Refrigerant pipe connection, 16 refrigerant pipe connection – Perfect Aire 1PAMSH36-MZO4-16 Installation Manual User Manual

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Fit the seal into the drain joint, then insert the
drain joint into the base pan hole of outdoor unit,
rotate 90 to securely assemble them.
Connecting the drain joint with an extension drain
hose (locally purchased), in case of the water
draining off the outdoor unit during the heating
mode.

Drain joint installation

Seal

Drain joint

Base pan hole of
outdoor unit

Seal

Drain pipe

Refrigerant pipe connection

Oblique

90

Roughness

Burr

Main cause for refrigerant leakage
is due to defect in the flaring work.
Carry out correct flaring work
using the following procedure:
A: Cut the pipes and the cable.
1. Use the piping kit accessory or pipes
purchased locally.
2. Measure the distance between the indoor
and the outdoor unit.
3. Cut the pipes a little longer than the
measured distance.
4. Cut the cable 59.1 inches (1.5m) longer than the pipe
length.

1. Flaring work

Fig.53

B: Burr removal

1. Completely remove all burrs from the cut

cross section of pipe/tube.

2. Put the end of the copper tube/pipe in a

downward direction as you remove burrs in

order to avoid dropping burrs into the tubing.

Pipe

Reamer

Point down

Fig.54

Fig.55

C: Putting nut on

Remove flare nuts attached to indoor and

outdoor unit, then put them on pipe/tube

having completed burr removal. (Not possible

to put them on after flaring work)

Flare nut

Copper tube

Fig.56

16

REFRIGERANT PIPE CONNECTION

(1)

(2)

NOTE: The drain joint differs from appliance

to appliance.

Bar

Copper pipe

Clamp handle

Red arrow mark

Cone

Yoke

Handle

Bar

"A

"

Fig.57

D: Flaring work

Firmly hold copper pipe in a die in the

dimension shown in the table below.

Outer diam.

Inches (mm)

A (inches/mm)

Max.

Min.

1/4

6.35

0.052/1.3

0.03/0.7

3/8 (9.53)

0.062/1.6

0.04/1.0
0.04/1.0

1/2 (12.7)

0.071/1.8

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