Panasonic CS-A18EKH Service Manual

Summary of CS-A18EKH

  • Page 1

    © 2005 panasonic ha air-conditioning (m) sdn bhd (11969-t). All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying and distribution is a violation of law. Order no. Mac0511090c3 air conditioner cs-a18ekh cu-a18ekh cs-a24ekh cu-a24ekh table of contents page page 1 safety precaution -------------------------------...

  • Page 2

    2 11.15. Auto refresh deo ---------------------------------------- 44 12 servicing mode -------------------------------------------------- 45 12.1. Auto off/on button ------------------------------------ 45 12.2. Remote control button --------------------------------- 45 12.3. Test mode timer table-...

  • Page 3: 1 Safety Precaution

    3 1 safety precaution • read the following “safety precautions” carefully before perform any servicing. • electrical work must be installed or serviced by a licensed electrician. Be sure to use the correct rating of the power plug and main circuit for the model installed. • the caution items stated ...

  • Page 4

    4 1. The equipment must be earthed. It may cause electrical shock if grounding is not perfect. 2. Do not install the unit at place where leakage of flammable gas may occur. In case gas leaks and accumulates at surrounding of the unit, it may cause fire. 3. Carry out drainage piping as mentioned in i...

  • Page 5: 2 Specifications

    5 2 specifications 2.1. Cs-a18ekh cu-a18ekh unit cs-a18ekh cu-a18ekh performance test condition new jis power source (phase, voltage, cycle) ø, v, hz single, 220 - 240, 50 cooling capacity kw (btu/h) 5.40 (18,400) - 5.40 (18,400) heating capacity kw (btu/h) 5.90 (20,100) - 6.00 (20,500) moisture rem...

  • Page 6

    6 note • specifications are subject to change without notice for further improvement. Compressor description — rotary (1 cylinder) rolling piston type motor type — induction (2-poles) rated output kw — 1.5 air circulation description cross-flow fan propeller fan material asht-18 pp motor type transi...

  • Page 7

    7 2.2. Cs-a24ekh cu-a24ekh unit cs-a24ekh cu-a24ekh performance test condition new jis power source (phase, voltage, cycle) ø, v, hz single, 220 - 240, 50 cooling capacity kw (btu/h) 7.03 - 7.03 (24,000 - 24,000) heating capacity kw (btu/h) 7.80 - 7.80 (26,600 - 26,600) moisture removal l/h (pint/h)...

  • Page 8

    8 note • specifications are subject to change without notice for further improvement. Air circulation description cross-flow fan propeller fan material asht-18 pp motor type transistor (8-poles) induction (6-poles) input w — 116 - 127 rated output w 30 80 fan speed low rpm cooling; 1,280 - 1,280 hea...

  • Page 9: 3 Features

    9 3 features • high efficiency. • compact design. • wider range of horizontal discharge air. • air filter with function to reduce dust and smoke. • automatic air swing and manual adjusted by remote control for horizontal and vertical airflow. • long installation piping up to 25 meter. • supersonic a...

  • Page 10

    10 4 location of controls and components 4.1. Product overview 4.1.1. Indoor unit 4.1.2. Outdoor unit 4.1.3. Remote control.

  • Page 11: 5 Dimensions

    11 5 dimensions 5.1. Indoor unit.

  • Page 12

    12 5.2. Outdoor unit.

  • Page 13

    13 6 refrigeration cycle diagram.

  • Page 14: 7 Block Diagram

    14 7 block diagram.

  • Page 15: 8 Wiring Connection Diagram

    15 8 wiring connection diagram.

  • Page 16: 9 Printed Circuit Board

    16 9 printed circuit board 9.1. Indoor unit (main printed circuit board).

  • Page 17

    17.

  • Page 18

    18 9.2. Indoor unit (power printed circuit board).

  • Page 19

    19 9.3. Outdoor unit (main printed circuit board).

  • Page 20

    20 9.4. Indicator panel.

  • Page 21: 10 Installation Instruction

    21 10 installation instruction indoor unit • there should not be any heat source or steam near the unit. • there should not be any obstacles blocking the air circulation. • a place where air circulation in the room is good. • a place where drainage can be easily done. • a place where noise preventio...

  • Page 22

    22 10.1. Indoor unit 10.1.1. How to fix installation plate the mounting wall is strong and solid enough to prevent it from the vibration. The centre of installation plate should be at more than 550 mm at right and left of the wall. The distance from installation plate edge to ceiling should more tha...

  • Page 23

    23 3. For the embedded piping (this can be used for left rear piping and left bottom piping also.).

