Connect The Pipes; Connecting The Pipes To The Indoor Unit - CLIVET CRISTALLO MM2-Y Serie Manuel D'instructions

Notions on refrigerant piping connection
6.1.4

Connect the pipes

When connecting the coolant pipes, be careful not to use
excessive torque or perform other operations that may
damage them. First connect the low pressure pipe and
then the high pressure pipe.
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WARNING
When bending the connection pipes of the
refrigerant piping, observe a minimum radius
of 10 cm. See "Fig. 19".
Radius > 10 cm
TORQUES
Outer diameter of the pipe
(mm)
Ø 6,35 (Ø 1/4")
Ø 9,52 (Ø 3/8")
Ø 12,7 (Ø 1/2")
Ø 15,9 (Ø 5/8")
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CAUTION
DON'T USE EXCESSIVE TORQUE.
Excessive force can cause the nut to break or
damage the refrigerant piping. Do not exceed
the torque values shown in the table.
Fig. 19
Tightening torque
(N•m)
14,2 - 17,2
32,7 - 39,9
49,5 - 60,3
61,8 - 75,4
6.2

Connecting the pipes to the indoor unit

1 Align the centre of the two pipes to be connected.
Indoor unit
piping
2 Apply a little lubricating oil only to the inner surface of
the countersink (A).
3 Screw the flared nut by hand as far as possible.
4 Then insert a key on the nut.
5 Holding the nut firmly on the unit piping, use a torque
wrench to tighten the countersunk nut according to
the torque values in table "TORQUES". Slightly loosen
the flared nut, then tighten it again.
A
Flared nut Pipe
Fig. 20
Fig. 21
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