Tightening of flare connections, Caution – Toshiba CARRIER RAV-SP240AT2-UL User Manual

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Tightening of Flare
Connections

1. Align the centers of the flare connections and fully

tighten the flare nuts with your fingers.

2. Use two wrenches to loosen or tighten the flare nut

on the gas service valve as shown in the figure.
Use only one wrench to loosen or tighten the flare
not on the liquid service valve.
The final tightening with a torque wrench should be
to the specifications shown in table below.

Unit : ft•lbs (N•m)

• After the installation work, be sure to check for gas

leaks of the pipe connections with nitrogen.

CAUTION

1. Do not put the crescent wrench on the charge

orifice or cover.

The valve may be broken.

2. If applying excessive torque, the nut may break

according to some installation conditions.

• Pressure of R410A is higher than that of R22

(Approx. 1.6 times).
Therefore, using a torque wrench, tighten the flare
pipe connecting sections that connect the indoor/
outdoor units at the specified tightening torque.
Incomplete connections may cause not only a gas
leak, but also trouble with the refrigeration cycle.

Outer diameter of copper pipe

Tightening torque

3/8” (9.5 mm)

24 - 31 (33 - 42)

5/8” (15.9 mm)

50 - 60 (68 - 82)

Flare nut

Loosened

Tightened

Piping valve

Cap

Valve at liquid side

Cover

Piping valve

Cap

Tightened

Flare nut

Loosened

Valve at gas side

Charge orifice

Do not apply refrigerant oil to the flared
surface.

Cover

NO GOOD

Charge orifice

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