
3 Piping work and refrigerant charge
Refrigerant piping range
SMGB0091 rev.2 - 11/2015
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3.3.6 Considerations when installing distributors
1
Install the Distributor supplied by HITACHI on request.
A tee can not be installed instead of a branch pipe.
Sample: Twin System
2
Installing the distributor
Fix the branch pipe horizontally to the pillar, wall or ceiling. Piping must not be fixed rigidly to the wall as thermal
expansion and contraction can cause pipe fracture.
Sample: Twin System
Horizontal
To indoor
unit
To RASC unit
Vertical
To indoor unit
Fixing the branch pipe to
the surface of pillar or wall
Horizontal
Horizontal
Fixing the branch pipe
to ceiling or beam
?
N O T E
Fix the piping from outside of insulation or inserting absorber between the pipe and a fixing metal.
3
Correct position of twin distributor (available also for quad installation).
• This is the correct position.
Greater
than 0.5 m
Main pipe
Refrigerant direction
UP
Branch pipe
Main pipe
Refrigerant direction
DOWN
Horizontal
This is wrong position.
Main pipe
Refrigerant direction
Branch pipe
Branch pipe
Refrigerant
direction
Branch pipe
Main pipe
UP
DOWN
4
Correct position of Triple/Quad distributor.
• Install the header horizontally
Sample: Quad Branch pipe
Gas piping
Liquid piping