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COOL | The ON/OFF operation | The operation lamp illuminates. | The outdoor unit does not operate for 3 minutes | |||||||
| button on the remote | The indoor fan operates at the set fan speed. | even after the breaker is turned ON. | |||||||
| controller is pressed. |
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| The outdoor unit stops. |
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| The outdoor unit starts. | The frequency is increased at the rate of 0.5 | ||||||
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| Hz every 1 seconds. | |||
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| (Compressor and the outdoor fan start.) |
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| When the frequency reaches Hz, | This is in order to stabilize the return of oil to the | ||||||
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| frequency increases are stopped for a period | compressor. | ||||||
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| of seconds. (Refer to Table 1.) |
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| The frequency then increases. | If the indoor and outdoor temperatures are high, | ||||||
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| the current peak | |||
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| any increases in frequency. | |||
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| The room temperature | The indoor temperature and the desired | Operating frequency is stabilized in order to | |||||||
| has reached the | temperature are approximately equal. | maintain a comfortable environment. | |||||||
| desired temperature. |
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| The thermostat turns |
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| The outdoor unit stops. (It does not stop if the | ||||
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| thermostart for another indoor unit is ON.) | ||||
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| The thermostat turns | After the thermostat turns ON again, the | After 3 minutes, the outdoor unit begins operating | |||||||
| ON again. | outdoor unit will not operate for 3 minutes, | automatically. | |||||||
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| even if the room temperature increases | During these 3 minutes, a pressure balance is | ||||||
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| achieved, allowing the compressor to start | |||||||
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| Freeze prevention | When the temperature of the indoor heat | In order to protect against freezing, the | |||||||
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| exchanger drops to approximately 35.6 °F | compressor stops temporarily, until the | ||||||
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| or below, the compressor turns OFF, the | temperature of the indoor heat exchanger has | ||||||
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| outdoor fan turns OFF, and the indoor fan | risen. | ||||||
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| continues operating with no changes. |
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| temperature of the indoor heat exchanger |
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| is adove 46.4 °F, the system returns to its |
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| original conditions. |
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| Stop | All indicator lamps turn OFF. The indoor and |
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| Operation is restarted | Starts operating in the same operating mode | Within 4 hours after operation was stopped, it is | |||||||
| within 4 hours (only when | (COOL) and with the same temperature | assumed that there has been no significant | |||||||
| AUTO mode is selected | settings as before operation was stopped. | change in the indoor and outdoor temperatures, | |||||||
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| Operation starts after 4 | New operating mode is determined based on |
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| passed. | ON/OFF operation button is pressed. |
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| Frequency control |
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| Outdoor air temperature is below 32 °F. | Outdoor air temperature is 32 °F or higher. |
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| (25) Hz |
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| (35) Hz |
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| (55) Hz |
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Table 1
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