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Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba air conditioner. Definition of Protective Gear Please read carefully through these instructions that contain important information which complies with the When the air conditioner is to be transported, installed, maintained, repaired or removed, wear protective gloves Machinery Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC), and ensure that you understand them.
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– 3 – These safety cautions describe important matters concerning safety to prevent injury to users or other people and damages to property. Please read through this manual after understanding the contents below (meanings of WARNING indications), and be sure to follow the description. WARNING Moving parts.
• Only a qualifi ed installer(*1) or qualifi ed service person(*1) is Precautions for safety allowed to undertake work at heights using a stand of 50 cm or The manufacturer shall not assume any liability for the damage more. caused by not observing the description of this manual. •...
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– 5 – About the refrigerant Selection of installation location • This product contains fl uorinated greenhouse gases. • If you install the unit in a small room, take appropriate measures • Do not vent gases to the atmosphere. to prevent the refrigerant from exceeding the limit concentration •...
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Installation • For installation and relocation work, follow the instructions in • Install the air conditioner at enough strong places to withstand the Installation Manual and use tools and pipe components the weight of the unit. If the strength is not enough, the unit may specifi...
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– 7 – • Install the circuit breaker where it can be easily accessed by the • Upon completion of the installation work, check for refrigerant agent. leaks and check the insulation resistance and water drainage. • When installing the circuit breaker outdoors, install one which is Then conduct a test run to check that the air conditioner is designed to be used outdoors.
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• In particular, when both the discharge and intake sides face walls WARNING and obstacles are also placed on both sides of the outdoor unit, • After installation work, make sure below before operation. take steps to provide space wide enough for a person to pass - Connection pipes are connected properly and no leakage.
– 9 – Accessory parts Installation of R32 refrigerant air conditioner Part name Q’ty Shape Usage Hand this directly to the customer. CAUTION Installation Manual Booklet (For other languages that do not appear in this Installation Manual, please refer to the enclosed CD-R.) R32 refrigerant air conditioner installation This air conditioner adopts the HFC refrigerant (R32) which does not destroy ozone layer.
Installation conditions Bender Bending pipes Conventional tools (R410A) Refrigerant recovery equipment Refrigerant recovery Conventional tools (R32 or R410A) Before installation Electrical wiring Be sure to fix the power wires and system Torque wrench Tightening flare nuts Conventional tools (R410A) Be sure to prepare to the following items before interconnection wires with clamps so that they do not installation.
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– 11 – Installation location Necessary space for Obstacle in front CAUTION installation (Unit: mm) Above unit is free WARNING 1. Single unit installation Install the outdoor unit in a location where Obstacle at rear side the discharge air is not blocked. Install the outdoor unit properly in a location that When an outdoor unit is installed in a is durable enough to support the weight of the...
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Installation of outdoor unit Obstacles in both front and rear of unit Set the out margin of the anchor bolt to 15 mm or less. Open above and to the right and left of the unit. Before installation, check the strength and The height of an obstacle in both the front and rear of horizontalness of the base so that abnormal sounds 15 mm or less...
– 13 – Refrigerant piping Supplied protective bush Flaring 1. Cut the pipe with a pipe cutter. Be sure to remove burrs that may cause a gas leak. Refrigerant Piping Knockout of pipe cover 2. Insert a flare nut into the pipe, and then flare the pipe.
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Tightening of connecting Refrigerant pipe length CAUTION part Do not put the crescent wrench on the cap or Single cover. The valve may break. Align the centers of the connecting pipes If applying excessive torque, the nut may break Allowable pipe length (m) Height difference (Indoor-outdoor H) (m) and fully tighten the fl...
– 15 – Pump down process Air purging Vacuum pump 1. Turn off the Air Conditioner system. As shown in the figure, connect the charge hose after Airtight test 2. Connect the charge hose from the manifold valve the manifold valve is closed completely. to the service port of the packed valve at gas side.
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How to open the valve Gas leak inspection Indoor unit inspection locations Use a leak detector manufactured specially for HFC refrigerant (piping connections) Fully open the valves of the outdoor unit. (First fully (R32, R410A, R134a, etc.) to perform the R32 gas leak inspection. open the valve on the liquid side, and then fully open Refrigerant the valve on the gas side.)
– 17 – Electrical work For the air conditioner, connect a power wire with the Stripping length power cord and Indoor / following specifications. Outdoor connecting wires Model RAV- GV1401 Remove the service panel, and you can see electric WARNING parts on the front side.
Earthing Air conditioner operating conditions WARNING For proper performance, operate the air conditioner under the following temperature conditions: Cooling operation Dry bulb temp. –15 °C to 46 °C Be sure to connect the earth wire. (grounding work) Incomplete grounding may cause an electric shock. Heating operation Wet bulb temp.
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– 19 – Refrigerant recovery Steps taken to recover the refrigerant 1. Operate the indoor unit in the fan mode. When recovering the refrigerant in situations such as when relocating an indoor unit or outdoor unit, the recovery 2. Check that the LED displays are placed in their initial status. If not, place them in the initial status. operation can be performed by operating the SW01 and SW02 switches on the P.C.
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Existing piping How to check the existing piping settings You can check whether the existing piping settings are enabled. 1. Check that the LED displays are placed in their initial status. If not, place them in the initial status. The following settings are required when using a pipe Ø19.1 mm as the existing piping at the gas pipe side. 2.
– 21 – Troubleshooting Appendix [1] Existing piping You can perform fault diagnosis of the outdoor unit with the LEDs on the P.C. board of the outdoor unit in addition 3. When the outdoor unit was left with the pipes to using the check codes displayed on the wired remote controller of the indoor unit.
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Curing of pipes Existing pipes: Cannot be used. Are there scratches or dents on the existing pipes? When removing and opening the indoor or outdoor unit Use new pipes. for a long time, cure the pipes as follows: Otherwise rust may be generated when moisture or foreign matter due to condensation enters the pipes.
Wall mounted Model Weight (kg) refrigerant mounted Cooling Heating unit unit quantity* unit RAV-GV1401ATP-E M (kg) (m²) 1.900 30.976 3.442 2.304 Product information of ecodesign requirements, (Regulation (EU) 2016/2281) http://ecodesign.toshiba-airconditioning.eu/en * Total refrigerant quantity: Refrigerant quantity pre-charged at factory 45-EN...
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– 25 – To Fix the Fluorinated Warnings on refrigerant leakage Fill in the label as follows: Greenhouse Gases Label Check of concentration limit This product contains fluorinated greenhouse gases. The room in which the air conditioner is to be installed requires a design that in the event of refrigerant Do not vent gases into the atmosphere.