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CONNECTING REFRIGERANT PIPING LINES (Cont.)  
 
16-2  INSTRUCTIONS OF CONNECTIING REFRIGERANT PIPING LINES  
 
  Avoid excessive height difference between 
indoor and outdoor units. 
  Keep the height difference to a strict minimum 
to avoid alteration on system cooling and 
heating performance. 
 
  Avoid excessive length of refrigerant piping 
lines between indoor and outdoor units. 
  Keep the height difference to a strict minimum 
to avoid alteration on system cooling and 
heating performance. 
 
  Avoid excessive number of turns and bends in 
refrigerant piping lines during connections 
with both the indoor and outdoor units.  
  Keep the number of turns and bends to a strict 
minimum to avoid alteration on system 
cooling and heating performance. 
 
  Piping must be performed by qualified 
installer according to good refrigeration 
systems practices. 
  Piping materials and insulation materials must 
be of refrigerant quality. 
- Select the pipe diameters to the size of system 
to be installed. 
- All bends must be considered when connecting 
indoor unit with outdoor unit by required length 
  of refrigerant piping lines. 
-  Do not remove the protective caps from the 
couplings until the refrigerant piping lines are 
ready for connection with both indoor and 
outdoor units.  This is to keep piping clean. 
- The installer must carefully unroll the tubing and 
run it between the indoor and outdoor units. 
●  Do not bend the pipe more than three times 
at one place. 
●  When extending the rolled pipe, straighten 
the pipe by unwinding it. 
When forming the pipe. Be careful not to crush it.
- Avoid pipes flattering or kinking. 
- The minimum radius of bending must not be 
less than 100 mm to avoid damage of piping. 
 
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