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Chapter 2 Installation 
1 Engineering Installation Preparation 
1.1 Installation Safety 
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 Importance of Installation Engineering 
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.