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GENERAL INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
Rigging and Lifting / Outdoor Unit Mounting
Rigging and Lifting Instructions
WARNING
Wear protective gloves and safety goggles when handling equipment. Sharp edges will cause personal injury.
Dispose of the packing materials safely.
• Packing materials, such as nails and other metal or wooden parts, will cause puncture wounds or other injuries.
• Remove the wood pallet from the bottom of the outdoor unit drain pan before installing it to the platform / bracket / etc. An unstable instal-
lation will cause the outdoor unit to fall, resulting in physical injury and / or death. Also, brazing around a wood pallet will result in a fire,
causing physical injury and / or death.
• Tear apart and throw away plastic packaging bags so that children do not play with them and risk suffocation and death.
CAUTION
• Be very careful when transporting the product. There is a risk of the product falling and causing physical injury.
• Use appropriate moving equipment to transport each frame; ensure the equipment is capable of supporting the weights listed.
• Some products use polypropylene bands for packaging.
• Support the outdoor unit at a minimum of four points to avoid slippage from rigging apparatus.
NOTE
• Make sure the outdoor unit is in its original packaging to avoid damage during local transport.
• At the time of delivery, the package must be checked for any damage (exterior and interior). Report any damage to the carrier claims agent
immediately.
• Handle the outdoor unit with care. Keep the outdoor unit upright to avoid damaging inside components.
• If a forklift is to transport the outdoor unit, the forklift arms must pass through the openings at the bottom.
• If a crane is to suspend the outdoor unit, it is required that two (2) ropes at least twenty-three (23) feet in length be used. Pass the ropes
under the unit. Pass the rope through the two (2) forklift slots each at the front and rear of the outdoor unit.
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• Always include padding to protect the outdoor unit from rope damage, and take into consideration the outdoor unit's center of gravity.
• Remove the wood pallet from the bottom of the outdoor unit drain pan before installing it to the platform / bracket / etc. Improper installation
with the wood pallets still on the outdoor unit will cause the heat exchanger to freeze, resulting in operation malfunction.
General Outdoor Unit Mounting
Any underlying structure or foundation must be designed to support the weight of the outdoor
unit.
Avoid placing the unit in a low lying area where water and ice will accumulate. Secure-
ly attach the outdoor unit to a condenser pad, base rails, or a mounting platform that is solidly
anchored to the ground or building structure. When installing the outdoor unit on the wall or roof
top, securely anchor the mounting base to account for wind, earthquakes, or vibration.
Anchoring the Outdoor Unit
• Tightly anchor the outdoor unit with a bolt and nut to a concrete or rigid platform (see next page
for more details).
• When installing on a wall (with field-supplied brackets), roof, or rooftop, securely anchor the
mounting platform with nails, taking into consideration the possibility of strong winds or earth-
quakes.
• If there is a possibility of vibration from the outdoor unit transmitting to the building, add an anti-vibration material.
Follow applicable local codes for clearance, mounting, anchor and vibration attenuation requirements.
Outdoor Unit Platform Concrete Specifications
• Concrete foundations must be made of one part cement, two parts sand, and four parts gravel.
• The surface of the foundation must be finished with mortar with rounded edges, and weatherproofed.
• See table and figures on the next page for height, width, etc., requirements.
• Include an area for drainage around the foundation to ensure condensate thoroughly drains away from the outdoor unit.
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Do not use polypropylene bands to lift the unit.
Due to our policy of continuous product innovation, some specifications may change without notification.
©LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All rights reserved. "LG" is a registered trademark of LG Corp.
Figure 7: Examples of Outdoor Unit Mounting
Methods.
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