Hitachi RAS-8-FSNM - Transportation and Handling

4 TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
4.1 TRANSPORTATION
Transport the product as close to the installation location as
practical before unpacking.
! CAUTION
Donotsteporputanymaterialontheproduct.Applyfourliftingwiresonto
theoutdoorunit,whenliftingitbycrane.
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Hanging method
When hanging the unit, ensure a balance of the unit, check
safety and lift up smoothly.
1 Do not remove any packing materials.
2 Hang the unit under packing condition with two ropes as
shown in next gure.
Over 60º
0.7 to 1.0 m
Do not remove the
plastic band or the
corrugated paper frame
Pass the wire ropes through
each lifting hole in the wooden
base as shown.
Wire Rope
! CAUTION
• Lifttheoutdoorunitinitsfactorypackagingwith2wireropes.
• Forsafetyreasonsensurethattheoutdoorunitisliftedsmoothlyand
doesnotlean.
• Donotattachliftingequipmenttotheplasticbandorthecorrugated
paperframe.
• Ensuretheexterioroftheunitisadequatelyprotectedwithclothor
paper.
• Donot putany foreign materialinto theoutdoor unitand check to
ensurethatnoneexistsintheoutdoorunitbeforetheinstallationand
testrun.Otherwise,areorfailure,etc.mayoccur.
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When using handles
When manually lifting the unit using the handles, pay attention to
the following points.
1 Do not remove the wooden base from outdoor unit.
2 To prevent the unit from overturning, pay attention to the
center of gravity as shown in the below gure.
3 Two or more personnel should be used to move the unit.
(kg)
Fall angle of
this product
Approx. 20º
Center of gravity
Handle
Wooden
base
Model Unit Gross Weight
RAS-8FSNM
RAS-10FSNM
179
RAS-12FSNM
182
5 BEFORE OPERATION
! CAUTION
• Supplyelectricalpowertothesystemforapproximately12hoursbeforestart-uporalongshutdown.Donotstartthesystemimmediatelyafter
powersupply,itmaycauseacompressorfailurebecausethecompressorisnotheatedwell.
• Whenthesystemisstartedafterashutdownlongerthatapproximately3months,itisrecommendedtocheckthesystembyyourservicecontractor.
• TurnOFFthemainswitchwhenthesystemistobestoppedforalongperiodoftime:IfthemainswitchisnotturnedOFF,electricitywillbeused,
becausetheoilheaterisalwaysenergisedduringcompressorstopping.
• Makesurethattheoutdoorunitis notcoveredwithsnow orice.Ifcovered, removeitbyusing hotwater(approximately50°C). Ifthewater
temperatureishigherthat50°C,itwillcausedamagetoplasticparts.
• Ifonlytheindoorunits0.8or1.0HPareconnected,recommendedmaximumconnectablenumberis8.Ifmorethan8,perceptionofcolddraftmay
occurattheheatingoperation.
TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
PMML0390B REV.0 - 11/2015 - P5416649
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