
Service manual
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8.8 Evacuation
Procedure:
Connect the vacuum pump to the charge set’s centre hose.
Evacuation for approximately one hour.
Confirm that the gauge needle has moved toward -0.1 Mpa (-76 cmHg) [vacuum of 4 mmHg or less].
Close the valve (Low side) on the charge set, turn off the vacuum pump, and confirm that the gauge needle does
not move (approximately 5 minutes after turning off the vacuum pump).
Disconnect the charge hose from the vacuum pump.
Vacuum pump oil, if the vacuum pump oil becomes dirty or depleted, replenish as needle.