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IndyJones

Hi all

I want to first off state that I have zero experience when it comes to all things electrical. All I'm looking for here is just some advice. I'm not going to attempt to do anything myself.

I live in Turkey and we have just had a second air conditioning unit installed in our upstairs living room. The unit is a typical wall mounted AC unit and the motor is placed outside on our balcony. The guys who fit the unit were not able to wire it in (they wired all the pipes etc in though). We're looking for an electrician to wire the unit in properly. Living in Turkey for several years has taught me that there are no rules to pretty much anything here and most electricans/plumbers/builders etc. have little clue about what they're doing and create more problems than they solve. When we do eventually find a competent electrician I just want to make sure he's doing it correctly and not doing the typical short-cut job.

The AC unit we have is a Vestel Bioplus-18 model. I can't see to find the instruction manual online so I've taken a picture of the details printed on the side. The wording on the label reads as follows:

Capacity------------------------ Insurance
Voltage------------------------- Water protection
Current
Power --------------------------- Liquid line / gas line
Power
Refrigerant gas
Gas level/amount
Climate class

We have another unit in the downstairs living room that was fitted when the building was constructed so all wires and pipes are in the wall and the motors placed in a separate area of our building. I've spoken to the building management but they have zero clue about anything as well.

I'd appreciate it if anyone could advise me how this AC unit could be wired in. I'm sure it's not just a case of wriring a plug to the end of the cable and plugging it in a wall socket? If it is, our wall sockets are quite far from the unit so could a special type of extension cord be used that's designed for such devices? If not, is there anything specific that I need to purchase to ensure the unit is connected safely and running efficiently.

Many thanks!
 

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I'll start off by saying I have no idea about the Turkish wiring regulations or even if they use regulations? But I would have a good look online I'm sure there will be some British qualified sparks around somewhere who would be your best bet.
 
I googled it and all that came up was a Turkish site so it will be a Turkish made AC unit.
 
The unit consumes about 7.5 amps so you will need say a 15 amp rated supply and because the unit has motors you may need a circuit breaker that suits the start currents .

One other point is this is not the only one in the country so go find a couple of others installed and compare them.
 
When I went to Turkey on holiday a couple of years ago, by judging the condition of the installations visually, you can see pretty quickly that they don't have any standards or regs! lol how anyone hasn't been killed..
 
just connect it to the nearest street light. everything else seems to be done that way in turkey.
 
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Well this is how I saw the air con wired when I was in Turkey, please do not do it like this!
Air con wiring Turkey.jpg
 
Your A/C unit is what is known as a ''Split'' air conditioner. The main power normally goes to the controlling indoor FCU (fan coil unit) and then out to the external condensing unit. The usual solution for domestics in the Middle East, is to just plug them into the nearest 16A socket!! Even in Cyprus, most of the houses and flat's, 10 or more years old, just had them either connected via a 20A DP switch off the ring circuit or plugged into a ring socket. Now day's they run a separate circuit (16/20A) to all A/C units in new builds.
 
I need time to sit and think. Frequents refreshment breaks to keep me going. An afternoon nap due to my age.

These all take time out of the day.

Knock the ale on the head and start drinking gallons of Tart Cherry juice...that'll help you sleep properly.
 

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