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INSTALLATION
Tools
Tools and Refrigerant
Tools Required for Installing
and Servicing R-410A Models
Manifold Sets:
– Up to 800 PSIG High-Side
– Up to 250 PSIG Low-Side
– 550 PSIG Low-Side Retard
Manifold Hoses:
– Service Pressure Rating of 800 PSIG
Recovery Cylinders:
– 400 PSIG Pressure Rating
– Dept. of Transportation 4BA400 or BW400
CAUTION:
R-410A systems operate
at higher pressures than R-22 systems. Do not use
R-22 service equipment or components on R-410A
equipment.
Specifications of R-410A
Application: R-410A is not a drop-in
replacement for R-22.
Equipment designs must
accommodate its higher pressures. It cannot be
retrofitted into R-22 heat pumps.
Physical Properties:
R-410A has an atmospheric
boiling point of -62.9°F [-52.7°C] and its saturation
pressure at 77°F [25°C] is 224.5 psig.
Composition:
R-410A is a near-azeotropic
mixture of 50% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-
32) and 50% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-
125).
Pressure: The pressure of R-410A is
approximately 60% (1.6 times) greater than
R-22.
Recovery and recycle equipment, pumps,
hoses, and the like must have design pressure
ratings appropriate for R-410A.
Manifold sets
need to range up to 800 psig high-side and 250
psig low-side with a 550 psig low-side retard.
Hoses need to have a service pressure rating of
800 psig. Recovery cylinders need to have a 400
psig service pressure rating, DOT 4BA400 or DOT
BW400.
Combustibility:
At pressures above 1
atmosphere, a mixture of R-410A and air can
become combustible.
R-410A and air should
never be mixed in tanks or supply lines or
be allowed to accumulate in storage tanks.
Leak checking should never be done with a
mixture of R-410A and air.
Leak-checking can
be performed safely with nitrogen or a mixture of
R-410A and nitrogen.
Quick-Reference Guide For
R-410A
• R-410A refrigerant operates at approximately
60% higher pressure (1.6 times) than R-22.
Ensure that servicing equipment is designed to
operate with R-410A.
• R-410A refrigerant cylinders are light rose in
color.
• R-410A, as with other HFCs, is only compatible
with POE oils.
• Vacuum pumps will not remove moisture from
POE oil used in R-410A systems.
• R-410A systems are to be charged with liquid
refrigerants. Prior to March 1999, R-410A
refrigerant cylinders had a dip tube. These
cylinders should be kept upright for equipment
charging. Post-March 1999 cylinders do not have
a dip tube and should be inverted to ensure liquid
charging of the equipment.
• Do not install a suction line filter drier in the liquid
line.
• A factory-approved biflow liquid line filter drier is
shipped with every unit and must be installed
in the liquid line at the time of installation. Only
manufacturer-approved liquid line filter driers can
be used. These are Sporlan (CW083S) and Alco
(80K083S) driers. These filter driers are rated for
minimum working pressure of 600 psig. The filter
drier will only have adequate moisture-holding
capacity if the system is properly evacuated.
• Desiccant (drying agent) must be compatible for
POE oils and R-410A refrigerant.
Ambient and Tube
Thermometers
Manifold
Gauge
Set
Brazing
Rods
Torch
Nitrogen
Reclaimer
Recovery
Cylinders
Allen Wrench
Crescent Wrench
