LG LT-B2461CL Service Manual page 29

6. Connecting Pipes to the Indoor Unit
• Preparation of Piping
Main cause of gas leakage is defect in flaring
work. Carry out correct flaring work in the following
procedure.
1) Cut the pipes and the cable.
Use the accessory piping kit or the pipes pur-
chased locally.
Measure the distance between the indoor and
the outdoor unit.
Cut the pipes a little longer than measured dis-
tance.
Cut the cable 1.5m longer than the pipe length.
2) Burrs removal
Completely remove all burrs from the cut cross
section of pipe/tube.
Put the end of the copper tube/pipe to downward
direction as you remove burrs in order to avoid
to let burrs drop in the tubing.
3) Putting nut on
Remove flare nuts attached to indoor and out-
door units, than put them on pipe/tube having
completed burr removal.
(Not possible to put them on after flaring work)
4) Flaring work
Carry out flaring work using flaring tool as
shown below.
Outside diameter
mm
Ø9.52
Ø15.88
Ø19.05
Firmly hold copper tube in a bar(or die) as indicat-
ed dimension in the table above.
5) Check
Compare the flared work with figure below.
If flare is noted to be defective, cut off the flared
section and do flaring work again.
A
inch mm
3/8 0.5~0.8
5/8 0.8~1.0
3/4 1.0~1.3
Copper
tube
Point down
Copper tube
Bar
Copper pipe
Smooth all round
Inside is shining without scratches
Even length
all round
–29–
Slanted Uneven Rough
90°
Pipe
Reamer
Flare nut
Handle
Bar
"A"
Clamp handle
Red arrow mark
= Improper flaring =
Inclined Surface Cracked Uneven
damaged
Yoke
Cone
thickness