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Site Preparation and Installation
Chilled Water
Chilled water supply and return lines must be insulated. Insulating them will prevent condensation of the water supply and return lines to the unit.
The minimum recommended water temperature is 42°F (5.5°C). Connection sizes are
Water/Glycol
Refrigerant
! WARNING
Risk of explosive discharge of high pressure refrigerant. Can cause serious injury. Relieve refrigerant system pressure before working with piping/connections.
Two possible methods exist for installing the copper suction and liquid lines.
•Close coupling the units together using the quick connects. (See Figure 15).
•Using an optional sweat adapter kit and hard piping between the two units.
All refrigeration piping should be installed with high temperature brazed joints. Prevailing good refrigeration practices should be employed for piping supports, leak testing, evacuation, dehydration and charging of the refrigeration circuits. The refrigeration piping should be isolated from the building by the use of vibration isolating supports. To prevent tube damage when sealing openings in walls and to reduce vibration transmission, use a soft flexible material to pack around the tubes.
When installing remote condensing units above the evaporator, the suction gas line should be trapped at the evaporator. This trap will retain refrigerant oil in the off cycle. When the unit starts, oil in the trap is carried up the vertical riser and returns to the compressor.
Table 8 Recommended refrigerant line sizes
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50 (15) |
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100 (30.5) |
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150 (45.7) |
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Suction line and liquid line sizing based on < 3 psi pressure drop in each and suction line refrigerant |
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velocities >1000FPM (5.1m/s) for proper oil return. |
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Table 9 | Equivalent lengths for various pipe fittings, ft (m) |
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Copper Pipe |
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| 90 Degree | 45 Degree |
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| Elbow Cast | Elbow | Tee | Valve |
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1/2 |
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| 0.8 (0.24) |
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| 1.3 (0.39) | 0.4 (0.12) | 2.5 (0.76) | 0.26 (0.07) |
| 7.0 (2.13) | 4.0 (1.21) | ||
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5/8 |
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| 0.9 (0.27) |
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| 1.4 (0.42) | 0.5 (0.15) | 2.5 (0.76) | 0.28 (0.08) |
| 9.5 (2.89) | 5.0 (1.52) | ||
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3/4 |
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| 1.5 (0.45) | 0.6 (0.18) | 2.5 (0.76) | 0.3 (0.09) |
| 12.0 (3.65) | 6.5 (1.98) | ||
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7/8 |
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| 1.45 (0.44) |
| 1.8 (0.54) | 0.8 (0.24) | 3.6 (1.09) | 0.36 (0.1) |
| 17.2 (5.24) | 9.5 (2.89) | |||
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| 1.85 (0.56) |
| 2.2 (0.67) | 1.0 (0.3) | 4.6 (1.4) | 0.48 (0.14) |
| 22.5 (6.85) | 12.0 (3.65) | ||||
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| 2.4 (0.73) |
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| 2.9 (0.88) | 1.3 (0.39) | 6.4 (1.95) | 0.65 (0.19) |
| 32.0 (9.75) | 16.0 (4.87) | |||
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| 3.5 (1.06) | 1.6 (0.48) | 7.2 (2.19) | 0.72 (0.21) |
| 36.0 (10.97) | 19.5 (5.94) | |||
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Refrigerant trap = Four times equivalent length of pipe per this table
19 | Liebert® |