Outdoor Unit Electrical Connections - LG LS181HSV5 Installation Manual

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Connecting Outdoor Unit Wiring

• Verify that main power is completely off and that no power is going through the Single Zone system before proceeding with these steps.

Follow all safety and warning information outlined at the beginning of this manual. Failure to do so will cause electric shock, bodily injury

and / or death.

• Per code, install a main indoor breaker, and an outdoor service disconnect that interrupts all power sources simultaneously. There is risk of

fire, electric shock, explosion, physical injury or death.

• Verify that the circuit breaker or some other emergency power cutoff device is in place before any power wiring is done to the system. Fail-

ure to do so will cause electric shock, bodily injury and / or death.

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Never touch any power lines or live cables before all power is cutoff to the system. To do so will cause bodily injury or death.

1. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the piping / control box

cover or control box cover (depends on model) from the outdoor

unit.

2. Inspect all wiring inside the chassis to be sure they are secure

and have not loosen during transportation and installation of the

outdoor unit. Inspect wires for damage or cracks.

Loose, damaged, or cracked wires will cause electric shock, bodily injury

and / or death.

Loose wires can cause the wiring to burn out, damaging the outdoor

unit.

3. Confirm that electrical power supply capacity will be sufficient to

run the unit. Verify that a circuit breaker and service disconnect

are installed. See the Electrical table in the Product Data section

for details on electrical requirements.

Per code, install a main indoor breaker, and an outdoor service discon-

nect that interrupts all power sources simultaneously. There is risk of

fire, electric shock, explosion, physical injury or death.

4. Confirm that the right gauge size is used for all wiring. Follow all

federal, state, and local codes related to wiring.

5. Guide the power wiring to the outdoor unit, and communications

/ connection (power) cable from the outdoor unit to the indoor

unit, through the conduit holes on the outdoor unit or control box

cover (see images below and on the next page). Install conduits

to protect the wiring and cable.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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