•Expansion valve - regulates refrigerant flow into the evaporator

•Compressor - A pump that pressurizes refrigerant

•Evaporator

SINGLE UNIT PACKAGE SYSTEM

SPLIT AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLATION
A split air conditioner consists of an outdoor unit Install the Indoor Unit
and an indoor unit. The outdoor unit is installed on 1.Select an unobstructed location on your interior wall to
or near the exterior wall of the room that you wish mount the indoor air conditioning unit.
to cool. This unit houses the compressor, condenser 2.Secure the mounting plate to the interior wall.
coil and the expansion coil or capillary tubing. The 3 3.Create a hole in the wall to fit the piping .
sleek-looking indoor unit contains the cooling coil, a 4.Check the electrical connections
long blower and an air filter 5.Connect the pipes
6.Secure indoor unit to the mounting plate by
WORKING
pressing the unit against the mounting plate.
1.Gas, a refrigerant, is fed into the compressor where it
is pressurized. This also causes heat in the gas to rise.
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2.The pressurized gas then goes through a succession
of tubes that are meant to condense it into a liquid.
3.The liquid is still pressurized and travels through the
condenser tubes until they come to an expansion joint. STEP 4 STEP 5
4.The pressurized liquid passes through this point in the STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
process and becomes a gas again as the pressure is
rapidly reduced.
5.During the reduction of pressure the gas also releases
a great deal of heat and becomes much cooler (thus,
refrigerant). STEP 6 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4
STEP 1
6.The gas then passes back to the compressor to repeat Install the Outdoor Condenser PARTS OF SPLIT AC
that process. 1.Choose the best place to install
7.Air from the room is drawn into the unit and passes the outdoor unit. 1.Compressor.
over the evaporator coils. 2.Lay the concrete pad on the 2.Fan.
8.This action cools the air significantly which is then ground and make sure that it is 3.Condenser Coil
forced back into the room via the blower. level. 4.Evaporator Coil
9.The air continues to circulate through the air 3.Connect the electrical wires 5.Chemical
conditioner until a set temperature (set by the 4.Secure the pipes’ flare nuts to the Refrigerant.
thermostat) is reached. corresponding pipes on the outdoor
10.At this point the apparatus shuts off automatically. unit.

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