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8. 3. Additional charging
CAUTION
Do not turn on the power unless all operations are complete.
After evacuating the system, add refrigerant.
Do not charge the system with a refrigerant other than R410A.
Always keep to the limit on the total amount of refrigerant. Exceeding the limit on
the total amount of refrigerant will lead to malfunction during charging of refrigerant.
Do not reuse recovered refrigerant.
Use an electronic scale to measure the charging amount of refrigerant.
Adding more refrigerant than the speci
fi
ed amount will cause a malfunction.
Charge refrigerant using the liquid pipe.
Adding refrigerant through the gas pipe will cause a malfunction.
Add refrigerant by charging the system with the refrigerant in the liquid state. If
the refrigerant cylinder is equipped with a siphon, it is not necessary to place the
cylinder upright.
8. 3. 1.
Procedure for charging the system with refrigerant
1) Remove the charging cap from the liquid pipe. Use standard refrigeration prac-
tices when charging refrigerant.
2) Attach a charging hose to the refrigerant cylinder, and connect it to the charging
port.
3) Add refrigerant by calculating the additional refrigerant volume in accordance with
the calculation formula indicated below.
4) Remove the charging cap and install the charging hose.
5) Remove the body caps (gas pipe and liquid pipe), and open the valves.
6) Close the body caps.
7) After adding refrigerant, indicate the added charging volume on the unit.
* Tighten the body caps and charging caps to the torque values speci
fi
ed in the
Table A.
To open and close the valves, Use an M4 hexagon wrench for liquid pipe.
Use an M10 hexagon wrench for gas pipe.
* *
If you can not charge the speci
fi
ed amount of refrigerant with the above
method, be sure to charge the refrigerant through the gas pipe while oper-
ating in cooling mode. In order to prevent liquid back-
fl
ow, carefully operate
the refrigerant cylinder valve so that the refrigerant will
fl
ow in certain part at
a time.
8. 3. 2.
Checking total amount of refrigerant and calculat-
ing the amount of refrigerant charge to be added
• The amount of refrigerant charge to be added is the total value of the basic refrig-
erant charge amount and the value calculated from the length of the liquid pipe.
• Round up the value to 2 decimal places.
Model
HP
d
Factory charged amount
(kg)
a
Additional amount for
outdoor unit (kg)
AJ
072LALBH
8HP
11.70
0
AJ
090LALBH
10HP
11.70
0
AJ
108LALBH
12HP
11.80
3.30
AJ
126LALBH
14HP
11.80
3.30
AJ
144LALBH
16HP
11.80
3.30
AJ
162LALBH
18HP
11.80
3.30
Diameter of liquid pipe (mm)
b
Additional amount for pipe length (kg/m)
Ø6.35
0.021
Ø9.52
0.058
Ø12.70
0.114
Ø15.88
0.178
Ø19.05
0.268
(1) Calculation of additional amount for outdoor unit
A =
a
Outdoor unit1 additional
amount for outdoor unit
kg
+
a
Outdoor unit2 additional
amount for outdoor unit
kg
+
a
Outdoor unit3 additional
amount for outdoor unit
kg
=
Total
kg
(2) Calculation of additional amount for pipe length
B =
Total length
of ø19.05 mm
liquid pipe
b
× 0.268
(kg/m)
m
kg
+
Total length of
ø15.88 mm liquid
pipe
b
× 0.178
(kg/m)
m
kg
+
Total length of
ø12.70 mm liquid
pipe
b
× 0.114
(kg/m)
m
kg
+
Total length
of ø9.52 mm
liquid pipe
b
× 0.058
(kg/m)
m
kg
+
Total length of
ø6.35 mm
liquid pipe
b
× 0.021
(kg/m)
m
kg
=
Total
kg
(3) Calculation
of
additional
charge
refrigerant
C=A+B =
kg
(Round up C to 2 decimal place)
(4) Calculation
of
factory
charged
amount
D =
d
Outdoor unit1
factory charged amount
kg
+
d
Outdoor unit2
factory charged amount
kg
+
d
Outdoor unit3
factory charged amount
kg
=
Total
kg
(5) Total
refrigerant
amount
check
E=C+D=
kg
Note : Check the total refrigerant amount under the following conditions
Condition
Computational formula
For 1 outdoor unit per refrigerant system
: Total amount of refrigerant
≤
31.5kg
E
≤
31.5kg
For 2 outdoor units per refrigerant system
: Total amount of refrigerant
≤
63kg
E
≤
63kg
For 3 outdoor units per refrigerant system
: Total amount of refrigerant
≤
94.5kg
E
≤
94.5kg
<Calculation>
• When there are 3 outdoor units (AJ
144LALBH, AJ
126LALBH, AJ
108LALBH)
connected to 1 system
(1) Calculation of additional amount for outdoor unit
A = 3.30 (kg) + 3.30 (kg) + 3.30 (kg) = 9.90 (kg)
(2) Calculation of additional amount for pipe length
If liquid pipe piping length is the following
ø
19.05 : 50m, ø15.88 : 25m, ø12.70 : 0m, ø9.52 : 20m, ø6.53 : 15m
Additional charge volume B = 50 (m) × 0.268 (kg/m) + 25 (m) × 0.178 (kg/m)
+ 0 (m) × 0.114 (kg/m) + 20 (m) × 0.058 (kg/m)
+ 15 (m) × 0.021 (kg/m)
=
19.325kg
(3) Calculation
of
additional
charge
refrigerant
C = A + B = 9.90 (kg) + 19.33 (kg) = 29.23 (kg)
(4) Calculation
of
factory
charged
amount
D = 11.8 (kg) + 11.8 (kg) + 11.8 (kg) = 35.4 (kg)
(5) Check the total amount of refrigerant
When 3 outdoor units are connected to 1 system, the following condition must be
satis
fi
ed.
Condition: E = C + D
≤
94.5 (kg)
Calculation: 29.23 (kg) + 35.4 (kg) = 64.63 (kg) < 94.5 (kg)
→
No problem if the above condition is satis
fi
ed.
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