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5.  Refrigerant Piping Work
(3)  Prepare eld-supplied copper pipes.
(4)  Select clean copper pipes.  Make sure there is no dust and moisture inside.
(5)  As the new refrigerant (R410A) is adopted, the refrigerant oil has been also changed, which tends 
to be affected by foreign matters such as moisture, oxide lm, fat.  Perform the installation work with 
care not to enter moisture, dust or old refrigerant into the refrigerant cycle, otherwise the parts such as 
expansion valve bite foreign matter and the operation may be unavailable.
(6)  Use a pipe cutter to avoid a grind swarf generation for the pipe cutting work. (Do not use a saw or a 
grind stone to cut pipes.)  Blow the inside of the pipes with nitrogen or dry air, to remove any dust or 
foreign materials before connecting pipes.
Use the specied non-ammable refrigerant (R410A) to the outdoor unit in the refrigerant cycle.  Do 
not charge material other than R410A into the unit such as hydrocarbon refrigerants (propane, etc.), 
oxygen, ammable gases (acetylene, etc.) or poisonous gases when installing, maintaining and 
moving.  These ammables are extremely dangerous and may cause an explosion, a re, and injury.
5.1  Piping Materials
(1)  The tolerance of refrigerant piping length differs depending on the combination with the outdoor unit.  
The details shall be referred to “Installation & Maintenance Manual” of the outdoor unit.
(2)  Select the piping size from the following table.
mm (in.)
Model Gas Piping Liquid Piping
RPC-1.5FSN3
f
12.7 (1/2)
f
6.35 (1/4)
RPC-2.0FSN3
f
15.88 (5/8)
f
6.35 (1/4)
RPC-2.5FSN3
RPC-3.0FSN3
RPC-4.0FSN3
RPC-5.0FSN3
RPC-6.0FSN3
f
15.88 (5/8)
f
9.52 (3/8)
For the refrigerant piping work, vacuum pump and refrigerant charge, the details shall be referred to 
“Installation & Maintenance Manual” of the outdoor unit.
When installing pipe through
the wall, secure a cap at the
end of the pipe.
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Attach a cap
or vinyl tape.
Attach a cap
or vinyl tape.
Attach a cap
or vinyl bag with
Do not place the pipe
directly on the ground.
Rain water
can enter.