Klimaire 13 SEER Series - Manual (Page 10)

CAUTION
Dry nitrogen should always be supplied through the tubing while it is being
brazed, because the temperature required is high enough to cause oxidation
of the copper unless an inert atmosphere is provide. The flow of dry nitrogen
should continue until the joint has cooled. Always use a pressure regulator
and safety valve to insure that only low pressure dry nitrogen is introduced into
the tubing.Only a small flow is necessary to displace air and prevent oxidation.
Precautions should be taken to prevent heat damage to service valve by wrapping a wet
rag around it as shown in Fig. 6. Also, protect all painted surfaces, insulation, during
brazing. After brazing cool joint with wet rag.
3.7 PRECAUTIONS DURING BRAZING SERVICE VALVE
Valve can be opened by removing the plunger cap and fully inserting a hex wrench into
the stem and backing out counter-clockwise until valve stem just touches the cham-
fered retaining wall.
1. Remove the cap and Schrader core from both the liquid and vapor service valve
service ports at the outdoor unit. Connect Iow pressure nitrogen to the liquid line
service port.
Connect the refrigerant lines using the following procedure:
2. Braze the liquid line to the liquid valve at the outdoor unit. Be sure to wrap the valve
body with a wet rag. Allow the nitrogen to continue flowing. Refer to the Tabular Data
Sheet for proper liquid line sizing.
3. Carefully remove the rubber plugs from the evaporator liquid and vapor connections
at the indoor coil.
4. Braze the liquid line to the evaporator liquid connection. Nitrogen should be flowing
through the evaporator coil.
5. Slide the plastie cap away from the vapor connection at the indoor coil. Braze the
vapor line to the evaporator vapor connection. Refer to the Table 1 for proper vapor
line sizing.
6. Protect the vapor valve with a wet rag and braze the vapor line connection to the
outdoor unit. The nitrogen flow should be exiting the system from the vapor service
port connection. After this connection has cooled, remove the nitrogen source from
the liquid fitting service port.
7. Replace the Schrader core in the liquid and vapor valves.
8. Leak test all refrigerant piping connections including the service port flare caps to be
sure they are leak tight. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN (between 40 and 60 inch -lbs.
maximum).
9. Evacuate the vapor line, evaporator and the liquid line, to 500 microns or less.
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Fig.6 Heat Protection
service valve wet rag