Before Starting The Test Run; Selecting The Installation Location; Outdoor Unit - Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-SWM VA-Serie Installationshandbuch

1. Safety precautions

1.4. Before starting the test run

CAUTION:
• Turn on the main power switch more than 12 hours before starting opera-
tion. Starting operation just after turning on the power switch can severely
damage the internal parts. Keep the main power switch turned on during the
operation season.
• Before starting operation, check that all panels, guards and other protective
parts are correctly installed. Rotating, hot, or high voltage parts can cause
injuries.
1.5. Using R32 refrigerant air to water heat pump
CAUTION:
• Use C1220 copper phosphorus, for copper and copper alloy seamless
pipes, to connect the refrigerant pipes. Make sure the insides of the pipes
are clean and do not contain any harmful contaminants such as sulfuric
compounds, oxidants, debris, or dust. Use pipes with the specified thick-
ness. (Refer to 4.1.) Note the following if reusing existing pipes that carried
R22 refrigerant.
- Replace the existing flare nuts and flare the flared sections again.
- Do not use thin pipes. (Refer to 4.1.)
• Store the pipes to be used during installation indoors and keep both ends
en
of the pipes sealed until just before brazing. (Leave elbow joints, etc. in
their packaging.) If dust, debris, or moisture enters the refrigerant lines, oil
de
deterioration or compressor breakdown may result.
• Use ester oil, ether oil, alkylbenzene oil (small amount) as the refrigeration
oil applied to the flared sections. If mineral oil is mixed in the refrigeration
oil, oil deterioration may result.

2. Selecting the installation location

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• Do not touch any switch with wet hands. Electric shock may result.
• Do not touch the refrigerant pipes with bare hands during operation. The
refrigerant pipes are hot or cold depending on the condition of the flowing
refrigerant. If you touch the pipes, burns or frostbite may result.
• After stopping operation, be sure to wait at least five minutes before turn-
ing off the main power switch. Otherwise, water leakage or breakdown may
result.
• Servicing shall be performed only as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Do not use refrigerant other than R32 refrigerant. If another refrigerant is
used, the chlorine will cause the oil to deteriorate.
• Use the following tools specifically designed for use with R32 refrigerant.
The following tools are necessary to use R32 refrigerant. Contact your near-
est dealer for any questions.
Tools (for R32)
Gauge manifold
Charge hose
Gas leak detector
Torque wrench
• Be sure to use the correct tools. If dust, debris, or moisture enters the refrig-
erant lines, refrigeration oil deterioration may result.

2.1. Outdoor unit

• R32 is heavier than air—as well as other refrigerants—so tends to accumulate at
the base (in the vicinity of the floor). If R32 accumulates around base, it may reach
a flammable concentration in case room is small. To avoid ignition, maintaining a
safe work environment is required by ensuring appropriate ventilation. If a refrig-
erant leak is confirmed in a room or an area where there is insufficient ventilation,
refrain from using of flames until the work environment can be improved by ensur-
ing appropriate ventilation.
• Where it is not exposed to strong wind.
• Where airflow is good and dustless.
• Where it is not causing the air short cycle.
• Where neighbours are not annoyed by operation sound or hot air.
• Where rigid wall or support is available to prevent the increase of operation sound
or vibration.
• Where there is no risk of combustible gas leakage.
• When installing the unit at a high level, be sure to fix the unit legs.
• Where it is at least 3 m away from the antenna of TV set or radio. (Otherwise,
images would be disturbed or noise would be generated.)
• Please install it in an area not affected by snowfall or blowing snow. In areas with
heavy snow, please install a canopy, a pedestal and/or some baffle boards.
• Install the unit horizontally.
• Refrigerant pipes connection shall be accessible for maintenance purposes.
/ Install outdoor units in a place where at least one of the four sides is open, and in
a sufficiently large space without depressions. (Fig. 2-1)
CAUTION:
Avoid the following places for installation where air to water heat pump trou-
ble is liable to occur.
• Where there is too much machine oil.
• Salty environment as seaside areas.
• Hot-spring areas.
• Where sulfide gas exists.
• Other special atmospheric areas.
The outdoor unit produces condensate during the heating operation. Select
the installation place to ensure to prevent the outdoor unit and/or the grounds
from being wet by drain water or damaged by frozen drain water.
Flare tool
Size adjustment gauge
Vacuum pump adapter
Electronic refrigerant charging scale