Technical data

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MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION
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5.6.5 CONNECTING THE EXTERNAL UNIT
Never connect the refrigerant lines to the external unit until
the refrigerant lines have been completely arranged
the refrigerant lines have been connected to the hybrid manager.
Connect the external unit to the refrigerant line after completing the
installation work, including the connection to the hybrid manager
(internal unit).
Remove the service cover (1 screw).
Close the external unit’s shut-off valve completely.
Fit the flare nut (17 mm external diameter) to the liquid refrigerant
pipe.
Fit the flare nut (26 mm external diameter) to the gaseous refrigerant
pipe.
Flare the pipes for liquid and gaseous refrigerant ( Fig. 30 and
table 8).
Fig. 30 Flaring refrigerant pipes
Apply a thin layer of refrigeration oil to pipe and joint seating surface
before tightening flare nut.
Fig. 31 Fitting refrigerant pipes
[1] Connection to the external unit
[2] Flared refrigerant pipe
[3] Conical nut
Tighten conical nut [3] with a torque wrench. Observe the allowable
starting torque when doing so ( Table 9).
▶ There should be no contact with the outer case of the ODU.
There should be no contact between the liquid and gas refrigerant
pipes.
5.6.6 CHECKING THE REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT FOR TIGHTNESS
After connecting the refrigerant pipes, check the connected pipes and
the hybrid manager for tightness.
Connect the testing tools.
Ensure that the shut-off valves on the pipe work for liquid [1]
( Fig. 32 and page 29). and gaseous refrigerant [2] ( Fig. 32
and page 29) are closed and do not open them.
Feed nitrogen into the refrigerant lines via the shut-off valve's
Schrader valve on the gaseous refrigerant pipe work [2] and slowly
increase the pressure in the refrigerant circuit.
Increase the pressure in stages:
Step 1: build pressure to 0.5 MPa (5 bar(g)).
Wait 5 minutes.
Check pressure. A pressure drop indicates that there is a leak.
Identify the source, repair and check for tightness again.
Step 2: build pressure to 1.5 MPa (15 bar(g)).
Wait 5 minutes.
Check pressure. A pressure drop indicates that there is a leak.
Identify the source, repair and check for tightness again.
Step 3: Pressurise to 4.15 MPa (41.5 bar(g)).
Measure the ambient temperature and the pressure.
After 24 hours, check ambient temperature and pressure again.
The refrigerant circuit has passed the tightness test if no pressure
drop can be identified.
A pressure drop indicates that there is a leak. Identify the source,
repair and check for tightness again.
Use a gas leak detector or a soapy solution to check for gas leaks.
At the factory, the external unit has been filled with
sufficient R410A refrigerant for a line length (single
direction) of between 1 m and 30 m.
Pipe
External diameter
[inch]
Faring dimension
Ø A [mm]
Liquid refrigerant ¼ 8.9 – 9.1
Gaseous refrigerant ½ 16.2 – 16.6
Table 8 Swaging dimensions for refrigerant pipes
øA
R0.4~R0.8
90° 0.5°
45° 2°
6 720 646 970-24.2ITL
6 720 646 970-48.2ITL
1 2 3
Pipe work
External
diameter
[inch]
OD conical nut
[mm] Torque [Nm]
Liquid refrigerant ¼ 17 14 – 18
Gaseous refrigerant ½ 26 49 – 61
Table 9 Starting torque, external unit
The addition “(g)” identifies the stated value as pressure
differential relative to atmospheric pressure.
A minor change in pressure can be caused by the change
in temperature (approx. 0.01 MPa (0.1 bar(g)) per
1 °C). Take this into account in the evaluation.