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6 Pre-Charged Units
Pre-chargedcondensingunitsincludetheBaseChargefortheunitsetplus
chargesufcientforthelinelengthshowninthetablesandstatedintheunit's
installation instructions.
7 Refrigerant Charging
Refrigerantchargetobeintroducedasliquidonlyandbyweightorvolume
(notbysystempressureorsightglass).Sightglassesarenotrecommended
becauseofashgasinliquidline.
temperzone recommendsaccuratecharging/addingofrefrigerantusingdigital
refrigeration scales (spring balance is not acceptable).
Forunitssuppliedpre-charged,theactuallinelengthandthenalchargeis
crucialtocorrectoperation.Ifyoufearsomechargehasbeenlost,recoverall
the existing charge and re-charge accurately.
8 Superheat
Onunitswithoutelectronicexpansionvalves,superheatmustbecheckedat
theservicevalveoncoolingcycleduringcommissioning.Ensuresuperheatis
between3°Cto5°Cwhentheindoorairtemperatureisintherange21°Cto
27°Candtheoutdoorairtemperatureisintherange24°Cto35°C.
If the conditions of the day do not allow this, use the heating cycle (on a reverse
cycleunit)orotherheatsourcetoraisetheindoorairtemperaturetoabout
24°C.
ForfurtherinformationonmeasuringSuperheat,visitourwebsite.
9 Refrigerant Pipe Sizes
Suction/Liquidlinesizesgiveninthefollowingtablesareinterconnectingpipe
sizesandarenotnecessarilythesamesizeasthepipestubconnectionsexiting
the Indoor or Outdoor unit.
Onanyunitwithvariablecapacitycompressors,donotoversizethe
interconnectingpipingasthiswillreducetherefrigerantvelocitiessignicantly
withtheassociateddangerofnotreturningtheoiltothecompressor.
10 Oil
Oil should be added on extended line lengths (refer tables overleaf).
Forcompressorswithasightglasstted,addoiltomaintainthelevelinthesight
glassafter15minutesrunningtime.
RotarycompressorsandsomeinvertercompressorsdesignedforR410Ause
polyvinyletheroil(PVE).Whileitisacceptabletotopup(max.5%)withmineral
oil or polyolester oil (POE) it is best practice to use PVE oil.
MostscrollcompressorsdesignedforR410Ausepolyolesteroil(POE),typically
Emcarate RL22CF, RL32CF or RL32-3MAFoil.Donotusemineraloil.
Pleaserefertotheunitspecicationdatasheettoensuretheuseofthecorrect
oil.
11 Crankcase Heaters
Crankcaseheatersarettedtoallcompressors.Disconnectthecrankcase
heaterifthetotallinelengthislessthan8m.
12 Pipe Length Capacity Loss
Maximumlinelengthsgivenrepresentactual measuredlinelengthbetween
IndoorandOutdoorunits.Theequivalent linelengthissignicantlymorethan
actual line length because it includes an allowance for bends and vertical piping.
Usetheequivalentlinelengthwhencalculatingpressurelossesorperformance
losses.
13 Commissioning
EachoutdoorunitissuppliedwithaCommissioningSheettoassistinstallers
completingtheStartUpProcedureoutlinedintheInstallation & Maintenance
pamphlet.Thesheetincludesapulleyadjustmentguideforbeltdrivenindoor
unitsifapplicable.Werecommendyoucompletetheform,sendacopyto
temperzone and keep the original yourself for possible future reference.
14 Manufacturer's Note
Themanufacturerreservestherighttomakechangesatanytimewithoutnotice
orobligation.ShouldanyinstructioninthisguideconictwithanyInstallation
& Maintenancepamphletsuppliedwithaunit,thenthemostrecentlydated
publication should be considered correct.
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