5-3. Insulating the Refrigerant Tubing

Tubing Insulation

Thermal insulation must be applied to all unit tub- ing, including distribution joint (purchased sepa- rately).

*For gas tubing, the insulation material must be heat resistant to 120°C or above. For other tubing, it must be heat resistant to 80°C or above.

Insulation material thickness must be 10 mm or greater.

If the conditions inside the ceiling exceed DB 30°C and RH 70%, increase the thickness of the gas tubing insulation material by 1 step.

Two tubes arranged together

Narrow tubing

Wide tubing

Insulation

Three tubes arranged together

Cosmetic

(finishing) tape Wide tubing

Narrow tubing

CAUTION

Taping the flare nuts

If the exterior of the outdoor unit valves has been finished with a square duct covering, make sure you allow suffi- cient space to use the valves and to allow the panels to be attached and removed.

Insulation

Balance tubing

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 5-7

Sealer (supplied)

 

Wind the white insulation tape around the flare nuts at the wide tube connections. Then cover up the tubing connections with the flare insulator, and fill the gap at the union with the supplied black insulation tape. Finally, fasten the insulator at both ends with the sup- plied vinyl clamps. (Fig. 5-8)

Insulation material

The material used for insulation must have good insu- lation characteristics, be easy to use, be age resis- tant, and must not easily absorb moisture.

After a tube has been insu-

CAUTION lated, never try to bend it into a narrow curve

because it can cause the tube to break or crack.

 

Insulation tape (white)

 

(supplied)

 

Flare insulator (supplied)

Unit side

Tube insulator

(not supplied)

insulator

Heat resistant

 

120°C or above

Flare nut

Vinyl clamps (supplied)

 

 

Fig. 5-8

 

Refrigerant tubing and insulator

Drain insulator

(not supplied)

Drain pipe and insulator

and clamp.

Large

(not supplied)

(supplied)

 

Packing

 

clamp.

Insulation

Small

tape

hose band

Vinyl

(supplied)

Flare clamp

 

 

insulator

 

Seal

 

The procedure used for

 

installing the insulator for

 

both wide and narrow

 

tubes is the same.

Fig. 5-9

Never grasp the drain or refrigerant connecting outlets when moving the unit.

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Sanyo SPW-UMR94EXH56 Insulating the Refrigerant Tubing Tubing Insulation, Two tubes arranged together, Insulation material

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