WARNING
General
Before starting to repair the air conditioner, read carefully through the Service Manual, and repair the
air conditioner by following its instructions.
Only qualified service person (*1) is allowed to repair the air conditioner.
Repair of the air conditioner by unqualified person may give rise to a fire, electric shocks, injury, water
leaks and / or other problems.
Do not use any refrigerant different from the one specified for complement or replacement.
Otherwise, abnormally high pressure may be generated in the refrigeration cycle, which may result in a
failure or explosion of the product or an injury to your body.
Wear protective gloves and safety work clothing during installation, servicing and removal.
Only a qualified installer (*1) or qualified service person (*1) is allowed to carry out the electrical work
of the air conditioner.
Under no circumstances must this work be done by an unqualified individual since failure to carry out
the work properly may result in electric shocks and / or electrical leaks.
When transporting the air conditioner, wear shoes with protective toe caps, protective gloves and other
protective clothing.
When connecting the electrical wires, repairing the electrical parts or undertaking other electrical jobs,
wear gloves to provide protection for electricians and from heat, insulating shoes and clothing to
provide protection from electric shocks.
Failure to wear this protective gear may result in electric shocks.
Electrical wiring work shall be conducted according to law and regulation in the community and
installation manual. Failure to do so may result in electrocution or short circuit.
Only a qualified installer (*1) or qualified service person (*1) is allowed to undertake work at heights
using a stand of 50 cm or more or to remove the intake grille of the indoor unit to undertake work.
When working at heights, use a ladder which complies with the ISO 14122 standard, and follow the
procedure in the ladder’s instructions.
Also wear a helmet for use in industry as protective gear to undertake the work.
When working at heights, put a sign in place so that no-one will approach the work location, before
proceeding with the work.
Parts and other objects may fall from above, possibly injuring a person below.
When executing address setting, test run, or troubleshooting through the checking window on the
electric parts box, put on insulated gloves to provide protection from electric shock. Otherwise you may
receive an electric shock.
Do not touch the aluminum fin of the outdoor unit.
You may injure yourself if you do so. If the fin must be touched for some reason, first put on protective
gloves and safety work clothing, and then proceed.
Do not climb onto or place objects on top of the outdoor unit.
You may fall or the objects may fall off of the outdoor unit and result in injury.
When transporting the air conditioner, wear shoes with additional protective toe caps.
When transporting the air conditioner, do not take hold of the bands around the packing carton.
You may injure yourself if the bands should break.
Be sure that a heavy unit (10 kg or heavier) such as a compressor is carried by two persons.
This air conditioner has passed the pressure test as specified in IEC 60335-2-40 Annex EE.
Before troubleshooting or repair work, check the earth wire is connected to the earth terminals of the main unit,
otherwise an electric shock is caused when a leak occurs. If the earth wire is not correctly connected,
contact an electric engineer for rework.
After completing the repair or relocation work, check that the
earth
wires are connected properly.
Be sure to connect earth wire. (
E
arth
ing work) Incomplete
earth
ing causes an electric shock.
Do
not connect
earth
wires to gas pipes, water pipes, and lightning rods or
earth
wires for
telephone
wires.
Check earth
wires.
Prohibition of
modification.
Do not modify the products. Do not also disassemble or modify the parts.
It may cause a fire, electric shock or injury.
Use specified
parts.
When any of the electrical parts are to be replaced, ensure that the replacement parts satisfy the
specifications given in the Service Manual (or use the parts contained on the parts list in the
Service Manual).
Use of any parts which do not satisfy the required specifications may give rise to electric shocks,
smoking and / or a fire.
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