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1.2. Before installation (relocation)
Caution:
• Beextremelycarefulwhentransportingtheunits.Twoormorepersonsare
neededtohandletheunit,asitweighs20kg[44lbs]ormore.Donotgraspthe
packagingbands.Wearprotectiveglovestoremovetheunitfromthepackaging
andtomoveit,asyoucaninjureyourhandsonthensorotherparts.
• Besuretosafelydisposeofthepackagingmaterials.Packagingmaterials,such
asnailsandothermetalorwoodenpartsmaycausestabsorotherinjuries.
• Thebaseandattachmentsoftheoutdoorunitmustbeperiodicallychecked
Warning:
• The unit must not be installed by the user.Ask a dealer or an authorized
techniciantoinstalltheunit.Iftheunitisinstalledincorrectly,waterleakage,
electricshock,orremayresult.
• Forinstallationwork,followtheinstructionsintheInstallationManualanduse
toolsandpipecomponentsspecicallymadeforusewithR410Arefrigerant.
TheR410ArefrigerantintheHFCsystemispressurized1.6timesthepressure
ofusualrefrigerants.IfpipecomponentsnotdesignedforR410Arefrigerantare
usedandtheunitisnotinstalledcorrectly,thepipesmayburstandcausedam-
ageorinjuries.Inaddition,waterleakage,electricshock,orremayresult.
• Theunitmustbeinstalledaccordingtotheinstructionsinordertominimize
theriskofdamagefromearthquakes,typhoons,orstrongwinds.Anincor-
rectlyinstalledunitmayfalldownandcausedamageorinjuries.
• Theunitmustbesecurelyinstalledonastructurethatcansustainitsweight.
Iftheunitismountedonanunstablestructure,itmayfalldownandcause
damageorinjuries.
• Iftheairconditionerisinstalledinasmallroom,measuresmustbetakento
preventtherefrigerantconcentrationintheroomfromexceedingthesafety
limitintheeventofrefrigerantleakage.Consultadealerregardingtheappro-
priatemeasurestopreventtheallowableconcentrationfrombeingexceeded.
Shouldtherefrigerantleakandcausetheconcentrationlimittobeexceeded,
hazardsduetolackofoxygenintheroommayresult.
• Ventilatetheroomifrefrigerantleaksduringoperation.Ifrefrigerantcomes
intocontactwithaame,poisonousgaseswillbereleased.
• Allelectricworkmustbeperformedbyaqualiedtechnicianaccordingto
localregulationsandtheinstructionsgiveninthismanual.Theunitsmustbe
poweredbydedicatedpowerlinesandthecorrectvoltageandcircuitbreakers
mustbeused.Powerlineswithinsufcientcapacityorincorrectelectrical
workmayresultinelectricshockorre.
• UseC1220copperphosphorus,forcopperandcopperalloyseamlesspipes,
toconnecttherefrigerantpipes.Ifthepipesarenotconnectedcorrectly,the
unitwillnotbeproperlygroundedandelectricshockmayresult.
• Useonlyspeciedcablesforwiring.Thewiringconnectionsmustbemade
securelywithnotensionappliedonthe terminal connections.Also,never
splicethecablesforwiring(unlessotherwiseindicatedinthisdocument).
Failuretoobservetheseinstructionsmayresultinoverheatingorare.
• Theterminalblockcoverpaneloftheoutdoorunitmustbermlyattached.If
thecoverpanelismountedincorrectlyanddustandmoistureentertheunit,
electricshockorremayresult.
• Wheninstallingorrelocating,orservicingtheairconditioner,useonlythe
speciedrefrigerant(R410A)tochargetherefrigerantlines.Donotmixitwith
anyotherrefrigerantanddonotallowairtoremaininthelines.
Ifairismixedwiththerefrigerant,thenitcanbethecauseofabnormalhigh
pressure in the refrigerant line, and may result in an explosion and other
hazards.
Theuseofanyrefrigerantotherthanthatspeciedforthesystemwillcause
mechanicalfailure orsystem malfunctionor unitbreakdown. Inthe worst
case,thiscouldleadtoaseriousimpedimenttosecuringproductsafety.
