"Dang, Bubba...!"

[spike]

Upon 1st glance at this heat pump, nothing major jumps out at ya...


http://hvacloads.com/talkpics/wall/biflow2.jpg



until you get closer. DOH!


http://hvacloads.com/talkpics/wall/biflow1.jpg





[Edited by Boss on 02-04-2003 at 01:12 PM]

[James 3528]

Wrong filter. Suction on HP, a no, no

[spike]

installed about 6 months ago. Man, the black stuff (oil) that came out of the schraders! Everything that f/d had sopped up during the summer is now all back in the system. Evap leaking like a sieve...

And just to complete this "how-not-to-do-it" picture, no valve cap on f/d and no insulation on s/l. Easy, Robo, this is out of your AOR.

[supplymike]

second thing, is its not a biflow sporlan HPC

[James 3528]

Originally posted by supplymike
second thing, is its not a biflow sporlan HPC

I would bet not. No one makes a gas side bi-flow

[supplymike]

the sporlan one is rated for the reversing gas line, but it rating is limited, it is rated for the reversing liquid line, which that drier is not on, I know that drier is not where its supposed to be on a heat pump. whether its a bi-flow or not.

[James 3528]

News to me.

[badboy]

Suction line dryers are to clean up a system only. Must be romoved,not a perminant aplication. If must, install between compesser and accumulator.

[arkie]

I ran into one a few years ago where someone tried to use to single flows back to back to make a bi-flow!

[HVAC Pro]

Originally posted by arkie
I ran into one a few years ago where someone tried to use to single flows back to back to make a bi-flow!

Funny! They just didn't get it did they? :D

[Breeze]

All you really needed to do was add an arrow going the other way, use a good marker or have some labels made up. :D

My neighbor had a heatpump installed with a suction drier, it ran that way for 2 years. The people that installed it (I use to work for) actually argued with the man that it was ok but would remove it for a nominal fee :D ha ha

[James 3528]

Did they send you back?





hehehe...

[Breeze]

It was a great feeling to help my neighbor and piss off that company. I told my neighbor if they give him any trouble ask them about the permit they never got.

[bob r42]

Goes good with the landscape

[tommy50496]

looks like someone got what they paid for a piss poor installation. some idiot with a set of torches, a machine and no idea of what the F### they are doing. those are the guys that give us all a bad rap! and for the supplier that sold it to them they should be held responsible as well

[peytonc2682]

i have seen that before

[jdhall]

But it MUST be installed in the common suction line after the reversing valve. Problem is, many units don't have enough room to install them without re-piping the whole thing.