  • Page 24

    24 10.1.4. Connect the cable to the indoor unit 1. The inside and outside connecting cable can be connected without removing the front grille. 2. Connecting cable between indoor unit and outdoor unit shall be approved polychloroprene sheathed 3 × 2.5 mm 2 (c18ek, c24ek, rs/ru-c18/24ek) or 5 × 2.5 mm...

  • Page 25

    25 10.2. Outdoor unit 10.2.1. Install the outdoor unit • after selecting the best location, start installation according to indoor/outdoor unit installation diagram. 1. Fix the unit on concrete or rigid frame firmly and horizontally by bolt nut (ø10 mm). 2. When installing at roof, please consider s...

  • Page 26

    26 1) measure the pressure. 2) keep it for 5-10 minutes • ensure if the pressure indicated on the gauge is as same as that of measured at first time. 2) air purging the air remaining in the refrigeration cycle which contains moisture may cause malfunction on the compressor. 1. To purge the air, push...

  • Page 27: 11 Operation and Control

    27 11 operation and control 11.1. Heating operation • heating operation can be set using remote control. • this operation is applied to warm the room temperature reaches the setting temperature set on the remote control. • the remote control setting temperature, which takes the reading of intake air...

  • Page 28

    28 11.2. Cooling operation • cooling operation can be set using remote control. • this operation is applied to cool down the room temperature reaches the setting temperature set on the remote control. • the remote control setting temperature, which takes the reading of intake air temperature sensor,...

  • Page 29

    29 11.3. Soft dry operation • soft dry operation can be set using remote control. • soft dry operation is applied to dehumidify and to perform a gentle cooling to the room. • this operation starts when the intake air temperature sensor reaches the setting temperature on the remote control. • when op...

  • Page 30

    30 11.4. Automatic operation • automatic operation can be set using remote control. • this operation starts to operate with indoor fan at slo speed for 25 seconds to judge the intake air temperature. • after judged the temperature, the operation mode is determined by referring to the below standard....

  • Page 31

    31 • the operation mode judging temperature and standard setting temperature can be increased by 2°c permanently, by open the circuit of jx03 at printed circuit board indoor unit. 11.5. Operation control (for 11.5.1. To 11.5.7. Information applies only to cooling and soft dry operation) 11.5.1. Rest...

  • Page 32

    32 11.5.4. Anti-freezing control • if the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger falls below 2 ° c continuously for 4 minutes or more, the compressor turns off. The fan speed setting remains the same. • this phenomenon is to protect the indoor heat exchanger from freezing and to prevent higher vol...

  • Page 33

    33 b. Qlo fan speed dew formation may occurs at qlo cool, therefore qlo cool is operated only 1 hr 30 min (1 hr qlo, 30 min qlo +100 rpm). After that, it operates at qlo +180rpm (however quiet led remains on). 2. Norrowing vertical airflow direction – during anti-dew condensation prevention, airflow...

  • Page 34

    34 – during anti-dew condensation prevention, airflow direction manual control angle change from 0°, 11°, 22°, 33°, 44° to 14°, 18°, 22°, 26°, 30° under cooling and soft dry operation mode. (for 11.5.8 to 11.5.14 information applies only to heating operation) 11.5.8. Restart control (time delay safe...

  • Page 35

    35 11.5.11. 4-way valve control • 4-way valve always on during heating operation. (except deicing operation) • when the unit is switched off by remote control during heating operation, the 4-way valve stay at heating position for 5 minutes. • this is to prevent the refrigerant flow process sound for...

  • Page 36

    36 a) normal deicing time diagram (b) overload deicing time diagram.

  • Page 37

    37 11.6. Indoor fan speed control • indoor fan speed can be set using remote control. 11.6.1. Fan speed rotation chart 11.6.2. Automatic fan speed control • when set to auto fan speed, the fan speed is adjusted between maximum and minimum setting as shown in the table. - fan speed rotates in the ran...

  • Page 38

    38 • auto fan speed during cooling operation: 1. Indoor fan will rotate alternately between off and on as shown in below diagram. 2. At the beginning of each compressor start operation, indoor fan will increase fan speed gradually for deodorizing purpose. 3. For the first time the compressor operate...

  • Page 39

    39 11.6.3. Manual fan speed control • manual fan speed adjustment can be carried out by using the fan speed selection button at the remote control. • there are 3 types of fan speed settings: lo, me, hi. 11.7. Outdoor fan speed control • there is 2 speed for outdoor fan motor. Outdoor fan speed can b...

  • Page 40

    40 11.9. Horizontal airflow direction control 11.9.1. Auto control • when the horizontal airflow direction is set to auto using the remote control, the vanes swings left and right for cooling and soft dry (0°-44°), heating (8°-36°) as shown in the diagram. • when stopped with remote control, the dis...

