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Service: Pump Down Process
Service: Pump Down Process
The pump down process pulls all of the refrigerant in the system into the outdoor unit condenser
so that repairs can be made to the system.
Collecting Refrigerant into a Refrigerant Container
The maximum amount of refrigerant that can be put into a mini outdoor unit is 176.4 oz. Because
of this limitation, some of the refrigerant should be removed from the system to a refrigerant
container before performing the pump down process.
1. Have ready an empty refrigerant container, a weighing scale, and a manifold gauge.
2. Determine through calculation the current amount of refrigerant in the system.
3. Connect the refrigerant container to the mini outdoor unit and operate 50% of all indoor units
in cooling mode.
Figure 23. Removing refrigerant from the system to a refrigerant container
4. After 10 minutes of operation, use the manifold gauge to check the liquid side pressure. When
the pressure is higher than 420.61 psig (2.9 MPa), decrease the number of operating indoor
units.
5. Check the pressure again. When it has decreased to less than 420.61 psig (2.9 MPa), open the
liquid side service valve and the manifold gauge valve that is connected to the liquid pipe to
let the refrigerant run into the refrigerant container.
Important: The amount of refrigerant that can be put into the refrigerant container should be
approximately 50% of the total refrigerant in the system. Do not fill the refrigerant
container more than 85% of its capacity (average temperature 77°F).
6. Use the scale to determine how much refrigerant that has been collected.
7. After the proper amount of refrigerant has been collected, turn off the manifold gauge valve and
the liquid side service valve.
WARNING
Refrigerant under High Pressure!
Failure to follow code concerning could result in an explosion which could result in death or
serious injury or equipment damage. The refrigerant container used to collect refrigerant from
the system must be one that is exclusively designed for that purpose.
Outdoor unit
Scale
Liquid side
service valve
Gas side
service valve
Manifold gauge
valve 1
Manifold gauge
valve 2
Refrigerant
container
valve
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