
SPECIALPRECAUTIONS
WHEN
DEALING
WITH
R410A UNIT
R410A
is a new HFC refrigerant
which
does not damage the
ozone laye
r.
The
working pressure
of
tlils
new
refrigerant is
1.6 times lilgher tllan conventional refrigerant (R22), thus
proper installation
/se
rvicing is essential.
Neveruse refrigerant other than
R410Ain
an airconditioner
which is
de
signed to operate witll R41OA.
POE
or
PYE
oilis used as lubricant for R41
0Aco
mpressor,
which
is
different
from
the
mineral
oil
u
se
d f
or
R22
compressor. During installation
or
servicing,extraprecaution
must be taken not to expose tile
R410A
system t
oo
long
to moist air. Residual
POE
or
PVE
oil
in
tile piping and
components can absorb moisture from tile air.
To prev
ent
mi
scharging, the diameter
of
tile service port
on tile flare valve is different from that
of
R22.
Use tools
and
materials exclusivelyfor refrigerantR41OA.
Tools exclusively for
R410A
are manifold valve, charging
ho
se, pressure gauge, gas leakdetector, flare t
oo
ls, torque
wrench, vacuum
pump
and
refrigerant cylinder.
As
an
R410A
air
conditioner
incurs
higher
pres
s
ure
than
R22
units, it is essential to choose the
copper
pipes
correctly.
If
the refrigerant gas leakage occurs during
in
stallation/
servicing, be sure to ventilate fully.
If
the refrigerant gas
comes into contact with fire, a poisonous gas
may
occur.
When
installing
or
rem
oving an air conditioner,
do
not
allow air
or
moisture to remain in the refrigerant cycle.
VACUUMING AND CHARGING
Vacuuming is necessary to eliminate all moisture and air from the system.
Vacuuming
The
Piping
And
The
Indoor
Unit
,----------------------,
Except
for
the
o
utdoor
unit
which
is
pre-charged
with
refrigerant, the indoor unit and tile refrigerant connection
pipes must be air-purged because tile air containing moisture
that remains in tile refrigerant cycle may cause malftmction
of
the compressor.
Remove
the caps from the valve and tile service port.
Connect the center
of
tile charging gauge to tile vacuum
pump.
Connect the charging gauge to tile service port
of
tile 3-way
valve.
Start tile vacuum pump. Evacuate for approximately
30
nilnutes. TIle evacuation time varies withdifferent vacuum
pump
capacity.
Confmn
tllat the charging gauge needle
ha
s
mov
ed
towards -760mmHg.
Caution
If
tile gauge needle
doe
s not move to -
760
mmHg
,
be
sure
to
check
for leakage at flare type connection of the indoor
and outdoor milt and repair the leak before proceeding to
tile next step.
Close the valve
of
tile changinggauge
and
stop the vacuum
pump.
On
tile outdoor milt,
open
tile suction valve (3 way)
and
liquid valve (2 way) (in anti-clockwisedirection) with
4mm
ke
y for hexagon sacked screw.
Charge
Operation
TIils operation must
be
done
by
using a gas cylinder and a
precise weighing machine.
The
additional charge is topped-up
into the outdoor milt nsing the suction valve via tile
se
rvice
port.
Remove
the service port cap.
Connect tile
low
pressure s
ide
of
the charging gauge to tile
suction service port center
of
the cylinder tank and
clo
se
tile lilgh pressure side of the gauge. Purge tile air from tile
service
ho
se.
Start tile air conditioner unit.
Open tile gas cylinder
and
low
pressure charging valve.
When
the required refrigerant quantity is
pumped
into
tile milt, close the
low
pressure s
ide
and the gas cylinder
valve.
Disconnect the service
ho
se from service port. Put
back
tile service port cap.
1-13
LOW
PRESSURE
GA
U
GE
VALVE
lUGH
PRESSURE
GAUGE
OIECKVALVE
CO!'.'HGURATION
OF
AIR
PURGE
BY
CHARGIXG
lUGH
PRESSURE
GAUGE
HOSE
CHECK
VALVE
CO!'.'HGURATIO:-.l
OF
AIR
PURGE
BY
CHARGL"G