Sounds practical.
Went out today to do a simple coil-pull-and -clean and low and behold a huge problem. Went to do a pump down and shut the liquid line service valve and guess what? It would not shut down. I took and pressed down on it to get the threads started but that did not work. Duhhhhhhhh......
Had to explain to the customer that I now need to replace service valve as well as the coil clean. Lucky he understood and I grabbed the recover tank and recovery machine to reclaim the R22. Cut coil out and cleaned with my coil gun, man I love that thing.
Reinstalled coil and added new heat pump dryer while at it. Cut service valve out and installed new one. Charged to proper superheat using my Amp-probe to take WB readings and plugged in the super heat reading to SMAN3 to dial it in.
I am thinking the installer must have cooked the valve and when he opened the valve on start up , front seated to valve to much. What do you guys think?
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Sounds practical.
If Lennox, these are one shot valves and will not close.
Yes, back seated valve.
myott- get a pinchoff tool or two. You can stop the refrigerant in copper tube like it was a valve and open it later.
Great for adding a LL filter without having to pump down system, or if your service valve is broke.
Same tool .does both
Thanks, that will come in handy.
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**** happens and valves fail to hold all the time, no need to automatically blame the installer or a person.. That effing valve was probably made in China anyway.
Valves aren't what they used to be. I heat sink the valves with extra rags...makes brazing a little tougher, but at least I don't cook any more cheap Chinese valves.
I'd hate to be the guy using a Turbo Torch these day...you have to use them full open and you can't adjust the flame size. Makes for any easy overheat situation.
I know few guys who can use a Turbo with out over heating line set and valves.
Valves aren't what they used to be. I heat sink the valves with extra rags...makes brazing a little tougher, but at least I don't cook any more cheap Chinese valves.
I'd hate to be the guy using a Turbo Torch these day...you have to use them full open and you can't adjust the flame size. Makes for any easy overheat situation.
I know few guys who can use a Turbo with out over heating line set and valves.
what the brand of that pinch off tool.
For what it's worth I personally would not use a pinch off tool on a thru type line. On a process tube or to remove a pressure switch is one thing. Pinching a line then re rounding it is h*ll on the tube wall. That's my