Refrigerant Piping - Toshiba RAV-SM560XT-E Service Manual

9-7. REFRIGERANT PIPING

9-7-1. Refrigerant Piping
1. If the outdoor units are to be mounted on a wall, make sure that the platform supporting is sufficiently strong.
The platform should be designed and manufactured to maintain its strength over a long period of time, and
sufficient consideration should be given to ensuring that the outdoor unit will not fall.
2. Use copper pipe with 0.8 mm or more thickness.
3. Flare nut and flare works are also different from those of the conventional refrigerant. Take out the flare nut
attached to the main unit of the air conditioner, and use it.
IMPORTANT 4 POINTS FOR PIPING WORK
1. Take away dust and moisture from the inside of the connecting pipes.
2. Tight connection (between pipes and unit)
3. Evacuate the air in the connecting pipes using VACUUM PUMP.
4. Check the gas leakage. (Connected points)
9-7-2. Permissible Piping Length and Head
The maximum piping length from the outdoor to indoor unit
30 m (Without charge 20 m)
(RAV-SM560AT-E)
<Flaring>
Insert a flare nut into the pipe, and flare the pipe.
As the flaring sizes of R410A differ from those of refrigerant R22, the flare tools
newly manufactured for R410A are recommended.
However, the conventional tools can be used by adjusting projection margin of
the copper pipe.
• Projection margin in flaring : B (Unit : mm)
Rigid (Clutch type)
R410A tool used
Outer diam.
of copper pipe
R410A
6.35/9.52
0 to 0.5
12.7/15.9 0 to 0.5
• Flaring dia meter size : A (Unit : mm)
Outer diam. of copper pipe
6.35
12.7/15.9
50 m (Without charge 20 m)
(RAV-SM800AT-E)
Conventional tools used
R22 R410A
(Same as left) 1.0 to 1.5
(Same as left) 1.0 to 1.5
+ 0
A
– 0.4
R410A R22
9.1
16.6 16.2
CAUTION
The maximum height difference outdoor/indoor unit
Outdoor unit is above
Imperial (Wing nut type)
Outer diam. of copper pipe
R22 6.35/9.52
0.5 to 1.0 12.7/15.9
0.5 to 1.0
* In the case of the flaring for R410A with the
conventional flare tool, pull out it approx. 0.5 mm
more than that for R22 to adjust to the specified
flare size.
9.0
The copper pipe gauge is useful for adjusting
projection margin size.
– 37 –
Outdoor unit is below
30 m
R410A
1.5 to 2.0
2.0 to 2.5
A
Fig. 9-7-2
15 m
B
Fig. 9-7-1
R22
1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.0