4.After the disc has been removed, burnish the external sur- faces and clean the internal surfaces as outlined above.
5.Move the dry nitrogen supply back to the access port on the liquid line service valve.
6.Braze the liquid line to the liquid connection on the indoor unit while maintaining a minimum flow of dry nitrogen through the liquid line, the indoor coil and the hole in the vapor disc.
7.Unbraze the disc on the vapor connection of the indoor unit while maintaining the flow of dry nitrogen.
8.After the disc has been removed, burnish the external sur- faces and clean the internal surfaces as outlined above.
The vapor piping can now be brazed to the vapor connection on the indoor unit while maintaining a minimum flow of dry nitro- gen.
Before brazing the vapor line to the outdoor unit, make sure the refrigerant in the line has been recovered, then remove the copper disc from its vapor connection per the following proce- dure:
1.Make sure that the vapor line service valve on the outdoor unit is
2.Drill a small hole through the disc before unbrazing it to per- mit a flow of dry nitrogen through the connection while its being unbrazed.
3.Move the dry nitrogen supply to the access port on the va- por line service valve of the outdoor unit.
4.Unbraze the disc on the vapor line connection of the out- door unit while maintaining a minimum flow of dry nitrogen through the access port of the vapor line service valve and the hole in the vapor disc.
5.After the disc has been removed, burnish the external sur- faces and clean the internal surfaces of the vapor connec- tion and the vapor piping.
The vapor line can now be brazed to the vapor connection on the outdoor unit while maintaining the flow of dry nitrogen.
After the liquid and vapor lines have been installed, the system should be evacuated and charged.
EXTENDING THE SERVICE PORTS
(Refer to Fig. 5)
1.Loosen the screws that secure the service ports in shipping position.
2.Push the service ports through the corner post.
3.Tighten the screws to secure the service ports for installa- tion.
EVACUATING AND CHARGING
With the liquid and suction line service valves closed, connect a vacuum pump through a charging manifold to the access ports on both the liquid and suction line service valves.
NOTE: The vacuum pump connections should be short and no smaller than 3/8" O.D.
The refrigerant lines and the evaporator coil can now be evacu- ated to 500 Microns without disturbing the charge in the con- denser coil or the compressor.
After proper evacuation and dehydration, charge refrigerant through the access port on the liquid line service valve allowing the vacuum to draw in as much refrigerant as possible.
CAUTION: Do not charge liquid refrigerant through the com- pressor suction connection.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to start the compressor without at least 8 hours of crankcase heat or compressor damage will occur.
to continue charging refrigerant, open the liquid and the suction line service valves fully. Turn the stem of the liquid service valve clockwise 1/4 turn to open its access port for reading pressure.
Start the compressor (after 8 hours of crankcase heat), turn the stem of the suction line service valve clockwise 1/4 turn to open its service port and continue to charge refrigerant gas through this suction access port until you meet the conditions shown on the charging curve, Figures 7 through 15.
Open the liquid and vapor line service valves fully to close their access ports after the system has been charged.
BALANCE POINT SETTING
The balance point of a heat pump is the lowest temperature at which the refrigeration system can heat the building without any supplemental resistance heat.
The balance point is dependent upon -
1.The outdoor design temperature,
2.The building heat loss at the outdoor design temperature, and
3.The heating capacity of the system at the outdoor design temperature.
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