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Why its unit leaking all time ? Strange
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wow
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they need a cap on the drain but why was it freezing up?
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all I see is expensive copper. My boss would crap if used copper when 3/4 pvc would work.
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I see the freezing up too!
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Looks like the lineset is frozen up so it leaks when it Thaws??????
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SOB what a trap
It`s better to be silent and thought the fool; than speak and remove all doubt.
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This is unique a/h unit. NYC building on 37 th floor. Outside on the terrace. Rain, snow ets.
No air filters, poor return air flow.
Disaster.
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Horizontal airhandler installed outside......sucking outdoor air for the return?
never even heard of hackery that low.
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At least you can make snow cones while you wait for it to defrost.
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In NY, you cant use PVC for a drain. It has to be copper or black pipe. Sucks huh?Originally Posted by vzenuh
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Yeah that sucks. My boss would take my pinky finger as repayment if I did something like that.
"Every mathematician knows it is impossible to understand an elementary course in thermodynamics."
-V.I. Arnold
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No PVC for a drain??? Why?? Is black ABS still acceptible?
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I've seen this for the interior due to smoke given off during a potential fire but typically if it is outside, you can use pvc. Although I think that is the last thing the inspector would care about on this unit!
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vent is in the wrong place
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Wow that is just horrible.
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No plastic pipe...period.
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How long has this code been in effect? Is it the state or city? I was in NY last year and replaced a system for some friends, It was installed in 86 when the entire town house development was built. Every system there had black ABS on the drains and it was ran over into the washing machine standpipe.
What if the system uses a condensate pump? does the clear vinyl hose fall into the category?
Just curious! I wonder if this is code in other states? All other states I worked in used plastic.
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I think its all of NYC (5 Boroughs) because i got knocked down in Staten Island for running PVC pipe instead of copper. A guy who used to work for me used to install commercial dishwashers and had to run everything in blackpipe. I'm not sure about the condensate pump scenario though.
Luckily, i dont do many installs in NY.
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Gotcha! Lucky here too.
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