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Safety Instructions
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The instructions below must be followed to prevent product malfunction, property damage, injury or death to the user or other people. Incor-
rect operation due to ignoring any instructions will cause harm or damage. The level of seriousness is classified by the symbols described
below.
TABLE OF SYMBOLS
Do not install or remove the unit by yourself (end user).
Ask the dealer or an LG trained service provider to install the
unit.
Improper installation by the user may result in water leakage, fire,
explosion, electric shock, physical injury or death.
For replacement of an installed unit, always contact an LG
trained service provider.
There is risk of fire, electric shock, explosion, and physical injury or
death.
The unit is shipped with refrigerant and the service valves
closed.
Do not open service valves on the unit until all
non-condensibles have been removed from the piping sys-
tem and authorization to do so has been obtained from the
commissioning agent.
There is a risk of physical injury or death.
Do not operate the compressor with the service valves
closed.
There is a risk of explosion, physical injury, or death.
Periodically check that the outdoor frame is not damaged.
There is a risk of explosion, physical injury, or death.
Confirm all control box and panel covers are secure and
intact.
If cover panels are not installed securely, dust, water and animals may
enter the unit, causing fire, electric shock, and physical injury or death.
Always check for system refrigerant leaks after the unit has
been installed or serviced.
Exposure to high concentration levels of refrigerant gas may lead to
illness or death.
Wear protective gloves and safety goggles when handling
equipment. Sharp edges may cause personal injury.
Dispose the packing materials safely.
• Packing materials, such as nails and other metal or wooden parts,
may cause puncture wounds or other injuries.
• Tear apart and throw away plastic packaging bags so that children
may not play with them and risk suffocation and death.
Install the unit considering the potential for strong winds or
earthquakes.
Improper installation may cause the unit to fall over, resulting in physical
injury or death.
Do not change the settings of the protection devices.
If the pressure switch, thermal switch, or other protection device is
shorted and forced to operate improperly, or parts other than those
specified by LG are used, there is risk of fire, electric shock, explosion,
and physical injury or death.
Do not install the unit on a defective stand.
There is a risk of physical injury.
INSTALLATION
Don’t store or use flammable gas / combustibles near the unit.
There is risk of fire, explosion, and physical injury or death.
This symbol indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
This symbol indicates situations that may result in equipment or property damage accidents only.
This symbol indicates an action that must not be completed.
DANGER
