GD Midea Refrigerant Equipment Co. Ltd                                 Service manual for Electrolux split Series 
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side. 
2. Always use wall hole 
conduit when drilling 
metal grid, metal plate 
or the like. 
 
2.4 FLARING WORK AND CONNECTION OF   
PIPING 
The main cause for gas leakage is due to defects 
in flaring work. Carry out correct flaring work using 
the following procedure. 
2.4.1 Flaring work 
2.4.1.1 Cut the pipes and the cable. 
●  Use the piping kit accessory (if applicable) or 
the pipes purchased locally. 
●  Measure the distance between the indoor and 
the outdoor unit. 
●  Cut the pipes a little longer than measured 
distance. 
●  Cut the cable 1.5m longer than the pipe 
length. 
 
2.4.1.2 Burrs removal 
●  Completely remove all burrs from the cut cross   
section of pipe/tube. 
●  Place the end of the copper tube/pipe in a 
downward direction as you remove burrs in order 
to avoid dropping burrs into the tubing. 
 
2.4.1.3 Putting flare nut on 
●  Remove flare nuts attached to indoor and 
outdoor unit, then put them on pipe/tube having 
completed burr removal. 
(Note: It is not possible to put them on after flaring 
work.) 
 
2.4.1.4 Flaring work 
 
●  Carry out flaring work using flaring tool as 
shown below. 
“A” (mm) 
Out diameter 
Max. Min. 
1/4” (6.35mm)  1.3  0.7 
3/8” (9.53mm)  1.6  1.0 
1/2” (12.7mm)  1.8  1.0 
5/8” (16.0mm)  2.4  1.8 
Hold copper pipe firmly in a die according to the 
dimension shown in the table above. 
2.4.1.5 Check 
●  Compare the flared work with the adjacent 
diagram. 
●  If flare is found to be defective, cut off the 
flared section and do flaring work again. 
 
2.4.2 Connection of pipes - Indoor 
●  Prepare the indoor unit’s piping and drain hose 
for installation through the wall. 
●  Remove the tubing retainer (see illustration 
right) and pull the tubing and drain hose away 
from chassis (If required). For some models this is 
not needed. 
Replace the tubing retainer in its original position. 
 
 
CAUTION 
When installing the indoor unit, be sure to remove 
the relevant sections where required (see