• UseonlyaccessoriesauthorizedbyMitsubishiElectricandaskadealeroran
authorizedtechniciantoinstallthem.Ifaccessoriesareincorrectlyinstalled,
waterleakage,electricshock,orremayresult.
• Donotaltertheunit.Consultadealerforrepairs.Ifalterationsorrepairsare
notperformedcorrectly,waterleakage,electricshock,orremayresult.
• Theusershouldneverattempttorepairtheunitortransferittoanotherloca-
tion.Iftheunitisinstalledincorrectly,waterleakage,electricshock,orre
mayresult.Iftheairconditionermustberepairedormoved,askadealeror
anauthorizedtechnician.
• Afterinstallationhasbeencompleted,checkforrefrigerantleaks.Ifrefriger-
antleaksintotheroomandcomesintocontactwiththeameofaheateror
portablecookingrange,poisonousgaseswillbereleased.
1.1. Before installation
Caution:
• Donotusetheunitinanunusualenvironment.Iftheairconditionerisinstalled
inareasexposedtosteam,volatileoil(includingmachineoil),orsulfuricgas,
areasexposedtohighsaltcontentsuchastheseaside,orareaswherethe
unitwillbecoveredbysnow,theperformancecanbesignicantlyreduced
andtheinternalpartscanbedamaged.
• Donotinstalltheunitwherecombustiblegasesmayleak,beproduced,ow,
oraccumulate.Ifcombustiblegasaccumulatesaroundtheunit,reorexplo-
sionmayresult.
• Theoutdoorunitproducescondensationduringtheheatingoperation.Make
suretoprovidedrainagearoundtheoutdoorunitifsuchcondensationislikely
tocausedamage.
• Wheninstallingtheunitinahospitalorcommunicationsofce,bepreparedfor
noiseandelectronicinterference.Inverters,homeappliances,high-frequency
medicalequipment,andradiocommunicationsequipmentcancausetheair
conditionertomalfunctionorbreakdown.Theairconditionermayalsoaffect
medicalequipment,disturbingmedicalcare,andcommunicationsequipment,
harmingthescreendisplayquality.
forlooseness,cracksorotherdamage.Ifsuchdefectsareleftuncorrected,
theunitmayfalldownandcausedamageorinjuries.
• Donotcleantheairconditionerunitwithwater.Electricshockmayresult.
• Tightenallarenutstospecicationusingatorquewrench.Iftightenedtoo
much,thearenutcanbreakafteranextendedperiodandrefrigerantcan
leakout.
Contents
1. Safety precautions..........................................................................................2
2. Installation location.........................................................................................3
3. Installing the outdoor unit ...............................................................................5
4. Installing the refrigerant piping .......................................................................5
5. Drainage piping work......................................................................................8
6. Electrical work ................................................................................................8
7. Test run...........................................................................................................12
1. Safetyprecautions
► Beforeinstallingtheunit,makesureyoureadallthe“Safetyprecau-
tions”.
► Pleasereporttoortakeconsentbythesupplyauthoritybeforecon-
nectiontothesystem.
Warning:
Describesprecautionsthatmustbeobservedtopreventdangerofinjuryor
deathtotheuser.
Caution:
Describesprecautionsthatmustbeobservedtopreventdamagetotheunit.
After installation work has been completed, explain the “Safety Precautions”, use, and
maintenance of the unit to the customer according to the information in the Operation
Manual and perform the test run to ensure normal operation. Both the Installation
Manual and Operation Manual must be given to the user for keeping. These manuals
must be passed on to subsequent users.
: Indicates a part which must be grounded.
Warning:
Carefullyreadthelabelsafxedtothemainunit.
Conrmationofpartsattached
In addition to this manual, the following parts are supplied with the outdoor unit.
They are used for grounding the S terminals of transmission terminal blocks TB3,
TB7. For details refer to “6. Electrical work”. Grounding lead wire (×2)
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