4). Check the gas leakage
Check the flare connections for gas leakage.
5). Discharge the refrigerant.
Close the valve on the charging cylinder and discharge the refrigerant by loosening the flare nut on the
2-way valve approximately 45’ until the gauge indicates 0.3 to 0.5 Mpa.
6). Disconnect the charge set and the charging cylinder, and set the 2-way and 3-way valves to the open
position
Be sure to use a hexagonal wrench to operate the valve stems.
7). Mount the valve stems nuts and the service port cap
Be sure to use a torque wrench to tighten the service port cap to a torque 18N.m.
Be sure to check the gas leakage.
7.7 Re-installation while the outdoor unit need to be repaired
1. Evacuation for
the whole system
Procedure:
1). Confirm that both the 2-way and 3-way valves are set to the opened position.
2). Connect the vacuum pump to 3-way valve’s service port.
3). Evacuation for approximately one hour. Confirm that the compound meter indicates -0.1Mpa.
4). Close the valve (Low side) on the charge set, turn off the vacuum pump, and confirm that the gauge
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