Outdoor Unit - Toshiba RAS-10SK-E x2 Service Manual

8-5. Outdoor Unit

t Installation place
• A place which provides the spaces around the out-
door unit as shown in the diagram in page 20.
• A place which can bear the weight of the outdoor
unit and does not allow an increase in noise level
and vibration.
• A place where the operation noise and discharged
air do not disturb your neighbors.
• A place which is not exposed to a strong wind.
• A place free of a leakage of combustible gases.
• A place which does not block a passage.
• When the outdoor unit is to be installed in an el-
evated position, be sure to secure its feet.
• An allowable length of the connecting pipe is up to
15 m.
• An allowable head level is up to 5 m.
• A place where the drain water does not raise any
problem.
CAUTION
(1) Install the outdoor unit without anything
blodking the air discharging.
(2) When the outdoor unit is installed in a place
exposed always to a strong wind like a coast
or on a high story of a building, secure the
normal fan operation using a duct or a wind
shield.
(3) Specially in windy area, install the unit to pre-
vent the admission of wind.
Strong
wind
Fig. 8-5-1
CAUTION
Installation in the following places may result in
trouble. Do not install the unit in such places.
• A place full of machine oil.
• A saline place such as coast.
• A place full of sulfide gas.
• A place where high-frequency waves are likely
to be generated as from radio equipment, weld-
ers, and medical equipment.
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