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Refrigerant piping design
•Allowable length/height difference of refrigerant piping
Outdoor unit
SMMS-e
SMMS-e
SHRM-e
Piping specification items
Dx-Interface
connection
(More than 8ton)
Dx-Interface
connection
(8ton or less)
Pipe
length
Total extension (Liquid pipe, Actual length)
656ft (200m)
Standard VRF
outdoor unit
piping limitations
based on model
selection apply
Furthest piping length (L)
Equivalent length
427ft (130m)
Actual length
394ft (120m)
Furthest equivalent piping length from the first
branching section (Li)
H1 > 9.8ft
131ft (40m)
H1 =< 9.8ft
213ft (65m)
Furthest equivalent piping length between outdoor units (LO)
(*1)
Main piping
length
H2 > 9.8ft
Equivalent
length
Below 432kBtu/h
(*1)
432kBtu/h or more
(*1)
Actual
length
Below 432kBtu/h
(*1)
432kBtu/h or more
(*1)
H2 =<9.8ft
Equivalent
length
Below 432kBtu/h
(*1)
432kBtu/h or more
(*1)
Actual
length
Below 432kBtu/h
(*1)
432kBtu/h or more
(*1)
Maximum equivalent length of outdoor unit connecting pipe
(*1)
Maximum actual length of pipes connected to indoor units
66ft (20m)
Maximum equivalent length between branching sections
98ft (30m)
Height
difference
Height between outdoor and
indoor units H1
H2 > 9.8ft
Upper outdoor units
131ft (40m)
Lower outdoor units
(*1)
H2 =< 9.8ft
Upper outdoor units
131ft (40m)
Lower outdoor units
(*1)
Height between indoor unit (H2)
Upper outdoor units
(*1)
Lower outdoor units
(*1)
Height between outdoor units (H3)
(*1)
FS unit
connection
(SHRM-e
only)
Maximum equivalent length indoor units in group control by one
single port Flow Selector unit (Ln)
(*1)
Standard VRF
outdoor unit
piping limitations
based on model
selection apply
Maximum real length between Flow
Selector unit and indoor unit
Single port type
(*1)
Multi port type
(*1)
Height difference between indoor units in group control by one
Flow Selector unit (H4)
(*1)
(*1) Follow the piping design specification of outdoor units.
Power supply
wiring (L1/L2/G)
Communication wring
(U1/U2, A/B)
Digital input /
Analogue input wiring
Digital output wiring
PMV (pulse motor valve) wiring