Connecting The Refrigerant Piping; Pipe Bending Guidelines; To Flare The Pipe End - Daikin Altherma ERLQ004CAV3 Installer's Reference Manual

7.4
Connecting the refrigerant piping
DANGER: RISK OF BURNING
CAUTION
▪ Do NOT use mineral oil on flared part.
▪ Do NOT reuse piping from previous installations.
▪ NEVER install a drier to this R410A unit to guarantee
its lifetime. The drying material may dissolve and
damage the system.
NOTICE
Take the following precautions on refrigerant piping into
account:
▪ Avoid anything but the designated refrigerant to get
mixed into the refrigerant cycle (e.g. air).
▪ Only use R410A when adding refrigerant.
▪ Only use installation tools (e.g. manifold gauge set) that
are exclusively used for R410A installations to
withstand the pressure and to prevent foreign materials
(e.g. mineral oils and moisture) from mixing into the
system.
▪ Install the piping so that the flare is NOT subjected to
mechanical stress
▪ Protect the piping as described in the following table to
prevent dirt, liquid or dust from entering the piping.
▪ Use caution when passing copper tubes through walls
(see figure below).
Unit
Installation period
Outdoor unit >1 month
<1 month
Indoor unit Regardless of the
period
INFORMATION
Do NOT open the refrigerant stop valve before checking
the refrigerant piping. When you need to charge additional
refrigerant it is recommended to open the refrigerant stop
valve after charging.
Take the following guidelines into account when connecting pipes:
▪ Coat the flare inner surface with ether oil or ester oil when
connecting a flare nut. Tighten 3 or 4 turns by hand, before
tightening firmly.
▪ Always use two wrenches together when loosening a flare nut.
▪ Always use a spanner and torque wrench together to tighten the
flare nut when connecting the piping. This to prevent nut cracking
and leaks.
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Daikin Altherma low temperature split
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a
d
Piping size
7.4.1
Use a pipe bender for bending. All pipe bends should be as gentle
as possible (bending radius should be 30~40 mm or larger).
7.4.2
1 Cut the pipe end with a pipe cutter.
2 Remove burrs with the cut surface lacing downward so that the
Protection method
a
Pinch the pipe
Pinch or tape the pipe
3 Remove the flare nut from the stop valve and put the flare nut
4 Flare the pipe. Set exactly at the position as shown in the
A
5 Check that the flaring is properly made.
a
b
c
a
Torque wrench
b
Spanner
c
Piping union
d
Flare nut
Tightening
(mm)
torque (N•m)
Ø6.4 15~17
Ø15.9 63~75
Pipe bending guidelines
To flare the pipe end
CAUTION
▪ Incomplete flaring may cause refrigerant gas leakage.
▪ Do NOT re­use flares. Use new flares to prevent for
refrigerant gas leakage.
▪ Use flare nuts that are included with the unit. Using
different flare nuts may cause to refrigerant gas
leakage.
chips does not enter the pipe.
b
a
Cut exactly at right angles.
b
Remove burrs.
on the pipe.
following illustration.
A
Conventional flare tool
Flare tool for Clutch type
R410A (clutch
(Ridgid-type)
type)
0~0.5 mm 1.0~1.5 mm
b
c
a
Flare's inner surface must be flawless.
b
The pipe end must be evenly flared in a perfect circle.
c
Make sure the flare nut is lifted.
7 Installation
Flare
Flare shape
dimensions (mm)
(mm)
90° ±2
8.7~9.1
19.3~19.7 A
R=0.4~0.8
Wing nut type
(Imperial-type)
1.5~2.0 mm
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