air intake [100 [73.4 3-[2.8 hole...
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5-4. FIXING HORIZONTAL VANE Horizontal vane of each air outlet can be fixed according to the environment where it is installed. Setting procedure 1) Turn off a main power supply (Turn off a breaker). 2) Disconnect the vane motor connector of the direction of the arrow with pressing the unlocking button as shown in figure below.
OUTLINES AND DIMENSIONS PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH PLFY-P20VCM-E .TH PLFY-P25VCM-E PLFY-P32VCM-E .TH PLFY-P40VCM-E Unit : mm Fresh air intake Detail drawing of fresh air intake Detail drawing of fresh air intake Detail drawing of fresh air intake Suspension bolt pitch [100 [73.4 3-[2.8...
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE PLFY-P20·P25·P32·P40VCM-E.TH Be careful on removing heavy parts. PLFY-P20·P25·P32·P40VCM-E OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS&ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Removing the air intake grille Figure 1 (1) Slide the knob of air intake grille to the direction of the arrow 1 to open the air intake grille. Air intake grille (2) Remove the string hook from the panel to prevent the grille from dropping.
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OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS&ILLUSTRATIONS 5. Removing the room temperature detection (TH21) Photo 4 (1) Remove the panel. (Refer to 3) Connectors (2) Pull out the room temperature detection from the drain pan. Drain plug Control box (3) Remove the 2 screws fixed to the control box cover, and remove the control box cover.
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OPERATING PROCEDURE PHOTOS&ILLUSTRATIONS 9. Removing the drain pump (DP) and drain sensor (DS) Photo 7 Cover Screw (1) Remove the panel. (Refer to 3 ) (2) Remove the drain pan. (Refer to 6) (3) Remove the 2 screws fixed to the control box cover, and Control remove the control box cover.
TROUBLESHOOTING 10-1. HOW TO CHECK THE PARTS PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH PLFY-P20VCM-E .TH PLFY-P25VCM-E PLFY-P32VCM-E .TH PLFY-P40VCM-E Parts name Check points Thermistor (TH21) Disconnect the connector then measure the resistance with a tester. (Room temperature (At the ambient temperature 10:~30:) detection) Thermistor (TH22) Normal...
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<Thermistor characteristic graph> < Thermistor for lower temperature > Thermistor (TH21) Thermistor for (Room temperature detection) lower temperature Thermistor (TH22) (Pipe temperature detection/ Liquid) Thermistor (TH23) (Pipe temperature detection/ Gas) Thermistor R =15k' ± 3% Fixed number of B=3480K ± 2% Rt=15exp { 3480( 273+t 15k'...
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<Output pulse signal and the valve operation> Output Output (Phase) Closing a valve : 1 Opening a valve : 4 The output pulse shifts in above order. • When linear expansion valve operation stops, all output phase become OFF. • At phase interruption or when phase does not shift in order, motor does not rotate smoothly and motor will lock and vibrate.
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10-2. FUNCTION OF DIP SWITCH Operation by switch Effective Switch Pole Function Remarks timing Thermistor <Room temperature Built-in remote controller Indoor unit Indoor controller board detection> position Filter clogging detection Provided Not provided <Initial setting> Filter cleaning 2,500h 100h Fresh air intake Effective Not effective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...
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Effective Pole Operation by switch Remarks timing SW11 Indoor controller board 1st digit SW12 SW11 address <Initial setting> setting Address setting should be done when M-NET SW12 SW11 remote controller is being used. SW12 2nd digit address Before setting power supply Indoor controller board SW14...
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10-3. TEST POINT DIAGRAM 10-3-1. Indoor controller board PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH PLFY-P20VCM-E PLFY-P25VCM-E .TH PLFY-P32VCM-E PLFY-P40VCM-E CN2M CN3A LED2 Connect to the terminal block (TB5) Connect to the terminal block (TB15) Power supply for (M-NET transmission connecting wire) (MA-Remote controller connecting wire) MA-Remote controller 24-30V DC (non-polar) Between 1 1 to 3 3 8.7-13V DC (Pin1 1 (+))
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10-3-2. Indoor power board PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH PLFY-P20VCM-E PLFY-P25VCM-E .TH PLFY-P32VCM-E PLFY-P40VCM-E CN2S Connect to the indoor controller board (CN2D) Between 1 1 to 3 3 12.6-13.7V DC (Pin1 1 (+)) CNSK Connect to the indoor controller board (CNDK) Between 1 1 to 3 3 220-240V AC...
PARTS LIST (Non-RoHS compliant) PANEL PARTS SLP-2AA(FOR PLFY-P20·P25·P32·P40VCM-E.TH) GEAR(M) GEAR(V) VANE BUSH VANE MOTOR TEMP. ON/OFF Q'ty/set Wiring Recom- Remarks Parts No. Parts name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty SLP-2AA Including H2 AIR OUTLET GRILLE AUTO VANE CORNER PANEL AIR FILTER INTAKE GRILLE VANE MOTOR...
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Q'ty/set Wiring Recom- PLFY- Remarks Parts No. Parts name Specification Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty VCM-E.TH BASE DRUM-1 LEG-1 DRUM-2 INDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER INDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER LINEAR EXPANSION VALVE 3PCS/SET MOTOR MOUNT INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V11-LF INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V15-LD INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V20-LL...
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ELECTRICAL PARTS PLFY-P20VCM-E.TH PLFY-P25VCM-E.TH PLFY-P32VCM-E.TH PLFY-P40VCM-E.TH Q'ty/set Wiring Recom- PLFY- Remarks Specification Diagram mended Parts No. Parts name (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty VCM-E.TH CAPACITOR 1.0+ / 40VAC CAPACITOR 1.5+ / 440VAC INDOOR CONTROLLER BOARD INDOOR CONTROLLER BOARD INDOOR CONTROLLER BOARD INDOOR CONTROLLER BOARD VARISTOR FUSE...
RoHS PARTS LIST (RoHS compliant) PANEL PARTS SLP-2AA(FOR PLFY-P20·P25·P32·P40VCM-E.TH) SLP-2AAW(FOR PLFY-P20·P25·P32·P40VCM-E .TH) GEAR(M) GEAR(V) VANE BUSH VANE MOTOR TEMP. ON/OFF Q'ty/set Wiring Recom- Remarks Parts No. Parts name Specification SLP- Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty 2AAW Including H2 AIR OUTLET GRILLE AIR OUTLET GRILLE Including H2 AUTO VANE...
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Q'ty/set Wiring Recom- PLFY- Remarks Parts No. Specification Parts name Diagram mended (Drawing No.) Symbol Q'ty VCM-E BASE DRUM-1 LEG-1 DRUM-2 INDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER INDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER LINEAR EXPANSION VALVE 3PCS/SET MOTOR MOUNT INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V11-LF INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V15-LD INDOOR FAN MOTOR PK6V20-LL...
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INDOOR POWER BOARD HEAD OFFICE : TOKYO BLDG., 2-7-3, MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-8310, JAPAN cCopyright 2004 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING CO., LTD. Distributed in Jul. 2007. No. OC314 REVISED EDITION-C PDF 7 Distributed in Jun. 2006. No. OC314 REVISED EDITION-B PDF 8 New publication, effective Jul.