  • Page 41

    41 11.10. Powerful operation • the powerful operation is to achieve the setting temperature quickly. Cooling and soft dry operation condition) • when powerful operation is set, the setting temperature will be automatically decreased 3°c internally against the present setting temperature (lower tempe...

  • Page 42

    42 11.11. Quiet operation • the quiet operation is to provide quiet cooling/heating operation condition compare to normal operation. (cooling and soft dry operation condition) • once the quiet mode is set at the remote control, quiet mode led illuminates. The sound level will reduce either around 2 ...

  • Page 43

    43 (heating operation condition) • when the quiet mode is set at the remote control, quiet mode led illuminates. The sound level will reduce either around 2 db (lo) or 3 db (hi, me), against the present sound level operation. • quiet setting of fan speed rpm refer to indoor fan speed control. • manu...

  • Page 44

    44 11.13. Random auto restart control • if there is a power failure during operation, the air conditioner will automatically restart after 3 to 4 minutes when the power is resumed. • it will start with previous operation mode and airflow direction. • if there are more than one air conditioner unit i...

  • Page 45: 12 Servicing Mode

    45 12 servicing mode 12.1. Auto off/on button • the “auto off/on button” (behind the front grille) is used to operate the air conditioner if remote control is misplaced or mal- functioning. • forced cooling operation is possible by pressing the “auto off/on button” for more than 5s where “beep” soun...

  • Page 46

    46 12.2.2. Clock • to change the remote control's clock-hour and minute. - press once to enter the clock setting mode. - use timer increment button timer decrement button to change the time. - press once again to exit the setting mode. • to change the time format (24 hours & 12 hours timer display)....

  • Page 47: 13 Troubleshooting Guide

    47 13 troubleshooting guide 13.1. Refrigeration cycle system in order to diagnose malfunctions, make sure that there are no electrical problems before inspecting the refrigeration cycle. Such problems include insufficient insulation, problem with the power source, malfunction of a compressor and a f...

  • Page 48

    48 13.1.1. Relationship between the condition of the air conditioner and pressure and electric current • carry out the measurements of pressure, electric current, and temperature fifteen minutes after an operation is started. 13.1.2. Diagnosis methods of a malfunction of a compressor and 4-way valve...

  • Page 49

    49 14 disassembly and assembly instructions 14.1. Indoor electronic controllers, cross flow fan and indoor fan motor removal procedures 14.1.1. To remove the front grille • remove the 3 caps and 3 screws at the bottom of the front grille. (fig. 1) • remove the front grille by releasing the 3 hooks a...

  • Page 50

    50 • release the cn-data1 connector. (fig. 5) • release the cn-sonic connector. (fig. 5) • release the cn-stm2 connector. (fig. 5) • release the cn-stm1 connector. (fig. 5) • release the cn-th connector. (fig. 5) fig. 5 14.1.3. To remove the power electronic controller • release the hook that hold t...

  • Page 51

    51 14.1.5. To remove the control board • release the 3 screws. (fig. 9) • by pressing down the hook at the left, you will be able to remove the control board. (fig. 9) fig. 9 14.1.6. To remove the cross flow fan and indoor fan motor • remove the screw at the cross flow fan. (fig. 10) reminder:- to r...

  • Page 52: 15 Technical Data

    52 15 technical data 15.1. Thermostat characteristics.

  • Page 53

    53 15.2. Operation characteristics.

  • Page 54

    54.

  • Page 55

    55.

  • Page 56

    56.

  • Page 57

    57.

  • Page 58

    58.

  • Page 59

    59.

  • Page 60

    60

  • Page 61

    61 16 exploded view and replacement parts list 16.1. Indoor unit note the above exploded view is for the purpose of parts disassembly and replacement. The non-numbered parts are not kept as standard service parts..

  • Page 62

    62 (note) • all parts are supplied from phaam, malaysia (vendor code: 061). • “o” marked parts are recommended to be kept in stock. Ref. No. Part name & description qty. Cs-a18ekh cs-a24ekh remarks 1 chassy complete 1 cwd50c1394 ← 2 fan motor 1 cwa981149j ← 0 3 cross flow fan complete 1 cwh02c1010 ←...

  • Page 63

    63 16.2. Outdoor unit note the above exploded view is for the purpose of parts disassembly and replacement. The non-numbered parts are not kept as standard service parts..

  • Page 64

    64 (note) • all parts are supplied from phaam, malaysia (vendor code: 061). • “o” marked parts are recommended to be kept in stock. [phaam] printed in malaysia spyw0511-00 ref. No. Part name & description qty. Cu-a18ekh cu-a24ekh remarks 1 chassy ass’y 1 cwd50k2087 ← 2 compressor 1 2js324d3ab07 2js4...