TCL Air Conditioner Service Manual
 It is necessary to comply with the provisions of gas-related national laws and regulations.
 It is necessary to clear away the refrigerant in the system when maintaining or scrapping an air
conditioner.
 When filling the combustible refrigerant, any of your rude operations may cause serious injury or
injuries to human body or bodies and object or objects.
 A leak test must be done after the installation is completed.
 It is a must to do the safety inspection before maintaining or repairing an air conditioner using
combustible refrigerant in order to ensure that the fire risk is reduced to minimum.
11.1.2 Installation Safety 
11.1.2.1 Installation Safety Principles 
Site Safety 
 
      Open Flames Prohibited  Ventilation Necessary 
 Operation Safety 
 Open Flames Prohibited 
Mind Static Electricity Must wear protective clothing and anti-static gloves Don`t use mobile phone 
Installation Safety 
Caution: 
 The installation should be in a well-ventilated condition location.
 When you installing or  maintaining an  air conditioner using Refrigerant R32/R290, the location
should be free fire from open or any other goods temperature higher than 370℃  for R290/548℃
for R32 which easily produces open fire include welding, smoking, drying oven.
 When  installing  an  air  conditioner  of  R32/R290,  it  is  necessary  to  take  appropriate  anti-static
measures such as wear anti-static clothing and gloves.
 It is necessary to choose the location for installation or maintenance where in the air inlets and
outlets of the indoor and outdoor units should be not surrounded by obstacles or close to any heat
source or combustible and/or explosive environment.
 If the indoor unit suffers refrigerant leak during the installation, it is necessary to immediately turn
off  the  valve  of  the  outdoor  unit  and  all  the  personnel  should  go  out  till  the  refrigerant  leaks
completely for 15 minutes. If the product is damaged, it is a must to carry such damaged product
back to the maintenance station and it is prohibited to weld the refrigerant pipe or conduct other
operations on the user’s site.
 It is necessary to choose the place where the inlet and outlet air of the indoor unit is even.
 It is necessary to avoid the places where there are other electrical products, power switch plugs
and sockets, kitchen cabinet, bed, sofa and other valuables right under the lines on two sides of
the indoor unit.
 Refrigerant Leak Detector
 Appropriate Installation
Location
The  left  picture  is  the  schematic  diagram  of  a  refrigerant  leak 
detector.