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Piping installation
18.1.5 Refrigerant piping length and height difference
Installer and user reference guide
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The piping lengths and height differences must comply with the following
requirements.
Maximum actual piping length
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Example 1, unit 8: a+b+c+d+e+f+g+p≤Limit
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Example 2, unit 6: a+b+h≤Limit
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Example 2, unit 8: a+i+k≤Limit
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Example 3, unit 8: a+i≤Limit
Maximum equivalent piping length
Maximum total piping length
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Example 1: a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k+l+m+n+p≤Limit
Maximum length first branch kit-indoor unit
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Example 1, unit 8: b+c+d+e+f+g+p≤Limit
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Example 2, unit 6: b+h≤Limit
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Example 2, unit 8: i+k≤Limit
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Example 3, unit 8: i≤Limit
Maximum height difference
outdoor-indoor
(a)
Assume equivalent piping length of refnet joint=0.5 m and refnet header=1 m (for
calculation purposes of equivalent piping length, not for refrigerant charge calculations).
a
b
c
d
A
B
C
h
i
j
1
2
3
18‒1 Example 1: in case of refnet joints only
Refnet joint
1~8
VRV DX indoor units
a
H1
c
d
1
2
18‒2 Example 2: in case of refnet joints and header
Refnet joint
Refnet header
1~8
VRV DX indoor units
a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
18‒3 Example 3: in case of refnet header only
Refnet header
Requirement
(a)
Outdoor higher than indoor
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Examples: H1≤Limit
Outdoor lower than indoor
e
f
g
p
D
E
F
G
k
l
m
n
4
5
6
7
8
H2
i
A
B
k
b
j
7
8
H2
e
f
g
h
3
4
5
6
H1
f
g
h
i
5
6
7
8
H2
H1
RXYSA4~6A7V/Y1B
VRV 5-S system air conditioner
4P600330-1A – 2020.07
Limit
120 m
150 m
300 m
40 m
50 m
40 m