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MUL
TI V 5 Outdoor Unit Installation Manual
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Header Kits
Install Correctly
• Y-branches can be installed upstream between the Header and the outdoor unit, but a Y-branch cannot be installed between a header and
an indoor unit.
• To avoid the potential of uneven refrigerant distribution through a header fitting, minimize the difference in equivalent pipe length between the
header fitting and each connected indoor unit.
INSTALLING FOR HEAT RECOVERY
OPERATION
No Substitutions on Piping Components
Only LG supplied Y-branch and Header fittings can be used to join one pipe segment to two or more segments.
Third-party
or field-fabricated components such as tee’s, Y-fittings, couplings, headers, or other branch fittings are not permitted. The
only field-provided fittings allowed in a Multi V piping system are 45° and 90° long radius elbows and full port ball valves (if
applicable).
Header Kits
LG Header kits are highly engineered devices designed to evenly
divide the flow of refrigerant, and are used to join one pipe segment
to two or more segments. Header kits are intended for use where
multiple indoor units are in the same vicinity and it would be better
to “home-run” the run-out pipes back to a centralized location. If
connecting multiple indoor units that are far apart, Y-branches may
be more economical.
LG Header Kits Consist of:
• Two headers (one liquid line, one vapor line).
• Reducer fittings as applicable.
• Molded clam-shell type peel and stick insulation covers—one for
the liquid line and one for the vapor line.
Headers must be installed with the main pipe level in the horizontal
plane. Distribution ports must be either level in the horizonal plane
or within ±3° of plumb in the vertical plane.
When connecting indoor units to a Header, always connect the unit
with the largest nominal capacity to the port closest to the outdoor
unit. Then install the next largest indoor unit to the next port, working
down to the smallest indoor unit.
Do not skip ports. All indoor
units connected to a single
Header fitting should be located
with an elevation difference
between indoor units that does
not exceed 49 feet.
ELEVATION VIEW
LG Supplied Insulation Jacket
LG Supplied Header
Field-Supplied Copper Piping
Field-Supplied Insulation
Field-Supplied Copper Piping
ELEVATION VIEW
Within ±3°
of plumb
Must be
Level
Must be
Level
Header Kit—Horizontal Rotation Limit (Ports Must Point to a Horizontal
Direction).
Vertical Header Insulation and Piping Detail (Ports Must Point to an
Upright Direction).
Largest Indoor Units
Smaller Indoor Units
ELEVATION VIEW
Header Inlet
Header End View
+0.0
-0.0
ELEVATION
VIEW
Incorrect Header Configuration.
Incorrect Header Configuration (Ports Pointing Downward).