Kelvinator KSV26CRE Installation Manual page 17

Indoor unit installation
Piping connection - indoor unit
a. Connecting the indoor unit tubing to the connection piping:
Align the centres of the pipes and sufficiently tighten the flare
nut with your hands first.
indoor unit tubing
spanner (fixed)
indoor unit piping
flare nut
Then tighten the flare nut with spanner and torque wrench
referring to the following:
Outer diameter (mm)
6.35 (1/4")
9.52 (3/8")
12.70 (1/2")
15.88 (5/8")
caution
Excessive torque can break the nut depending on installation
conditions.
flare nut
piping
torque
wrench
piping
Torque (N.m)
15-16
31-32
40-41
45-46
b. Wrap the insulation material around the connecting portion:
Cover the indoor unit pipe and the connection pipe with the
heat insulation material. Bind them together with vinyl tape so
that there is no gap.
Isolate the suction pipe from the liquid pipe.
heat insulation
suction line pipe
Wrap the insulated pipes with vinyl tape in the rear section for
pipe housing. Fasten the power cable to the pipes with vinyl
tape.
connection pipe
vinyl tape (wide)
connection
cable
Wrap the piping, drain hose and power cable tightly with vinyl
tape so that they can fit into the rear piping housing section.
drain hose
connection
power cable
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insulating material
liquid line pipe
indoor unit pipe
wrap with vinyl tape
pipe
vinyl tape (narrow)
pipe
vinyl tape (narrow)
wrap with vinyl
tape (wide)