INSTALLATION
REFRIGERATION CONNECTIONS
Damages caused by an improper installation of the refrigeration connections between the
indoor and the oudoor units will not be covered by the warranty.
As a result of an improper installation, the following sources of problems can be derived:
- Entrance of air, water or any type of object or animal small enough.
- Pipes too thick or thin.
- Strangled or poorly welded tubes.
- Unfulfillment of the current local laws, for a bad layout, aesthetics of facades, etc.
In turn, the above aspects may have an impact on:
- Speed of the refrigerant inside the pipe too high or too low.
- Migration and no return of compressor oil.
- Noises.
- Explosive breaks of the pipes.
- Contamination due to refrigerant losses, that it is a greenhouse gas.
- Break of the solenoid valves or expansion valves.
- Rise of the electrical consumption and loss of performance and capacity.
- Reduction of operating limits, even to total inoperability.
- Breakage of the compressor or shortening of its operational life.
Guide for a proper installation of the refrigeration connections
1. Having determined a place and proper settlement of the units and the equivalent length of the route of the
refrigeration lines that connect them.
2. Calculate the pipes (diameters, lengths) and necessary couplings for the installation.
Use as a reference the document nº207682, REFRIGERATION LINES DESIGN (R410a).
3. Before beginning the installation check that the tubes have a clean and protected interior against the entry of
moisture. Use preferably long radius curves, do not produce throttles when handling the tube.
4. Installation of the pipes.
- Cut the tube with a cutter and then remove the burr and recalibrate the
diameter that has been reduced. Recalibrate with interior gauge or
expansion tong. Do not use file, knife, orany other tool non-specific tool that
could leave particles inside the tube.
- Reduce the number of welds that should always be strong type. In compliance with local laws, the welder must be
an approved employee. A bad weld can cause dirt inside the pipe, more or less explosive blowouts that can cause
third-party damage, pipe obstruction, refrigerant losses, etc. Remember that tubes to be welded must be clean of
oil and refrigerant. Through its inside must circulate dry nitrogen without pressurizing and have a good penetration
of the weld, heat the male pipe mainly.
5. The connection of the pipes to the machines can be threaded or welded. Check the tightness after the connections.
6. The most common threaded connections in small pipes are Flare type (flared). A bad flare will cause leaks and/or
blowouts. When doing the flare, it is essential to clean the burr of the tube well to avoid cracks, and do not leave
the pipe wall very thin and without consistency by tightening too much.