- 1 - ACCESSORY PARTS AND REFRIGERANT Please read this Installation Manual carefully before installing the Air Conditioner. • This Manual describes the installation method of the outdoor unit. • For installation of the indoor unit, follow the Installation Manual attached to the indoor unit. Accessory Parts ADOPTION OF NEW REFRIGERANT Part name...
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • After the installation work, confirm that refrigerant gas does not leak. If refrigerant gas leaks into the room and flows near a fire source, such as a cooking range, noxious gas may be generated. • Electrical work must be performed by a qualified electrician in accordance with the Installation Manual. Make sure the air conditioner uses an exclusive power supply.
- 3 - INSTALLATION OF NEW REFRIGERANT AIR Tools/equipment How to use tools/equipment CONDITIONER Pipe cutter Cutting pipes R22 (Conventional tools) Welding machine and nitrogen Welding pipes R22 (Conventional tools) cylinder • The R410A refrigerant is more susceptible to impurities such as water, oxide membranes, oils, and fats. Refrigerant charging measure Charging refrigerant R22 (Conventional tools)
INSTALLATION CONDITIONS Installation Location • A location where high-frequency equipment (including inverter equipment, private power generator, medical equipment, and communication equipment) is used WARNING (Installation in such a location may cause malfunction of the air conditioner, abnormal control or problems Before installation Air purge due to noise from such equipment.)
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- 5 - Necessary Space for Installation Obstacle in front Consider the wind direction during the Serial installation of two or more units operational season of the air conditioner, and (Unit: mm) install the unit so that the discharge port is set Above unit is free at a right angle relative to the wind direction.
REFRIGERANT PIPING Installation of Outdoor Unit Set the out margin of the anchor bolt to 15 mm or less. • Before installation, check the strength and horizontalness of the base so that abnormal sounds 15 or less do not emanate. Knockout of Pipe Cover •...
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- 7 - Piping connection Flaring diameter size: A (Unit: mm) As shown in the figure, be sure to use two wrenches • After the installation work, be sure to check for gas to loosen or tighten the flare nut of the valve on the leaks of the pipe connections with nitrogen.
AIR PURGING Use the vacuum pump, vacuum pump adapter, and gauge Valve handling precautions manifold correctly referring to the manuals supplied with • Open the valve stem until it strikes the stopper. each tool before using them. It is unnecessary to apply further force. Check that the vacuum pump oil is filled up to the specified •...
- 9 - ELECTRICAL WORK Wiring diagram For the air conditioner, connect a power wire with the following specifications. * For details on the remote controller wiring/installation, refer to the Installation Manual enclosed with the Model RAV- SM160 remote controller. •...
EARTHING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE • For an air conditioning system that is operated on a regular basis, cleaning and maintenance of the indoor/outdoor WARNING units are strongly recommended. As a general rule, if an indoor unit is operated for about 8 hours daily, the indoor/outdoor units will need to be cleaned at least once every 3 months.
- 11 - FUNCTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY TROUBLESHOOTING Handling Existing Pipe You can perform fault diagnosis of the outdoor unit with the LEDs on the P.C. board of the outdoor unit in addition to using the check codes displayed on the wired remote controller of the indoor unit. When using the existing pipe, carefully check for the SW801 No.5 Use the LEDs and check codes for various checks.
APPENDIX If the type of refrigerator oil of the existing air conditioner is other than the following oil (Mineral oil), Suniso, Freol-S, MS (Synthetic oil), alkyl benzene (HAB, Barrel-freeze), ester series, PVE only of ether series. Work instructions: * Pipe diameter and thickness (mm) •...
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- 13 - Are there scratches or dents on the existing pipes? Existing pipes: Cannot be used. • Use new pipes. Is it possible to operate the existing air conditioner? • After the existing air conditioner is operated in cooling mode for approx.
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WARNINGS ON REFRIGERANT LEAKAGE Important Check of Concentration Limit NOTE 2 The room in which the air conditioner is to be installed requires a design that in the event of The standards for minimum room volume are as follows. (1) No partition (shaded portion) refrigerant gas leaking out, its concentration will not exceed a set limit.
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