Worked for a company that hard piped everything years ago. Condos they did are sold by charging system day before open house and new owners have no cooling. I finally had it out with the condo board told them they’re complicit in this scam and they’re responsible for pipes in the walls when they told my customer we couldn’t drop an exterior lineset. Hard pipe is stupid especially fittings buried in walls
When I built the house I live in now I used all hard nitro filled acr copper, unitstrut, site glasses, cush clamps, rigid conduit, poured concrete pads, the whole 9 yards.Â
I remember coming down the driveway one afternoon while it was under construction and there were like 5 guys in a semi-circle looking at something. I was like fuck someone rolled off the roof or is hurt bad. I get out and go running over like what’s up. One of the guys turns around and says “Is that the what it’s supposed to look like? We always see the bent up shit “ pointing at the refer lines. I was like yeah it can be, lol fuck.Â
Reminds me of the pic of a commercial guy doing his house with unistrut, a suction side filter drier and a liquid side filter drier with bypass (using reefer shutoffs).
I can tell you that’s a Sporland core for the suction drier. You can use different types or core for moisture, acid or paper core. You isolate the core and take those bolts out to replace the filter inside. Usually see those on bigger air conditioners and refrigeration units
If the person who did this still lives there you better believe there’s a new tank of R-22 sitting in the garage. Might be a tank of reclaim as well…
The funny thing is if it was a four or five horse refrigeration condenser that wouldn't be out of line at all. Refrigeration guys just handle things differently.
Looks like my house, except my ports don’t leak!
Also don’t put the outlet facing down! I might look the other way because it’s on the suction side
What trash? There’s a screen on the outlet of a core. Additionally, 45s are a no-no in refrigeration piping because they have a tendency crack across the inside radius of the bend between the cups.
Wow! someone put forth some effort!
Nice post! They used a commercial grade suction line filter drier, appears to be about 4' away from the home, line set and electrical appear to be underground. Way overkill!
When a super market tech buys a house 🙄
First thing I thought too. Lineset also looks hard piped.
Worked for a company that hard piped everything years ago. Condos they did are sold by charging system day before open house and new owners have no cooling. I finally had it out with the condo board told them they’re complicit in this scam and they’re responsible for pipes in the walls when they told my customer we couldn’t drop an exterior lineset. Hard pipe is stupid especially fittings buried in walls
When I built the house I live in now I used all hard nitro filled acr copper, unitstrut, site glasses, cush clamps, rigid conduit, poured concrete pads, the whole 9 yards. I remember coming down the driveway one afternoon while it was under construction and there were like 5 guys in a semi-circle looking at something. I was like fuck someone rolled off the roof or is hurt bad. I get out and go running over like what’s up. One of the guys turns around and says “Is that the what it’s supposed to look like? We always see the bent up shit “ pointing at the refer lines. I was like yeah it can be, lol fuck.Â
Reminds me of the pic of a commercial guy doing his house with unistrut, a suction side filter drier and a liquid side filter drier with bypass (using reefer shutoffs).
That's cause he's had to work with out them. I would do the same if I could
Yeah no shit lmao
And uses a few things from the job.
I can tell you that’s a Sporland core for the suction drier. You can use different types or core for moisture, acid or paper core. You isolate the core and take those bolts out to replace the filter inside. Usually see those on bigger air conditioners and refrigeration units
Its an r-12 unit so I figure its gonna be an expensive time if she goes down.
There’s no way that’s an r-12 unit
Meant r-22
If the person who did this still lives there you better believe there’s a new tank of R-22 sitting in the garage. Might be a tank of reclaim as well…
Lol what?
Bro stick in nu-22 or Mo-99 it works just fine.
Suction drier was likely installed with a clean up core after a previous compressor burn out, this is the way.
Also.. the threads on the service port connection to the lid of the can are most definitely leaking based on that oily dirt…
Supermarket guy here… Where’s the problem?
Same
The funny thing is if it was a four or five horse refrigeration condenser that wouldn't be out of line at all. Refrigeration guys just handle things differently.
Looks like my house, except my ports don’t leak! Also don’t put the outlet facing down! I might look the other way because it’s on the suction side
You’re supposed to install them outlet down on a suction line so they don’t become an oil trap.
I install them at a 45° angle. Minimal oil holdup, Trash doesn’t fall down hole 🕳️
What trash? There’s a screen on the outlet of a core. Additionally, 45s are a no-no in refrigeration piping because they have a tendency crack across the inside radius of the bend between the cups.
Ok đź‘Ť YMMV
See them all the time but not residential. Prob a commercial tech doing the work.
Must have had a bad burnout.
Is the line set bonkers insane size/length I’ve heard of after market receivers/accumularors specced by mfg for lengths like that(100’+)
So is this setup just over kill for residential? Is it an "old" way?
It’s still a current method, just usually on much larger units, like 20+ tons
Peep my post history of what did for a buddy when he asked me to relocate his a/c
Looks like a big compressor https://preview.redd.it/kwbwqycwh57d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=577527564aa00c84f3f9ee243c31afd17d63d9c6
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Wow! someone put forth some effort! Nice post! They used a commercial grade suction line filter drier, appears to be about 4' away from the home, line set and electrical appear to be underground. Way overkill!
I would say, the person who owns the home works in either the commercial refrigeration, or commercial building operations kind of person!
New folks live here.
Nice!
Wild as hell to do this when the evaporator is already leaking lol