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SL18XC1 SERIES
STEP 5 -- REFRIGERANT PIPING -- Brazing Procedures
ATTACH THE MANIFOLD GAUGE SET FOR BRAZING
LIQUID AND SUCTION LINE SERVICE VALVES
OUTDOOR
UNIT
LIQUID LINE
SUCTION LINE
LIQUID LINE SERVICE
VALVE
SUCTION
LINE
SERVICE
VALVE
ATTACH
GAUGES
INDOOR
UNIT
SUCTION LINE SERVICE PORT MUST BE OPEN
AND SERVICE PORT CORE REMOVED TO
ALLOW EXIT POINT FOR NITROGEN FLOW
A
Connect gauge set low pressure side to liquid line service valve (service port).
B
Connect gauge set center port to bottle of nitrogen with regulator.
C
With valve core removed from the suction line service port, nitrogen flow will have an exit point.
NITROGEN
HIGH
LOW
B
A
C
PIPING PANEL REMOVAL / PREPARING LINE SET
CAP AND CORE REMOVAL
Remove piping panel to access service valves. Cut
ends of the refrigerant lines square (free from nicks or
dents) and debur the ends. The pipe must remain
round. Do not crimp the end of the line.
Remove service cap and core from both the suction
and liquid line service ports.
1
2
LIQUID LINE SERVICE VALVE
SERVICE PORT
CORE
SERVICE PORT CAP
SERVICE PORT
CORE
SERVICE
PORT CAP
CUT AND DEBUR
LINE SET SIZE MATCHES
SERVICE VALVE CONNECTION
COPPER TUBE
STUB
SERVICE VALVE
CONNECTION
REFRIGERANT LINE
DO NOT CRIMP SERVICE VALVE
CONNECTOR WHEN PIPE IS
SMALLER THAN CONNECTION
REDUCER
3
SUCTION LINE
SERVICE VALVE
LINE SET SIZE IS SMALLER
THAN CONNECTION
FIGURE 12
