
8-5. Outdoor Unit
tInstallation place
•A place which provides the spaces around the outdoor unit as shown in the diagram in page 20.
•A place which can bear the weight of the outdoor unit and does not allow an increase in noise level and vibration.
•A place where the operation noise and discharged air do not disturb your neighbors.
•A place which is not exposed to a strong wind.
•A place free of a leakage of combustible gases.
•A place which does not block a passage.
•When the outdoor unit is to be installed in an elevated position, be sure to secure its feet.
•An allowable length of the connecting pipe is up to 10 m.
•An allowable head level is up to 5 m.
•A place where the drain water does not raise any problem.
CAUTION
(1)Install the outdoor unit without anything blodking the air discharging.
(2)When the outdoor unit is installed in a place exposed always to a strong wind like a coast or on a high story of a building, secure the normal fan operation using a duct or a wind shield.
(3)Specially in windy area, install the unit to prevent the admission of wind.
Strong wind
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CAUTION
Installation in the following places may result in trouble. Do not install the unit in such places.
•A place full of machine oil.
•A saline place such as coast.
•A place full of sulfide gas.
•A place where
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