172Safety PrinciplesMaintenance ItemsMaintenance RequirementsMaintenance of Electrical Components• The power supply should be cut off before the maintenance.• During product maintenance, favorable ventilation shall be guaranteed at the maintenance site, and the close ofall the doors/windows is not allowed.• Operation with open fire is not allowed, including welding and smoking. The use of phones is also not allowed.The user shall be informed that cooking with open fire is not allowed.• During maintenance in a dry season, when the relative humidity is less than 40%, anti-static measures shall betaken,including the wearing of cotton clothes and cotton gloves.• In case the leakage of flammable refrigerant is identified during maintenance, forced ventilation measures shallbe taken immediately, and the source of leak shall be plugged.• In case the product damaged must be maintained by disassembling the refrigeration system, the product must bedelivered to the maintenance point. Welding of refrigerant pipelines at the user's site is not allowed.• During maintenance, in case re-treatment is required due to lack of fittings, the air conditioner shall be reset.• The refrigeration system must be safely earthed in the whole course of maintenance.• For the door-to-door service with refrigerant cylinders, the refrigerant charged inside the cylinder cannotexceed the specified value. The cylinder placed in vehicles or at the installation/maintenance site shall be fixedperpendicularly and be kept away from heat sources, ignition source, source of radiation and electric appliance.• Before the refrigeration system is operated, the circulating system shall be cleaned with nitrogen. Afterwards, theoutdoor unit shall be vacuumized, the duration of which cannot be less than 30 minutes. Finally, 1.5-2.0MPa OFNshall be used for nitrogen flushing (30 seconds-1 minute), to confirm the position requiring treatment. Maintenanceof the refrigeration system is only allowed after the residual gas of flammable refrigerant is removed.• During the use of refrigerant charging tools, cross contamination of different refrigerants shall be avoided. Thetotal length(including the refrigerant pipelines) shall be shortened as much as possible, to reduce the residual ofrefrigerant inside.• The cylinders of refrigerant shall be kept upright, and be fixed.• Before refrigerant charging, the refrigeration system shall be earthed.• The refrigerant charged shall be of the type and volume specified on the nameplate. Excessive charging is notallowed.• After maintenance of the refrigeration system, the system shall be sealed with a safe manner.• The maintenance in progress shall not damage or lower the original class of safety protection of the system.• Partial of the electrical component under maintenance shall be subject to inspection on refrigerant leakage withdedicated leak detection equipment.• After the maintenance, the components with safety protection functions cannot be disassembled or removed.• During the maintenance of sealing elements, before opening the seal cover, the air conditioner shall be poweredoff first. When power supply is required, continuous leak detection shall be carried out at the most dangerousposition to avoid potential risks.• During maintenance of electrical components, the replacement of enclosures shall not affect the level ofprotection.• After maintenance, it shall be guaranteed that the sealing functions will not be damaged or the sealing materialswill not lose the function of preventing the entry of flammable gas due to aging. The substitute components shallmeet the recommended requirements of the air conditioner manufacturer.