LG ABUQ12GL2A0, Air Conditioner

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Connecting Pipes
12 Air Conditioner
Connecting Pipes
Preparation of Piping
Main cause of gas leakage is defect in flaring
work. Carry out correct flaring work in the fol-
lowing procedure.
Cut the pipes and the cable.
• Use the accessory piping kit 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.
Burrs removal
• Completely remove all burrs from the cut
cross section of pipe/tube.
• Put the end of the copper tube/pipe to down-
ward direction as you remove burrs in order to
avoid to let burrs drop in the tubing.
Putting nut on
• Remove flare nuts attached to indoor and
outdoor units, than put them on pipe/tube
having completed burr removal.
(Not possible to put them on after flaring work)
Flaring work
• Carry out flaring work using dedicated flar-
ing tool for R-410A as shown below.
Firmly hold copper tube in a bar(or die) as
indicated dimension in the table above.
Check
• Compare the flared work with figure below.
• If flare is noted to be defective, cut off the
flared section and do flaring work again.
Outside diameter "A"
mm inch mm
Ø6.35 1/4 1.1~1.3
Ø9.52 3/8 1.5~1.7
Ø12.7 1/2 1.6~1.8
Ø15.88 5/8 1.6~1.8
Ø19.05 3/4 1.9~2.1
Copper
tube
90
Slanted Uneven Rough
Pipe
Reamer
Point down
Flare nut
Copper tube
Bar
Copper pipe
Clamp handle
Red arrow mark
Cone
Yoke
Handle
Bar
"A"
Inclined
Inside is shining without scratches
Smooth all round
Even length
all round
Surface
damaged
Cracked Uneven
thickness
= Improper flaring =