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INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR UNIT
ENGLISH
Minimum service space
(unit : mm)
Drill a Hole in the Wall (For Split)
- If making a hole to the wall is required to connect pipe
between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, please follow
below descriptions.
Drill the piping hole with a Ø 70 mm hole core drill.
Piping hole should be slightly slant to the outdoor side to
prevent raindrop into indoor side.
300
Fence or
obs
tacles
700
300
600
Sunr
oof
Wall
5~7 mm
Indoor Outdoor
INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR UNIT
The outdoor unit of is installed outside to exchange heat with ambient air.
Therefore, it is important to secure proper space around the outdoor unit and care for specific
external conditions.
This chapter presents a guide to install the outdoor unit, make a route to connect with the indoor,
and what to do when installed around seaside.
Conditions where Outdoor Unit is Installed
- If a sunroof is built over the unit to prevent direct sunlight or rain exposure, make sure that heat
radiation from the heat exchanger is not restricted.
- Ensure that the spaces indicated by arrows around front, back and side of the unit.
- Do not place animals and plants in the path of the warm air.
- Take the weight of the outdoor unit into account and select a place where noise and vibration
are minimum.
- Select a place so that the warm air and noise from the outdoor unit do not disturb neighbors.
- Place that can sufficiently endure the weight and vibration of the outdoor unit and where even
Installation is possible.
- Place that has no direct influence of snow or rain.
- Place with no danger of snowfall or icicle drop.
- Place without weak floor of base such as decrepit part of the building or with a lot of snow
accumulation.