Toshiba MMF-UP0151H-E, Installation Manual

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Refrigerant piping
CAUTION
Use flare nuts that are included with the unit. Using
different flare nuts may cause refrigerant gas leakage.
 Refrigerant piping
Use the following item for the refrigerant piping.
Material: Seamless phosphorous deoxidized
copper pipe.
6.35, 9.52 and 12.7 wall thickness 0.8 mm or more.
15.88 wall thickness 1.0 mm or more.
REQUIREMENT
When the refrigerant pipe is long, provide support
brackets at intervals of 2.5 - 3 m to clamp the refrigerant
pipe. Otherwise, abnormal sound may be generated.
CAUTION
IMPORTANT 4 POINTS FOR PIPING WORK
1. Reusable mechanical connectors and flared joints are
not allowed indoors. When mechanical connectors
are reused indoors, sealing parts shall be renewed.
When flared joints are reused indoors, the flare part
shall be refabricated.
2. Tight connection (between pipes and unit)
3. Evacuate the air in the connecting pipes by using
VACUUM PUMP.
4. Check the gas leakage. (Connected points)

Pipe size
 Permissible piping length and
height difference
They vary according to the outdoor unit.
For details, refer to the Installation Manual attached to
the outdoor unit.
Flaring
1. Cut the pipe with a pipe cutter.
Remove burrs completely.
Remaining burrs may cause gas leakage.
2. Insert a flare nut into the
pipe, and flare the pipe.
As the flaring sizes of
R410A differ from those of
refrigerant R22, the flare
tools newly manufactured
for R410A are
recommended.
However, the conventional
tools can be used by
adjusting projection margin
of the copper pipe.
▼ Projection margin in flaring: B (Unit: mm)
Rigid (Clutch type)
▼ Flaring dia. meter size: A (Unit: mm)
CAUTION
• Do not scratch the inner surface of the flared part
when removing burrs.
• Flare processing under the condition of scratches on
the inner surface of flare processing part will cause
refrigerant gas leak.
• Check that the flared part is not scratched, deformed,
stepped, or flattened, and that there are no chips
adhered or other problems, after flare processing.
• Do not apply refrigerating machine oil to the flare
surface.
Model MMF-
Outside diamerer side (mm)
Gas side Liquid side
UP015, UP018 12.7 6.4
UP024 to UP056 15.9 9.5
Outside diameter
size (mm)
R410A tool
used
Conventional
tool used
6.4, 9.5
0 - 0.5 1.0 - 1.5
12.7, 15.9
Outside diameter
size (mm)
A
+0
–0.4
6.4 9.1
9.5 13.2
12.7 16.6
15.9 19.7
B
A
Tightening connection
CAUTION
Do not apply excessive torque. Otherwise, the nut may
crack depending on the conditions.
▼ Tightening torque of flare pipe connections
Incorrect connections may cause not only a gas leak,
but also a trouble of the refrigeration cycle.
Align the centres of the connecting pipes and tighten
the flare nut as far as possible with your fingers. Then
tighten the nut with wrenches and torque wrench as
shown in the figure.
REQUIREMENT
Tightening with an excessive torque may crack the nut
depending on installation conditions.
Tighten the nut within the specified tightening torque.
 Airtight test / Air purge, etc.
For air tightness test, vacuum drying and adding
refrigerant, refer to the Installation Manual attached
to the outdoor unit.
CAUTION
Do not supply power to the indoor unit until the airtight
test and vacuuming are completed. (If the indoor unit is
powered on, the pulse motor valve is fully closed, which
extends the time for vacuuming.)
 Open the valve fully
Open the valve of the outdoor unit fully.
 Heat insulation process
Apply heat insulation for the pipes separately at liquid
side and gas side.
• For the heat insulation to the pipes at gas side, use
the material with heat-resisting temperature 120°C
or higher.
• To use the attached heat insulation pipe, apply the
heat insulation to the pipe connecting section of the
indoor unit securely without gap.
REQUIREMENT
• Apply the heat insulation to the pipe connecting
section of the indoor unit securely up to the root
without exposure of the pipe. (The pipe exposed to the
outside causes water leak.)
• Insulate the refrigerant pipe in the indoor unit securely
up to the point shown in the following figure.
Unit: N•m
Outside diameter size
(mm)
Tightening torque
6.4 mm 14 - 18
9.5 mm 34 - 42
12.7 mm 49 - 61
15.9 mm 68 - 82
Work using two wrenches
Binding band
(Accessory)
Gas side
pipe
Heat
insulator
(Accessory)
Binding band
(Accessory)
Liquid side pipe
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