GREE                                                                                          GMV5 INDOOR UNIT SERVICE MANUAL   
 
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1 Engineering Installation Preparation and 
Notice 
1.1 Installation notice 
Personnel and property safety are highly concerned during the entire installation process. Installation 
implementation must abide by relevant national safety regulations to ensure personnel and property 
safety.     
All  personnel  involved  in  the  installation  must  attend  safety  education  courses  and  pass 
corresponding safety examinations before installation. Only qualified personnel can attend the installation. 
Relevant personnel must be held responsible for any violation of the regulation. 
1.2 Installation key points and importance 
VRF air conditioning systems use refrigerant, instead of other agent, to directly evaporate to carry 
out the system heat. High level of pipe cleanness and dryness is required in the system. Since various 
pipes need to be prepared and laid out onsite, carelessness or maloperation during installation may leave 
impurities, water, or dust inside refrigerant pipes. If the design fails to meet the requirement, various 
problems may occur in the system or even lead to system breakdown. 
Problems that usually occur during installation are as follows: 
Dust or impurities enter into the 
refrigeration system. 
Pipes are more likely to be blocked; air conditioning performance is reduced; 
compressor wear is increased or even hinder the normal operation of the system 
and burn the compressor. 
Nitrogen is not filled into the 
refrigerant pipe or insufficient 
Nitrogen is filled before 
welding. 
Pipes are more likely to be blocked; air conditioning performance is reduced; 
compressor wear is increased or even hinder the normal operation of the system 
and burn the compressor. 
The vacuum degree in the 
refrigerant pipe is insufficient. 
The refrigeration performance is reduced. The system fails to keep normal operation 
due to frequent protection measures. When the problem getting serious, 
compressor and other major components can be damaged. 
Water enters into the 
refrigeration system. 
Copper plating may appear on the compressor and reduce the compressor 
efficiency with abnormal noise generated; failures may occur in the system due to 
ice plug. 
The refrigerant pipe 
specifications do not meet the 
configuration requirements. 
Smaller configuration specifications can increase the system pipe resistance and 
affect the cooling performance; larger configuration specifications are waste of 
materials and can also reduce the cooling performance. 
Refrigerant pipe is blocked. 
The cooling performance is reduced; in certain cases, it may cause long-term 
compressor operating under overheat conditions; the lubricating effect can be 
affected and the compressor may be burnt if impurities were mixed with the 
lubricating oil. 
Refrigerant pipe exceeds the 
limit. 
The loss in pipe is considerable and the unit energy efficiency decreases, which are 
harmful for long-term running of the system. 
Incorrect amount of refrigerant 
is filled. 
The system cannot correctly control the flow allocation; the compressor may be 
operating under over-heating environment or running when the refrigerant flows 
back to the compressor. 
The refrigerant pipe leaks. 
Insufficient refrigerant circulating in the system decreases the cooling performance 
of the air conditioner. Long-term operation under such circumstance may cause an 
overheating compressor or even damage the compressor. 
Water drainage from the 
condensate water pipe is not 
smooth. 
Residual water in IDUs can affect the normal operation of the system. The possible 
water leakage can damage the IDU's decoration.