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Outdoor Unit
Refrigerant piping installation
◆
Combination of Y branch/header method
Longest piping length
**Equivalent piping length
A+B+b
≤
120m
A+B+b
≤
140m
Longest piping length after 1st branch
B+b
≤
30m
Difference in height(Outdoor Unit
↔
Indoor Unit)
H
≤
50m (40m : Outdoor Unit is lower than Indoor Units)***
Difference in height (Indoor Unit
↔
Indoor Unit)
h
≤
15m
*L
l
H
h
1 Outdoor Unit(Half size)
Example : 5 Indoor Units connected
: Outdoor Unit
: 1st branch (Y branch)
: Y branch
: Indoor Unit
: Header
: Sealing
➲
Main pipe diameter (A)
➲
Refrigerant pipe diameter from branch to branch (B,C)
➲
Total piping length = A+B+C+a+b+c+d+e
≤
220m
H 50m
L 120m
h 15m
*: Must be satisfied both conditions
Caution
: ***:Indoor Unit should be installed at lower position than the header.
Branch pipe can not be used after header
WARNING
Piping length after header branching (a~f)
It is recommended that difference of the piping length connected to the Indoor Unit is mini-
mized. Performance difference between Indoor Units may occur.
Downward Indoor Unit total capacity
[kW(Btu/h)]
~8.3(28,300)
Ø9.52(3/8 inch)
Ø15.88(5/8 inch)
~17.8(60,700)
Ø12.7(1/2 inch) / 9.52(3/8 inch)
Ø19.05(3/4 inch)
~27.9(95,200)
Ø12.7(1/2 inch)
Ø25.4(1 inch)
~42.4(144,700)
Ø12.7(1/2 inch)
Ø28.58(1
1
/
8
inch)
~58.5(199,600)
Ø15.88(5/8 inch)
Ø31.8(1
1
/
4
inch)
~75.4(257,300)
Ø19.05(3/4 inch)
Ø38.1(1
1
/
2
inch)
75.5(257,600)~
Ø22.2(
7
/
8
inch)
Ø44.5(1
3
/
4
inch)
Liquid pipe
(mm)
Gas pipe
(mm)
**: Assume equivalent
pipe length of Y
branch to be 0.5m,
that of header to
be 1m, calculation
purpose.
Apply 5, 6HP model only
Liguid pipe
Ø9.52(3/8 inch)
Gas pipe
Ø19.05(3/4 inch)
-
Liguid pipe
Ø9.52(3/8 inch)
Gas pipe
Ø22.2(7/8 inch)
Liguid pipe
Ø12.7(1/2 inch)
Gas pipe
Ø28.58(1
1
/
8
inch)
PIPE
1 Outdoor Unit
(Half Size)
1 Outdoor Unit
(Full Size)
5HP
6HP
OVER
8HP