Toshiba RAM-SM560BT-E - Manual (Page 45)

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EVACUATING
REQUIREMENT
• Charging an excessive or too little amount of
refrigerant causes a trouble of the compressor.
Be sure to charge the refrigerant of specified
amount.
• A personnel who charged the refrigerant should
write down the pipe length and the added
refrigerant amount in the nameplate attached to
the service panel of the outdoor unit. It is
necessary to troubleshoot the compressor and
refrigeration cycle malfunction.
Open the valve fully
Open the valve of the outdoor unit fully. A 4mm-
hexagonal wrench is required for opening the valve.
Gas leak check
Check with a leak detector or soap water whether gas
leaks or not, from the pipe connecting section or cap
of the valve.
REQUIREMENT
Use a leak detector manufactured exclusively for
HFC refrigerant (R410A, R134a, etc.).
Thermal insulation process
Apply thermal insulation for the pipes separately at
liquid side and gas side.
For the thermal insulation to the pipes at gas side, be
sure to use the material with heat-resisting
temperature 120°C or higher.
Using the attached thermal insulation material, apply
the thermal insulation to the pipe connecting section of
the indoor unit securely without gap.
REQUIREMENT
Apply the thermal insulation to the pipe connecting
section of the indoor unit securely up to the root
without exposure of the pipe. (The pipe exposed to
the outside causes water leak.)
AIR PURGE
Evacuate the air in the connecting pipes and in the
indoor unit using vacuum pump.
Do not use the refrigerant in the outdoor unit.
For details, see the manual of vacuum pump.
Use a vacuum pump
Be sure to use a vacuum pump with counter-flow
prevention function so that inside oil of the pump does
not flow backward into pipes of the air conditioner
when the pump stops.
1. Connect the charge hose from the manifold valve to
the service port of the gas side packed valve.
2. Connect the charge hose to the port of vacuum
pump.
3. Open fully the low pressure side handle of the
gauge manifold valve.
4. Operate the vacuum pump to start evacuating.
Perform evacuating for about 35 minutes if the
piping length is 30 meters total for model SM560
and 50 meters for model SM800
(assuming a pump capacity of 27 liters per minute.)
Then confirm that the compound pressure gauge
reading is –101 kPa ( –76 cmHg).
5. Close the low pressure side valve handle of gauge
manifold.
6. Open fully the valve stem of the packed valves
(both sides of Gas and Liquid).
7. Remove the charging hose from the service port.
8. Securely tighten the caps on the packed valves.
REQUIREMENT
For the tools such as charge hose, etc., use those
manufactured exclusively for R410A.
Refrigerant amount to be added
For addition of the refrigerant, add refrigerant “R410A”
referring to the attached Installation Manual.
Be sure to use a scale to charge the refrigerant of
specified amount.