LMCN078HV Engineering Manual
Installing the Ducts
• Use more than ten (10) screws to securely attach the supply ducts to the 
unit. To prevent air leaks, seal around the duct opening before the duct is 
secure. 
• To prevent vibration transmission, install flexible connectors between ducts 
and the unit. The flexible connectors must be made of a heat-resistant  
material at the discharge connection if an electric heater is installed.  
• Duct work must be insulated and covered with vapor barrier when routed 
through unconditioned spaces. Include enough insulation to prevent  
condensate from forming on the ducts. 
• It will be necessary to add internal acoustical insulation lining for a metal 
duct system if it does not include a 90° elbow and ten (10) feet between the 
main duct and the first branch. 
• Fibrous glass ducts could be used as a substitute if built and installed in accordance with the most recent edition of the Sheet Metal and 
Air-Conditioning Contractors’ National Associate (SMACNA) standard.  
• Also, fibrous duct work and acoustical insulation lining must also follow National Fire Protection Standard 90A or B as tested by UL  
Standard 181 for Class 1 air ducts.
FOUR-WAY VAHU INDOOR UNITS
Installation and Best Layout Practices
>10 Screws 
(M4*25L)
Figure 230:Securing the Ducts to the Unit.
Installing the Drain System
General Specifications
• To prevent property damage, optimize drain system performance by installing both a primary and secondary drain line, and properly size 
the condensate traps. 
• The primary and secondary drain line must be trapped to allow proper drainage of condensate water. If the secondary drain line is not used, 
it must be capped. 
•  Do not block the filter access panel when installing the condensate drain piping. Prime the primary and secondary condensate traps 
after running both to the drain pan. 
• If the unit is installed above an inhabited space, add a field-supplied external condensate pan that runs underneath the entire frame (to 
prevent damage from overflow). The additional external condensate line must run from the unit to the external condensate pan. 
• Drain all generated condensate from the external condensate pan to an appropriate area. Install a trap in the condensate lines as near to 
the indoor unit coil as possible. 
• For horizontal right operation, the drain pan must be removed from the interior left side of the unit and reinstalled on the right side. 
• All condensate must be drained from the exter-
nal condensate pan to some noticeable area.  
• To prevent overflow, the outlet of each trap 
must be positioned below its connection to the 
condensate pan.  
• All traps must be primed, insulated, and leak 
tested if located above an inhabited space. 
• Use a 3/4-inch PVC male pipe thread fitting at 
the condensate pan connection. Tighten gently.  
• Point the drain hose down for easier flow.  
•  Do not just use the pipe joint or PVC / 
CPVC piping on the indoor unit drain line con-
nections. Use only Teflon tape. 
• Design the drain system to plan for winter 
operation (condensate line will freeze up if con-
densate does not properly drain away).
Figure 231: Typical Vertical Up/Down 
Installation Drain System.
Figure 232: Typical Horizontal Left/Right 
Installation Drain System.
Field-Supplied 
Drain Pan
Drain Piping
Field-Supplied 
Drain Pan
Drain Piping
VERTICAL-HORIZONTAL | 179
Vertical-Horizontal Air Handling Unit
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