2  Purpose of refrigerant pipe insulation 
  During operation, temperature of gas pipe 
and  liquid  pipe  shall  be  over-heating  or 
over-cooling  extremely.  Therefore,  it  is 
necessary to carry out insulation; otherwise 
it shall debase the performance of unit and 
burn compressor. 
  Gas  pipe  temperature  is  very  low  during 
cooling. If insulation is not enough, it shall 
form dew and cause leakage. 
  Temperature  of  gas  pipe  is  very  high 
(generally  50-100 ℃ )  during  heating. 
Insulation  work  must  be  carried  out  to 
prevent hurt by carelessness touching. 
 
3    Insulation  material  selection  for 
refrigerant pipe 
  The  burning  performance  should  over 
120℃ 
  According  to  the  local  law  to  choose 
insulation materials 
  The  thickness  of  insulation  layer  shall  be 
above 10mm.If in  hot  or wet environment 
place,  the  layer  of  insulation  should  be 
thicker accordingly. 
 
4  Installation  highlights  of  insulation 
construction 
  Gas pipe and liquid pipe shall be insulated 
separately, if the gas pipe and liquid pipe 
were insulated together; it will decrease the 
performance of air conditioner. 
Liquid pipe Insulation meterial
Gas pipe
 
  The  insulation  material  at  the  joint  pipe 
shall  be  5~10cm  longer  than  the  gap  of  the 
insulation material. 
  The  insulation  material  at  the  joint  pipe 
shall be inserted into the gap of the insulation 
material. 
  The  insulation  material  at  the  joint  pipe 
shall be banded to the gap pipe and liquid pipe 
tightly. 
  The linking part should be use glue to paste 
together 
  Be  sure  not  bind  the  insulation  material 
over-tight, it may extrude out the air in the 
material to cause bad insulation and cause 
easy aging of the material. 
 
13.8.2  Insulation of drainage pipe 
1  Operational  procedure  of  refrigerant 
pipe insulation 
Select  the  suitable  pipe  →  insulation  (except 
joint section) → piping layout and connection→ 
drainage test→ insulate the joint parts 
 
2  Purpose of drainage pipe insulation 
The temperature of condensate drainage water 
is very low. If insulation is not enough, it shall 
form  dew  and  cause  leakage  to  damage  the 
house decoration.   
3  Insulation  material  selection  for 
drainage pipe 
  The  insulation  material  should  be  flame 
retardant material, the flame retardancy of 
the material should be selected according 
to the local law. 
  Thickness  of  insulation  layer  is  usually 
above 10mm. 
  Use  specific  glue  to  paste  the  seam  of 
insulation  material,  and  then  bind  with 
adhesive tape. The width of tape shall not 
be less than 5cm. Make sure it is firm and 
avoid dew.   
 
4  Installation and highlights of insulation 
construction 
  The single pipe should be insulated before 
connecting  to  another  pipe,  the  joint  part 
should be insulated after the drainage test. 
  There should be no insulation gap between 
the insulation material. 
 
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1  Highlights  of  electrical  wiring 
installation