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MVCU-2009 Application Information
Refrigerant Piping
Piping Length and Elevation
When the pipe length becomes too long, both the capacity and reliability drop. As the number of bends increases,
system piping resistance to the refrigerant fl ow increases, thus lowering the cooling capacity, and as the result
the compressor may become defective. Always choose the shortest path and follow the recommendation as
tabulated below:
Data
Model
MVCU 025A MVCU 030A
MVCU 035A /
040A
MVCU 050A MVCU 060A
Max. Length, L 15m 35m 35m 35m 35m
Max. Elevation, H 8m 10m 10m 10m 20m
Max. No. of bends 10 10 10 10 10
* Be sure to add the proper amount of additional refrigerant. Failure to do so may result in reduced performance
Remark: The refrigerant pre-charged in the outdoor unit is for piping length up to 7.6m/25ft.
Piping Works
Do not use contaminated or damaged copper tubing. Do not remove plastic, rubber plugs and brass nuts
from the valves, fi ttings, tubings and coils until you are ready to connect suction or liquid line into valves or
fi ttings.
If any brazing work is required, ensure that the nitrogen gas is passed through coil and joints while the
brazing work is being done. This will eliminate soot formation on the inside walls of the copper tubings.
Cut the connection pipe with a pipe cutter.
Cutting copper tube
1/4t
Remove burrs from cut edges of the pipes with remover. Hold the end of the pipe downwards to prevent
metal chips from entering the pipe.
Remove burr
Insert the fl are nuts, mounted on the connection parts of both the indoor unit and outdoor unit onto the
copper pipes.
Flare the pipe with extra length above the fl aring tool as shown in the table.
The fl ared edge must be even and not cracked or scratched.
Ø Tube,
D (mm / in)
A (mm)
Imperial Die Rigid Die
6.35 / 1/4 1.3 0.7
9.52 / 3/8 1.6 1.0
12.70 / 1/2 1.9 1.3
15.88 / 5/8 2.2 1.7
19.05 / 3/4 2.5 2.0
Swaging block
Copper tube
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