Sanyo CHDZR14053 User Manual

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2. The standards for minimum room volume are as follows.
(1) No partition (shaded portion)
(2) When there is an effective opening with the adjacent 
room for ventilation of leaking refrigerant gas (open-
ing without a door, or an opening 0.15% or larger than 
the respective floor spaces at the top or bottom of the 
door).
(3) If an indoor unit is installed in each partitioned room 
and the refrigerant tubing is interconnected, the small-
est room of course becomes the object. But when 
mechanical ventilation is installed interlocked with a 
gas leakage detector in the smallest room where the 
density limit is exceeded, the volume of the next small-
est room becomes the object.
3. The minimum indoor floor space compared with the 
amount of refrigerant is roughly as follows: (When the 
ceiling is 8.8 ft. high)
Check of Density Limit
The room in which the air conditioner is to be 
installed requires a design that in the event of refrig-
erant gas leaking out, its density will not exceed a set 
limit.
The refrigerant (R410A), which is used in the air condition-
er, is safe, without the toxicity or combustibility of ammonia, 
and is not restricted by laws imposed to protect the ozone 
layer. However, since it contains more than air, it poses 
the risk of suffocation if its density should rise excessively. 
Suffocation from leakage of refrigerant is almost non-exis-
tent. With the recent increase in the number of high density 
buildings, however, the installation of multi air conditioner 
systems is on the increase because of the need for effec-
tive use of floor space, individual control, energy conserva-
tion by curtailing heat and carrying power, etc.
Most importantly, the multi air conditioner system is able 
to replenish a large amount of refrigerant compared to 
conventional individual air conditioners. If a single unit 
of the multi air conditioner system is to be installed in a 
small room, select a suitable model and installation pro-
cedure so that if the refrigerant accidentally leaks out, 
its density does not reach the limit (and in the event of 
an emergency, measures can be made before injury can 
occur).
In a room where the density may exceed the limit, create 
an opening with adjacent rooms, or install mechanical 
ventilation combined with a gas leak detection device. 
The density is as given below.
Total amount of refrigerant (lbs)
Min. volume of the indoor unit installed room (ft.
3
)
 
< Density limit (oz/ft.
3
)
The density limit of refrigerant which is used in multi air condi-
tioners is 0.3 oz/ft.
3
 (ISO 5149).
NOTE
1.  If there are 2 or more refrigerating systems in a single 
refrigerating device, the amount of refrigerant should be 
as charged in each independent device.
For the amount of charge in this example:
The possible amount of leaked refrigerant gas in rooms A, B 
and C is 353 oz.
The possible amount of leaked refrigerant gas in rooms D, E 
and F is 529 oz.
Outdoor unit 
Refrigerant tubing 
Indoor unit 
e.g., charged  
amount (353 oz) 
Outdoor unit 
Indoor unit 
Room A  Room B  Room C  Room D  Room E  Room F 
e.g., charged  
amount (529 oz) 
Refrigerant tubing 
Outdoor unit 
Very  
small
room
Indoor unit 
Small
room
Medium
room
Large room 
Mechanical ventilation device – Gas leak detector 
0
0
57
114
170
227
284
341
398
454
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
400
200
600
800 1000 1200
Total amount of refrigerant 
Min.
 indoor v
olume 
Min.
 indoor floor area 
(when the ceiling is 8.8 ft.
 high) 
ft.
3
ft.
2
oz
Range above  
the density limit of
0.3 oz/ft.
3
(countermeasures  
needed)
Range below  
the density limit of
0.3 oz/ft.
3
(countermeasures  
not needed) 
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