Lenox Elite Series XP14 Units HEAT PUMPS Heat Pump User Manual


 
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XP14 SERIES
ATTACH THE MANIFOLD GAUGE SET FOR BRAZING LIQUID AND SUCTION / VAPOR LINE SERVICE
VALVES
OUTDOOR
UNIT
LIQUID LINE
VAPOR LINE
LIQUID LINE SERVICE
VALVE
SUCTION /
VAPOR LINE
SERVICE
VALVE
ATTACH
GAUGES
INDOOR
UNIT
SUCTION / VAPOR SERVICE PORT MUST BE
OPEN TO ALLOW EXIT POINT FOR NITROGEN
A Connect gauge set low pressure side to liquid line service valve (service port).
B Connect gauge set center port to bottle of nitrogen with regulator.
C Remove core from valve in suction / vapor line service port to allow nitrogen to escape.
NITROGEN
HIGH
LOW
USE REGULATOR TO FLOW
NITROGEN AT 1 TO 2 PSIG.
B
A
C
WHEN BRAZING LINE SET TO
SERVICE VALVES, POINT FLAME
AWAY FROM SERVICE VALVE.
Flow regulated nitrogen (at 1 to 2 psig) through the low−side refrigeration gauge set into the liquid line service port valve, and out of the suction /
vapor line service port valve.
CUT AND DEBUR
CAP AND CORE REMOVAL
Cut ends of the refrigerant lines square (free from nicks or dents)
and debur the ends. The pipe must remain round. Do not crimp end
of the line.
Remove service cap and core from both the suction / vapor and
liquid line service ports.
1
2
CUT AND DEBUR
LINE SET SIZE MATCHES
SERVICE VALVE CONNECTION
COPPER TUBE
STUB
SERVICE VALVE
CONNECTION
REFRIGERANT LINE
DO NOT CRIMP SERVICE VALVE
CONNECTOR WHEN PIPE IS
SMALLER THAN CONNECTION
REDUCER
3
LINE SET SIZE IS SMALLER
THAN CONNECTION
SERVICE
PORT
CORE
SERVICE PORT
CAP
SERVICE
PORT
CORE
SUCTION / VAPOR LINE
SERVICE VALVE (BALL−TYPE
FOR −060 AND ANGLE−TYPE
FOR ALL OTHER SIZES)
Figure 9. Brazing Procedures