7 Charging refrigerant
Installation manual
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AZAS100~140MUV/Y
Sky Air Active-series
4P743507-1 – 2023.08
Connecting to the
frame
When cables are routed from the unit, a
protection sleeve for the conduits (PG
insertions) can be inserted at the knockout
hole.
When you do not use a wire conduit,
protect the wires with vinyl tubes to
prevent the edge of the knockout hole from
cutting the wires.
a
b
A
B
c d
e
A
Inside of the outdoor unit
B
Outside of the outdoor unit
a
Wire
b
Bush
c
Nut
d
Frame
e
Hose
NOTICE
Precautions when making knockout holes:
▪ Avoid damaging the casing and underlying piping.
▪ After making the knockout holes, we recommend to
remove the burrs and paint the edges and areas
around the edges using repair paint to prevent rusting.
▪ When passing electrical wiring through the knockout
holes, wrap the wiring with protective tape to prevent
damage.
6
Reattach the service cover.
7
Connect an earth leakage circuit breaker and fuse to the power
supply line.
7
Charging refrigerant
7.1
About charging refrigerant
The outdoor unit is factory charged with refrigerant, but in some
cases the following might be necessary:
What
When
Charging additional refrigerant
When the total liquid piping
length is more than specified
(see later).
Completely recharging refrigerant
Example:
▪ When relocating the system.
▪ After a leak.
Charging additional refrigerant
Before charging additional refrigerant, make sure the outdoor unit's
external
refrigerant piping is checked (leak test, vacuum drying).
INFORMATION
Depending on the units and/or the installation conditions, it
might be necessary to connect electrical wiring before you
can charge refrigerant.
Typical workflow – Charging additional refrigerant typically consists
of the following stages:
1 Determining if and how much you have to charge additionally.
2 If necessary, charging additional refrigerant.
3 Filling in the fluorinated greenhouse gases label, and fixing it to
the inside of the outdoor unit.
Completely recharging refrigerant
Before completely recharging refrigerant, make sure the following is
done:
1 All refrigerant is recovered from the system.
2 The outdoor unit's
external
refrigerant piping is checked (leak
test, vacuum drying).
3 Vacuum drying on the outdoor unit's
internal
refrigerant piping is
performed.
NOTICE
Before completely recharging, perform vacuum drying on
the outdoor unit's
internal
refrigerant piping as well.
NOTICE
To perform vacuum drying or a complete recharge of the
outdoor unit’s internal refrigerant piping it is necessary to
activate the vacuum mode (see
deactivate the vacuum mode field setting"
13]) which
will open required valves in the refrigerant circuit so the
vacuuming process or recharge of refrigerant can be done
properly.
▪ Before vacuum drying or recharging, activate field
setting "vacuum mode".
▪ After finishing vacuum drying or recharging, deactivate
field setting "vacuum mode".
WARNING
Some sections of the refrigerant circuit may be isolated
from other sections caused by components with specific
functions (e.g. valves). The refrigerant circuit therefore
features additional service ports for vacuuming, pressure
relief or pressurizing the circuit.
In case it is required to perform
brazing
on the unit, ensure
that there is no pressure remaining inside the unit. Internal
pressures need to be released with ALL the service ports
indicated on the figures below opened. The location is
depending on model type.
4-5 HP
a
b
c
a
Internal service port
b
Stop valve with service port (liquid)
c
Stop valve with service port (gas)
